ihlahla
Xhosa
Etymology
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Noun
ihlahla? class 9 (plural iihlahla class 10)
- bush
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From i- + -hlahla + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /íːɬaːɬa/
Noun
ī́hlahla class 5 (plural amáhlahla class 6)
- branch (of a tree)
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlahla | amahlahla | ||
| Locative | ehlahleni | emahlahleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlahla | amahlahla | ||
| Simple form | lihlahla | mahlahla | ||
| Locative | ehlahleni | emahlahleni | ||
| Copulative | yihlahla | ngamahlahla | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehlahla | owehlahla | wamahlahla | owamahlahla |
| Class 2 | behlahla | abehlahla | bamahlahla | abamahlahla |
| Class 3 | wehlahla | owehlahla | wamahlahla | owamahlahla |
| Class 4 | yehlahla | eyehlahla | yamahlahla | eyamahlahla |
| Class 5 | lehlahla | elehlahla | lamahlahla | elamahlahla |
| Class 6 | ehlahla | awehlahla | amahlahla | awamahlahla |
| Class 7 | sehlahla | esehlahla | samahlahla | esamahlahla |
| Class 8 | zehlahla | ezehlahla | zamahlahla | ezamahlahla |
| Class 9 | yehlahla | eyehlahla | yamahlahla | eyamahlahla |
| Class 10 | zehlahla | ezehlahla | zamahlahla | ezamahlahla |
| Class 11 | lwehlahla | olwehlahla | lwamahlahla | olwamahlahla |
| Class 14 | behlahla | obehlahla | bamahlahla | obamahlahla |
| Class 15 | kwehlahla | okwehlahla | kwamahlahla | okwamahlahla |
| Class 17 | kwehlahla | okwehlahla | kwamahlahla | okwamahlahla |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlahla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlahla (3.2.9.9)”