imbali

Xhosa

Etymology

From in- +‎ -bhala +‎ -i.

Noun

imbali^? class 9 (plural iimbali class 10)

1. history

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímbaːli/

Noun

ímbali class 9 (plural izímbali class 10)

1. flower, blossom

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	imbali	izimbali
Locative	embalini	ezimbalini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	imbali		izimbali
Simple form	mbali		zimbali
Locative	embalini		ezimbalini
Copulative	yimbali		yizimbali
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wembali	owembali	wezimbali	owezimbali
Class 2	bembali	abembali	bezimbali	abezimbali
Class 3	wembali	owembali	wezimbali	owezimbali
Class 4	yembali	eyembali	yezimbali	eyezimbali
Class 5	lembali	elembali	lezimbali	elezimbali
Class 6	embali	awembali	ezimbali	awezimbali
Class 7	sembali	esembali	sezimbali	esezimbali
Class 8	zembali	ezembali	zezimbali	ezezimbali
Class 9	yembali	eyembali	yezimbali	eyezimbali
Class 10	zembali	ezembali	zezimbali	ezezimbali
Class 11	lwembali	olwembali	lwezimbali	olwezimbali
Class 14	bembali	obembali	bezimbali	obezimbali
Class 15	kwembali	okwembali	kwezimbali	okwezimbali
Class 17	kwembali	okwembali	kwezimbali	okwezimbali

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mbali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mbali (2.9.9)”