umabi

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Zulu

Etymology

From umu- +‎ -aba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Noun

umábi class 1 (plural abábi class 2)

  1. one who apportions
  2. executor (of a will)

Inflection

Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umabi ababi
Locative kumabi kubabi
Singular Plural
Full form umabi ababi
Simple form mabi babi
Locative kumabi kubabi
Copulative ngumabi ngababi
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womabi owomabi wababi owababi
Class 2 bomabi abomabi bababi abababi
Class 3 womabi owomabi wababi owababi
Class 4 yomabi eyomabi yababi eyababi
Class 5 lomabi elomabi lababi elababi
Class 6 omabi awomabi ababi awababi
Class 7 somabi esomabi sababi esababi
Class 8 zomabi ezomabi zababi ezababi
Class 9 yomabi eyomabi yababi eyababi
Class 10 zomabi ezomabi zababi ezababi
Class 11 lomabi olomabi lwababi olwababi
Class 14 bomabi obomabi bababi obababi
Class 15 komabi okomabi kwababi okwababi
Class 17 komabi okomabi kwababi okwababi

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