umfazi

Northern Ndebele

Noun

úḿfâzi class 1 (plural ábáfâzi class 2)

1. woman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Noun

úḿfâzi class 1 (plural ábáfâzi class 2)

1. woman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From umfo +‎ -azi (“feminine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩fâːz̥i̤]

Noun

úḿfâzi class 1 (plural ábáfâzi class 2)

1. woman

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umufo +‎ -azi (“feminine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩fâːzi/

Noun

úmfâzi class 1 (plural ábafâzi class 2)

1. woman

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umfazi	abafazi
Locative	kumfazi	kubafazi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umfazi		abafazi
Simple form	mfazi		bafazi
Locative	kumfazi		kubafazi
Copulative	ngumfazi		ngabafazi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womfazi	owomfazi	wabafazi	owabafazi
Class 2	bomfazi	abomfazi	babafazi	ababafazi
Class 3	womfazi	owomfazi	wabafazi	owabafazi
Class 4	yomfazi	eyomfazi	yabafazi	eyabafazi
Class 5	lomfazi	elomfazi	labafazi	elabafazi
Class 6	omfazi	awomfazi	abafazi	awabafazi
Class 7	somfazi	esomfazi	sabafazi	esabafazi
Class 8	zomfazi	ezomfazi	zabafazi	ezabafazi
Class 9	yomfazi	eyomfazi	yabafazi	eyabafazi
Class 10	zomfazi	ezomfazi	zabafazi	ezabafazi
Class 11	lomfazi	olomfazi	lwabafazi	olwabafazi
Class 14	bomfazi	obomfazi	babafazi	obabafazi
Class 15	komfazi	okomfazi	kwabafazi	okwabafazi
Class 17	komfazi	okomfazi	kwabafazi	okwabafazi

Derived terms

• isifazane
• ubufazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fazi (umfʼazi, 2.4.3-8.9)”