isimba

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́mbà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːsiːmbá/

Noun

ī́simbá class 5 (plural amásimbá class 6)

1. cowpat
2. (in the plural, vulgar) feces, shit

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isimba	amasimba
Locative	esimbeni	emasimbeni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isimba		amasimba
Simple form	lisimba		masimba
Locative	esimbeni		emasimbeni
Copulative	yisimba		ngamasimba
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesimba	owesimba	wamasimba	owamasimba
Class 2	besimba	abesimba	bamasimba	abamasimba
Class 3	wesimba	owesimba	wamasimba	owamasimba
Class 4	yesimba	eyesimba	yamasimba	eyamasimba
Class 5	lesimba	elesimba	lamasimba	elamasimba
Class 6	esimba	awesimba	amasimba	awamasimba
Class 7	sesimba	esesimba	samasimba	esamasimba
Class 8	zesimba	ezesimba	zamasimba	ezamasimba
Class 9	yesimba	eyesimba	yamasimba	eyamasimba
Class 10	zesimba	ezesimba	zamasimba	ezamasimba
Class 11	lwesimba	olwesimba	lwamasimba	olwamasimba
Class 14	besimba	obesimba	bamasimba	obamasimba
Class 15	kwesimba	okwesimba	kwamasimba	okwamasimba
Class 17	kwesimba	okwesimba	kwamasimba	okwamasimba

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-simba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-simba (3.2.6.6-3)”