isikhombisa
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + -khombisa + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isíkʰombíːsa/
Noun
isíkhombísa class 7 (plural izikhómbísa class 8)
- index finger
- pointer, indicator
- seven
- the seventh one
- (in the possessive) seventh
Inflection
Class 7/8 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isikhombisa | izikhombisa | ||
Locative | esikhombiseni | ezikhombiseni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isikhombisa | izikhombisa | ||
Simple form | sikhombisa | zikhombisa | ||
Locative | esikhombiseni | ezikhombiseni | ||
Copulative | yisikhombisa | yizikhombisa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wesikhombisa | owesikhombisa | wezikhombisa | owezikhombisa |
Class 2 | besikhombisa | abesikhombisa | bezikhombisa | abezikhombisa |
Class 3 | wesikhombisa | owesikhombisa | wezikhombisa | owezikhombisa |
Class 4 | yesikhombisa | eyesikhombisa | yezikhombisa | eyezikhombisa |
Class 5 | lesikhombisa | elesikhombisa | lezikhombisa | elezikhombisa |
Class 6 | esikhombisa | awesikhombisa | ezikhombisa | awezikhombisa |
Class 7 | sesikhombisa | esesikhombisa | sezikhombisa | esezikhombisa |
Class 8 | zesikhombisa | ezesikhombisa | zezikhombisa | ezezikhombisa |
Class 9 | yesikhombisa | eyesikhombisa | yezikhombisa | eyezikhombisa |
Class 10 | zesikhombisa | ezesikhombisa | zezikhombisa | ezezikhombisa |
Class 11 | lwesikhombisa | olwesikhombisa | lwezikhombisa | olwezikhombisa |
Class 14 | besikhombisa | obesikhombisa | bezikhombisa | obezikhombisa |
Class 15 | kwesikhombisa | okwesikhombisa | kwezikhombisa | okwezikhombisa |
Class 17 | kwesikhombisa | okwesikhombisa | kwezikhombisa | okwezikhombisa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khombisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khombisa (3.2.6.3.9)”