umhlabathi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩ɬaɓâːtʰi/

Noun

úmhlabâthi class 3 (plural ímihlabâthi class 4)

1. ground, earth, soil
2. ground (surface of the Earth)
3. land

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umhlabathi	imihlabathi
Locative	emhlabathini	emihlabathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umhlabathi		imihlabathi
Simple form	mhlabathi		mihlabathi
Locative	emhlabathini		emihlabathini
Copulative	ngumhlabathi		yimihlabathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womhlabathi	owomhlabathi	wemihlabathi	owemihlabathi
Class 2	bomhlabathi	abomhlabathi	bemihlabathi	abemihlabathi
Class 3	womhlabathi	owomhlabathi	wemihlabathi	owemihlabathi
Class 4	yomhlabathi	eyomhlabathi	yemihlabathi	eyemihlabathi
Class 5	lomhlabathi	elomhlabathi	lemihlabathi	elemihlabathi
Class 6	omhlabathi	awomhlabathi	emihlabathi	awemihlabathi
Class 7	somhlabathi	esomhlabathi	semihlabathi	esemihlabathi
Class 8	zomhlabathi	ezomhlabathi	zemihlabathi	ezemihlabathi
Class 9	yomhlabathi	eyomhlabathi	yemihlabathi	eyemihlabathi
Class 10	zomhlabathi	ezomhlabathi	zemihlabathi	ezemihlabathi
Class 11	lomhlabathi	olomhlabathi	lwemihlabathi	olwemihlabathi
Class 14	bomhlabathi	obomhlabathi	bemihlabathi	obemihlabathi
Class 15	komhlabathi	okomhlabathi	kwemihlabathi	okwemihlabathi
Class 17	komhlabathi	okomhlabathi	kwemihlabathi	okwemihlabathi

Related terms

• isihlabathi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓathi (2.4.4.3-8.9)”