umabelo

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -abela +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umáɓeːlo/

Noun

umábelo class 3 (plural imábelo class 4)

1. share in a wedding gift or estate

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umabelo	imabelo
Locative	emabelweni	emabelweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umabelo		imabelo
Simple form	mabelo		mabelo
Locative	emabelweni		emabelweni
Copulative	ngumabelo		yimabelo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womabelo	owomabelo	wemabelo	owemabelo
Class 2	bomabelo	abomabelo	bemabelo	abemabelo
Class 3	womabelo	owomabelo	wemabelo	owemabelo
Class 4	yomabelo	eyomabelo	yemabelo	eyemabelo
Class 5	lomabelo	elomabelo	lemabelo	elemabelo
Class 6	omabelo	awomabelo	emabelo	awemabelo
Class 7	somabelo	esomabelo	semabelo	esemabelo
Class 8	zomabelo	ezomabelo	zemabelo	ezemabelo
Class 9	yomabelo	eyomabelo	yemabelo	eyemabelo
Class 10	zomabelo	ezomabelo	zemabelo	ezemabelo
Class 11	lomabelo	olomabelo	lwemabelo	olwemabelo
Class 14	bomabelo	obomabelo	bemabelo	obemabelo
Class 15	komabelo	okomabelo	kwemabelo	okwemabelo
Class 17	komabelo	okomabelo	kwemabelo	okwemabelo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “aɓelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓelo (3.2.9.9)”