umbhali

Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -bhala +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩b̥a̤᷈ːli]

Noun

úḿbhâli class 1 (plural ábábhâli class 2)

1. author, writer

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -bhala +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩bâːli/

Noun

úmbhâli class 1 (plural ábabhâli class 2)

1. writer, author

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umbhali	abahlali
Locative	kumbhali	kubahlali
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umbhali		abahlali
Simple form	mbhali		bahlali
Locative	kumbhali		kubahlali
Copulative	ngumbhali		ngabahlali
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wombhali	owombhali	wabahlali	owabahlali
Class 2	bombhali	abombhali	babahlali	ababahlali
Class 3	wombhali	owombhali	wabahlali	owabahlali
Class 4	yombhali	eyombhali	yabahlali	eyabahlali
Class 5	lombhali	elombhali	labahlali	elabahlali
Class 6	ombhali	awombhali	abahlali	awabahlali
Class 7	sombhali	esombhali	sabahlali	esabahlali
Class 8	zombhali	ezombhali	zabahlali	ezabahlali
Class 9	yombhali	eyombhali	yabahlali	eyabahlali
Class 10	zombhali	ezombhali	zabahlali	ezabahlali
Class 11	lombhali	olombhali	lwabahlali	olwabahlali
Class 14	bombhali	obombhali	babahlali	obabahlali
Class 15	kombhali	okombhali	kwabahlali	okwabahlali
Class 17	kombhali	okombhali	kwabahlali	okwabahlali

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓali (3.3-8.8-3-8.9)”