uMaquba

Zulu

Etymology

From u- (class 1a) +‎ ma- +‎ -quba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmaǃúːɓa/

Noun

úMaqúba class 1a (plural ôMaqúba class 2a)

1. July
2. the thirteenth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in June

Inflection

Class 1a/2a
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uMaquba	oMaquba
Locative	kuMaquba	koMaquba
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uMaquba		oMaquba
Simple form	Maquba		boMaquba
Locative	kuMaquba		koMaquba
Copulative	nguMaquba		ngoMaquba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	kaMaquba	okaMaquba	woMaquba	owoMaquba
Class 2	bakaMaquba	abakaMaquba	boMaquba	aboMaquba
Class 3	kaMaquba	okaMaquba	woMaquba	owoMaquba
Class 4	kaMaquba	ekaMaquba	yoMaquba	eyoMaquba
Class 5	likaMaquba	elikaMaquba	loMaquba	eloMaquba
Class 6	kaMaquba	akaMaquba	oMaquba	awoMaquba
Class 7	sikaMaquba	esikaMaquba	soMaquba	esoMaquba
Class 8	zikaMaquba	ezikaMaquba	zoMaquba	ezoMaquba
Class 9	kaMaquba	ekaMaquba	yoMaquba	eyoMaquba
Class 10	zikaMaquba	ezikaMaquba	zoMaquba	ezoMaquba
Class 11	lukaMaquba	olukaMaquba	loMaquba	oloMaquba
Class 14	bukaMaquba	obukaMaquba	boMaquba	oboMaquba
Class 15	kukaMaquba	okukaMaquba	koMaquba	okoMaquba
Class 17	kukaMaquba	okukaMaquba	koMaquba	okoMaquba

Synonyms

• uJulayi
• uNtulikazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-maquɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-maquɓa (2.6.3.9)”