uMhlaba

See also: umhlaba

Zulu

Etymology

From umhlaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /úm̩ɬâːɓa/

Noun

úMhlâba class 3

2. Earth (planet)

Inflection

Class 3
	Singular	Plural
Full form	uMhlaba	—
Locative	eMhlabeni	—
	Singular		Plural
Full form	uMhlaba		—
Simple form	Mhlaba		—
Locative	eMhlabeni		—
Copulative	nguMhlaba		—
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	woMhlaba	owoMhlaba	—	—
Class 2	boMhlaba	aboMhlaba	—	—
Class 3	woMhlaba	owoMhlaba	—	—
Class 4	yoMhlaba	eyoMhlaba	—	—
Class 5	loMhlaba	eloMhlaba	—	—
Class 6	oMhlaba	awoMhlaba	—	—
Class 7	soMhlaba	esoMhlaba	—	—
Class 8	zoMhlaba	ezoMhlaba	—	—
Class 9	yoMhlaba	eyoMhlaba	—	—
Class 10	zoMhlaba	ezoMhlaba	—	—
Class 11	loMhlaba	oloMhlaba	—	—
Class 14	boMhlaba	oboMhlaba	—	—
Class 15	koMhlaba	okoMhlaba	—	—
Class 17	koMhlaba	okoMhlaba	—	—

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (2.4.3-8.9)”