idweshu

idweshu

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːdwéːʃu/

Noun

îdwéshu class 5 (plural ámadwéshu class 6)

1. ribbon
2. long strip of ploughed land

   Synonym: umdweshu

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idweshu	amadweshu
Locative	edweshwini	emadweshwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idweshu		amadweshu
Simple form	lidweshu		madweshu
Locative	edweshwini		emadweshwini
Copulative	yidweshu		ngamadweshu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedweshu	owedweshu	wamadweshu	owamadweshu
Class 2	bedweshu	abedweshu	bamadweshu	abamadweshu
Class 3	wedweshu	owedweshu	wamadweshu	owamadweshu
Class 4	yedweshu	eyedweshu	yamadweshu	eyamadweshu
Class 5	ledweshu	eledweshu	lamadweshu	elamadweshu
Class 6	edweshu	awedweshu	amadweshu	awamadweshu
Class 7	sedweshu	esedweshu	samadweshu	esamadweshu
Class 8	zedweshu	ezedweshu	zamadweshu	ezamadweshu
Class 9	yedweshu	eyedweshu	yamadweshu	eyamadweshu
Class 10	zedweshu	ezedweshu	zamadweshu	ezamadweshu
Class 11	lwedweshu	olwedweshu	lwamadweshu	olwamadweshu
Class 14	bedweshu	obedweshu	bamadweshu	obamadweshu
Class 15	kwedweshu	okwedweshu	kwamadweshu	okwamadweshu
Class 17	kwedweshu	okwedweshu	kwamadweshu	okwamadweshu

References

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