ikhwezi

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːkʰwêːzi/

Noun

îkhwêzi class 5 (plural ámakhwêzi class 6)

1. morning star, Venus
2. bright color

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ikhwezi	amakhwezi
Locative	ekhwezini	emakhwezini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ikhwezi		amakhwezi
Simple form	likhwezi		makhwezi
Locative	ekhwezini		emakhwezini
Copulative	yikhwezi		ngamakhwezi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wekhwezi	owekhwezi	wamakhwezi	owamakhwezi
Class 2	bekhwezi	abekhwezi	bamakhwezi	abamakhwezi
Class 3	wekhwezi	owekhwezi	wamakhwezi	owamakhwezi
Class 4	yekhwezi	eyekhwezi	yamakhwezi	eyamakhwezi
Class 5	lekhwezi	elekhwezi	lamakhwezi	elamakhwezi
Class 6	ekhwezi	awekhwezi	amakhwezi	awamakhwezi
Class 7	sekhwezi	esekhwezi	samakhwezi	esamakhwezi
Class 8	zekhwezi	ezekhwezi	zamakhwezi	ezamakhwezi
Class 9	yekhwezi	eyekhwezi	yamakhwezi	eyamakhwezi
Class 10	zekhwezi	ezekhwezi	zamakhwezi	ezamakhwezi
Class 11	lwekhwezi	olwekhwezi	lwamakhwezi	olwamakhwezi
Class 14	bekhwezi	obekhwezi	bamakhwezi	obamakhwezi
Class 15	kwekhwezi	okwekhwezi	kwamakhwezi	okwamakhwezi
Class 17	kwekhwezi	okwekhwezi	kwamakhwezi	okwamakhwezi

Derived terms

• amakhwezikhwezi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khwezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khwezi (2.4.3-8.9)”