umqali
Zulu
Etymology
From umu- + -qala + -i.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /úm̩ǃâːli/
Noun
úmqâli class 5 (plural ábaqâli class 6)
- beginner, greenhorn, newbie, rookie
Inflection
| Class 1/2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umqali | abaqali | ||
| Locative | kumqali | kubaqali | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umqali | abaqali | ||
| Simple form | mqali | baqali | ||
| Locative | kumqali | kubaqali | ||
| Copulative | ngumqali | ngabaqali | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womqali | owomqali | wabaqali | owabaqali |
| Class 2 | bomqali | abomqali | babaqali | ababaqali |
| Class 3 | womqali | owomqali | wabaqali | owabaqali |
| Class 4 | yomqali | eyomqali | yabaqali | eyabaqali |
| Class 5 | lomqali | elomqali | labaqali | elabaqali |
| Class 6 | omqali | awomqali | abaqali | awabaqali |
| Class 7 | somqali | esomqali | sabaqali | esabaqali |
| Class 8 | zomqali | ezomqali | zabaqali | ezabaqali |
| Class 9 | yomqali | eyomqali | yabaqali | eyabaqali |
| Class 10 | zomqali | ezomqali | zabaqali | ezabaqali |
| Class 11 | lomqali | olomqali | lwabaqali | olwabaqali |
| Class 14 | bomqali | obomqali | babaqali | obabaqali |
| Class 15 | komqali | okomqali | kwabaqali | okwabaqali |
| Class 17 | komqali | okomqali | kwabaqali | okwabaqali |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-qali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qali (2.6.3-8.9)”