isabelo

Zulu

Etymology

From isi- +‎ -abela +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isáɓeːlo/

Noun

isábelo class 7 (plural izabêlo class 8)

1. portion, share
2. allocation
3. grant
4. reserve

Inflection

Class 7/8 (locative esabelweni)

	singular		plural
full form	isabelo		izabelo
simple form	sabelo		zabelo
locative	esabelweni		ezabelweni
copulative	yisabelo		yizabelo
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	wesabelo	owesabelo	wezabelo	owezabelo
class 2	besabelo	abesabelo	bezabelo	abezabelo
class 3	wesabelo	owesabelo	wezabelo	owezabelo
class 4	yesabelo	eyesabelo	yezabelo	eyezabelo
class 5	lesabelo	elesabelo	lezabelo	elezabelo
class 6	esabelo	awesabelo	ezabelo	awezabelo
class 7	sesabelo	esesabelo	sezabelo	esezabelo
class 8	zesabelo	ezesabelo	zezabelo	ezezabelo
class 9	yesabelo	eyesabelo	yezabelo	eyezabelo
class 10	zesabelo	ezesabelo	zezabelo	ezezabelo
class 11	lwesabelo	olwesabelo	lwezabelo	olwezabelo
class 14	besabelo	obesabelo	bezabelo	obezabelo
class 15	kwesabelo	okwesabelo	kwezabelo	okwezabelo
class 17	kwesabelo	okwesabelo	kwezabelo	okwezabelo

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-aɓelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-aɓelo (3.2.9.9)”