umshana

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jìpʊ́á (“nephew, niece”), with the diminutive suffix -ana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩ʃáːna/

Noun

úmshána class 1 (plural ábashána class 2)

1. nephew, niece

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumshana)

	singular		plural
full form	umshana		abashana
simple form	mshana		bashana
locative	kumshana		kubashana
copulative	ngumshana		ngabashana
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womshana	owomshana	wabashana	owabashana
class 2	bomshana	abomshana	babashana	ababashana
class 3	womshana	owomshana	wabashana	owabashana
class 4	yomshana	eyomshana	yabashana	eyabashana
class 5	lomshana	elomshana	labashana	elabashana
class 6	omshana	awomshana	abashana	awabashana
class 7	somshana	esomshana	sabashana	esabashana
class 8	zomshana	ezomshana	zabashana	ezabashana
class 9	yomshana	eyomshana	yabashana	eyabashana
class 10	zomshana	ezomshana	zabashana	ezabashana
class 11	lomshana	olomshana	lwabashana	olwabashana
class 14	bomshana	obomshana	babashana	obabashana
class 15	komshana	okomshana	kwabashana	okwabashana
class 17	komshana	okomshana	kwabashana	okwabashana

Etymology 2

From umuthi +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩ʃáːna/

Noun

úmshána class 3 (plural ímishána class 4)

1. diminutive of umuthi

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emshaneni)

	singular		plural
full form	umshana		imishana
simple form	mshana		mishana
locative	emshaneni		emishaneni
copulative	ngumshana		yimishana
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womshana	owomshana	wemishana	owemishana
class 2	bomshana	abomshana	bemishana	abemishana
class 3	womshana	owomshana	wemishana	owemishana
class 4	yomshana	eyomshana	yemishana	eyemishana
class 5	lomshana	elomshana	lemishana	elemishana
class 6	omshana	awomshana	emishana	awemishana
class 7	somshana	esomshana	semishana	esemishana
class 8	zomshana	ezomshana	zemishana	ezemishana
class 9	yomshana	eyomshana	yemishana	eyemishana
class 10	zomshana	ezomshana	zemishana	ezemishana
class 11	lomshana	olomshana	lwemishana	olwemishana
class 14	bomshana	obomshana	bemishana	obemishana
class 15	komshana	okomshana	kwemishana	okwemishana
class 17	komshana	okomshana	kwemishana	okwemishana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shana (2.4.3.9)”