ithwasa

Zulu

Etymology

From i- (“class 5”) +‎ -thwasa (“to emerge anew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îːtʰwáːsa/

Noun

îthwása class 5 (plural ámathwása class 6)

1. a traditional healer during apprenticeship

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	ithwasa	amathwasa
Locative	ethwaseni	emathwaseni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	ithwasa		amathwasa
Simple form	lithwasa		mathwasa
Locative	ethwaseni		emathwaseni
Copulative	yithwasa		ngamathwasa
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wethwasa	owethwasa	wamathwasa	owamathwasa
Class 2	bethwasa	abethwasa	bamathwasa	abamathwasa
Class 3	wethwasa	owethwasa	wamathwasa	owamathwasa
Class 4	yethwasa	eyethwasa	yamathwasa	eyamathwasa
Class 5	lethwasa	elethwasa	lamathwasa	elamathwasa
Class 6	ethwasa	awethwasa	amathwasa	awamathwasa
Class 7	sethwasa	esethwasa	samathwasa	esamathwasa
Class 8	zethwasa	ezethwasa	zamathwasa	ezamathwasa
Class 9	yethwasa	eyethwasa	yamathwasa	eyamathwasa
Class 10	zethwasa	ezethwasa	zamathwasa	ezamathwasa
Class 11	lwethwasa	olwethwasa	lwamathwasa	olwamathwasa
Class 14	bethwasa	obethwasa	bamathwasa	obamathwasa
Class 15	kwethwasa	okwethwasa	kwamathwasa	okwamathwasa
Class 17	kwethwasa	okwethwasa	kwamathwasa	okwamathwasa

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thwasa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thwasa (2.6.3.9)”