umhlaba

See also: uMhlaba

Swazi

Noun

úḿhlâba class 3 (plural ímíhlâba class 4)

1. world
2. earth, ground, soil

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ɬâːɓa]

Noun

úḿhlâba class 3 (plural ímíhlâba class 4)

1. earth, ground, world

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ɬaːɓa]

Noun

úḿhlaba class 3 (plural ímíhlaba class 4)

1. red aloe

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩ɬâːɓa/

Noun

úmhlâba class 3 (plural ímihlâba class 4)

1. earth, world
2. (in the locative) land

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umhlaba	imihlaba
Locative	emhlabeni	emihlabeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umhlaba		imihlaba
Simple form	mhlaba		mihlaba
Locative	emhlabeni		emihlabeni
Copulative	ngumhlaba		yimihlaba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womhlaba	owomhlaba	wemihlaba	owemihlaba
Class 2	bomhlaba	abomhlaba	bemihlaba	abemihlaba
Class 3	womhlaba	owomhlaba	wemihlaba	owemihlaba
Class 4	yomhlaba	eyomhlaba	yemihlaba	eyemihlaba
Class 5	lomhlaba	elomhlaba	lemihlaba	elemihlaba
Class 6	omhlaba	awomhlaba	emihlaba	awemihlaba
Class 7	somhlaba	esomhlaba	semihlaba	esemihlaba
Class 8	zomhlaba	ezomhlaba	zemihlaba	ezemihlaba
Class 9	yomhlaba	eyomhlaba	yemihlaba	eyemihlaba
Class 10	zomhlaba	ezomhlaba	zemihlaba	ezemihlaba
Class 11	lomhlaba	olomhlaba	lwemihlaba	olwemihlaba
Class 14	bomhlaba	obomhlaba	bemihlaba	obemihlaba
Class 15	komhlaba	okomhlaba	kwemihlaba	okwemihlaba
Class 17	komhlaba	okomhlaba	kwemihlaba	okwemihlaba

See also

• uMhlaba

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ɬaːɓa/

Noun

uḿhlaba class 3 (plural imíhlaba class 4)

1. Aloe marlothii, a species of aloe

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umhlaba	imihlaba
Locative	emhlabeni	emihlabeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umhlaba		imihlaba
Simple form	mhlaba		mihlaba
Locative	emhlabeni		emihlabeni
Copulative	ngumhlaba		yimihlaba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womhlaba	owomhlaba	wemihlaba	owemihlaba
Class 2	bomhlaba	abomhlaba	bemihlaba	abemihlaba
Class 3	womhlaba	owomhlaba	wemihlaba	owemihlaba
Class 4	yomhlaba	eyomhlaba	yemihlaba	eyemihlaba
Class 5	lomhlaba	elomhlaba	lemihlaba	elemihlaba
Class 6	omhlaba	awomhlaba	emihlaba	awemihlaba
Class 7	somhlaba	esomhlaba	semihlaba	esemihlaba
Class 8	zomhlaba	ezomhlaba	zemihlaba	ezemihlaba
Class 9	yomhlaba	eyomhlaba	yemihlaba	eyemihlaba
Class 10	zomhlaba	ezomhlaba	zemihlaba	ezemihlaba
Class 11	lomhlaba	olomhlaba	lwemihlaba	olwemihlaba
Class 14	bomhlaba	obomhlaba	bemihlaba	obemihlaba
Class 15	komhlaba	okomhlaba	kwemihlaba	okwemihlaba
Class 17	komhlaba	okomhlaba	kwemihlaba	okwemihlaba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (2.4.3-8.9)”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (3.2.9.9)”