umqophi

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -qopha +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ǃoːpʰi/

Noun

uḿqophi class 1 (plural abáqophi class 2)

1. artist, sculptor

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umqophi	abaqophi
Locative	kumqophi	kubaqophi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umqophi		abaqophi
Simple form	mqophi		baqophi
Locative	kumqophi		kubaqophi
Copulative	ngumqophi		ngabaqophi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womqophi	owomqophi	wabaqophi	owabaqophi
Class 2	bomqophi	abomqophi	babaqophi	ababaqophi
Class 3	womqophi	owomqophi	wabaqophi	owabaqophi
Class 4	yomqophi	eyomqophi	yabaqophi	eyabaqophi
Class 5	lomqophi	elomqophi	labaqophi	elabaqophi
Class 6	omqophi	awomqophi	abaqophi	awabaqophi
Class 7	somqophi	esomqophi	sabaqophi	esabaqophi
Class 8	zomqophi	ezomqophi	zabaqophi	ezabaqophi
Class 9	yomqophi	eyomqophi	yabaqophi	eyabaqophi
Class 10	zomqophi	ezomqophi	zabaqophi	ezabaqophi
Class 11	lomqophi	olomqophi	lwabaqophi	olwabaqophi
Class 14	bomqophi	obomqophi	babaqophi	obabaqophi
Class 15	komqophi	okomqophi	kwabaqophi	okwabaqophi
Class 17	komqophi	okomqophi	kwabaqophi	okwabaqophi

References

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