iphahla

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpácà.

Noun

íphahla class 5 (plural ámáphahla class 6)

1. twin

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Noun

íphahlá class 9 (plural típhahlá class 10)

1. flock of animals

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìpácà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːpʰaːɬa/

Noun

ī́phahla class 5 (plural amáphahla class 6)

1. twin

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iphahla	amaphahla
Locative	ephahleni	emaphahleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iphahla		amaphahla
Simple form	liphahla		maphahla
Locative	ephahleni		emaphahleni
Copulative	yiphahla		ngamaphahla
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wephahla	owephahla	wamaphahla	owamaphahla
Class 2	bephahla	abephahla	bamaphahla	abamaphahla
Class 3	wephahla	owephahla	wamaphahla	owamaphahla
Class 4	yephahla	eyephahla	yamaphahla	eyamaphahla
Class 5	lephahla	elephahla	lamaphahla	elamaphahla
Class 6	ephahla	awephahla	amaphahla	awamaphahla
Class 7	sephahla	esephahla	samaphahla	esamaphahla
Class 8	zephahla	ezephahla	zamaphahla	ezamaphahla
Class 9	yephahla	eyephahla	yamaphahla	eyamaphahla
Class 10	zephahla	ezephahla	zamaphahla	ezamaphahla
Class 11	lwephahla	olwephahla	lwamaphahla	olwamaphahla
Class 14	bephahla	obephahla	bamaphahla	obamaphahla
Class 15	kwephahla	okwephahla	kwamaphahla	okwamaphahla
Class 17	kwephahla	okwephahla	kwamaphahla	okwamaphahla

References

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