umqhele

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩ǃʰeːle/

Noun

uḿqhele class 3 (plural imíqhele class 4)

1. headband (worn by men)
2. crown (headdress)

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umqhele	imiqhele
Locative	emqheleni	emiqheleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umqhele		imiqhele
Simple form	mqhele		miqhele
Locative	emqheleni		emiqheleni
Copulative	ngumqhele		yimiqhele
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womqhele	owomqhele	wemiqhele	owemiqhele
Class 2	bomqhele	abomqhele	bemiqhele	abemiqhele
Class 3	womqhele	owomqhele	wemiqhele	owemiqhele
Class 4	yomqhele	eyomqhele	yemiqhele	eyemiqhele
Class 5	lomqhele	elomqhele	lemiqhele	elemiqhele
Class 6	omqhele	awomqhele	emiqhele	awemiqhele
Class 7	somqhele	esomqhele	semiqhele	esemiqhele
Class 8	zomqhele	ezomqhele	zemiqhele	ezemiqhele
Class 9	yomqhele	eyomqhele	yemiqhele	eyemiqhele
Class 10	zomqhele	ezomqhele	zemiqhele	ezemiqhele
Class 11	lomqhele	olomqhele	lwemiqhele	olwemiqhele
Class 14	bomqhele	obomqhele	bemiqhele	obemiqhele
Class 15	komqhele	okomqhele	kwemiqhele	okwemiqhele
Class 17	komqhele	okomqhele	kwemiqhele	okwemiqhele

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-qhele”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-qhele (3.2.9.9)”