Zimbabwe

See also: zimbabwe

English

Zimbabwe

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“houses of stones”) (see imba (“house”), ibwe (“stone”)), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: Zim‧ba‧bwe

  • Audio (Southern England)

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Proper noun

Zimbabwe

2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

Hypernyms

• Subsahara

Translations

Republic of Zimbabwe

• Afrikaans: Zimbabwe (af)
• Albanian: Zimbabveja (sq) f
• Amharic: ዚምባብዌ (zimbabwe)
• Arabic: زِيمْبَابْوِي m (zīmbābwī)
• Armenian: Զիմբաբվե (hy) (Zimbabve)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܙܝܼܡܒܵܒܘܹܐ f (zīmbābwē)
• Azerbaijani: Zimbabve (az)
• Belarusian: Зімба́бвэ n (Zimbábve)
• Bengali: জিম্বাবুয়ে (bn) (jimbabuẏe)
• Breton: Zimbabwe (br) ?
• Bulgarian: Зимба́бве n (Zimbábve)
• Burmese: ဇင်ဘာဘွေ (jangbhabhwe)
• Catalan: Zimbàbue (ca)
• Chichewa: Zimbabwe
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 津巴布韋／津巴布韦 (zh) (Jīnbābùwéi)

• Corsican: Zimbabue m
• Czech: Zimbabwe (cs) n
• Danish: Zimbabwe (da)
• Dhivehi: ޒިމްބާބުވޭ (zim̊bābuvē)
• Dutch: Zimbabwe (nl) n
• Dzongkha: ཛིམ་བབ་ཝེ་ (dzim bab we)
• Esperanto: Zimbabvo (eo)
• Estonian: Zimbabwe (et)
• Faroese: Simbabvi n
• Finnish: Zimbabwe (fi)
• French: Zimbabwe (fr) m, Zimbabwé (fr) m
• Georgian: ზიმბაბვე (ka) (zimbabve)
• German: Simbabwe (de) n
• Greek: Ζιμπάμπουε (el) f (Zimpámpoue)
• Hausa: Zimbabuwe
• Hebrew: זימבבואה (zimbabve)
• Hindi: ज़िम्बाब्वे (hi) (zimbābve)
• Hungarian: Zimbabwe (hu)
• Icelandic: Simbabve (is) n
• Ido: Zimbabwe (io)
• Indonesian: Zimbabwe (id)
• Interlingua: Zimbabwe
• Irish: An tSiombáib f, Poblacht na Siombáibe f
• Italian: Zimbabwe (it) m
• Japanese: ジンバブエ (ja) (Jinbabue)
• Kalenjin: Zimbabwe
• Kamba: Zimbabwe
• Kazakh: Зимбабве (kk) (Zimbabve)
• Khmer: ស៊ីមបាវ៉េ (km) (siimbaavee)
• Kikuyu: Zimbabwe
• Korean: 짐바브웨 (ko) (Jimbabeuwe)
• Kyrgyz: Зимбабве (Zimbabve)
• Lao: ຊິມບັບເວ (sim bap wē)
• Latvian: Zimbabve
• Lithuanian: Zimbabvė (lt)
• Luhya: Zimbabwe
• Luo: Zimbabwe
• Macedonian: Зимба́бве (mk) n (Zimbábve)
• Malay: Zimbabwe (ms)
• Malayalam: സിംബാബ്‌വെ (simbāb‌ve)
• Maltese: iż-Żimbabwe
• Maori: Timuwawe
• Meru: Zimbabwe
• Mongolian: Зимбабве (Zimbabve)
• Navajo: Tsé Bee Bighan Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyah
• Norman: Zimbabwe m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Zimbabwe (no)

  Nynorsk: Zimbabwe (nn)

• Pashto: زېمبابوې
• Persian: زیمبابوه (zimbâbve)
• Polish: Zimbabwe (pl)
• Portuguese: Zimbabwe (pt) m, Zimbábue (pt) m, Zimbabué (pt) m
• Romanian: Zimbabwe (ro)
• Russian: Зимба́бве (ru) n (Zimbábvɛ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Зимбабве m

