umdabu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩daːɓu/

Noun

uḿdabu class 3

1. origin, source

Inflection

Class 3 (locative emdatshini)

	singular		plural
full form	umdabu		—
simple form	mdabu		—
locative	emdatshini		—
copulative	ngumdabu		—
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womdabu	owomdabu	—	—
class 2	bomdabu	abomdabu	—	—
class 3	womdabu	owomdabu	—	—
class 4	yomdabu	eyomdabu	—	—
class 5	lomdabu	elomdabu	—	—
class 6	omdabu	awomdabu	—	—
class 7	somdabu	esomdabu	—	—
class 8	zomdabu	ezomdabu	—	—
class 9	yomdabu	eyomdabu	—	—
class 10	zomdabu	ezomdabu	—	—
class 11	lomdabu	olomdabu	—	—
class 14	bomdabu	obomdabu	—	—
class 15	komdabu	okomdabu	—	—
class 17	komdabu	okomdabu	—	—

References

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