ihlo
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ílíhló, from Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːɬo/
Noun
îhlo class 5 (plural ámêhlo class 6)
- (archaic) eye
- Synonym: iso
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlo | amehlo | ||
| Locative | ehlweni | emehlweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihlo | amehlo | ||
| Simple form | lihlo | mehlo | ||
| Locative | ehlweni | emehlweni | ||
| Copulative | yihlo | ngamehlo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehlo | owehlo | wamehlo | owamehlo |
| Class 2 | behlo | abehlo | bamehlo | abamehlo |
| Class 3 | wehlo | owehlo | wamehlo | owamehlo |
| Class 4 | yehlo | eyehlo | yamehlo | eyamehlo |
| Class 5 | lehlo | elehlo | lamehlo | elamehlo |
| Class 6 | ehlo | awehlo | amehlo | awamehlo |
| Class 7 | sehlo | esehlo | samehlo | esamehlo |
| Class 8 | zehlo | ezehlo | zamehlo | ezamehlo |
| Class 9 | yehlo | eyehlo | yamehlo | eyamehlo |
| Class 10 | zehlo | ezehlo | zamehlo | ezamehlo |
| Class 11 | lwehlo | olwehlo | lwamehlo | olwamehlo |
| Class 14 | behlo | obehlo | bamehlo | obamehlo |
| Class 15 | kwehlo | okwehlo | kwamehlo | okwamehlo |
| Class 17 | kwehlo | okwehlo | kwamehlo | okwamehlo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ihlo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ihlo (amehlo, 2.3-8.9)”