impakathi

Zulu

Etymology

From in- +‎ phakathi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ímpáɠaːtʰí/

Noun

ímpákathí class 9 (plural ízimpákathí class 10)

1. centre, core, kernel

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	impakathi	izimpakathi
Locative	empakathini	ezimpakathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	impakathi		izimpakathi
Simple form	mpakathi		zimpakathi
Locative	empakathini		ezimpakathini
Copulative	yimpakathi		yizimpakathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wempakathi	owempakathi	wezimpakathi	owezimpakathi
Class 2	bempakathi	abempakathi	bezimpakathi	abezimpakathi
Class 3	wempakathi	owempakathi	wezimpakathi	owezimpakathi
Class 4	yempakathi	eyempakathi	yezimpakathi	eyezimpakathi
Class 5	lempakathi	elempakathi	lezimpakathi	elezimpakathi
Class 6	empakathi	awempakathi	ezimpakathi	awezimpakathi
Class 7	sempakathi	esempakathi	sezimpakathi	esezimpakathi
Class 8	zempakathi	ezempakathi	zezimpakathi	ezezimpakathi
Class 9	yempakathi	eyempakathi	yezimpakathi	eyezimpakathi
Class 10	zempakathi	ezempakathi	zezimpakathi	ezezimpakathi
Class 11	lwempakathi	olwempakathi	lwezimpakathi	olwezimpakathi
Class 14	bempakathi	obempakathi	bezimpakathi	obezimpakathi
Class 15	kwempakathi	okwempakathi	kwezimpakathi	okwezimpakathi
Class 17	kwempakathi	okwempakathi	kwezimpakathi	okwezimpakathi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phakathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phakathi (2.4.6.3)”