isitimela

Zulu

Etymology

From English steamer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /isitímeːla/

Noun

isitímela class 7 (plural izitímela class 8)

1. train

   Isitimela sizofika ngo-4.

   The train will arrive at 4.

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isitimela	izitimela
Locative	esitimeleni	ezitimeleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isitimela		izitimela
Simple form	sitimela		zitimela
Locative	esitimeleni		ezitimeleni
Copulative	yisitimela		yizitimela
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesitimela	owesitimela	wezitimela	owezitimela
Class 2	besitimela	abesitimela	bezitimela	abezitimela
Class 3	wesitimela	owesitimela	wezitimela	owezitimela
Class 4	yesitimela	eyesitimela	yezitimela	eyezitimela
Class 5	lesitimela	elesitimela	lezitimela	elezitimela
Class 6	esitimela	awesitimela	ezitimela	awezitimela
Class 7	sesitimela	esesitimela	sezitimela	esezitimela
Class 8	zesitimela	ezesitimela	zezitimela	ezezitimela
Class 9	yesitimela	eyesitimela	yezitimela	eyezitimela
Class 10	zesitimela	ezesitimela	zezitimela	ezezitimela
Class 11	lwesitimela	olwesitimela	lwezitimela	olwezitimela
Class 14	besitimela	obesitimela	bezitimela	obezitimela
Class 15	kwesitimela	okwesitimela	kwezitimela	okwezitimela
Class 17	kwesitimela	okwesitimela	kwezitimela	okwezitimela

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-timela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-timela (6.6.3.9.9)”