  Roman: Zimbabve (sh) m

• Shona: Zimbabwe
• Sinhalese: සිම්බාබ්වේ (simbābwē)
• Slovak: Zimbabwe n
• Slovene: Zimbabve (sl) n
• Spanish: Zimbabue (es)
• Swahili: Zimbabwe
• Swedish: Zimbabwe (sv)
• Tagalog: Simbabwe
• Tajik: Зимбабве (Zimbabve)
• Tamil: ஜிம்பாப்வே (jimpāpvē), சிம்பாப்வே (cimpāpvē)
• Tatar: Зимбабве (Zimbabwe)
• Telugu: జింబాబ్వే (te) (jimbābvē)
• Thai: ซิมบับเว (th) (sim-báp-wee)
• Tibetan: ཛིམ་བབ་ཝི། (dzim bab wi)
• Tigrinya: ዚምባብዌ (zimbabwe)
• Turkish: Zimbabve (tr)
• Turkmen: Zimbabwe
• Ukrainian: Зімба́бве (uk) n (Zimbábve)
• Urdu: زمبابوے
• Uyghur: زىمبابۋې (zimbabwë)
• Uzbek: Zimbabve (uz)
• Vietnamese: Dim-ba-bu-ê
• West Frisian: Simbabwe (fy) n
• Yiddish: זימבאַבווע (zimbabve)
• Yoruba: Sìǹbábúwè

See also

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Harare)

Derived terms

• Zimbabwiër
• Zimbabwies

Chichewa

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziˈᵐbá.ɓʷe/

Proper noun

Zimbábwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪmbabvɛ]

Proper noun

Zimbabwe n (indeclinable, related adjective zimbabwský, demonym Zimbabwan)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Further reading

• Zimbabwe in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzɪmˈbɑp.ʋə/, /ˌzɪmˈbɑ.bʋə/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Zim‧bab‧we

Proper noun

Zimbabwe n

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• Zimbabwaan

Finnish

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsimbɑbwe/, [ˈts̠imbɑ̝bwe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑbwe
• Syllabification^(key): zim‧bab‧we

Proper noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

   Zimbabwen tasavalta ― Republic of Zimbabwe

Declension

Inflection of Zimbabwe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Zimbabwe	—
genitive		Zimbabwen	—
partitive		Zimbabwea	—
illative		Zimbabween	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Zimbabwe	—
accusative	nom.	Zimbabwe	—
	gen.	Zimbabwen
genitive		Zimbabwen	—
partitive		Zimbabwea	—
inessive		Zimbabwessa	—
elative		Zimbabwesta	—
illative		Zimbabween	—
adessive		Zimbabwella	—
ablative		Zimbabwelta	—
allative		Zimbabwelle	—
essive		Zimbabwena	—
translative		Zimbabweksi	—
abessive		Zimbabwetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Zimbabwe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabweni — accusative nom. Zimbabweni — gen. Zimbabweni genitive Zimbabweni — partitive Zimbabweani — inessive Zimbabwessani — elative Zimbabwestani — illative Zimbabweeni — adessive Zimbabwellani — ablative Zimbabweltani — allative Zimbabwelleni — essive Zimbabwenani — translative Zimbabwekseni — abessive Zimbabwettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwesi — accusative nom. Zimbabwesi — gen. Zimbabwesi genitive Zimbabwesi — partitive Zimbabweasi — inessive Zimbabwessasi — elative Zimbabwestasi — illative Zimbabweesi — adessive Zimbabwellasi — ablative Zimbabweltasi — allative Zimbabwellesi — essive Zimbabwenasi — translative Zimbabweksesi — abessive Zimbabwettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwemme — accusative nom. Zimbabwemme — gen. Zimbabwemme genitive Zimbabwemme — partitive Zimbabweamme — inessive Zimbabwessamme — elative Zimbabwestamme — illative Zimbabweemme — adessive Zimbabwellamme — ablative Zimbabweltamme — allative Zimbabwellemme — essive Zimbabwenamme — translative Zimbabweksemme — abessive Zimbabwettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwenne — accusative nom. Zimbabwenne — gen. Zimbabwenne genitive Zimbabwenne — partitive Zimbabweanne — inessive Zimbabwessanne — elative Zimbabwestanne — illative Zimbabweenne — adessive Zimbabwellanne — ablative Zimbabweltanne — allative Zimbabwellenne — essive Zimbabwenanne — translative Zimbabweksenne — abessive Zimbabwettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Zimbabwensa — accusative nom. Zimbabwensa — gen. Zimbabwensa genitive Zimbabwensa — partitive Zimbabweaan Zimbabweansa — inessive Zimbabwessaan Zimbabwessansa — elative Zimbabwestaan Zimbabwestansa — illative Zimbabweensa — adessive Zimbabwellaan Zimbabwellansa — ablative Zimbabweltaan Zimbabweltansa — allative Zimbabwelleen Zimbabwellensa — essive Zimbabwenaan Zimbabwenansa — translative Zimbabwekseen Zimbabweksensa — abessive Zimbabwettaan Zimbabwettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• adjectives: zimbabwelainen
• nouns: zimbabwelainen

