umdweshu

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /úm̩dwéːʃu/

Noun

úmdwéshu class 3 (plural ímidwéshu class 4)

1. ribbon
2. long strip of ploughed land

   Synonym: idweshu

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umdweshu	imidweshu
Locative	emdweshwini	emidweshwini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umdweshu		imidweshu
Simple form	mdweshu		midweshu
Locative	emdweshwini		emidweshwini
Copulative	ngumdweshu		yimidweshu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womdweshu	owomdweshu	wemidweshu	owemidweshu
Class 2	bomdweshu	abomdweshu	bemidweshu	abemidweshu
Class 3	womdweshu	owomdweshu	wemidweshu	owemidweshu
Class 4	yomdweshu	eyomdweshu	yemidweshu	eyemidweshu
Class 5	lomdweshu	elomdweshu	lemidweshu	elemidweshu
Class 6	omdweshu	awomdweshu	emidweshu	awemidweshu
Class 7	somdweshu	esomdweshu	semidweshu	esemidweshu
Class 8	zomdweshu	ezomdweshu	zemidweshu	ezemidweshu
Class 9	yomdweshu	eyomdweshu	yemidweshu	eyemidweshu
Class 10	zomdweshu	ezomdweshu	zemidweshu	ezemidweshu
Class 11	lomdweshu	olomdweshu	lwemidweshu	olwemidweshu
Class 14	bomdweshu	obomdweshu	bemidweshu	obemidweshu
Class 15	komdweshu	okomdweshu	kwemidweshu	okwemidweshu
Class 17	komdweshu	okomdweshu	kwemidweshu	okwemidweshu

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dweshu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dweshu (2.6.3.9)”