uphaphe

Zulu

Etymology

From u- +‎ -phapha +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úːpʰaːpʰé/

Noun

ū́phaphé class 11 (plural izimpâphé class 10)

1. feather

Inflection

Class 11/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uphaphe	izimpaphe
Locative	ophapheni	ezimpapheni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uphaphe		izimpaphe
Simple form	luphaphe		zimpaphe
Locative	ophapheni		ezimpapheni
Copulative	wuphaphe		yizimpaphe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wophaphe	owophaphe	wezimpaphe	owezimpaphe
Class 2	bophaphe	abophaphe	bezimpaphe	abezimpaphe
Class 3	wophaphe	owophaphe	wezimpaphe	owezimpaphe
Class 4	yophaphe	eyophaphe	yezimpaphe	eyezimpaphe
Class 5	lophaphe	elophaphe	lezimpaphe	elezimpaphe
Class 6	ophaphe	awophaphe	ezimpaphe	awezimpaphe
Class 7	sophaphe	esophaphe	sezimpaphe	esezimpaphe
Class 8	zophaphe	ezophaphe	zezimpaphe	ezezimpaphe
Class 9	yophaphe	eyophaphe	yezimpaphe	eyezimpaphe
Class 10	zophaphe	ezophaphe	zezimpaphe	ezezimpaphe
Class 11	lophaphe	olophaphe	lwezimpaphe	olwezimpaphe
Class 14	bophaphe	obophaphe	bezimpaphe	obezimpaphe
Class 15	kophaphe	okophaphe	kwezimpaphe	okwezimpaphe
Class 17	kophaphe	okophaphe	kwezimpaphe	okwezimpaphe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-phaphe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-phaphe (3.2.6.3)”