umzamo

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

umzamo^? class 3 (plural imizamo class 4)

1. struggle

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -zama +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩zaːmo/

Noun

uḿzamo class 3 (plural imízamo class 4)

1. attempt, try
2. effort, strain, struggle

Inflection

Class 3/4 (locative emzanyeni)

	singular		plural
full form	umzamo		imizamo
simple form	mzamo		mizamo
locative	emzanyeni		emizanyeni
copulative	ngumzamo		yimizamo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	womzamo	owomzamo	wemizamo	owemizamo
class 2	bomzamo	abomzamo	bemizamo	abemizamo
class 3	womzamo	owomzamo	wemizamo	owemizamo
class 4	yomzamo	eyomzamo	yemizamo	eyemizamo
class 5	lomzamo	elomzamo	lemizamo	elemizamo
class 6	omzamo	awomzamo	emizamo	awemizamo
class 7	somzamo	esomzamo	semizamo	esemizamo
class 8	zomzamo	ezomzamo	zemizamo	ezemizamo
class 9	yomzamo	eyomzamo	yemizamo	eyemizamo
class 10	zomzamo	ezomzamo	zemizamo	ezemizamo
class 11	lomzamo	olomzamo	lwemizamo	olwemizamo
class 14	bomzamo	obomzamo	bemizamo	obemizamo
class 15	komzamo	okomzamo	kwemizamo	okwemizamo
class 17	komzamo	okomzamo	kwemizamo	okwemizamo

References

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