ihora
Zulu
Etymology
Probably from Portuguese hora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːhóːra/
Noun
îhóra class 5 (plural ámahóra class 6)
- hour
- Synonym: ihawa
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihora | amahora | ||
| Locative | ehoreni | emahoreni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihora | amahora | ||
| Simple form | lihora | mahora | ||
| Locative | ehoreni | emahoreni | ||
| Copulative | yihora | ngamahora | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehora | owehora | wamahora | owamahora |
| Class 2 | behora | abehora | bamahora | abamahora |
| Class 3 | wehora | owehora | wamahora | owamahora |
| Class 4 | yehora | eyehora | yamahora | eyamahora |
| Class 5 | lehora | elehora | lamahora | elamahora |
| Class 6 | ehora | awehora | amahora | awamahora |
| Class 7 | sehora | esehora | samahora | esamahora |
| Class 8 | zehora | ezehora | zamahora | ezamahora |
| Class 9 | yehora | eyehora | yamahora | eyamahora |
| Class 10 | zehora | ezehora | zamahora | ezamahora |
| Class 11 | lwehora | olwehora | lwamahora | olwamahora |
| Class 14 | behora | obehora | bamahora | obamahora |
| Class 15 | kwehora | okwehora | kwamahora | okwamahora |
| Class 17 | kwehora | okwehora | kwamahora | okwamahora |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hora”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hora (2.4.3.9)”