usiba
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nguni *úlusíbá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úsîba class 11 (plural íintsîba class 10)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Nguni *úlusíbá.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ûsíba class 11 (plural ízinsíba class 10)
Inflection edit
Class 11/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | usiba | izinsiba | ||
Locative | osibeni | ezinsibeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | usiba | izinsiba | ||
Simple form | lusiba | zinsiba | ||
Locative | osibeni | ezinsibeni | ||
Copulative | wusiba | yizinsiba | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wosiba | owosiba | wezinsiba | owezinsiba |
Class 2 | bosiba | abosiba | bezinsiba | abezinsiba |
Class 3 | wosiba | owosiba | wezinsiba | owezinsiba |
Class 4 | yosiba | eyosiba | yezinsiba | eyezinsiba |
Class 5 | losiba | elosiba | lezinsiba | elezinsiba |
Class 6 | osiba | awosiba | ezinsiba | awezinsiba |
Class 7 | sosiba | esosiba | sezinsiba | esezinsiba |
Class 8 | zosiba | ezosiba | zezinsiba | ezezinsiba |
Class 9 | yosiba | eyosiba | yezinsiba | eyezinsiba |
Class 10 | zosiba | ezosiba | zezinsiba | ezezinsiba |
Class 11 | losiba | olosiba | lwezinsiba | olwezinsiba |
Class 14 | bosiba | obosiba | bezinsiba | obezinsiba |
Class 15 | kosiba | okosiba | kwezinsiba | okwezinsiba |
Class 17 | kosiba | okosiba | kwezinsiba | okwezinsiba |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-siba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-siba (2.4.3.9)”