ihlezi

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːɬeːzi/

Noun

ī́hlezi class 5 (plural amáhlezi class 6)

1. cane rat

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlezi	amahlezi
Locative	ehlezini	emahlezini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlezi		amahlezi
Simple form	lihlezi		mahlezi
Locative	ehlezini		emahlezini
Copulative	yihlezi		ngamahlezi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlezi	owehlezi	wamahlezi	owamahlezi
Class 2	behlezi	abehlezi	bamahlezi	abamahlezi
Class 3	wehlezi	owehlezi	wamahlezi	owamahlezi
Class 4	yehlezi	eyehlezi	yamahlezi	eyamahlezi
Class 5	lehlezi	elehlezi	lamahlezi	elamahlezi
Class 6	ehlezi	awehlezi	amahlezi	awamahlezi
Class 7	sehlezi	esehlezi	samahlezi	esamahlezi
Class 8	zehlezi	ezehlezi	zamahlezi	ezamahlezi
Class 9	yehlezi	eyehlezi	yamahlezi	eyamahlezi
Class 10	zehlezi	ezehlezi	zamahlezi	ezamahlezi
Class 11	lwehlezi	olwehlezi	lwamahlezi	olwamahlezi
Class 14	behlezi	obehlezi	bamahlezi	obamahlezi
Class 15	kwehlezi	okwehlezi	kwamahlezi	okwamahlezi
Class 17	kwehlezi	okwehlezi	kwamahlezi	okwamahlezi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlezi (3.2.9.9)”