ubasi

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans baas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úɓáːsi/

Noun

úbási class 1a (plural obasi class 2a)

1. master

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubasi	obasi
Locative	kubasi	kobasi
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubasi		obasi
Simple form	basi		bobasi
Locative	kubasi		kobasi
Copulative	ngubasi		ngobasi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kabasi	okabasi	wobasi	owobasi
Class 2	bakabasi	abakabasi	bobasi	abobasi
Class 3	kabasi	okabasi	wobasi	owobasi
Class 4	kabasi	ekabasi	yobasi	eyobasi
Class 5	likabasi	elikabasi	lobasi	elobasi
Class 6	kabasi	akabasi	obasi	awobasi
Class 7	sikabasi	esikabasi	sobasi	esobasi
Class 8	zikabasi	ezikabasi	zobasi	ezobasi
Class 9	kabasi	ekabasi	yobasi	eyobasi
Class 10	zikabasi	ezikabasi	zobasi	ezobasi
Class 11	lukabasi	olukabasi	lobasi	olobasi
Class 14	bukabasi	obukabasi	bobasi	obobasi
Class 15	kukabasi	okukabasi	kobasi	okobasi
Class 17	kukabasi	okukabasi	kobasi	okobasi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓasi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓasi (2.5.9)”