insimba
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínsímbá, from Proto-Bantu *ǹcímbá.
Noun
ínsîmba class 9 (plural tínsîmba class 10)
- genet
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *ínsímbá, from Proto-Bantu *ǹcímbá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínsîːmba/
Noun
ínsîmba class 9 (plural izinsîmba class 10)
- genet
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | insimba | izinsimba | ||
| Locative | ensimbeni | ezinsimbeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | insimba | izinsimba | ||
| Simple form | nsimba | zinsimba | ||
| Locative | ensimbeni | ezinsimbeni | ||
| Copulative | yinsimba | yizinsimba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wensimba | owensimba | wezinsimba | owezinsimba |
| Class 2 | bensimba | abensimba | bezinsimba | abezinsimba |
| Class 3 | wensimba | owensimba | wezinsimba | owezinsimba |
| Class 4 | yensimba | eyensimba | yezinsimba | eyezinsimba |
| Class 5 | lensimba | elensimba | lezinsimba | elezinsimba |
| Class 6 | ensimba | awensimba | ezinsimba | awezinsimba |
| Class 7 | sensimba | esensimba | sezinsimba | esezinsimba |
| Class 8 | zensimba | ezensimba | zezinsimba | ezezinsimba |
| Class 9 | yensimba | eyensimba | yezinsimba | eyezinsimba |
| Class 10 | zensimba | ezensimba | zezinsimba | ezezinsimba |
| Class 11 | lwensimba | olwensimba | lwezinsimba | olwezinsimba |
| Class 14 | bensimba | obensimba | bezinsimba | obezinsimba |
| Class 15 | kwensimba | okwensimba | kwezinsimba | okwezinsimba |
| Class 17 | kwensimba | okwensimba | kwezinsimba | okwezinsimba |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nsimba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsimba (2.3-8.9)”