inqaba

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Etymology

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Noun

inqaba? class 9 (plural iinqaba class 10)

  1. rare and precious thing

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From i- +‎ -nqaba.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /íᵑǃâːɓa/

Noun

ínqâba class 9 (plural ízinqâba class 10)

  1. fortress, stronghold
  2. amazing thing
  3. oddity, strange thing
  4. difficulty, difficult thing

Inflection

Class 9/10
Singular Plural
Full form inqaba izinqaba
Locative enqabeni ezinqabeni
Singular Plural
Full form inqaba izinqaba
Simple form nqaba zinqaba
Locative enqabeni ezinqabeni
Copulative yinqaba yizinqaba
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wenqaba owenqaba wezinqaba owezinqaba
Class 2 benqaba abenqaba bezinqaba abezinqaba
Class 3 wenqaba owenqaba wezinqaba owezinqaba
Class 4 yenqaba eyenqaba yezinqaba eyezinqaba
Class 5 lenqaba elenqaba lezinqaba elezinqaba
Class 6 enqaba awenqaba ezinqaba awezinqaba
Class 7 senqaba esenqaba sezinqaba esezinqaba
Class 8 zenqaba ezenqaba zezinqaba ezezinqaba
Class 9 yenqaba eyenqaba yezinqaba eyezinqaba
Class 10 zenqaba ezenqaba zezinqaba ezezinqaba
Class 11 lwenqaba olwenqaba lwezinqaba olwezinqaba
Class 14 benqaba obenqaba bezinqaba obezinqaba
Class 15 kwenqaba okwenqaba kwezinqaba okwezinqaba
Class 17 kwenqaba okwenqaba kwezinqaba okwezinqaba

References

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