umnyama

Swazi

Noun

úḿnyáma class 3

1. bad luck

   Synonym: sinyama

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

umnyama^? class 3 (plural iminyama class 4)

1. rainbow

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩ɲáːma/

Noun

úmnyáma class 3

1. darkness, gloom
2. bad omen

Inflection

Class 3
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umnyama	—
Locative	emnyameni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umnyama		—
Simple form	mnyama		—
Locative	emnyameni		—
Copulative	ngumnyama		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womnyama	owomnyama	—	—
Class 2	bomnyama	abomnyama	—	—
Class 3	womnyama	owomnyama	—	—
Class 4	yomnyama	eyomnyama	—	—
Class 5	lomnyama	elomnyama	—	—
Class 6	omnyama	awomnyama	—	—
Class 7	somnyama	esomnyama	—	—
Class 8	zomnyama	ezomnyama	—	—
Class 9	yomnyama	eyomnyama	—	—
Class 10	zomnyama	ezomnyama	—	—
Class 11	lomnyama	olomnyama	—	—
Class 14	bomnyama	obomnyama	—	—
Class 15	komnyama	okomnyama	—	—
Class 17	komnyama	okomnyama	—	—

Derived terms

• -mnyama

References

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