ubaba

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úbabá, from Proto-Bantu *bààbá.

Noun

úbabá class 1a (plural óbabá class 2a)

1. father

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úbabá, from Proto-Bantu *bààbá.

Noun

úbabá class 1a (plural ábóbabá class 2a)

1. father

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Swahili

Etymology

From u- +‎ baba.

Noun

ubaba (u class, no plural)

1. fatherhood, paternity

Coordinate terms

• umama

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úbabá, from Proto-Bantu *bààbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úɓaːɓá/

Noun

úbabá class 1a (plural ôbabá class 2a)

1. my father

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ubaba	obaba
Locative	kubaba	kobaba
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ubaba		obaba
Simple form	baba		bobaba
Locative	kubaba		kobaba
Copulative	ngubaba		ngobaba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kababa	okababa	wobaba	owobaba
Class 2	bakababa	abakababa	bobaba	abobaba
Class 3	kababa	okababa	wobaba	owobaba
Class 4	kababa	ekababa	yobaba	eyobaba
Class 5	likababa	elikababa	lobaba	elobaba
Class 6	kababa	akababa	obaba	awobaba
Class 7	sikababa	esikababa	sobaba	esobaba
Class 8	zikababa	ezikababa	zobaba	ezobaba
Class 9	kababa	ekababa	yobaba	eyobaba
Class 10	zikababa	ezikababa	zobaba	ezobaba
Class 11	lukababa	olukababa	lobaba	olobaba
Class 14	bukababa	obukababa	bobaba	obobaba
Class 15	kukababa	okukababa	kobaba	okobaba
Class 17	kukababa	okukababa	kobaba	okobaba

See also

• uyihlo (“your father”)
• uyise (“his/her father”)
• umama (“my mother”)

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ɓaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ɓaɓa (2.3-5.4)”