umudwa

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úmuːdwá/

Noun

úmudwá class 3 (plural ímidwá class 4)

1. line, streak
2. scratch

Inflection

Class 3/4
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umudwa	imidwa
Locative	emudweni	emidweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umudwa		imidwa
Simple form	mudwa		midwa
Locative	emudweni		emidweni
Copulative	ngumudwa		yimidwa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womudwa	owomudwa	wemidwa	owemidwa
Class 2	bomudwa	abomudwa	bemidwa	abemidwa
Class 3	womudwa	owomudwa	wemidwa	owemidwa
Class 4	yomudwa	eyomudwa	yemidwa	eyemidwa
Class 5	lomudwa	elomudwa	lemidwa	elemidwa
Class 6	omudwa	awomudwa	emidwa	awemidwa
Class 7	somudwa	esomudwa	semidwa	esemidwa
Class 8	zomudwa	ezomudwa	zemidwa	ezemidwa
Class 9	yomudwa	eyomudwa	yemidwa	eyemidwa
Class 10	zomudwa	ezomudwa	zemidwa	ezemidwa
Class 11	lomudwa	olomudwa	lwemidwa	olwemidwa
Class 14	bomudwa	obomudwa	bemidwa	obemidwa
Class 15	komudwa	okomudwa	kwemidwa	okwemidwa
Class 17	komudwa	okomudwa	kwemidwa	okwemidwa

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dwa (2.3-8.3-8)”