idolobha

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dorp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːdolôːba/

Noun

īdolôbha class 5 (plural amadolôbha class 6)

1. town, city

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idolobha	amadolobha
Locative	edolobheni	emadolobheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idolobha		amadolobha
Simple form	lidolobha		madolobha
Locative	edolobheni		emadolobheni
Copulative	yidolobha		ngamadolobha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedolobha	owedolobha	wamadolobha	owamadolobha
Class 2	bedolobha	abedolobha	bamadolobha	abamadolobha
Class 3	wedolobha	owedolobha	wamadolobha	owamadolobha
Class 4	yedolobha	eyedolobha	yamadolobha	eyamadolobha
Class 5	ledolobha	eledolobha	lamadolobha	elamadolobha
Class 6	edolobha	awedolobha	amadolobha	awamadolobha
Class 7	sedolobha	esedolobha	samadolobha	esamadolobha
Class 8	zedolobha	ezedolobha	zamadolobha	ezamadolobha
Class 9	yedolobha	eyedolobha	yamadolobha	eyamadolobha
Class 10	zedolobha	ezedolobha	zamadolobha	ezamadolobha
Class 11	lwedolobha	olwedolobha	lwamadolobha	olwamadolobha
Class 14	bedolobha	obedolobha	bamadolobha	obamadolobha
Class 15	kwedolobha	okwedolobha	kwamadolobha	okwamadolobha
Class 17	kwedolobha	okwedolobha	kwamadolobha	okwamadolobha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-doloba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-doloba (6.6.6.3-8.9)”