isikhathi
Zulu
Etymology
Probably from Swahili wakati, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíkʰaːtʰí/
Noun
isíkhathí class 7 (plural izikhâthí class 8)
- time
- clock
Inflection
| Class 7/8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isikhathi | izikhathi | ||
| Locative | esikhathini | ezikhathini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | isikhathi | izikhathi | ||
| Simple form | sikhathi | zikhathi | ||
| Locative | esikhathini | ezikhathini | ||
| Copulative | yisikhathi | yizikhathi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wesikhathi | owesikhathi | wezikhathi | owezikhathi |
| Class 2 | besikhathi | abesikhathi | bezikhathi | abezikhathi |
| Class 3 | wesikhathi | owesikhathi | wezikhathi | owezikhathi |
| Class 4 | yesikhathi | eyesikhathi | yezikhathi | eyezikhathi |
| Class 5 | lesikhathi | elesikhathi | lezikhathi | elezikhathi |
| Class 6 | esikhathi | awesikhathi | ezikhathi | awezikhathi |
| Class 7 | sesikhathi | esesikhathi | sezikhathi | esezikhathi |
| Class 8 | zesikhathi | ezesikhathi | zezikhathi | ezezikhathi |
| Class 9 | yesikhathi | eyesikhathi | yezikhathi | eyezikhathi |
| Class 10 | zesikhathi | ezesikhathi | zezikhathi | ezezikhathi |
| Class 11 | lwesikhathi | olwesikhathi | lwezikhathi | olwezikhathi |
| Class 14 | besikhathi | obesikhathi | bezikhathi | obezikhathi |
| Class 15 | kwesikhathi | okwesikhathi | kwezikhathi | okwezikhathi |
| Class 17 | kwesikhathi | okwesikhathi | kwezikhathi | okwezikhathi |
Derived terms
- isikhashana
Related terms
- inkathi
- umkhathi
Adverb
isíkhathí
- for a while
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khathi (3.2.3-5.4)”
- Canonici, N. N. (1994). The Nguni languages: a simple presentation and comparison of Zulu, Xhosa, and Swati. Durban: Zulu Language and Literature, University of Natal.