ikhwezi
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /îːkʰwêːzi/
Noun
îkhwêzi class 5 (plural ámakhwêzi class 6)
- morning star, Venus
- bright color
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhwezi | amakhwezi | ||
Locative | ekhwezini | emakhwezini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ikhwezi | amakhwezi | ||
Simple form | likhwezi | makhwezi | ||
Locative | ekhwezini | emakhwezini | ||
Copulative | yikhwezi | ngamakhwezi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wekhwezi | owekhwezi | wamakhwezi | owamakhwezi |
Class 2 | bekhwezi | abekhwezi | bamakhwezi | abamakhwezi |
Class 3 | wekhwezi | owekhwezi | wamakhwezi | owamakhwezi |
Class 4 | yekhwezi | eyekhwezi | yamakhwezi | eyamakhwezi |
Class 5 | lekhwezi | elekhwezi | lamakhwezi | elamakhwezi |
Class 6 | ekhwezi | awekhwezi | amakhwezi | awamakhwezi |
Class 7 | sekhwezi | esekhwezi | samakhwezi | esamakhwezi |
Class 8 | zekhwezi | ezekhwezi | zamakhwezi | ezamakhwezi |
Class 9 | yekhwezi | eyekhwezi | yamakhwezi | eyamakhwezi |
Class 10 | zekhwezi | ezekhwezi | zamakhwezi | ezamakhwezi |
Class 11 | lwekhwezi | olwekhwezi | lwamakhwezi | olwamakhwezi |
Class 14 | bekhwezi | obekhwezi | bamakhwezi | obamakhwezi |
Class 15 | kwekhwezi | okwekhwezi | kwamakhwezi | okwamakhwezi |
Class 17 | kwekhwezi | okwekhwezi | kwamakhwezi | okwamakhwezi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khwezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwezi (2.4.3-8.9)”