isifazane
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + umfazi + -ane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísifazáːne/
Noun
ísifazáne class 7
- female people, womenfolk
- (with a possessive concord) female
Inflection
| Class 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isifazane | — | ||
| Locative | esifazaneni | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isifazane | — | ||
| Simple form | sifazane | — | ||
| Locative | esifazaneni | — | ||
| Copulative | yisifazane | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesifazane | owesifazane | — | — |
| Class 2 | besifazane | abesifazane | — | — |
| Class 3 | wesifazane | owesifazane | — | — |
| Class 4 | yesifazane | eyesifazane | — | — |
| Class 5 | lesifazane | elesifazane | — | — |
| Class 6 | esifazane | awesifazane | — | — |
| Class 7 | sesifazane | esesifazane | — | — |
| Class 8 | zesifazane | ezesifazane | — | — |
| Class 9 | yesifazane | eyesifazane | — | — |
| Class 10 | zesifazane | ezesifazane | — | — |
| Class 11 | lwesifazane | olwesifazane | — | — |
| Class 14 | besifazane | obesifazane | — | — |
| Class 15 | kwesifazane | okwesifazane | — | — |
| Class 17 | kwesifazane | okwesifazane | — | — |
Alternative forms
- isifazana
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fazane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fazane (2.4.6.3.9)”