umuthi
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /úmuːtʰí/
Noun
úmuthí class 3 (plural ímithí class 4)
- tree
- Synonym: isihlahla
- wood
- medicine
Inflection
| Class 3/4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umuthi | imithi | ||
| Locative | emuthini | emithini | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | umuthi | imithi | ||
| Simple form | muthi | mithi | ||
| Locative | emuthini | emithini | ||
| Copulative | ngumuthi | yimithi | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | womuthi | owomuthi | wemithi | owemithi |
| Class 2 | bomuthi | abomuthi | bemithi | abemithi |
| Class 3 | womuthi | owomuthi | wemithi | owemithi |
| Class 4 | yomuthi | eyomuthi | yemithi | eyemithi |
| Class 5 | lomuthi | elomuthi | lemithi | elemithi |
| Class 6 | omuthi | awomuthi | emithi | awemithi |
| Class 7 | somuthi | esomuthi | semithi | esemithi |
| Class 8 | zomuthi | ezomuthi | zemithi | ezemithi |
| Class 9 | yomuthi | eyomuthi | yemithi | eyemithi |
| Class 10 | zomuthi | ezomuthi | zemithi | ezemithi |
| Class 11 | lomuthi | olomuthi | lwemithi | olwemithi |
| Class 14 | bomuthi | obomuthi | bemithi | obemithi |
| Class 15 | komuthi | okomuthi | kwemithi | okwemithi |
| Class 17 | komuthi | okomuthi | kwemithi | okwemithi |
Derived terms
- ubuthi
- uthi
- umuthi wamazinyo
- umuthi wezicathulo
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-thi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thi (2.3-5.4)”