umnyama
Swazi
Noun
úḿnyáma class 3
- bad luck
- Synonym: sinyama
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Noun
umnyama? class 3 (plural iminyama class 4)
- rainbow
Inflection
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Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úm̩ɲáːma/
Noun
úmnyáma class 3
- darkness, gloom
- bad omen
Inflection
| Class 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umnyama | — | ||
| Locative | emnyameni | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umnyama | — | ||
| Simple form | mnyama | — | ||
| Locative | emnyameni | — | ||
| Copulative | ngumnyama | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womnyama | owomnyama | — | — |
| Class 2 | bomnyama | abomnyama | — | — |
| Class 3 | womnyama | owomnyama | — | — |
| Class 4 | yomnyama | eyomnyama | — | — |
| Class 5 | lomnyama | elomnyama | — | — |
| Class 6 | omnyama | awomnyama | — | — |
| Class 7 | somnyama | esomnyama | — | — |
| Class 8 | zomnyama | ezomnyama | — | — |
| Class 9 | yomnyama | eyomnyama | — | — |
| Class 10 | zomnyama | ezomnyama | — | — |
| Class 11 | lomnyama | olomnyama | — | — |
| Class 14 | bomnyama | obomnyama | — | — |
| Class 15 | komnyama | okomnyama | — | — |
| Class 17 | komnyama | okomnyama | — | — |
Derived terms
- -mnyama
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-nyama”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyama (2.6.3.9)”