umusa

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úmusá.

Noun

úmusá class 3

1. kindness

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úmusá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːsá/

Noun

úmusá class 3

1. kindness, tenderness
2. mercy

Inflection

Class 3
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umusa	—
Locative	emuseni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umusa		—
Simple form	musa		—
Locative	emuseni		—
Copulative	ngumusa		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womusa	owomusa	—	—
Class 2	bomusa	abomusa	—	—
Class 3	womusa	owomusa	—	—
Class 4	yomusa	eyomusa	—	—
Class 5	lomusa	elomusa	—	—
Class 6	omusa	awomusa	—	—
Class 7	somusa	esomusa	—	—
Class 8	zomusa	ezomusa	—	—
Class 9	yomusa	eyomusa	—	—
Class 10	zomusa	ezomusa	—	—
Class 11	lomusa	olomusa	—	—
Class 14	bomusa	obomusa	—	—
Class 15	komusa	okomusa	—	—
Class 17	komusa	okomusa	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-sa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-sa (2.3-5.4)”