isikhali

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ísikʰáːli/

Noun

ísikháli class 7 (plural ízikháli class 8)

1. weapon

Usage notes

The singular form is not used frequently, the plural izikhali (“weapons”) is used most often.

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isikhali	izikhali
Locative	esikhalini	ezikhalini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isikhali		izikhali
Simple form	sikhali		zikhali
Locative	esikhalini		ezikhalini
Copulative	yisikhali		yizikhali
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesikhali	owesikhali	wezikhali	owezikhali
Class 2	besikhali	abesikhali	bezikhali	abezikhali
Class 3	wesikhali	owesikhali	wezikhali	owezikhali
Class 4	yesikhali	eyesikhali	yezikhali	eyezikhali
Class 5	lesikhali	elesikhali	lezikhali	elezikhali
Class 6	esikhali	awesikhali	ezikhali	awezikhali
Class 7	sesikhali	esesikhali	sezikhali	esezikhali
Class 8	zesikhali	ezesikhali	zezikhali	ezezikhali
Class 9	yesikhali	eyesikhali	yezikhali	eyezikhali
Class 10	zesikhali	ezesikhali	zezikhali	ezezikhali
Class 11	lwesikhali	olwesikhali	lwezikhali	olwezikhali
Class 14	besikhali	obesikhali	bezikhali	obezikhali
Class 15	kwesikhali	okwesikhali	kwezikhali	okwezikhali
Class 17	kwesikhali	okwesikhali	kwezikhali	okwezikhali

Derived terms

• ubukhali

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-khali”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-khali (2.4.3.9)”