umhlobo

Swazi

Noun

úḿhlobo class 1 (plural báhlôbo class 2)

1. companion, acquaintance

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ɬoːɓo]

Noun

úḿhlobo class 1 (plural ábáhlobo class 2)

1. friend

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ɬoːɓo/

Noun

uḿhlobo class 3 (plural imíhlobo class 4)

1. acquaintance, friend
2. kinsman, relative
3. nationality, citizenship, race, tribe

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emhlotsheni)

	singular		plural
full form	umhlobo		imihlobo
simple form	mhlobo		mihlobo
locative	emhlotsheni		emihlotsheni
copulative	ngumhlobo		yimihlobo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womhlobo	owomhlobo	wemihlobo	owemihlobo
class 2	bomhlobo	abomhlobo	bemihlobo	abemihlobo
class 3	womhlobo	owomhlobo	wemihlobo	owemihlobo
class 4	yomhlobo	eyomhlobo	yemihlobo	eyemihlobo
class 5	lomhlobo	elomhlobo	lemihlobo	elemihlobo
class 6	omhlobo	awomhlobo	emihlobo	awemihlobo
class 7	somhlobo	esomhlobo	semihlobo	esemihlobo
class 8	zomhlobo	ezomhlobo	zemihlobo	ezemihlobo
class 9	yomhlobo	eyomhlobo	yemihlobo	eyemihlobo
class 10	zomhlobo	ezomhlobo	zemihlobo	ezemihlobo
class 11	lomhlobo	olomhlobo	lwemihlobo	olwemihlobo
class 14	bomhlobo	obomhlobo	bemihlobo	obemihlobo
class 15	komhlobo	okomhlobo	kwemihlobo	okwemihlobo
class 17	komhlobo	okomhlobo	kwemihlobo	okwemihlobo

References

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