iqhwa
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from a Khoe language. Compare Nama !khoab (“ice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːǃʰwa/
Noun
ī́qhwa class 5 (plural amáqhwa class 6)
- ice
- snow
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iqhwa | amaqhwa | ||
| Locative | eqhweni | emaqhweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | iqhwa | amaqhwa | ||
| Simple form | liqhwa | maqhwa | ||
| Locative | eqhweni | emaqhweni | ||
| Copulative | yiqhwa | ngamaqhwa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | weqhwa | oweqhwa | wamaqhwa | owamaqhwa |
| Class 2 | beqhwa | abeqhwa | bamaqhwa | abamaqhwa |
| Class 3 | weqhwa | oweqhwa | wamaqhwa | owamaqhwa |
| Class 4 | yeqhwa | eyeqhwa | yamaqhwa | eyamaqhwa |
| Class 5 | leqhwa | eleqhwa | lamaqhwa | elamaqhwa |
| Class 6 | eqhwa | aweqhwa | amaqhwa | awamaqhwa |
| Class 7 | seqhwa | eseqhwa | samaqhwa | esamaqhwa |
| Class 8 | zeqhwa | ezeqhwa | zamaqhwa | ezamaqhwa |
| Class 9 | yeqhwa | eyeqhwa | yamaqhwa | eyamaqhwa |
| Class 10 | zeqhwa | ezeqhwa | zamaqhwa | ezamaqhwa |
| Class 11 | lweqhwa | olweqhwa | lwamaqhwa | olwamaqhwa |
| Class 14 | beqhwa | obeqhwa | bamaqhwa | obamaqhwa |
| Class 15 | kweqhwa | okweqhwa | kwamaqhwa | okwamaqhwa |
| Class 17 | kweqhwa | okweqhwa | kwamaqhwa | okwamaqhwa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-qhwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “-qhwa (3.2.9)”
- Ehret, Christopher (2008), “The early livestock-raisers of southern Africa”, in Southern African Humanities, volume 20, pages 7–35