isingane

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ umngane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isínɡaːne/

Noun

isíngane class 7 (plural izíngane class 8)

1. darling, sweetheart, love (term of endearment)

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isingane	izingane
Locative	esinganeni	ezinganeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isingane		izingane
Simple form	singane		zingane
Locative	esinganeni		ezinganeni
Copulative	yisingane		yizingane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesingane	owesingane	wezingane	owezingane
Class 2	besingane	abesingane	bezingane	abezingane
Class 3	wesingane	owesingane	wezingane	owezingane
Class 4	yesingane	eyesingane	yezingane	eyezingane
Class 5	lesingane	elesingane	lezingane	elezingane
Class 6	esingane	awesingane	ezingane	awezingane
Class 7	sesingane	esesingane	sezingane	esezingane
Class 8	zesingane	ezesingane	zezingane	ezezingane
Class 9	yesingane	eyesingane	yezingane	eyezingane
Class 10	zesingane	ezesingane	zezingane	ezezingane
Class 11	lwesingane	olwesingane	lwezingane	olwezingane
Class 14	besingane	obesingane	bezingane	obezingane
Class 15	kwesingane	okwesingane	kwezingane	okwezingane
Class 17	kwesingane	okwesingane	kwezingane	okwezingane

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ngane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ngane (3.2.9.9)”