inkathi

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínkaːtʰí/

Noun

ínkathí class 9 (plural izinkâthí class 10)

1. time
2. age, era, period, epoch
3. season
4. (grammar) tense

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	inkathi	izinkathi
Locative	enkathini	ezinkathini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	inkathi		izinkathi
Simple form	nkathi		zinkathi
Locative	enkathini		ezinkathini
Copulative	yinkathi		yizinkathi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wenkathi	owenkathi	wezinkathi	owezinkathi
Class 2	benkathi	abenkathi	bezinkathi	abezinkathi
Class 3	wenkathi	owenkathi	wezinkathi	owezinkathi
Class 4	yenkathi	eyenkathi	yezinkathi	eyezinkathi
Class 5	lenkathi	elenkathi	lezinkathi	elezinkathi
Class 6	enkathi	awenkathi	ezinkathi	awezinkathi
Class 7	senkathi	esenkathi	sezinkathi	esezinkathi
Class 8	zenkathi	ezenkathi	zezinkathi	ezezinkathi
Class 9	yenkathi	eyenkathi	yezinkathi	eyezinkathi
Class 10	zenkathi	ezenkathi	zezinkathi	ezezinkathi
Class 11	lwenkathi	olwenkathi	lwezinkathi	olwezinkathi
Class 14	benkathi	obenkathi	bezinkathi	obezinkathi
Class 15	kwenkathi	okwenkathi	kwezinkathi	okwezinkathi
Class 17	kwenkathi	okwenkathi	kwezinkathi	okwezinkathi

Related terms

• isikhathi
• umkhathi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khathi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khathi (3.3-5.4)”