Zulu

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Etymology

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From i- +‎ -bhimba (to sing out of tune) +‎ -i (agent noun).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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îbhîmbi class 5 (plural ámabhîmbi class 6)

  1. poor singer

Inflection

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Class 5/6
Singular Plural
Full form ibhimbi amabhimbi
Locative ebhimbini emabhimbini
Singular Plural
Full form ibhimbi amabhimbi
Simple form libhimbi mabhimbi
Locative ebhimbini emabhimbini
Copulative yibhimbi ngamabhimbi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 webhimbi owebhimbi wamabhimbi owamabhimbi
Class 2 bebhimbi abebhimbi bamabhimbi abamabhimbi
Class 3 webhimbi owebhimbi wamabhimbi owamabhimbi
Class 4 yebhimbi eyebhimbi yamabhimbi eyamabhimbi
Class 5 lebhimbi elebhimbi lamabhimbi elamabhimbi
Class 6 ebhimbi awebhimbi amabhimbi awamabhimbi
Class 7 sebhimbi esebhimbi samabhimbi esamabhimbi
Class 8 zebhimbi ezebhimbi zamabhimbi ezamabhimbi
Class 9 yebhimbi eyebhimbi yamabhimbi eyamabhimbi
Class 10 zebhimbi ezebhimbi zamabhimbi ezamabhimbi
Class 11 lwebhimbi olwebhimbi lwamabhimbi olwamabhimbi
Class 14 bebhimbi obebhimbi bamabhimbi obamabhimbi
Class 15 kwebhimbi okwebhimbi kwamabhimbi okwamabhimbi
Class 17 kwebhimbi okwebhimbi kwamabhimbi okwamabhimbi