umabi

umabi

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -aba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umáːɓi/

Noun

umábi class 1 (plural abábi class 2)

1. one who apportions
2. executor (of a will)

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umabi	ababi
Locative	kumabi	kubabi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umabi		ababi
Simple form	mabi		babi
Locative	kumabi		kubabi
Copulative	ngumabi		ngababi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womabi	owomabi	wababi	owababi
Class 2	bomabi	abomabi	bababi	abababi
Class 3	womabi	owomabi	wababi	owababi
Class 4	yomabi	eyomabi	yababi	eyababi
Class 5	lomabi	elomabi	lababi	elababi
Class 6	omabi	awomabi	ababi	awababi
Class 7	somabi	esomabi	sababi	esababi
Class 8	zomabi	ezomabi	zababi	ezababi
Class 9	yomabi	eyomabi	yababi	eyababi
Class 10	zomabi	ezomabi	zababi	ezababi
Class 11	lomabi	olomabi	lwababi	olwababi
Class 14	bomabi	obomabi	bababi	obababi
Class 15	komabi	okomabi	kwababi	okwababi
Class 17	komabi	okomabi	kwababi	okwababi

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “aɓi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓi (3.2.9)”