insimbi

Swazi

Etymology

Cognate with Luganda ensimbi, Shona simbi, Sotho tshepe, and Venda tsimbi.

Noun

ínsîmbi class 9 (plural tínsîmbi class 10)

1. iron
2. bell

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Cognate with Luganda ensimbi, Shona simbi, Sotho tshepe, and Venda tsimbi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ínsîːmbi/

Noun

ínsîmbi class 9 (plural ízinsîmbi class 10)

1. iron
2. metal in general
3. bell

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	insimbi	izinsimbi
Locative	ensimbini	ezinsimbini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	insimbi		izinsimbi
Simple form	nsimbi		zinsimbi
Locative	ensimbini		ezinsimbini
Copulative	yinsimbi		yizinsimbi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wensimbi	owensimbi	wezinsimbi	owezinsimbi
Class 2	bensimbi	abensimbi	bezinsimbi	abezinsimbi
Class 3	wensimbi	owensimbi	wezinsimbi	owezinsimbi
Class 4	yensimbi	eyensimbi	yezinsimbi	eyezinsimbi
Class 5	lensimbi	elensimbi	lezinsimbi	elezinsimbi
Class 6	ensimbi	awensimbi	ezinsimbi	awezinsimbi
Class 7	sensimbi	esensimbi	sezinsimbi	esezinsimbi
Class 8	zensimbi	ezensimbi	zezinsimbi	ezezinsimbi
Class 9	yensimbi	eyensimbi	yezinsimbi	eyezinsimbi
Class 10	zensimbi	ezensimbi	zezinsimbi	ezezinsimbi
Class 11	lwensimbi	olwensimbi	lwezinsimbi	olwezinsimbi
Class 14	bensimbi	obensimbi	bezinsimbi	obezinsimbi
Class 15	kwensimbi	okwensimbi	kwezinsimbi	okwezinsimbi
Class 17	kwensimbi	okwensimbi	kwezinsimbi	okwezinsimbi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-nsimbi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-nsimbi (2.3-8.9)”