ihlo

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ílíhló, from Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îːɬo/

Noun

îhlo class 5 (plural ámêhlo class 6)

1. (archaic) eye

   Synonym: iso

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ihlo	amehlo
Locative	ehlweni	emehlweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ihlo		amehlo
Simple form	lihlo		mehlo
Locative	ehlweni		emehlweni
Copulative	yihlo		ngamehlo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wehlo	owehlo	wamehlo	owamehlo
Class 2	behlo	abehlo	bamehlo	abamehlo
Class 3	wehlo	owehlo	wamehlo	owamehlo
Class 4	yehlo	eyehlo	yamehlo	eyamehlo
Class 5	lehlo	elehlo	lamehlo	elamehlo
Class 6	ehlo	awehlo	amehlo	awamehlo
Class 7	sehlo	esehlo	samehlo	esamehlo
Class 8	zehlo	ezehlo	zamehlo	ezamehlo
Class 9	yehlo	eyehlo	yamehlo	eyamehlo
Class 10	zehlo	ezehlo	zamehlo	ezamehlo
Class 11	lwehlo	olwehlo	lwamehlo	olwamehlo
Class 14	behlo	obehlo	bamehlo	obamehlo
Class 15	kwehlo	okwehlo	kwamehlo	okwamehlo
Class 17	kwehlo	okwehlo	kwamehlo	okwamehlo

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ihlo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ihlo (amehlo, 2.3-8.9)”