indlebe

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).

Noun

índlebé

1. ear

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).

Noun

índlebé class 9 (plural ízíndlebé class 10)

1. ear

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).

Noun

índlebé class 9 (plural íindlebé class 10)

1. ear

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).

Noun

índlebé class 9 (plural tíndlebé class 10)

1. ear

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íⁿd̥ɮe̤ːɓé]

Noun

índlebé class 9 (plural íindlebé class 10)

1. ear

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”). Cognate with Tswana tsêbê and Shona nzeve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínɮeːɓé/

Noun

índlebé class 9 (plural izíndlebé class 10)

1. ear

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	indlebe	izindlebe
Locative	endlebeni	ezindlebeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	indlebe		izindlebe
Simple form	ndlebe		zindlebe
Locative	endlebeni		ezindlebeni
Copulative	yindlebe		yizindlebe
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wendlebe	owendlebe	wezindlebe	owezindlebe
Class 2	bendlebe	abendlebe	bezindlebe	abezindlebe
Class 3	wendlebe	owendlebe	wezindlebe	owezindlebe
Class 4	yendlebe	eyendlebe	yezindlebe	eyezindlebe
Class 5	lendlebe	elendlebe	lezindlebe	elezindlebe
Class 6	endlebe	awendlebe	ezindlebe	awezindlebe
Class 7	sendlebe	esendlebe	sezindlebe	esezindlebe
Class 8	zendlebe	ezendlebe	zezindlebe	ezezindlebe
Class 9	yendlebe	eyendlebe	yezindlebe	eyezindlebe
Class 10	zendlebe	ezendlebe	zezindlebe	ezezindlebe
Class 11	lwendlebe	olwendlebe	lwezindlebe	olwezindlebe
Class 14	bendlebe	obendlebe	bezindlebe	obezindlebe
Class 15	kwendlebe	okwendlebe	kwezindlebe	okwezindlebe
Class 17	kwendlebe	okwendlebe	kwezindlebe	okwezindlebe

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dleɓe”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dleɓe (2.8.3)”