umakhelwane
Zulu
Etymology
From um- (“class 1”) + -akh- (“build”) + -el- (“applicative”) + -w- (“passive”) + -ane (“reciprocal”). Reanalyzed as class 1a. Literal meaning is someone who you built together with.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úmakʰélwaːne/
Noun
úmakhélwane class 1a (plural ômakhélwane class 2a)
- neighbor
Inflection
Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umakhelwane | omakhelwane | ||
Locative | kumakhelwane | komakhelwane | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umakhelwane | omakhelwane | ||
Simple form | makhelwane | bomakhelwane | ||
Locative | kumakhelwane | komakhelwane | ||
Copulative | ngumakhelwane | ngomakhelwane | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kamakhelwane | okamakhelwane | womakhelwane | owomakhelwane |
Class 2 | bakamakhelwane | abakamakhelwane | bomakhelwane | abomakhelwane |
Class 3 | kamakhelwane | okamakhelwane | womakhelwane | owomakhelwane |
Class 4 | kamakhelwane | ekamakhelwane | yomakhelwane | eyomakhelwane |
Class 5 | likamakhelwane | elikamakhelwane | lomakhelwane | elomakhelwane |
Class 6 | kamakhelwane | akamakhelwane | omakhelwane | awomakhelwane |
Class 7 | sikamakhelwane | esikamakhelwane | somakhelwane | esomakhelwane |
Class 8 | zikamakhelwane | ezikamakhelwane | zomakhelwane | ezomakhelwane |
Class 9 | kamakhelwane | ekamakhelwane | yomakhelwane | eyomakhelwane |
Class 10 | zikamakhelwane | ezikamakhelwane | zomakhelwane | ezomakhelwane |
Class 11 | lukamakhelwane | olukamakhelwane | lomakhelwane | olomakhelwane |
Class 14 | bukamakhelwane | obukamakhelwane | bomakhelwane | obomakhelwane |
Class 15 | kukamakhelwane | okukamakhelwane | komakhelwane | okomakhelwane |
Class 17 | kukamakhelwane | okukamakhelwane | komakhelwane | okomakhelwane |
References
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-makhelwane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-makhelwane (2.6.3.9.9)”