iqhwa

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe !khoab (“ice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːǃʰwa/

Noun

ī́qhwa class 5 (plural amáqhwa class 6)

1. ice
2. snow

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iqhwa	amaqhwa
Locative	eqhweni	emaqhweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iqhwa		amaqhwa
Simple form	liqhwa		maqhwa
Locative	eqhweni		emaqhweni
Copulative	yiqhwa		ngamaqhwa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weqhwa	oweqhwa	wamaqhwa	owamaqhwa
Class 2	beqhwa	abeqhwa	bamaqhwa	abamaqhwa
Class 3	weqhwa	oweqhwa	wamaqhwa	owamaqhwa
Class 4	yeqhwa	eyeqhwa	yamaqhwa	eyamaqhwa
Class 5	leqhwa	eleqhwa	lamaqhwa	elamaqhwa
Class 6	eqhwa	aweqhwa	amaqhwa	awamaqhwa
Class 7	seqhwa	eseqhwa	samaqhwa	esamaqhwa
Class 8	zeqhwa	ezeqhwa	zamaqhwa	ezamaqhwa
Class 9	yeqhwa	eyeqhwa	yamaqhwa	eyamaqhwa
Class 10	zeqhwa	ezeqhwa	zamaqhwa	ezamaqhwa
Class 11	lweqhwa	olweqhwa	lwamaqhwa	olwamaqhwa
Class 14	beqhwa	obeqhwa	bamaqhwa	obamaqhwa
Class 15	kweqhwa	okweqhwa	kwamaqhwa	okwamaqhwa
Class 17	kweqhwa	okweqhwa	kwamaqhwa	okwamaqhwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-qhwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qhwa (3.2.9)”
• Ehret, Christopher (2008) “The early livestock-raisers of southern Africa”, in Southern African Humanities, volume 20, pages 7–35