umabelo
Zulu
Etymology
From umu- + -abela + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umáɓeːlo/
Noun
umábelo class 3 (plural imábelo class 4)
- share in a wedding gift or estate
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umabelo | imabelo | ||
| Locative | emabelweni | emabelweni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umabelo | imabelo | ||
| Simple form | mabelo | mabelo | ||
| Locative | emabelweni | emabelweni | ||
| Copulative | ngumabelo | yimabelo | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womabelo | owomabelo | wemabelo | owemabelo |
| Class 2 | bomabelo | abomabelo | bemabelo | abemabelo |
| Class 3 | womabelo | owomabelo | wemabelo | owemabelo |
| Class 4 | yomabelo | eyomabelo | yemabelo | eyemabelo |
| Class 5 | lomabelo | elomabelo | lemabelo | elemabelo |
| Class 6 | omabelo | awomabelo | emabelo | awemabelo |
| Class 7 | somabelo | esomabelo | semabelo | esemabelo |
| Class 8 | zomabelo | ezomabelo | zemabelo | ezemabelo |
| Class 9 | yomabelo | eyomabelo | yemabelo | eyemabelo |
| Class 10 | zomabelo | ezomabelo | zemabelo | ezemabelo |
| Class 11 | lomabelo | olomabelo | lwemabelo | olwemabelo |
| Class 14 | bomabelo | obomabelo | bemabelo | obemabelo |
| Class 15 | komabelo | okomabelo | kwemabelo | okwemabelo |
| Class 17 | komabelo | okomabelo | kwemabelo | okwemabelo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “aɓelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓelo (3.2.9.9)”