ubhiya
Zulu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]úbhiyá class 1a (plural obhiya class 2a)
- beer (European style)
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1a/2a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubhiya | obhiya | ||
| Locative | kubhiya | kobhiya | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubhiya | obhiya | ||
| Simple form | bhiya | bobhiya | ||
| Locative | kubhiya | kobhiya | ||
| Copulative | ngubhiya | ngobhiya | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | kabhiya | okabhiya | wobhiya | owobhiya |
| Class 2 | bakabhiya | abakabhiya | bobhiya | abobhiya |
| Class 3 | kabhiya | okabhiya | wobhiya | owobhiya |
| Class 4 | kabhiya | ekabhiya | yobhiya | eyobhiya |
| Class 5 | likabhiya | elikabhiya | lobhiya | elobhiya |
| Class 6 | kabhiya | akabhiya | obhiya | awobhiya |
| Class 7 | sikabhiya | esikabhiya | sobhiya | esobhiya |
| Class 8 | zikabhiya | ezikabhiya | zobhiya | ezobhiya |
| Class 9 | kabhiya | ekabhiya | yobhiya | eyobhiya |
| Class 10 | zikabhiya | ezikabhiya | zobhiya | ezobhiya |
| Class 11 | lukabhiya | olukabhiya | lobhiya | olobhiya |
| Class 14 | bukabhiya | obukabhiya | bobhiya | obobhiya |
| Class 15 | kukabhiya | okukabhiya | kobhiya | okobhiya |
| Class 17 | kukabhiya | okukabhiya | kobhiya | okobhiya |
References
[edit]- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-biya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-biya (2.8.3)”