indaba
English
WOTD – 21 May 2021
Etymology
Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɑːbə/
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɑbə/
- Hyphenation: in‧da‧ba
Noun
indaba (plural indabas)
- (South Africa)
- A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
- (by extension) Any conference, discussion, or meeting.
- Chiefly in one's own or someone's indaba: a concern, matter, or problem.
- (by extension, Scouting) An international conference of Scout leaders.
Translations
tribal conference held by Nguni leaders
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(South Africa) any conference, discussion, or meeting
(South Africa) concern, matter, or problem
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international conference of Scout leaders
References
- “indaba, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019; “indaba, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “indaba” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th revised edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
Further reading
indaba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “indaba”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “indaba, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2023.
- “indaba”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- Ibadan, badian
Basque
Etymology
Blend of India + baba. Compare the dialectal form indibaba.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indaba/, [ĩn̪.d̪a.β̞a]
Noun
indaba inan
- bean, green bean
Declension
Declension of indaba (inanimate, ending in -a) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | indaba | indaba | indabak |
ergative | indabak | indabak | indabek |
dative | indabari | indabari | indabei |
genitive | indabaren | indabaren | indaben |
comitative | indabarekin | indabarekin | indabekin |
causative | indabarengatik | indabarengatik | indabengatik |
benefactive | indabarentzat | indabarentzat | indabentzat |
instrumental | indabaz | indabaz | indabez |
inessive | indabatan | indaban | indabetan |
locative | indabatako | indabako | indabetako |
allative | indabatara | indabara | indabetara |
terminative | indabataraino | indabaraino | indabetaraino |
directive | indabatarantz | indabarantz | indabetarantz |
destinative | indabatarako | indabarako | indabetarako |
ablative | indabatatik | indabatik | indabetatik |
partitive | indabarik | — | — |
prolative | indabatzat | — | — |
References
- “alubia” in Euskararen Herri Hizkeren Atlasa, euskaltzaindia.eus
Further reading
- "indaba" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “indaba” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Southern Ndebele
Noun
índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)
- matter, issue
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa]
Noun
índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)
- matter
- piece of news
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /índaːɓa/
Noun
índaba class 9 (plural izíndaba class 10)
- matter, issue, affair
- piece of news
- story
- Synonym: inganekwane
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indaba | izindaba | ||
Locative | endabeni | ezindabeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | indaba | izindaba | ||
Simple form | ndaba | zindaba | ||
Locative | endabeni | ezindabeni | ||
Copulative | yindaba | yizindaba | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wendaba | owendaba | wezindaba | owezindaba |
Class 2 | bendaba | abendaba | bezindaba | abezindaba |
Class 3 | wendaba | owendaba | wezindaba | owezindaba |
Class 4 | yendaba | eyendaba | yezindaba | eyezindaba |
Class 5 | lendaba | elendaba | lezindaba | elezindaba |
Class 6 | endaba | awendaba | ezindaba | awezindaba |
Class 7 | sendaba | esendaba | sezindaba | esezindaba |
Class 8 | zendaba | ezendaba | zezindaba | ezezindaba |
Class 9 | yendaba | eyendaba | yezindaba | eyezindaba |
Class 10 | zendaba | ezendaba | zezindaba | ezezindaba |
Class 11 | lwendaba | olwendaba | lwezindaba | olwezindaba |
Class 14 | bendaba | obendaba | bezindaba | obezindaba |
Class 15 | kwendaba | okwendaba | kwezindaba | okwezindaba |
Class 17 | kwendaba | okwendaba | kwezindaba | okwezindaba |
Related terms
- udaba
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-daɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daɓa (2.9.9)”