isihlabathi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísiɬaɓâːtʰi/

Noun

ísihlabâthi class 7 (plural ízihlabâthi class 8)

1. sand

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isihlabathi	izihlabathi
Locative	esihlabathini	ezihlabathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isihlabathi		izihlabathi
Simple form	sihlabathi		zihlabathi
Locative	esihlabathini		ezihlabathini
Copulative	yisihlabathi		yizihlabathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesihlabathi	owesihlabathi	wezihlabathi	owezihlabathi
Class 2	besihlabathi	abesihlabathi	bezihlabathi	abezihlabathi
Class 3	wesihlabathi	owesihlabathi	wezihlabathi	owezihlabathi
Class 4	yesihlabathi	eyesihlabathi	yezihlabathi	eyezihlabathi
Class 5	lesihlabathi	elesihlabathi	lezihlabathi	elezihlabathi
Class 6	esihlabathi	awesihlabathi	ezihlabathi	awezihlabathi
Class 7	sesihlabathi	esesihlabathi	sezihlabathi	esezihlabathi
Class 8	zesihlabathi	ezesihlabathi	zezihlabathi	ezezihlabathi
Class 9	yesihlabathi	eyesihlabathi	yezihlabathi	eyezihlabathi
Class 10	zesihlabathi	ezesihlabathi	zezihlabathi	ezezihlabathi
Class 11	lwesihlabathi	olwesihlabathi	lwezihlabathi	olwezihlabathi
Class 14	besihlabathi	obesihlabathi	bezihlabathi	obezihlabathi
Class 15	kwesihlabathi	okwesihlabathi	kwezihlabathi	okwezihlabathi
Class 17	kwesihlabathi	okwesihlabathi	kwezihlabathi	okwezihlabathi

Related terms

• umhlabathi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓathi (2.4.4.3-8.9)”