umuhla

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jícá, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jícɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmûːɬa/

Noun

úmûhla class 3 (plural imihla class 4)

1. day (period of time)

   Synonyms: ilanga, usuku

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umuhla	imihla
Locative	emuhleni	emihleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umuhla		imihla
Simple form	muhla		mihla
Locative	emuhleni		emihleni
Copulative	ngumuhla		yimihla
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womuhla	owomuhla	wemihla	owemihla
Class 2	bomuhla	abomuhla	bemihla	abemihla
Class 3	womuhla	owomuhla	wemihla	owemihla
Class 4	yomuhla	eyomuhla	yemihla	eyemihla
Class 5	lomuhla	elomuhla	lemihla	elemihla
Class 6	omuhla	awomuhla	emihla	awemihla
Class 7	somuhla	esomuhla	semihla	esemihla
Class 8	zomuhla	ezomuhla	zemihla	ezemihla
Class 9	yomuhla	eyomuhla	yemihla	eyemihla
Class 10	zomuhla	ezomuhla	zemihla	ezemihla
Class 11	lomuhla	olomuhla	lwemihla	olwemihla
Class 14	bomuhla	obomuhla	bemihla	obemihla
Class 15	komuhla	okomuhla	kwemihla	okwemihla
Class 17	komuhla	okomuhla	kwemihla	okwemihla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hla (2.3-8.9)”