unyembezi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɲémbeːzi/

Noun

ūnyémbezi class 11 (plural izinyémbezi class 10)

1. tear (of the eye)

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	unyembezi	izinyembezi
Locative	onyembezini	ezinyembezini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	unyembezi		izinyembezi
Simple form	lunyembezi		zinyembezi
Locative	onyembezini		ezinyembezini
Copulative	wunyembezi		yizinyembezi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wonyembezi	owonyembezi	wezinyembezi	owezinyembezi
Class 2	bonyembezi	abonyembezi	bezinyembezi	abezinyembezi
Class 3	wonyembezi	owonyembezi	wezinyembezi	owezinyembezi
Class 4	yonyembezi	eyonyembezi	yezinyembezi	eyezinyembezi
Class 5	lonyembezi	elonyembezi	lezinyembezi	elezinyembezi
Class 6	onyembezi	awonyembezi	ezinyembezi	awezinyembezi
Class 7	sonyembezi	esonyembezi	sezinyembezi	esezinyembezi
Class 8	zonyembezi	ezonyembezi	zezinyembezi	ezezinyembezi
Class 9	yonyembezi	eyonyembezi	yezinyembezi	eyezinyembezi
Class 10	zonyembezi	ezonyembezi	zezinyembezi	ezezinyembezi
Class 11	lonyembezi	olonyembezi	lwezinyembezi	olwezinyembezi
Class 14	bonyembezi	obonyembezi	bezinyembezi	obezinyembezi
Class 15	konyembezi	okonyembezi	kwezinyembezi	okwezinyembezi
Class 17	konyembezi	okonyembezi	kwezinyembezi	okwezinyembezi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nyembezi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nyembezi (6.6.3.9.9)”