isikebhe
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Afrikaans skip. Compare Xhosa isikhephe, Tsonga xikepe, and Shona chikepe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ísikébhe class 7 (plural ízikébhe class 8)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full form | isikebhe | izikebhe | ||
| simple form | sikebhe | zikebhe | ||
| locative | esikebheni | ezikebheni | ||
| copulative | yisikebhe | yizikebhe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| singular | plural | |||
| modifier | substantive | modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | wesikebhe | owesikebhe | wezikebhe | owezikebhe |
| class 2 | besikebhe | abesikebhe | bezikebhe | abezikebhe |
| class 3 | wesikebhe | owesikebhe | wezikebhe | owezikebhe |
| class 4 | yesikebhe | eyesikebhe | yezikebhe | eyezikebhe |
| class 5 | lesikebhe | elesikebhe | lezikebhe | elezikebhe |
| class 6 | esikebhe | awesikebhe | ezikebhe | awezikebhe |
| class 7 | sesikebhe | esesikebhe | sezikebhe | esezikebhe |
| class 8 | zesikebhe | ezesikebhe | zezikebhe | ezezikebhe |
| class 9 | yesikebhe | eyesikebhe | yezikebhe | eyezikebhe |
| class 10 | zesikebhe | ezesikebhe | zezikebhe | ezezikebhe |
| class 11 | lwesikebhe | olwesikebhe | lwezikebhe | olwezikebhe |
| class 14 | besikebhe | obesikebhe | bezikebhe | obezikebhe |
| class 15 | kwesikebhe | okwesikebhe | kwezikebhe | okwezikebhe |
| class 17 | kwesikebhe | okwesikebhe | kwezikebhe | okwezikebhe |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-kebe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-kebe (2.6.3.9)”