umbala

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni .

Noun

úḿbâla class 3 (plural ímíbâla class 4)

  1. color

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Colors in Southern Ndebele · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -tshetlha      -nzima
             -bomvu              -orentji; -nzotho              -tjheli
                          -hlaza             
                                       -hlaza
                          -phephuli              -pinki

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni .

Noun

úḿbâla class 3 (plural ímíbâla class 4)

  1. color
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Noun

úḿbala class 3 (plural ímíbala class 4)

  1. lower leg
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Colors in Swazi · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe           -mnyama
             -bovu              -nsundvu              -mtfubi
                          -luhlata             
                                       -luhlata
                                      

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni .

Pronunciation

Noun

úḿbâla class 3 (plural ímíbâla class 4)

  1. color

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

See also

Colors in Xhosa · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -ngwevu      -mnyama
             -bomvu              -orenji; -ntsundu              -lubhelu; -mthubi; -tyheli
                          -luhlaza             
                                       -luhlaza; -blowu
                          -mfusa              -pinki

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

úmbâla class 3 (plural ímibâla class 4)

  1. shin
Inflection
Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umbala imibala
Locative embaleni emibaleni
Singular Plural
Full form umbala imibala
Simple form mbala mibala
Locative embaleni emibaleni
Copulative ngumbala yimibala
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wombala owombala wemibala owemibala
Class 2 bombala abombala bemibala abemibala
Class 3 wombala owombala wemibala owemibala
Class 4 yombala eyombala yemibala eyemibala
Class 5 lombala elombala lemibala elemibala
Class 6 ombala awombala emibala awemibala
Class 7 sombala esombala semibala esemibala
Class 8 zombala ezombala zemibala ezemibala
Class 9 yombala eyombala yemibala eyemibala
Class 10 zombala ezombala zemibala ezemibala
Class 11 lombala olombala lwemibala olwemibala
Class 14 bombala obombala bemibala obemibala
Class 15 kombala okombala kwemibala okwemibala
Class 17 kombala okombala kwemibala okwemibala

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni .

Pronunciation

Noun

úmbâla class 3 (plural ímibâla class 4)

  1. colour
  2. speck, spot, stain
Inflection
Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umbala imibala
Locative embaleni emibaleni
Singular Plural
Full form umbala imibala
Simple form mbala mibala
Locative embaleni emibaleni
Copulative ngumbala yimibala
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wombala owombala wemibala owemibala
Class 2 bombala abombala bemibala abemibala
Class 3 wombala owombala wemibala owemibala
Class 4 yombala eyombala yemibala eyemibala
Class 5 lombala elombala lemibala elemibala
Class 6 ombala awombala emibala awemibala
Class 7 sombala esombala semibala esemibala
Class 8 zombala ezombala zemibala ezemibala
Class 9 yombala eyombala yemibala eyemibala
Class 10 zombala ezombala zemibala ezemibala
Class 11 lombala olombala lwemibala olwemibala
Class 14 bombala obombala bemibala obemibala
Class 15 kombala okombala kwemibala okwemibala
Class 17 kombala okombala kwemibala okwemibala

See also

Colors in Zulu · imibala (layout · text)
     -mhlophe      -mpunga; -ngwevu      -mnyama
             -bomvu              -nsundu              -liphuzi; -ncombo
                          -luhlaza             
                                       -luhlaza
                          -nsomi             

References

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