isikhathi

Southern Ndebele

Noun

ísíkhathí class 7 (plural íinkhathí class 8)

1. time
2. clock

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Probably from Swahili wakati, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíkʰaːtʰí/

Noun

isíkhathí class 7 (plural izikhâthí class 8)

1. time
2. clock

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikhathi	izikhathi
Locative	esikhathini	ezikhathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikhathi		izikhathi
Simple form	sikhathi		zikhathi
Locative	esikhathini		ezikhathini
Copulative	yisikhathi		yizikhathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikhathi	owesikhathi	wezikhathi	owezikhathi
Class 2	besikhathi	abesikhathi	bezikhathi	abezikhathi
Class 3	wesikhathi	owesikhathi	wezikhathi	owezikhathi
Class 4	yesikhathi	eyesikhathi	yezikhathi	eyezikhathi
Class 5	lesikhathi	elesikhathi	lezikhathi	elezikhathi
Class 6	esikhathi	awesikhathi	ezikhathi	awezikhathi
Class 7	sesikhathi	esesikhathi	sezikhathi	esezikhathi
Class 8	zesikhathi	ezesikhathi	zezikhathi	ezezikhathi
Class 9	yesikhathi	eyesikhathi	yezikhathi	eyezikhathi
Class 10	zesikhathi	ezesikhathi	zezikhathi	ezezikhathi
Class 11	lwesikhathi	olwesikhathi	lwezikhathi	olwezikhathi
Class 14	besikhathi	obesikhathi	bezikhathi	obezikhathi
Class 15	kwesikhathi	okwesikhathi	kwezikhathi	okwezikhathi
Class 17	kwesikhathi	okwesikhathi	kwezikhathi	okwezikhathi

Derived terms

• isikhashana

Related terms

• inkathi
• umkhathi

Adverb

isíkhathí

1. for a while

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khathi (3.2.3-5.4)”
• Canonici, N. N. (1994). The Nguni languages: a simple presentation and comparison of Zulu, Xhosa, and Swati. Durban: Zulu Language and Literature, University of Natal.