uphahla

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ -phahla +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːpʰaːɬa/

Noun

ū́phahla class 11 (plural izimpâhla class 10)

1. roof
2. framework of a hut

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uphahla	izimpahla
Locative	ophahleni	ezimpahleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uphahla		izimpahla
Simple form	luphahla		zimpahla
Locative	ophahleni		ezimpahleni
Copulative	wuphahla		yizimpahla
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wophahla	owophahla	wezimpahla	owezimpahla
Class 2	bophahla	abophahla	bezimpahla	abezimpahla
Class 3	wophahla	owophahla	wezimpahla	owezimpahla
Class 4	yophahla	eyophahla	yezimpahla	eyezimpahla
Class 5	lophahla	elophahla	lezimpahla	elezimpahla
Class 6	ophahla	awophahla	ezimpahla	awezimpahla
Class 7	sophahla	esophahla	sezimpahla	esezimpahla
Class 8	zophahla	ezophahla	zezimpahla	ezezimpahla
Class 9	yophahla	eyophahla	yezimpahla	eyezimpahla
Class 10	zophahla	ezophahla	zezimpahla	ezezimpahla
Class 11	lophahla	olophahla	lwezimpahla	olwezimpahla
Class 14	bophahla	obophahla	bezimpahla	obezimpahla
Class 15	kophahla	okophahla	kwezimpahla	okwezimpahla
Class 17	kophahla	okophahla	kwezimpahla	okwezimpahla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phahla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phahla (3.2.9.9)”