nzima
See also: Nzima
Swahili
Adjective
nzima
- N class inflected form of -zima.
Xhosa
Relative
-nzima?
- heavy
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From inzima.
Relative
-nzima?
- black, dark-skinned
- strong, awe-inspiring
- heavy
- difficult
- serious, severe, bad
Inflection
Relative concord, tone class L | ||||
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Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | enginzima | engingenzima | nginzima | anginzima |
2nd singular | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
1st plural | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
2nd plural | eninzima | eningenzima | ninzima | aninzima |
Class 1 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | akanzima |
Class 2 | abanzima | abangenzima | banzima | abanzima |
Class 3 | onzima | ongenzima | unzima | awunzima |
Class 4 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
Class 5 | elinzima | elingenzima | linzima | alinzima |
Class 6 | anzima | angenzima | anzima | awanzima |
Class 7 | esinzima | esingenzima | sinzima | asinzima |
Class 8 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
Class 9 | enzima | engenzima | inzima | ayinzima |
Class 10 | ezinzima | ezingenzima | zinzima | azinzima |
Class 11 | olunzima | olungenzima | lunzima | alunzima |
Class 14 | obunzima | obungenzima | bunzima | abunzima |
Class 15 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
Class 17 | okunzima | okungenzima | kunzima | akunzima |
Derived terms
- isinzima
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nzima”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nzima”