umzuzwana
Xhosa
Etymology
From umzuzu + -ana.
Noun
umzuzwana? class 3 (plural imizuzwana class 4)
- moment
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From umzuzu + -ana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uḿ̩zuzwáːna/
Noun
uḿzuzwána class 3 (plural imízuzwána class 4)
- short moment, very short period of time
- second (unit)
- Synonym: isekhondi
Inflection
Class 3/4 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umzuzwana | imizuzwana | ||
Locative | emzuzwaneni | emizuzwaneni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umzuzwana | imizuzwana | ||
Simple form | mzuzwana | mizuzwana | ||
Locative | emzuzwaneni | emizuzwaneni | ||
Copulative | ngumzuzwana | yimizuzwana | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womzuzwana | owomzuzwana | wemizuzwana | owemizuzwana |
Class 2 | bomzuzwana | abomzuzwana | bemizuzwana | abemizuzwana |
Class 3 | womzuzwana | owomzuzwana | wemizuzwana | owemizuzwana |
Class 4 | yomzuzwana | eyomzuzwana | yemizuzwana | eyemizuzwana |
Class 5 | lomzuzwana | elomzuzwana | lemizuzwana | elemizuzwana |
Class 6 | omzuzwana | awomzuzwana | emizuzwana | awemizuzwana |
Class 7 | somzuzwana | esomzuzwana | semizuzwana | esemizuzwana |
Class 8 | zomzuzwana | ezomzuzwana | zemizuzwana | ezemizuzwana |
Class 9 | yomzuzwana | eyomzuzwana | yemizuzwana | eyemizuzwana |
Class 10 | zomzuzwana | ezomzuzwana | zemizuzwana | ezemizuzwana |
Class 11 | lomzuzwana | olomzuzwana | lwemizuzwana | olwemizuzwana |
Class 14 | bomzuzwana | obomzuzwana | bemizuzwana | obemizuzwana |
Class 15 | komzuzwana | okomzuzwana | kwemizuzwana | okwemizuzwana |
Class 17 | komzuzwana | okomzuzwana | kwemizuzwana | okwemizuzwana |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-zuzwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zuzwana (3.2.6.3.9)”