umshiya

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -shiya +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩ʃîːja/

Noun

úmshîya class 3 (plural ímishîya class 4)

1. meadow

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umshiya	imishiya
Locative	emshiyeni	emishiyeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umshiya		imishiya
Simple form	mshiya		mishiya
Locative	emshiyeni		emishiyeni
Copulative	ngumshiya		yimishiya
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womshiya	owomshiya	wemishiya	owemishiya
Class 2	bomshiya	abomshiya	bemishiya	abemishiya
Class 3	womshiya	owomshiya	wemishiya	owemishiya
Class 4	yomshiya	eyomshiya	yemishiya	eyemishiya
Class 5	lomshiya	elomshiya	lemishiya	elemishiya
Class 6	omshiya	awomshiya	emishiya	awemishiya
Class 7	somshiya	esomshiya	semishiya	esemishiya
Class 8	zomshiya	ezomshiya	zemishiya	ezemishiya
Class 9	yomshiya	eyomshiya	yemishiya	eyemishiya
Class 10	zomshiya	ezomshiya	zemishiya	ezemishiya
Class 11	lomshiya	olomshiya	lwemishiya	olwemishiya
Class 14	bomshiya	obomshiya	bemishiya	obemishiya
Class 15	komshiya	okomshiya	kwemishiya	okwemishiya
Class 17	komshiya	okomshiya	kwemishiya	okwemishiya

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-shiya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-shiya (2.4.3-8.9)”