umlisa

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩líːsa/

Noun

úmlísa class 1 (plural ábalísa class 2)

1. man, male

   Synonym: indoda

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umlisa	abalisa
Locative	kumlisa	kubalisa
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umlisa		abalisa
Simple form	mlisa		balisa
Locative	kumlisa		kubalisa
Copulative	ngumlisa		ngabalisa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womlisa	owomlisa	wabalisa	owabalisa
Class 2	bomlisa	abomlisa	babalisa	ababalisa
Class 3	womlisa	owomlisa	wabalisa	owabalisa
Class 4	yomlisa	eyomlisa	yabalisa	eyabalisa
Class 5	lomlisa	elomlisa	labalisa	elabalisa
Class 6	omlisa	awomlisa	abalisa	awabalisa
Class 7	somlisa	esomlisa	sabalisa	esabalisa
Class 8	zomlisa	ezomlisa	zabalisa	ezabalisa
Class 9	yomlisa	eyomlisa	yabalisa	eyabalisa
Class 10	zomlisa	ezomlisa	zabalisa	ezabalisa
Class 11	lomlisa	olomlisa	lwabalisa	olwabalisa
Class 14	bomlisa	obomlisa	babalisa	obabalisa
Class 15	komlisa	okomlisa	kwabalisa	okwabalisa
Class 17	komlisa	okomlisa	kwabalisa	okwabalisa

Derived terms

• isilisa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-lisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-lisa (2.4.3.9)”