umhwebi

Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -hweba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uḿ̩hweːɓi/

Noun

uḿhwebi class 1 (plural abáhwebi class 2)

trader, merchant

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umhwebi	abahwebi
Locative	kumhwebi	kubahwebi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umhwebi		abahwebi
Simple form	mhwebi		bahwebi
Locative	kumhwebi		kubahwebi
Copulative	ngumhwebi		ngabahwebi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womhwebi	owomhwebi	wabahwebi	owabahwebi
Class 2	bomhwebi	abomhwebi	babahwebi	ababahwebi
Class 3	womhwebi	owomhwebi	wabahwebi	owabahwebi
Class 4	yomhwebi	eyomhwebi	yabahwebi	eyabahwebi
Class 5	lomhwebi	elomhwebi	labahwebi	elabahwebi
Class 6	omhwebi	awomhwebi	abahwebi	awabahwebi
Class 7	somhwebi	esomhwebi	sabahwebi	esabahwebi
Class 8	zomhwebi	ezomhwebi	zabahwebi	ezabahwebi
Class 9	yomhwebi	eyomhwebi	yabahwebi	eyabahwebi
Class 10	zomhwebi	ezomhwebi	zabahwebi	ezabahwebi
Class 11	lomhwebi	olomhwebi	lwabahwebi	olwabahwebi
Class 14	bomhwebi	obomhwebi	babahwebi	obabahwebi
Class 15	komhwebi	okomhwebi	kwabahwebi	okwabahwebi
Class 17	komhwebi	okomhwebi	kwabahwebi	okwabahwebi

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hweɓi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hweɓi (3.2.9.9)”

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