imvula

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ímvúlá, from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Noun

ímvûla class 9 (plural tímvûla class 10)

1. rain

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ímvúlá, from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᶬb̪̊vṳ᷈ːla]

Noun

ímvûla class 9 (plural íimvûla class 10)

1. rain

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *ímvúlá, from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímvûːla/

Noun

ímvûla class 9 (plural ízimvûla class 10)

1. rain
2. forerunner, precursor, foreshadowing
3. advance payment

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imvula	izimvula
Locative	emvuleni	ezimvuleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imvula		izimvula
Simple form	mvula		zimvula
Locative	emvuleni		ezimvuleni
Copulative	yimvula		yizimvula
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wemvula	owemvula	wezimvula	owezimvula
Class 2	bemvula	abemvula	bezimvula	abezimvula
Class 3	wemvula	owemvula	wezimvula	owezimvula
Class 4	yemvula	eyemvula	yezimvula	eyezimvula
Class 5	lemvula	elemvula	lezimvula	elezimvula
Class 6	emvula	awemvula	ezimvula	awezimvula
Class 7	semvula	esemvula	sezimvula	esezimvula
Class 8	zemvula	ezemvula	zezimvula	ezezimvula
Class 9	yemvula	eyemvula	yezimvula	eyezimvula
Class 10	zemvula	ezemvula	zezimvula	ezezimvula
Class 11	lwemvula	olwemvula	lwezimvula	olwezimvula
Class 14	bemvula	obemvula	bezimvula	obezimvula
Class 15	kwemvula	okwemvula	kwezimvula	okwezimvula
Class 17	kwemvula	okwemvula	kwezimvula	okwezimvula

See also

• -na

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mvula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mvula (2.6-3-8.9)”