isilwi

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -lwa +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isíːlwi/

Noun

isílwi class 7 (plural izílwi class 8)

1. fighter

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isilwi	izilwi
Locative	esilwini	ezilwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isilwi		izilwi
Simple form	silwi		zilwi
Locative	esilwini		ezilwini
Copulative	yisilwi		yizilwi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesilwi	owesilwi	wezilwi	owezilwi
Class 2	besilwi	abesilwi	bezilwi	abezilwi
Class 3	wesilwi	owesilwi	wezilwi	owezilwi
Class 4	yesilwi	eyesilwi	yezilwi	eyezilwi
Class 5	lesilwi	elesilwi	lezilwi	elezilwi
Class 6	esilwi	awesilwi	ezilwi	awezilwi
Class 7	sesilwi	esesilwi	sezilwi	esezilwi
Class 8	zesilwi	ezesilwi	zezilwi	ezezilwi
Class 9	yesilwi	eyesilwi	yezilwi	eyezilwi
Class 10	zesilwi	ezesilwi	zezilwi	ezezilwi
Class 11	lwesilwi	olwesilwi	lwezilwi	olwezilwi
Class 14	besilwi	obesilwi	bezilwi	obezilwi
Class 15	kwesilwi	okwesilwi	kwezilwi	okwezilwi
Class 17	kwesilwi	okwesilwi	kwezilwi	okwezilwi

References

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