inalithi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans naald.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːnáliːtʰi/

Noun

īnálithi class 5 (plural amanálithi class 6)

1. needle

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inalithi	amanalithi
Locative	enalithini	emanalithini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inalithi		amanalithi
Simple form	linalithi		manalithi
Locative	enalithini		emanalithini
Copulative	yinalithi		ngamanalithi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenalithi	owenalithi	wamanalithi	owamanalithi
Class 2	benalithi	abenalithi	bamanalithi	abamanalithi
Class 3	wenalithi	owenalithi	wamanalithi	owamanalithi
Class 4	yenalithi	eyenalithi	yamanalithi	eyamanalithi
Class 5	lenalithi	elenalithi	lamanalithi	elamanalithi
Class 6	enalithi	awenalithi	amanalithi	awamanalithi
Class 7	senalithi	esenalithi	samanalithi	esamanalithi
Class 8	zenalithi	ezenalithi	zamanalithi	ezamanalithi
Class 9	yenalithi	eyenalithi	yamanalithi	eyamanalithi
Class 10	zenalithi	ezenalithi	zamanalithi	ezamanalithi
Class 11	lwenalithi	olwenalithi	lwamanalithi	olwamanalithi
Class 14	benalithi	obenalithi	bamanalithi	obamanalithi
Class 15	kwenalithi	okwenalithi	kwamanalithi	okwamanalithi
Class 17	kwenalithi	okwenalithi	kwamanalithi	okwamanalithi

References

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