indlebe
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [íⁿd̥ɮe̤ːɓé]
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”). Cognate with Tswana tsêbê and Shona nzeve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ínɮeːɓé/
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | indlebe | izindlebe | ||
| Locative | endlebeni | ezindlebeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | indlebe | izindlebe | ||
| Simple form | ndlebe | zindlebe | ||
| Locative | endlebeni | ezindlebeni | ||
| Copulative | yindlebe | yizindlebe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wendlebe | owendlebe | wezindlebe | owezindlebe |
| Class 2 | bendlebe | abendlebe | bezindlebe | abezindlebe |
| Class 3 | wendlebe | owendlebe | wezindlebe | owezindlebe |
| Class 4 | yendlebe | eyendlebe | yezindlebe | eyezindlebe |
| Class 5 | lendlebe | elendlebe | lezindlebe | elezindlebe |
| Class 6 | endlebe | awendlebe | ezindlebe | awezindlebe |
| Class 7 | sendlebe | esendlebe | sezindlebe | esezindlebe |
| Class 8 | zendlebe | ezendlebe | zezindlebe | ezezindlebe |
| Class 9 | yendlebe | eyendlebe | yezindlebe | eyezindlebe |
| Class 10 | zendlebe | ezendlebe | zezindlebe | ezezindlebe |
| Class 11 | lwendlebe | olwendlebe | lwezindlebe | olwezindlebe |
| Class 14 | bendlebe | obendlebe | bezindlebe | obezindlebe |
| Class 15 | kwendlebe | okwendlebe | kwezindlebe | okwezindlebe |
| Class 17 | kwendlebe | okwendlebe | kwezindlebe | okwezindlebe |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-dleɓe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dleɓe (2.8.3)”