ubutha

Zulu

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”). Its meaning may have been influenced by isitha (“enemy”), or it may be a derivation from isitha, which itself is ultimately from the same Proto-Bantu root.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /úɓuːtʰá/

Noun

úbuthá class 14

  1. hostility, enmity, rivalry

Inflection
Class 14
Singular Plural
Full form ubutha —
Locative ebutheni —
Singular Plural
Full form ubutha —
Simple form butha —
Locative ebutheni —
Copulative ngubutha —
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
Modifier Substantive Modifier Substantive
Class 1 wobutha owobutha — —
Class 2 bobutha abobutha — —
Class 3 wobutha owobutha — —
Class 4 yobutha eyobutha — —
Class 5 lobutha elobutha — —
Class 6 obutha awobutha — —
Class 7 sobutha esobutha — —
Class 8 zobutha ezobutha — —
Class 9 yobutha eyobutha — —
Class 10 zobutha ezobutha — —
Class 11 lobutha olobutha — —
Class 14 bobutha obobutha — —
Class 15 kobutha okobutha — —
Class 17 kobutha okobutha — —

References
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