umkhathi
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩kʰaːtʰí/
Noun
uḿkhathí class 3 (plural imíkhathí class 4)
- space, gap, intervening distance
- space, outer space, the firmament
- the universe
- interval, time period
- duration
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umkhathi | imikhathi | ||
| Locative | emkhathini | emikhathini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umkhathi | imikhathi | ||
| Simple form | mkhathi | mikhathi | ||
| Locative | emkhathini | emikhathini | ||
| Copulative | ngumkhathi | yimikhathi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womkhathi | owomkhathi | wemikhathi | owemikhathi |
| Class 2 | bomkhathi | abomkhathi | bemikhathi | abemikhathi |
| Class 3 | womkhathi | owomkhathi | wemikhathi | owemikhathi |
| Class 4 | yomkhathi | eyomkhathi | yemikhathi | eyemikhathi |
| Class 5 | lomkhathi | elomkhathi | lemikhathi | elemikhathi |
| Class 6 | omkhathi | awomkhathi | emikhathi | awemikhathi |
| Class 7 | somkhathi | esomkhathi | semikhathi | esemikhathi |
| Class 8 | zomkhathi | ezomkhathi | zemikhathi | ezemikhathi |
| Class 9 | yomkhathi | eyomkhathi | yemikhathi | eyemikhathi |
| Class 10 | zomkhathi | ezomkhathi | zemikhathi | ezemikhathi |
| Class 11 | lomkhathi | olomkhathi | lwemikhathi | olwemikhathi |
| Class 14 | bomkhathi | obomkhathi | bemikhathi | obemikhathi |
| Class 15 | komkhathi | okomkhathi | kwemikhathi | okwemikhathi |
| Class 17 | komkhathi | okomkhathi | kwemikhathi | okwemikhathi |
Derived terms
- umkhumbimkhathi
Related terms
- inkathi
- isikhathi
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-khathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khathi (6.3.3-5.4)”