indaba
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Zulu índaba (“affair, issue, matter; piece of news; story”), from ín- (class 9 noun prefix) + -daɓa (stem meaning ‘affair, matter’).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɑːbə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɑbə/
- Hyphenation: in‧da‧ba
Noun edit
indaba (plural indabas)
- (South Africa)
- (by extension, scouting) An international conference of Scout leaders.
Translations edit
(South Africa) any conference, discussion, or meeting
(South Africa) concern, matter, or problem
international conference of Scout leaders
References edit
- ^ “indaba, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2019; “indaba, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “indaba” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th revised edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Further reading edit
indaba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “indaba”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “indaba, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2024.
- “indaba”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Blend of India + baba. Compare the dialectal form indibaba.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indaba inan
Declension edit
Declension of indaba (inanimate, ending in -a)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | indaba | indaba | indabak |
| ergative | indabak | indabak | indabek |
| dative | indabari | indabari | indabei |
| genitive | indabaren | indabaren | indaben |
| comitative | indabarekin | indabarekin | indabekin |
| causative | indabarengatik | indabarengatik | indabengatik |
| benefactive | indabarentzat | indabarentzat | indabentzat |
| instrumental | indabaz | indabaz | indabez |
| inessive | indabatan | indaban | indabetan |
| locative | indabatako | indabako | indabetako |
| allative | indabatara | indabara | indabetara |
| terminative | indabataraino | indabaraino | indabetaraino |
| directive | indabatarantz | indabarantz | indabetarantz |
| destinative | indabatarako | indabarako | indabetarako |
| ablative | indabatatik | indabatik | indabetatik |
| partitive | indabarik | — | — |
| prolative | indabatzat | — | — |
References edit
Further reading edit
Southern Ndebele edit
Noun edit
índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
índaba class 9 (plural iíndaba class 10)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
índaba class 9 (plural izíndaba class 10)
Inflection edit
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | indaba | izindaba | ||
| Locative | endabeni | ezindabeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | indaba | izindaba | ||
| Simple form | ndaba | zindaba | ||
| Locative | endabeni | ezindabeni | ||
| Copulative | yindaba | yizindaba | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wendaba | owendaba | wezindaba | owezindaba |
| Class 2 | bendaba | abendaba | bezindaba | abezindaba |
| Class 3 | wendaba | owendaba | wezindaba | owezindaba |
| Class 4 | yendaba | eyendaba | yezindaba | eyezindaba |
| Class 5 | lendaba | elendaba | lezindaba | elezindaba |
| Class 6 | endaba | awendaba | ezindaba | awezindaba |
| Class 7 | sendaba | esendaba | sezindaba | esezindaba |
| Class 8 | zendaba | ezendaba | zezindaba | ezezindaba |
| Class 9 | yendaba | eyendaba | yezindaba | eyezindaba |
| Class 10 | zendaba | ezendaba | zezindaba | ezezindaba |
| Class 11 | lwendaba | olwendaba | lwezindaba | olwezindaba |
| Class 14 | bendaba | obendaba | bezindaba | obezindaba |
| Class 15 | kwendaba | okwendaba | kwezindaba | okwezindaba |
| Class 17 | kwendaba | okwendaba | kwezindaba | okwezindaba |
Related terms edit
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-daɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-daɓa (2.9.9)”