umkhuba

Southern Ndebele

Noun

umkhuba^? class 3 (plural imikhuba class 4)

1. miracle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -khuba +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩kʰúːɓa/

Noun

úmkhúba class 3 (plural ímikhúba class 4)

1. custom, habit, manner, way

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umkhuba	imikhuba
Locative	emkhubeni	emikhubeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umkhuba		imikhuba
Simple form	mkhuba		mikhuba
Locative	emkhubeni		emikhubeni
Copulative	ngumkhuba		yimikhuba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womkhuba	owomkhuba	wemikhuba	owemikhuba
Class 2	bomkhuba	abomkhuba	bemikhuba	abemikhuba
Class 3	womkhuba	owomkhuba	wemikhuba	owemikhuba
Class 4	yomkhuba	eyomkhuba	yemikhuba	eyemikhuba
Class 5	lomkhuba	elomkhuba	lemikhuba	elemikhuba
Class 6	omkhuba	awomkhuba	emikhuba	awemikhuba
Class 7	somkhuba	esomkhuba	semikhuba	esemikhuba
Class 8	zomkhuba	ezomkhuba	zemikhuba	ezemikhuba
Class 9	yomkhuba	eyomkhuba	yemikhuba	eyemikhuba
Class 10	zomkhuba	ezomkhuba	zemikhuba	ezemikhuba
Class 11	lomkhuba	olomkhuba	lwemikhuba	olwemikhuba
Class 14	bomkhuba	obomkhuba	bemikhuba	obemikhuba
Class 15	komkhuba	okomkhuba	kwemikhuba	okwemikhuba
Class 17	komkhuba	okomkhuba	kwemikhuba	okwemikhuba

References

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