uNhlaba
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From u- (class 1a) + inhlaba (“aloe”). Probably refers to the flowering of aloe plants. However, the native species of aloe flower about one to two months after this month.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úNhlâba class 1a (plural ôNhlâba class 2a)
- May
- Synonym: uMeyi
- the eleventh month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in late April or early May
Inflection edit
Class 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNhlaba | oNhlaba | ||
Locative | kuNhlaba | koNhlaba | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNhlaba | oNhlaba | ||
Simple form | Nhlaba | boNhlaba | ||
Locative | kuNhlaba | koNhlaba | ||
Copulative | nguNhlaba | ngoNhlaba | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kaNhlaba | okaNhlaba | woNhlaba | owoNhlaba |
Class 2 | bakaNhlaba | abakaNhlaba | boNhlaba | aboNhlaba |
Class 3 | kaNhlaba | okaNhlaba | woNhlaba | owoNhlaba |
Class 4 | kaNhlaba | ekaNhlaba | yoNhlaba | eyoNhlaba |
Class 5 | likaNhlaba | elikaNhlaba | loNhlaba | eloNhlaba |
Class 6 | kaNhlaba | akaNhlaba | oNhlaba | awoNhlaba |
Class 7 | sikaNhlaba | esikaNhlaba | soNhlaba | esoNhlaba |
Class 8 | zikaNhlaba | ezikaNhlaba | zoNhlaba | ezoNhlaba |
Class 9 | kaNhlaba | ekaNhlaba | yoNhlaba | eyoNhlaba |
Class 10 | zikaNhlaba | ezikaNhlaba | zoNhlaba | ezoNhlaba |
Class 11 | lukaNhlaba | olukaNhlaba | loNhlaba | oloNhlaba |
Class 14 | bukaNhlaba | obukaNhlaba | boNhlaba | oboNhlaba |
Class 15 | kukaNhlaba | okukaNhlaba | koNhlaba | okoNhlaba |
Class 17 | kukaNhlaba | okukaNhlaba | koNhlaba | okoNhlaba |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nhlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlaɓa (2.3-8.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press