umuthi

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːtʰí/

Noun

úmuthí class 3 (plural ímithí class 4)

1. tree

   Synonym: isihlahla

2. wood
3. medicine

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umuthi	imithi
Locative	emuthini	emithini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umuthi		imithi
Simple form	muthi		mithi
Locative	emuthini		emithini
Copulative	ngumuthi		yimithi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womuthi	owomuthi	wemithi	owemithi
Class 2	bomuthi	abomuthi	bemithi	abemithi
Class 3	womuthi	owomuthi	wemithi	owemithi
Class 4	yomuthi	eyomuthi	yemithi	eyemithi
Class 5	lomuthi	elomuthi	lemithi	elemithi
Class 6	omuthi	awomuthi	emithi	awemithi
Class 7	somuthi	esomuthi	semithi	esemithi
Class 8	zomuthi	ezomuthi	zemithi	ezemithi
Class 9	yomuthi	eyomuthi	yemithi	eyemithi
Class 10	zomuthi	ezomuthi	zemithi	ezemithi
Class 11	lomuthi	olomuthi	lwemithi	olwemithi
Class 14	bomuthi	obomuthi	bemithi	obemithi
Class 15	komuthi	okomuthi	kwemithi	okwemithi
Class 17	komuthi	okomuthi	kwemithi	okwemithi

Derived terms

• ubuthi
• uthi
• umuthi wamazinyo
• umuthi wezicathulo

References

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