umzuzwana

Xhosa

Etymology

From umzuzu +‎ -ana.

Noun

umzuzwana^? class 3 (plural imizuzwana class 4)

1. moment

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From umzuzu +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uḿ̩zuzwáːna/

Noun

uḿzuzwána class 3 (plural imízuzwána class 4)

1. short moment, very short period of time
2. second (unit)

   Synonym: isekhondi

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umzuzwana	imizuzwana
Locative	emzuzwaneni	emizuzwaneni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umzuzwana		imizuzwana
Simple form	mzuzwana		mizuzwana
Locative	emzuzwaneni		emizuzwaneni
Copulative	ngumzuzwana		yimizuzwana
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womzuzwana	owomzuzwana	wemizuzwana	owemizuzwana
Class 2	bomzuzwana	abomzuzwana	bemizuzwana	abemizuzwana
Class 3	womzuzwana	owomzuzwana	wemizuzwana	owemizuzwana
Class 4	yomzuzwana	eyomzuzwana	yemizuzwana	eyemizuzwana
Class 5	lomzuzwana	elomzuzwana	lemizuzwana	elemizuzwana
Class 6	omzuzwana	awomzuzwana	emizuzwana	awemizuzwana
Class 7	somzuzwana	esomzuzwana	semizuzwana	esemizuzwana
Class 8	zomzuzwana	ezomzuzwana	zemizuzwana	ezemizuzwana
Class 9	yomzuzwana	eyomzuzwana	yemizuzwana	eyemizuzwana
Class 10	zomzuzwana	ezomzuzwana	zemizuzwana	ezemizuzwana
Class 11	lomzuzwana	olomzuzwana	lwemizuzwana	olwemizuzwana
Class 14	bomzuzwana	obomzuzwana	bemizuzwana	obemizuzwana
Class 15	komzuzwana	okomzuzwana	kwemizuzwana	okwemizuzwana
Class 17	komzuzwana	okomzuzwana	kwemizuzwana	okwemizuzwana

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-zuzwana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-zuzwana (3.2.6.3.9)”