ingqumbi
Zulu
Etymology
From in- + -qumba + -i. Compare Xhosa ingqumba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íᵑǃʱuːmbi/
Noun
íngqumbi class 9 (plural izíngqumbi class 10)
- heap
- mass (amount of matter)
Inflection
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ingqumbi | izingqumbi | ||
Locative | engqumbini | ezingqumbini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ingqumbi | izingqumbi | ||
Simple form | ngqumbi | zingqumbi | ||
Locative | engqumbini | ezingqumbini | ||
Copulative | yingqumbi | yizingqumbi | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wengqumbi | owengqumbi | wezingqumbi | owezingqumbi |
Class 2 | bengqumbi | abengqumbi | bezingqumbi | abezingqumbi |
Class 3 | wengqumbi | owengqumbi | wezingqumbi | owezingqumbi |
Class 4 | yengqumbi | eyengqumbi | yezingqumbi | eyezingqumbi |
Class 5 | lengqumbi | elengqumbi | lezingqumbi | elezingqumbi |
Class 6 | engqumbi | awengqumbi | ezingqumbi | awezingqumbi |
Class 7 | sengqumbi | esengqumbi | sezingqumbi | esezingqumbi |
Class 8 | zengqumbi | ezengqumbi | zezingqumbi | ezezingqumbi |
Class 9 | yengqumbi | eyengqumbi | yezingqumbi | eyezingqumbi |
Class 10 | zengqumbi | ezengqumbi | zezingqumbi | ezezingqumbi |
Class 11 | lwengqumbi | olwengqumbi | lwezingqumbi | olwezingqumbi |
Class 14 | bengqumbi | obengqumbi | bezingqumbi | obezingqumbi |
Class 15 | kwengqumbi | okwengqumbi | kwezingqumbi | okwezingqumbi |
Class 17 | kwengqumbi | okwengqumbi | kwezingqumbi | okwezingqumbi |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-qumbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qumbi (2.6.9)”