isiphika
Zulu
Etymology
From isi- + -phika + -a.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /isípʰiːɠa/
Noun
isíphika class 7 (plural iziphîka class 8)
- broad-shouldered person
- cape (garment)
Inflection
Class 7/8 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isiphika | iziphika | ||
Locative | esiphikeni | eziphikeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | isiphika | iziphika | ||
Simple form | siphika | ziphika | ||
Locative | esiphikeni | eziphikeni | ||
Copulative | yisiphika | yiziphika | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wesiphika | owesiphika | weziphika | oweziphika |
Class 2 | besiphika | abesiphika | beziphika | abeziphika |
Class 3 | wesiphika | owesiphika | weziphika | oweziphika |
Class 4 | yesiphika | eyesiphika | yeziphika | eyeziphika |
Class 5 | lesiphika | elesiphika | leziphika | eleziphika |
Class 6 | esiphika | awesiphika | eziphika | aweziphika |
Class 7 | sesiphika | esesiphika | seziphika | eseziphika |
Class 8 | zesiphika | ezesiphika | zeziphika | ezeziphika |
Class 9 | yesiphika | eyesiphika | yeziphika | eyeziphika |
Class 10 | zesiphika | ezesiphika | zeziphika | ezeziphika |
Class 11 | lwesiphika | olwesiphika | lweziphika | olweziphika |
Class 14 | besiphika | obesiphika | beziphika | obeziphika |
Class 15 | kwesiphika | okwesiphika | kweziphika | okweziphika |
Class 17 | kwesiphika | okwesiphika | kweziphika | okweziphika |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-phika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phika (3.2.9.9)”