amafutha
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Noun
amafutha? class 6
- fat
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ámáfûːtʰa]
Noun
ámáfûtha class 6
- fat
- oil
- grease
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ámafûːtʰa/
Noun
ámafûtha class 6
- fat, grease
- oil, liquid fat
- fuel
- Synonym: uphethiloli
Inflection
| Class 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amafutha | ||
| Locative | — | emafutheni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | — | amafutha | ||
| Simple form | — | mafutha | ||
| Locative | — | emafutheni | ||
| Copulative | — | ngamafutha | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | — | — | wamafutha | owamafutha |
| Class 2 | — | — | bamafutha | abamafutha |
| Class 3 | — | — | wamafutha | owamafutha |
| Class 4 | — | — | yamafutha | eyamafutha |
| Class 5 | — | — | lamafutha | elamafutha |
| Class 6 | — | — | amafutha | awamafutha |
| Class 7 | — | — | samafutha | esamafutha |
| Class 8 | — | — | zamafutha | ezamafutha |
| Class 9 | — | — | yamafutha | eyamafutha |
| Class 10 | — | — | zamafutha | ezamafutha |
| Class 11 | — | — | lwamafutha | olwamafutha |
| Class 14 | — | — | bamafutha | obamafutha |
| Class 15 | — | — | kwamafutha | okwamafutha |
| Class 17 | — | — | kwamafutha | okwamafutha |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-futha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-futha (2.4.3-8.9)”