inhliziyo

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

Possibly from a non-Bantu source. Compare Sandawe dzigída (“heart”).

Noun

ínhlízíyo 9 (plural ízínhlízíyo 10)

1. heart (organ)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

Possibly from a non-Bantu source. Compare Sandawe dzigída (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɬizíːjo/

Noun

ínhlizíyo 9 (plural ízinhlizíyo 10)

1. heart (organ)
2. heart (place of emotion)
3. temper, disposition

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inhliziyo	izinhliziyo
Locative	enhliziyweni	ezinhliziyweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inhliziyo		izinhliziyo
Simple form	nhliziyo		zinhliziyo
Locative	enhliziyweni		ezinhliziyweni
Copulative	yinhliziyo		yizinhliziyo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenhliziyo	owenhliziyo	wezinhliziyo	owezinhliziyo
Class 2	benhliziyo	abenhliziyo	bezinhliziyo	abezinhliziyo
Class 3	wenhliziyo	owenhliziyo	wezinhliziyo	owezinhliziyo
Class 4	yenhliziyo	eyenhliziyo	yezinhliziyo	eyezinhliziyo
Class 5	lenhliziyo	elenhliziyo	lezinhliziyo	elezinhliziyo
Class 6	enhliziyo	awenhliziyo	ezinhliziyo	awezinhliziyo
Class 7	senhliziyo	esenhliziyo	sezinhliziyo	esezinhliziyo
Class 8	zenhliziyo	ezenhliziyo	zezinhliziyo	ezezinhliziyo
Class 9	yenhliziyo	eyenhliziyo	yezinhliziyo	eyezinhliziyo
Class 10	zenhliziyo	ezenhliziyo	zezinhliziyo	ezezinhliziyo
Class 11	lwenhliziyo	olwenhliziyo	lwezinhliziyo	olwezinhliziyo
Class 14	benhliziyo	obenhliziyo	bezinhliziyo	obezinhliziyo
Class 15	kwenhliziyo	okwenhliziyo	kwezinhliziyo	okwezinhliziyo
Class 17	kwenhliziyo	okwenhliziyo	kwezinhliziyo	okwezinhliziyo

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-hliziyo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hliziyo (2.6.3.9)”