isandla

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.

Noun

ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)

1. hand

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.

Noun

ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)

1. hand

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ísáːⁿd̥ɮa̤]

Noun

ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)

1. hand

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isáːnɮa/

Noun

isándla class 7 (plural izándla class 8)

1. hand
2. handful

   Synonym: ukhweshe

3. hand, handwriting

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esandleni)

	singular		plural
full form	isandla		izandla
simple form	sandla		zandla
locative	esandleni		ezandleni
copulative	yisandla		yizandla
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesandla	owesandla	wezandla	owezandla
class 2	besandla	abesandla	bezandla	abezandla
class 3	wesandla	owesandla	wezandla	owezandla
class 4	yesandla	eyesandla	yezandla	eyezandla
class 5	lesandla	elesandla	lezandla	elezandla
class 6	esandla	awesandla	ezandla	awezandla
class 7	sesandla	esesandla	sezandla	esezandla
class 8	zesandla	ezesandla	zezandla	ezezandla
class 9	yesandla	eyesandla	yezandla	eyezandla
class 10	zesandla	ezesandla	zezandla	ezezandla
class 11	lwesandla	olwesandla	lwezandla	olwezandla
class 14	besandla	obesandla	bezandla	obezandla
class 15	kwesandla	okwesandla	kwezandla	okwezandla
class 17	kwesandla	okwesandla	kwezandla	okwezandla

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-andla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-andla (3.2.9)”