amabele

Zulu

Etymology 1

From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amáɓeːlé/

Noun

amábelé class 6

  1. sorghum
Inflection
Class 6
Singular Plural
Full form — amabele
Locative — emabeleni
Singular Plural
Full form — amabele
Simple form — mabele
Locative — emabeleni
Copulative — ngamabele
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 — — wamabele owamabele
Class 2 — — bamabele abamabele
Class 3 — — wamabele owamabele
Class 4 — — yamabele eyamabele
Class 5 — — lamabele elamabele
Class 6 — — amabele awamabele
Class 7 — — samabele esamabele
Class 8 — — zamabele ezamabele
Class 9 — — yamabele eyamabele
Class 10 — — zamabele ezamabele
Class 11 — — lwamabele olwamabele
Class 14 — — bamabele obamabele
Class 15 — — kwamabele okwamabele
Class 17 — — kwamabele okwamabele

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ámaɓéːle/

Noun

amabele class 6

  1. plural of ibele
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