umakhelwane

Zulu

Etymology

From um- (“class 1”) +‎ -akh- (“build”) +‎ -el- (“applicative”) +‎ -w- (“passive”) +‎ -ane (“reciprocal”). Reanalyzed as class 1a. Literal meaning is someone who you built together with.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úmakʰélwaːne/

Noun

úmakhélwane class 1a (plural ômakhélwane class 2a)

1. neighbor

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umakhelwane	omakhelwane
Locative	kumakhelwane	komakhelwane
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umakhelwane		omakhelwane
Simple form	makhelwane		bomakhelwane
Locative	kumakhelwane		komakhelwane
Copulative	ngumakhelwane		ngomakhelwane
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kamakhelwane	okamakhelwane	womakhelwane	owomakhelwane
Class 2	bakamakhelwane	abakamakhelwane	bomakhelwane	abomakhelwane
Class 3	kamakhelwane	okamakhelwane	womakhelwane	owomakhelwane
Class 4	kamakhelwane	ekamakhelwane	yomakhelwane	eyomakhelwane
Class 5	likamakhelwane	elikamakhelwane	lomakhelwane	elomakhelwane
Class 6	kamakhelwane	akamakhelwane	omakhelwane	awomakhelwane
Class 7	sikamakhelwane	esikamakhelwane	somakhelwane	esomakhelwane
Class 8	zikamakhelwane	ezikamakhelwane	zomakhelwane	ezomakhelwane
Class 9	kamakhelwane	ekamakhelwane	yomakhelwane	eyomakhelwane
Class 10	zikamakhelwane	ezikamakhelwane	zomakhelwane	ezomakhelwane
Class 11	lukamakhelwane	olukamakhelwane	lomakhelwane	olomakhelwane
Class 14	bukamakhelwane	obukamakhelwane	bomakhelwane	obomakhelwane
Class 15	kukamakhelwane	okukamakhelwane	komakhelwane	okomakhelwane
Class 17	kukamakhelwane	okukamakhelwane	komakhelwane	okomakhelwane

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-makhelwane”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-makhelwane (2.6.3.9.9)”