ihembe
Tooro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iːhéːmbe/, (augmentless) /ihéːmbe/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀pémbé (“horn”).
Noun
ihembe class 5 (plural amahembe class 6, augmentless ihembe, plural augmentless mahembe)
Noun
ihembe class 5 (plural amahembe class 6, augmentless ihembe, plural augmentless mahembe)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary (in English), Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 25
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro-Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro-Rutooro dictionary] (in English), Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 134
- Entry 2447 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
Zulu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːhéːmbe/
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihembe | amahembe | ||
| Locative | ehembeni | emahembeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ihembe | amahembe | ||
| Simple form | lihembe | mahembe | ||
| Locative | ehembeni | emahembeni | ||
| Copulative | yihembe | ngamahembe | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wehembe | owehembe | wamahembe | owamahembe |
| Class 2 | behembe | abehembe | bamahembe | abamahembe |
| Class 3 | wehembe | owehembe | wamahembe | owamahembe |
| Class 4 | yehembe | eyehembe | yamahembe | eyamahembe |
| Class 5 | lehembe | elehembe | lamahembe | elamahembe |
| Class 6 | ehembe | awehembe | amahembe | awamahembe |
| Class 7 | sehembe | esehembe | samahembe | esamahembe |
| Class 8 | zehembe | ezehembe | zamahembe | ezamahembe |
| Class 9 | yehembe | eyehembe | yamahembe | eyamahembe |
| Class 10 | zehembe | ezehembe | zamahembe | ezamahembe |
| Class 11 | lwehembe | olwehembe | lwamahembe | olwamahembe |
| Class 14 | behembe | obehembe | bamahembe | obamahembe |
| Class 15 | kwehembe | okwehembe | kwamahembe | okwamahembe |
| Class 17 | kwehembe | okwehembe | kwamahembe | okwamahembe |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-hembe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hembe (2.4.3.9)”
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