umlobi

Xhosa

Etymology

From um- +‎ -loba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩lôːɓi]

Noun

úḿlôbi class 1 (plural ábálôbi class 2)

1. fisherman

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -loba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩lóːɓi/

Noun

úmlóbi class 1 (plural ábalóbi class 2)

1. writer, author, scribe, scrivener

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umlobi	abalobi
Locative	kumlobi	kubalobi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umlobi		abalobi
Simple form	mlobi		balobi
Locative	kumlobi		kubalobi
Copulative	ngumlobi		ngabalobi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womlobi	owomlobi	wabalobi	owabalobi
Class 2	bomlobi	abomlobi	babalobi	ababalobi
Class 3	womlobi	owomlobi	wabalobi	owabalobi
Class 4	yomlobi	eyomlobi	yabalobi	eyabalobi
Class 5	lomlobi	elomlobi	labalobi	elabalobi
Class 6	omlobi	awomlobi	abalobi	awabalobi
Class 7	somlobi	esomlobi	sabalobi	esabalobi
Class 8	zomlobi	ezomlobi	zabalobi	ezabalobi
Class 9	yomlobi	eyomlobi	yabalobi	eyabalobi
Class 10	zomlobi	ezomlobi	zabalobi	ezabalobi
Class 11	lomlobi	olomlobi	lwabalobi	olwabalobi
Class 14	bomlobi	obomlobi	babalobi	obabalobi
Class 15	komlobi	okomlobi	kwabalobi	okwabalobi
Class 17	komlobi	okomlobi	kwabalobi	okwabalobi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-loɓi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-loɓi (2.6.3.9)”