ihlumela
Zulu
Etymology
From i- + -hlumela + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /îːɬúmeːlá/
Noun
îhlúmelá class 5 (plural ámahlúmelá class 6)
- bud, sprout, shoot
- tumor
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ihlumela | amahlumela | ||
Locative | ehlumeleni | emahlumeleni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ihlumela | amahlumela | ||
Simple form | lihlumela | mahlumela | ||
Locative | ehlumeleni | emahlumeleni | ||
Copulative | yihlumela | ngamahlumela | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wehlumela | owehlumela | wamahlumela | owamahlumela |
Class 2 | behlumela | abehlumela | bamahlumela | abamahlumela |
Class 3 | wehlumela | owehlumela | wamahlumela | owamahlumela |
Class 4 | yehlumela | eyehlumela | yamahlumela | eyamahlumela |
Class 5 | lehlumela | elehlumela | lamahlumela | elamahlumela |
Class 6 | ehlumela | awehlumela | amahlumela | awamahlumela |
Class 7 | sehlumela | esehlumela | samahlumela | esamahlumela |
Class 8 | zehlumela | ezehlumela | zamahlumela | ezamahlumela |
Class 9 | yehlumela | eyehlumela | yamahlumela | eyamahlumela |
Class 10 | zehlumela | ezehlumela | zamahlumela | ezamahlumela |
Class 11 | lwehlumela | olwehlumela | lwamahlumela | olwamahlumela |
Class 14 | behlumela | obehlumela | bamahlumela | obamahlumela |
Class 15 | kwehlumela | okwehlumela | kwamahlumela | okwamahlumela |
Class 17 | kwehlumela | okwehlumela | kwamahlumela | okwamahlumela |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hlumela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlumela (2.4.3.6.3)”