ithemba

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Xhosa

Etymology

From i- +‎ -themba.

Noun

ithemba? class 9

  1. hope

Inflection

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Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /îːtʰéːmba/

Noun

îthémba class 5 (plural ámathémba class 6)

  1. hope, faith

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative ethembeni)
singular plural
full form ithemba amathemba
simple form lithemba mathemba
locative ethembeni emathembeni
copulative yithemba ngamathemba
Possessive forms
singular plural
modifier substantive modifier substantive
class 1 wethemba owethemba wamathemba owamathemba
class 2 bethemba abethemba bamathemba abamathemba
class 3 wethemba owethemba wamathemba owamathemba
class 4 yethemba eyethemba yamathemba eyamathemba
class 5 lethemba elethemba lamathemba elamathemba
class 6 ethemba awethemba amathemba awamathemba
class 7 sethemba esethemba samathemba esamathemba
class 8 zethemba ezethemba zamathemba ezamathemba
class 9 yethemba eyethemba yamathemba eyamathemba
class 10 zethemba ezethemba zamathemba ezamathemba
class 11 lwethemba olwethemba lwamathemba olwamathemba
class 14 bethemba obethemba bamathemba obamathemba
class 15 kwethemba okwethemba kwamathemba okwamathemba
class 17 kwethemba okwethemba kwamathemba okwamathemba

References

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