Southern Ndebele edit

Noun edit

isiphambano? class 7 (plural iimphambano class 8)

  1. cross

Inflection edit

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu edit

Etymology edit

From isi- +‎ -phamban- +‎ -o.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /isípʰambáːno/

Noun edit

isíphambáno class 7 (plural íziphambáno class 8)

  1. cross

Inflection edit

Class 7/8
Singular Plural
Full form isiphambano iziphambano
Locative esiphambanweni eziphambanweni
Singular Plural
Full form isiphambano iziphambano
Simple form siphambano ziphambano
Locative esiphambanweni eziphambanweni
Copulative yisiphambano yiziphambano
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wesiphambano owesiphambano weziphambano oweziphambano
Class 2 besiphambano abesiphambano beziphambano abeziphambano
Class 3 wesiphambano owesiphambano weziphambano oweziphambano
Class 4 yesiphambano eyesiphambano yeziphambano eyeziphambano
Class 5 lesiphambano elesiphambano leziphambano eleziphambano
Class 6 esiphambano awesiphambano eziphambano aweziphambano
Class 7 sesiphambano esesiphambano seziphambano eseziphambano
Class 8 zesiphambano ezesiphambano zeziphambano ezeziphambano
Class 9 yesiphambano eyesiphambano yeziphambano eyeziphambano
Class 10 zesiphambano ezesiphambano zeziphambano ezeziphambano
Class 11 lwesiphambano olwesiphambano lweziphambano olweziphambano
Class 14 besiphambano obesiphambano beziphambano obeziphambano
Class 15 kwesiphambano okwesiphambano kweziphambano okweziphambano
Class 17 kwesiphambano okwesiphambano kweziphambano okweziphambano

References edit

  • C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phambano”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN:-phambano (2.6.6.3.9)
  • J.S.M. Khumalo. 1982. Zulu tonology. African Studies, 41(1):3–125.