umshana

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Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *jìpʊ́á (“nephew, niece”), with the diminutive suffix -ana.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úm̩ʃáːna/

Noun

úmshána class 1 (plural ábashána class 2)

  1. nephew, niece
Inflection
Class 1/2
Singular Plural
Full form umshana abashana
Locative kumshana kubashana
Singular Plural
Full form umshana abashana
Simple form mshana bashana
Locative kumshana kubashana
Copulative ngumshana ngabashana
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womshana owomshana wabashana owabashana
Class 2 bomshana abomshana babashana ababashana
Class 3 womshana owomshana wabashana owabashana
Class 4 yomshana eyomshana yabashana eyabashana
Class 5 lomshana elomshana labashana elabashana
Class 6 omshana awomshana abashana awabashana
Class 7 somshana esomshana sabashana esabashana
Class 8 zomshana ezomshana zabashana ezabashana
Class 9 yomshana eyomshana yabashana eyabashana
Class 10 zomshana ezomshana zabashana ezabashana
Class 11 lomshana olomshana lwabashana olwabashana
Class 14 bomshana obomshana babashana obabashana
Class 15 komshana okomshana kwabashana okwabashana
Class 17 komshana okomshana kwabashana okwabashana

Etymology 2

From umuthi +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úm̩ʃáːna/

Noun

úmshána class 3 (plural ímishána class 4)

  1. diminutive of umuthi
Inflection
Class 3/4
Singular Plural
Full form umshana imishana
Locative emshaneni emishaneni
Singular Plural
Full form umshana imishana
Simple form mshana mishana
Locative emshaneni emishaneni
Copulative ngumshana yimishana
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 womshana owomshana wemishana owemishana
Class 2 bomshana abomshana bemishana abemishana
Class 3 womshana owomshana wemishana owemishana
Class 4 yomshana eyomshana yemishana eyemishana
Class 5 lomshana elomshana lemishana elemishana
Class 6 omshana awomshana emishana awemishana
Class 7 somshana esomshana semishana esemishana
Class 8 zomshana ezomshana zemishana ezemishana
Class 9 yomshana eyomshana yemishana eyemishana
Class 10 zomshana ezomshana zemishana ezemishana
Class 11 lomshana olomshana lwemishana olwemishana
Class 14 bomshana obomshana bemishana obemishana
Class 15 komshana okomshana kwemishana okwemishana
Class 17 komshana okomshana kwemishana okwemishana

References

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