isithembiso

Xhosa

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -thembisa +‎ -o.

Noun

isithembiso^? class 7 (plural izithembiso class 8)

1. promise

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -thembisa +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ísitʰémbiːso/

Noun

ísithémbiso class 7 (plural ízithémbiso class 8)

1. promise

Inflection

Class 7/8
	Singular	Plural
Full form	isithembiso	izithembiso
Locative	esithembisweni	ezithembisweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	isithembiso		izithembiso
Simple form	sithembiso		zithembiso
Locative	esithembisweni		ezithembisweni
Copulative	yisithembiso		yizithembiso
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wesithembiso	owesithembiso	wezithembiso	owezithembiso
Class 2	besithembiso	abesithembiso	bezithembiso	abezithembiso
Class 3	wesithembiso	owesithembiso	wezithembiso	owezithembiso
Class 4	yesithembiso	eyesithembiso	yezithembiso	eyezithembiso
Class 5	lesithembiso	elesithembiso	lezithembiso	elezithembiso
Class 6	esithembiso	awesithembiso	ezithembiso	awezithembiso
Class 7	sesithembiso	esesithembiso	sezithembiso	esezithembiso
Class 8	zesithembiso	ezesithembiso	zezithembiso	ezezithembiso
Class 9	yesithembiso	eyesithembiso	yezithembiso	eyezithembiso
Class 10	zesithembiso	ezesithembiso	zezithembiso	ezezithembiso
Class 11	lwesithembiso	olwesithembiso	lwezithembiso	olwezithembiso
Class 14	besithembiso	obesithembiso	bezithembiso	obezithembiso
Class 15	kwesithembiso	okwesithembiso	kwezithembiso	okwezithembiso
Class 17	kwesithembiso	okwesithembiso	kwezithembiso	okwezithembiso

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thembiso”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thembiso (2.4.3.9.9)”