umfula
Northern Ndebele edit
Noun edit
úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
úḿfula class 3 (plural ímífula class 4)
Inflection edit
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Sotho phula (“valley”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
uḿfula class 3 (plural imífula class 4)
Inflection edit
Class 3/4 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umfula | imifula | ||
Locative | emfuleni | emifuleni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umfula | imifula | ||
Simple form | mfula | mifula | ||
Locative | emfuleni | emifuleni | ||
Copulative | ngumfula | yimifula | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | womfula | owomfula | wemifula | owemifula |
Class 2 | bomfula | abomfula | bemifula | abemifula |
Class 3 | womfula | owomfula | wemifula | owemifula |
Class 4 | yomfula | eyomfula | yemifula | eyemifula |
Class 5 | lomfula | elomfula | lemifula | elemifula |
Class 6 | omfula | awomfula | emifula | awemifula |
Class 7 | somfula | esomfula | semifula | esemifula |
Class 8 | zomfula | ezomfula | zemifula | ezemifula |
Class 9 | yomfula | eyomfula | yemifula | eyemifula |
Class 10 | zomfula | ezomfula | zemifula | ezemifula |
Class 11 | lomfula | olomfula | lwemifula | olwemifula |
Class 14 | bomfula | obomfula | bemifula | obemifula |
Class 15 | komfula | okomfula | kwemifula | okwemifula |
Class 17 | komfula | okomfula | kwemifula | okwemifula |
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fula (umfʼula, 3.2.9.9)”