isifuba

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà.

Noun

ísífûba class 7 (plural íimfûba class 8)

1. chest (of the body)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísífûːɓa]

Noun

ísífûba class 7 (plural ízífûba class 8)

1. chest (of the body)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Common Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísifûːɓa/

Noun

ísifûba class 7 (plural ízifûba class 8)

1. chest (of the body)
2. secret
3. confidant

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isifuba	izifuba
Locative	esifubeni	ezifubeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isifuba		izifuba
Simple form	sifuba		zifuba
Locative	esifubeni		ezifubeni
Copulative	yisifuba		yizifuba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesifuba	owesifuba	wezifuba	owezifuba
Class 2	besifuba	abesifuba	bezifuba	abezifuba
Class 3	wesifuba	owesifuba	wezifuba	owezifuba
Class 4	yesifuba	eyesifuba	yezifuba	eyezifuba
Class 5	lesifuba	elesifuba	lezifuba	elezifuba
Class 6	esifuba	awesifuba	ezifuba	awezifuba
Class 7	sesifuba	esesifuba	sezifuba	esezifuba
Class 8	zesifuba	ezesifuba	zezifuba	ezezifuba
Class 9	yesifuba	eyesifuba	yezifuba	eyezifuba
Class 10	zesifuba	ezesifuba	zezifuba	ezezifuba
Class 11	lwesifuba	olwesifuba	lwezifuba	olwezifuba
Class 14	besifuba	obesifuba	bezifuba	obezifuba
Class 15	kwesifuba	okwesifuba	kwezifuba	okwezifuba
Class 17	kwesifuba	okwesifuba	kwezifuba	okwezifuba

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fuɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fuɓa (2.4.3-8.9)”