Hungarian

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzimbɒbvɛ]
• Hyphenation: Zim‧bab‧we
• Rhymes: -vɛ

Proper noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Zimbabwe	—
accusative	Zimbabwét	—
dative	Zimbabwénak	—
instrumental	Zimbabwéval	—
causal-final	Zimbabwéért	—
translative	Zimbabwévá	—
terminative	Zimbabwéig	—
essive-formal	Zimbabweként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Zimbabwéban	—
superessive	Zimbabwén	—
adessive	Zimbabwénál	—
illative	Zimbabwéba	—
sublative	Zimbabwéra	—
allative	Zimbabwéhoz	—
elative	Zimbabwéból	—
delative	Zimbabwéról	—
ablative	Zimbabwétól	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Zimbabwéé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Zimbabwééi	—

Possessive forms of Zimbabwe
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Zimbabwém	—
2nd person sing.	Zimbabwéd	—
3rd person sing.	Zimbabwéja	—
1st person plural	Zimbabwénk	—
2nd person plural	Zimbabwétok	—
3rd person plural	Zimbabwéjuk	—

or somewhat less commonly

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Zimbabwe	—
accusative	Zimbabwét	—
dative	Zimbabwének	—
instrumental	Zimbabwével	—
causal-final	Zimbabwéért	—
translative	Zimbabwévé	—
terminative	Zimbabwéig	—
essive-formal	Zimbabweként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Zimbabwében	—
superessive	Zimbabwén	—
adessive	Zimbabwénél	—
illative	Zimbabwébe	—
sublative	Zimbabwére	—
allative	Zimbabwéhez	—
elative	Zimbabwéből	—
delative	Zimbabwéről	—
ablative	Zimbabwétől	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Zimbabwéé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Zimbabwééi	—

Possessive forms of Zimbabwe
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Zimbabwém	—
2nd person sing.	Zimbabwéd	—
3rd person sing.	Zimbabwéje	—
1st person plural	Zimbabwénk	—
2nd person plural	Zimbabwétek	—
3rd person plural	Zimbabwéjük	—

Derived terms

• zimbabwei

Italian

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zimˈba.bwe/, (traditional) ^*/d͡zimˈba.bu.e/
• Rhymes: -abwe, (traditional) -abue
• Hyphenation: Zim‧bàb‧we

Proper noun

Zimbabwe m

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• zimbabwiano

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Proper noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• zimbabwer
• zimbabwisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Proper noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• zimbabwar
• zimbabwisk

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zimˈbab.vɛ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -abvɛ
• Syllabification: Zim‧bab‧we

Proper noun

Zimbabwe n (indeclinable)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Further reading

• Zimbabwe in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Proper noun

Zimbabwe m

1. Alternative form of Zimbabué: Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Shona

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z̤i.ᵐba.bwe/

Proper noun

Zimbábwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Proper noun

Zimbabwe n (genitive singular Zimbabwe)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

References

• “Zimbabwe”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swahili

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Proper noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Swedish

Etymology

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Zimbabwe n (genitive Zimbabwes)

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• zimbabwier
• zimbabwisk
• zimbabwiska

Tsonga

Noun

Zimbabwe

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa)