umkhathi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩kʰaːtʰí/

Noun

uḿkhathí class 3 (plural imíkhathí class 4)

1. space, gap, intervening distance
2. space, outer space, the firmament
3. the universe
4. interval, time period
5. duration

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emkhathini)

	singular		plural
full form	umkhathi		imikhathi
simple form	mkhathi		mikhathi
locative	emkhathini		emikhathini
copulative	ngumkhathi		yimikhathi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womkhathi	owomkhathi	wemikhathi	owemikhathi
class 2	bomkhathi	abomkhathi	bemikhathi	abemikhathi
class 3	womkhathi	owomkhathi	wemikhathi	owemikhathi
class 4	yomkhathi	eyomkhathi	yemikhathi	eyemikhathi
class 5	lomkhathi	elomkhathi	lemikhathi	elemikhathi
class 6	omkhathi	awomkhathi	emikhathi	awemikhathi
class 7	somkhathi	esomkhathi	semikhathi	esemikhathi
class 8	zomkhathi	ezomkhathi	zemikhathi	ezemikhathi
class 9	yomkhathi	eyomkhathi	yemikhathi	eyemikhathi
class 10	zomkhathi	ezomkhathi	zemikhathi	ezemikhathi
class 11	lomkhathi	olomkhathi	lwemikhathi	olwemikhathi
class 14	bomkhathi	obomkhathi	bemikhathi	obemikhathi
class 15	komkhathi	okomkhathi	kwemikhathi	okwemikhathi
class 17	komkhathi	okomkhathi	kwemikhathi	okwemikhathi

Derived terms

• umkhumbimkhathi

Related terms

• inkathi
• isikhathi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khathi (6.3.3-5.4)”