iyezi

Northern Ndebele

Noun

iyezi^? class 5 (plural amayezi class 6)

1. cloud

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːjeːzí/

Noun

ī́yezí class 5 (plural amáyezí class 6)

1. cloud

   Synonym: ifu

2. (in the plural) cloudiness, haziness

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	iyezi	amayezi
Locative	eyezini	emayezini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	iyezi		amayezi
Simple form	liyezi		mayezi
Locative	eyezini		emayezini
Copulative	yiyezi		ngamayezi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	weyezi	oweyezi	wamayezi	owamayezi
Class 2	beyezi	abeyezi	bamayezi	abamayezi
Class 3	weyezi	oweyezi	wamayezi	owamayezi
Class 4	yeyezi	eyeyezi	yamayezi	eyamayezi
Class 5	leyezi	eleyezi	lamayezi	elamayezi
Class 6	eyezi	aweyezi	amayezi	awamayezi
Class 7	seyezi	eseyezi	samayezi	esamayezi
Class 8	zeyezi	ezeyezi	zamayezi	ezamayezi
Class 9	yeyezi	eyeyezi	yamayezi	eyamayezi
Class 10	zeyezi	ezeyezi	zamayezi	ezamayezi
Class 11	lweyezi	olweyezi	lwamayezi	olwamayezi
Class 14	beyezi	obeyezi	bamayezi	obamayezi
Class 15	kweyezi	okweyezi	kwamayezi	okwamayezi
Class 17	kweyezi	okweyezi	kwamayezi	okwamayezi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-yezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-yezi (3.2.6.6-3)”