isabelo
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + -abela + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isáɓeːlo/
Noun
isábelo class 7 (plural izabêlo class 8)
- portion, share
- allocation
- grant
- reserve
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isabelo | izabelo | ||
| Locative | esabelweni | ezabelweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isabelo | izabelo | ||
| Simple form | sabelo | zabelo | ||
| Locative | esabelweni | ezabelweni | ||
| Copulative | yisabelo | yizabelo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesabelo | owesabelo | wezabelo | owezabelo |
| Class 2 | besabelo | abesabelo | bezabelo | abezabelo |
| Class 3 | wesabelo | owesabelo | wezabelo | owezabelo |
| Class 4 | yesabelo | eyesabelo | yezabelo | eyezabelo |
| Class 5 | lesabelo | elesabelo | lezabelo | elezabelo |
| Class 6 | esabelo | awesabelo | ezabelo | awezabelo |
| Class 7 | sesabelo | esesabelo | sezabelo | esezabelo |
| Class 8 | zesabelo | ezesabelo | zezabelo | ezezabelo |
| Class 9 | yesabelo | eyesabelo | yezabelo | eyezabelo |
| Class 10 | zesabelo | ezesabelo | zezabelo | ezezabelo |
| Class 11 | lwesabelo | olwesabelo | lwezabelo | olwezabelo |
| Class 14 | besabelo | obesabelo | bezabelo | obezabelo |
| Class 15 | kwesabelo | okwesabelo | kwezabelo | okwezabelo |
| Class 17 | kwesabelo | okwesabelo | kwezabelo | okwezabelo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-aɓelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-aɓelo (3.2.9.9)”