inhlamvu

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɬâːmvu/

Noun

ínhlâmvu class 9 (plural ízinhlâmvu class 10)

1. grain, seed

   Synonym: imbewu

2. bullet, pellet
3. light brown beast

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inhlamvu	izinhlamvu
Locative	enhlamvini	ezinhlamvini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inhlamvu		izinhlamvu
Simple form	nhlamvu		zinhlamvu
Locative	enhlamvini		ezinhlamvini
Copulative	yinhlamvu		yizinhlamvu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenhlamvu	owenhlamvu	wezinhlamvu	owezinhlamvu
Class 2	benhlamvu	abenhlamvu	bezinhlamvu	abezinhlamvu
Class 3	wenhlamvu	owenhlamvu	wezinhlamvu	owezinhlamvu
Class 4	yenhlamvu	eyenhlamvu	yezinhlamvu	eyezinhlamvu
Class 5	lenhlamvu	elenhlamvu	lezinhlamvu	elezinhlamvu
Class 6	enhlamvu	awenhlamvu	ezinhlamvu	awezinhlamvu
Class 7	senhlamvu	esenhlamvu	sezinhlamvu	esezinhlamvu
Class 8	zenhlamvu	ezenhlamvu	zezinhlamvu	ezezinhlamvu
Class 9	yenhlamvu	eyenhlamvu	yezinhlamvu	eyezinhlamvu
Class 10	zenhlamvu	ezenhlamvu	zezinhlamvu	ezezinhlamvu
Class 11	lwenhlamvu	olwenhlamvu	lwezinhlamvu	olwezinhlamvu
Class 14	benhlamvu	obenhlamvu	bezinhlamvu	obezinhlamvu
Class 15	kwenhlamvu	okwenhlamvu	kwezinhlamvu	okwezinhlamvu
Class 17	kwenhlamvu	okwenhlamvu	kwezinhlamvu	okwezinhlamvu

Derived terms

• inhlamvukazi
• inhlamvu yeso

Related terms

• uhlamvu

References

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