umyeni
Northern Ndebele edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Noun edit
úḿyeni class 1 (plural ábáyeni class 2)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Noun edit
úḿyeni class 1 (plural báyeni class 2)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úḿyeni class 1 (plural ábáyeni class 2)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uḿyeni class 1 (plural abáyeni class 2)
- bridegroom
- husband
- Synonym: indoda
Inflection edit
Class 1/2 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umyeni | abayeni | ||
Locative | kumyeni | kubayeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umyeni | abayeni | ||
Simple form | myeni | bayeni | ||
Locative | kumyeni | kubayeni | ||
Copulative | ngumyeni | ngabayeni | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womyeni | owomyeni | wabayeni | owabayeni |
Class 2 | bomyeni | abomyeni | babayeni | ababayeni |
Class 3 | womyeni | owomyeni | wabayeni | owabayeni |
Class 4 | yomyeni | eyomyeni | yabayeni | eyabayeni |
Class 5 | lomyeni | elomyeni | labayeni | elabayeni |
Class 6 | omyeni | awomyeni | abayeni | awabayeni |
Class 7 | somyeni | esomyeni | sabayeni | esabayeni |
Class 8 | zomyeni | ezomyeni | zabayeni | ezabayeni |
Class 9 | yomyeni | eyomyeni | yabayeni | eyabayeni |
Class 10 | zomyeni | ezomyeni | zabayeni | ezabayeni |
Class 11 | lomyeni | olomyeni | lwabayeni | olwabayeni |
Class 14 | bomyeni | obomyeni | babayeni | obabayeni |
Class 15 | komyeni | okomyeni | kwabayeni | okwabayeni |
Class 17 | komyeni | okomyeni | kwabayeni | okwabayeni |
See also edit
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-yeni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yeni (3.2.9.9)”