ubulembu
Zulu
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uɓúleːmbu/
Noun
ubúlembu 14 (plural amálembu 6)
- spiderweb
Inflection
Class 14/6 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ubulembu | amalembu | ||
Locative | ebulenjini | emalenjini | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ubulembu | amalembu | ||
Simple form | bulembu | malembu | ||
Locative | ebulenjini | emalenjini | ||
Copulative | ngubulembu | ngamalembu | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wobulembu | owobulembu | wamalembu | owamalembu |
Class 2 | bobulembu | abobulembu | bamalembu | abamalembu |
Class 3 | wobulembu | owobulembu | wamalembu | owamalembu |
Class 4 | yobulembu | eyobulembu | yamalembu | eyamalembu |
Class 5 | lobulembu | elobulembu | lamalembu | elamalembu |
Class 6 | obulembu | awobulembu | amalembu | awamalembu |
Class 7 | sobulembu | esobulembu | samalembu | esamalembu |
Class 8 | zobulembu | ezobulembu | zamalembu | ezamalembu |
Class 9 | yobulembu | eyobulembu | yamalembu | eyamalembu |
Class 10 | zobulembu | ezobulembu | zamalembu | ezamalembu |
Class 11 | lobulembu | olobulembu | lwamalembu | olwamalembu |
Class 14 | bobulembu | obobulembu | bamalembu | obamalembu |
Class 15 | kobulembu | okobulembu | kwamalembu | okwamalembu |
Class 17 | kobulembu | okobulembu | kwamalembu | okwamalembu |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-lembu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lembu (3.2.9.9)”