ihlahla

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

ihlahla^? class 9 (plural iihlahla class 10)

1. bush

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -hlahla +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːɬaːɬa/

Noun

ī́hlahla class 5 (plural amáhlahla class 6)

1. branch (of a tree)

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlahla	amahlahla
Locative	ehlahleni	emahlahleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlahla		amahlahla
Simple form	lihlahla		mahlahla
Locative	ehlahleni		emahlahleni
Copulative	yihlahla		ngamahlahla
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlahla	owehlahla	wamahlahla	owamahlahla
Class 2	behlahla	abehlahla	bamahlahla	abamahlahla
Class 3	wehlahla	owehlahla	wamahlahla	owamahlahla
Class 4	yehlahla	eyehlahla	yamahlahla	eyamahlahla
Class 5	lehlahla	elehlahla	lamahlahla	elamahlahla
Class 6	ehlahla	awehlahla	amahlahla	awamahlahla
Class 7	sehlahla	esehlahla	samahlahla	esamahlahla
Class 8	zehlahla	ezehlahla	zamahlahla	ezamahlahla
Class 9	yehlahla	eyehlahla	yamahlahla	eyamahlahla
Class 10	zehlahla	ezehlahla	zamahlahla	ezamahlahla
Class 11	lwehlahla	olwehlahla	lwamahlahla	olwamahlahla
Class 14	behlahla	obehlahla	bamahlahla	obamahlahla
Class 15	kwehlahla	okwehlahla	kwamahlahla	okwamahlahla
Class 17	kwehlahla	okwehlahla	kwamahlahla	okwamahlahla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlahla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlahla (3.2.9.9)”