umphumela

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -phumela +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩pʰúmeːlá/

Noun

úmphúmelá class 3 (plural ímiphúmelá class 4)

1. result, consequence, implication, after-effect
2. lightning bush

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umphumela	imiphumela
Locative	emphumeleni	emiphumeleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umphumela		imiphumela
Simple form	mphumela		miphumela
Locative	emphumeleni		emiphumeleni
Copulative	ngumphumela		yimiphumela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womphumela	owomphumela	wemiphumela	owemiphumela
Class 2	bomphumela	abomphumela	bemiphumela	abemiphumela
Class 3	womphumela	owomphumela	wemiphumela	owemiphumela
Class 4	yomphumela	eyomphumela	yemiphumela	eyemiphumela
Class 5	lomphumela	elomphumela	lemiphumela	elemiphumela
Class 6	omphumela	awomphumela	emiphumela	awemiphumela
Class 7	somphumela	esomphumela	semiphumela	esemiphumela
Class 8	zomphumela	ezomphumela	zemiphumela	ezemiphumela
Class 9	yomphumela	eyomphumela	yemiphumela	eyemiphumela
Class 10	zomphumela	ezomphumela	zemiphumela	ezemiphumela
Class 11	lomphumela	olomphumela	lwemiphumela	olwemiphumela
Class 14	bomphumela	obomphumela	bemiphumela	obemiphumela
Class 15	komphumela	okomphumela	kwemiphumela	okwemiphumela
Class 17	komphumela	okomphumela	kwemiphumela	okwemiphumela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phumela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phumela (2.4.3.3-5.4)”