uNhlaba
Zulu
editEtymology
editFrom u- (class 1a) + inhlaba (“aloe”). Probably refers to the flowering of aloe plants. However, the native species of aloe flower about one to two months after this month.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editúNhlâba class 1a (plural ôNhlâba class 2a)
- May
- Synonym: uMeyi
- the eleventh month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in late April or early May
Inflection
editClass 1a/2a | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNhlaba | oNhlaba | ||
Locative | kuNhlaba | koNhlaba | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | uNhlaba | oNhlaba | ||
Simple form | Nhlaba | boNhlaba | ||
Locative | kuNhlaba | koNhlaba | ||
Copulative | nguNhlaba | ngoNhlaba | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | kaNhlaba | okaNhlaba | woNhlaba | owoNhlaba |
Class 2 | bakaNhlaba | abakaNhlaba | boNhlaba | aboNhlaba |
Class 3 | kaNhlaba | okaNhlaba | woNhlaba | owoNhlaba |
Class 4 | kaNhlaba | ekaNhlaba | yoNhlaba | eyoNhlaba |
Class 5 | likaNhlaba | elikaNhlaba | loNhlaba | eloNhlaba |
Class 6 | kaNhlaba | akaNhlaba | oNhlaba | awoNhlaba |
Class 7 | sikaNhlaba | esikaNhlaba | soNhlaba | esoNhlaba |
Class 8 | zikaNhlaba | ezikaNhlaba | zoNhlaba | ezoNhlaba |
Class 9 | kaNhlaba | ekaNhlaba | yoNhlaba | eyoNhlaba |
Class 10 | zikaNhlaba | ezikaNhlaba | zoNhlaba | ezoNhlaba |
Class 11 | lukaNhlaba | olukaNhlaba | loNhlaba | oloNhlaba |
Class 14 | bukaNhlaba | obukaNhlaba | boNhlaba | oboNhlaba |
Class 15 | kukaNhlaba | okukaNhlaba | koNhlaba | okoNhlaba |
Class 17 | kukaNhlaba | okukaNhlaba | koNhlaba | okoNhlaba |
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nhlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nhlaɓa (2.3-8.9)”
- Koopman, Adrian (2002) Andrea Nattrass, editor, Zulu Names, Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press