isikhali
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ísikʰáːli/
Noun
ísikháli class 7 (plural ízikháli class 8)
- weapon
Usage notes
The singular form is not used frequently, the plural izikhali (“weapons”) is used most often.
Inflection
Class 7/8 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isikhali | izikhali | ||
Locative | esikhalini | ezikhalini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isikhali | izikhali | ||
Simple form | sikhali | zikhali | ||
Locative | esikhalini | ezikhalini | ||
Copulative | yisikhali | yizikhali | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wesikhali | owesikhali | wezikhali | owezikhali |
Class 2 | besikhali | abesikhali | bezikhali | abezikhali |
Class 3 | wesikhali | owesikhali | wezikhali | owezikhali |
Class 4 | yesikhali | eyesikhali | yezikhali | eyezikhali |
Class 5 | lesikhali | elesikhali | lezikhali | elezikhali |
Class 6 | esikhali | awesikhali | ezikhali | awezikhali |
Class 7 | sesikhali | esesikhali | sezikhali | esezikhali |
Class 8 | zesikhali | ezesikhali | zezikhali | ezezikhali |
Class 9 | yesikhali | eyesikhali | yezikhali | eyezikhali |
Class 10 | zesikhali | ezesikhali | zezikhali | ezezikhali |
Class 11 | lwesikhali | olwesikhali | lwezikhali | olwezikhali |
Class 14 | besikhali | obesikhali | bezikhali | obezikhali |
Class 15 | kwesikhali | okwesikhali | kwezikhali | okwezikhali |
Class 17 | kwesikhali | okwesikhali | kwezikhali | okwezikhali |
Derived terms
- ubukhali
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khali (2.4.3.9)”