imbewu
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímbéwú, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bégʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íᵐb̥e̤᷈ːwu]
Noun
ímbêwu class 9 (plural íimbêwu class 10)
- seed
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ímbéwú, from Proto-Bantu *m̀bégʊ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ímbêːwu/
Noun
ímbêwu class 9 (plural ízimbêwu class 10)
- seed
- Synonym: inhlamvu
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbewu | izimbewu | ||
| Locative | embewini | ezimbewini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | imbewu | izimbewu | ||
| Simple form | mbewu | zimbewu | ||
| Locative | embewini | ezimbewini | ||
| Copulative | yimbewu | yizimbewu | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wembewu | owembewu | wezimbewu | owezimbewu |
| Class 2 | bembewu | abembewu | bezimbewu | abezimbewu |
| Class 3 | wembewu | owembewu | wezimbewu | owezimbewu |
| Class 4 | yembewu | eyembewu | yezimbewu | eyezimbewu |
| Class 5 | lembewu | elembewu | lezimbewu | elezimbewu |
| Class 6 | embewu | awembewu | ezimbewu | awezimbewu |
| Class 7 | sembewu | esembewu | sezimbewu | esezimbewu |
| Class 8 | zembewu | ezembewu | zezimbewu | ezezimbewu |
| Class 9 | yembewu | eyembewu | yezimbewu | eyezimbewu |
| Class 10 | zembewu | ezembewu | zezimbewu | ezezimbewu |
| Class 11 | lwembewu | olwembewu | lwezimbewu | olwezimbewu |
| Class 14 | bembewu | obembewu | bezimbewu | obezimbewu |
| Class 15 | kwembewu | okwembewu | kwezimbewu | okwezimbewu |
| Class 17 | kwembewu | okwembewu | kwezimbewu | okwezimbewu |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mbewu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbewu (3.8-3-8.9)”