igqwetha

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ígqwethá class 5 (plural ámágqwethá class 6)

1. lawyer

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɡ̊ǃʷe̤ːtʰá]

Noun

ígqwethá class 5 (plural ámágqwethá class 6)

1. lawyer

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ubugqwetha

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːᶢǃʱweːtʰá/

Noun

ī́gqwethá class 5 (plural amágqwethá class 6)

1. lawyer, attorney, advocate

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	igqwetha	amagqwetha
Locative	egqwetheni	emagqwetheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	igqwetha		amagqwetha
Simple form	ligqwetha		magqwetha
Locative	egqwetheni		emagqwetheni
Copulative	yigqwetha		ngamagqwetha
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wegqwetha	owegqwetha	wamagqwetha	owamagqwetha
Class 2	begqwetha	abegqwetha	bamagqwetha	abamagqwetha
Class 3	wegqwetha	owegqwetha	wamagqwetha	owamagqwetha
Class 4	yegqwetha	eyegqwetha	yamagqwetha	eyamagqwetha
Class 5	legqwetha	elegqwetha	lamagqwetha	elamagqwetha
Class 6	egqwetha	awegqwetha	amagqwetha	awamagqwetha
Class 7	segqwetha	esegqwetha	samagqwetha	esamagqwetha
Class 8	zegqwetha	ezegqwetha	zamagqwetha	ezamagqwetha
Class 9	yegqwetha	eyegqwetha	yamagqwetha	eyamagqwetha
Class 10	zegqwetha	ezegqwetha	zamagqwetha	ezamagqwetha
Class 11	lwegqwetha	olwegqwetha	lwamagqwetha	olwamagqwetha
Class 14	begqwetha	obegqwetha	bamagqwetha	obamagqwetha
Class 15	kwegqwetha	okwegqwetha	kwamagqwetha	okwamagqwetha
Class 17	kwegqwetha	okwegqwetha	kwamagqwetha	okwamagqwetha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-gqwetha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gqwetha (3.2.6.3)”