igumbi

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íɡ̊ṳːᵐb̥ǐ̤]

Noun

ígumbí class 5 (plural ámágumbí class 6)

1. room

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɡúːmbi/

Noun

îgúmbi class 5 (plural ámagúmbi class 6)

1. room (of a house)

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative egumbini)

	singular		plural
full form	igumbi		amagumbi
simple form	ligumbi		magumbi
locative	egumbini		emagumbini
copulative	yigumbi		ngamagumbi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wegumbi	owegumbi	wamagumbi	owamagumbi
class 2	begumbi	abegumbi	bamagumbi	abamagumbi
class 3	wegumbi	owegumbi	wamagumbi	owamagumbi
class 4	yegumbi	eyegumbi	yamagumbi	eyamagumbi
class 5	legumbi	elegumbi	lamagumbi	elamagumbi
class 6	egumbi	awegumbi	amagumbi	awamagumbi
class 7	segumbi	esegumbi	samagumbi	esamagumbi
class 8	zegumbi	ezegumbi	zamagumbi	ezamagumbi
class 9	yegumbi	eyegumbi	yamagumbi	eyamagumbi
class 10	zegumbi	ezegumbi	zamagumbi	ezamagumbi
class 11	lwegumbi	olwegumbi	lwamagumbi	olwamagumbi
class 14	begumbi	obegumbi	bamagumbi	obamagumbi
class 15	kwegumbi	okwegumbi	kwamagumbi	okwamagumbi
class 17	kwegumbi	okwegumbi	kwamagumbi	okwamagumbi

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-gumbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-gumbi (2.4.3.9)”