"ama-" meaning in Zulu

See ama- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: áma- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *gá-mà-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*gá-mà-}} Proto-Bantu *gá-mà- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes|head=áma-}} áma-
  1. Class 6 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ama--zu-prefix-LYrkJvBB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: ā́má- [canonical]
Etymology: From a- (“relative”) + ma- (“class 6 basic noun prefix”). Etymology templates: {{affix|zu|a-|ma-|t1=relative|t2=class 6 basic noun prefix}} a- (“relative”) + ma- (“class 6 basic noun prefix”) Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=adjective concords|head=ā́má-}} ā́má-
  1. Class 6 adjective concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ama--zu-prefix-tSYZ9Pk9 Categories (other): Zulu adjective concords, Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu terms prefixed with a-, Zulu terms prefixed with ma- Disambiguation of Zulu adjective concords: 14 86 Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Zulu terms prefixed with a-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Zulu terms prefixed with ma-: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for ama- meaning in Zulu (1.9kB)

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