# umhlaba
## Swazi
### Noun

úḿhlâba class 3 (plural ímíhlâba class 4)
* world
* earth, ground, soil

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [úḿ̩ɬâːɓa]

#### Noun

úḿhlâba class 3 (plural ímíhlâba class 4)
* earth, ground, world

##### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [úḿ̩ɬaːɓa]

#### Noun

úḿhlaba class 3 (plural ímíhlaba class 4)
* red aloe

##### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /úm̩ɬâːɓa/

#### Noun

úmhlâba class 3 (plural ímihlâba class 4)
* earth, world
* (in the locative) land

##### Inflection

Class 3/4 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | umhlaba | imihlaba |
| Locative | emhlabeni | emihlabeni |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | umhlaba | umhlaba | imihlaba | imihlaba |
| Simple form | mhlaba | mhlaba | mihlaba | mihlaba |
| Locative | emhlabeni | emhlabeni | emihlabeni | emihlabeni |
| Copulative | ngumhlaba | ngumhlaba | yimihlaba | yimihlaba |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | womhlaba | owomhlaba | wemihlaba | owemihlaba |
| Class 2 | bomhlaba | abomhlaba | bemihlaba | abemihlaba |
| Class 3 | womhlaba | owomhlaba | wemihlaba | owemihlaba |
| Class 4 | yomhlaba | eyomhlaba | yemihlaba | eyemihlaba |
| Class 5 | lomhlaba | elomhlaba | lemihlaba | elemihlaba |
| Class 6 | omhlaba | awomhlaba | emihlaba | awemihlaba |
| Class 7 | somhlaba | esomhlaba | semihlaba | esemihlaba |
| Class 8 | zomhlaba | ezomhlaba | zemihlaba | ezemihlaba |
| Class 9 | yomhlaba | eyomhlaba | yemihlaba | eyemihlaba |
| Class 10 | zomhlaba | ezomhlaba | zemihlaba | ezemihlaba |
| Class 11 | lomhlaba | olomhlaba | lwemihlaba | olwemihlaba |
| Class 14 | bomhlaba | obomhlaba | bemihlaba | obemihlaba |
| Class 15 | komhlaba | okomhlaba | kwemihlaba | okwemihlaba |
| Class 17 | komhlaba | okomhlaba | kwemihlaba | okwemihlaba |

##### See also

* uMhlaba

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uḿ̩ɬaːɓa/

#### Noun

uḿhlaba class 3 (plural imíhlaba class 4)
* Aloe marlothii, a species of aloe

##### Inflection

Class 3/4 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | umhlaba | imihlaba |
| Locative | emhlabeni | emihlabeni |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | umhlaba | umhlaba | imihlaba | imihlaba |
| Simple form | mhlaba | mhlaba | mihlaba | mihlaba |
| Locative | emhlabeni | emhlabeni | emihlabeni | emihlabeni |
| Copulative | ngumhlaba | ngumhlaba | yimihlaba | yimihlaba |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | womhlaba | owomhlaba | wemihlaba | owemihlaba |
| Class 2 | bomhlaba | abomhlaba | bemihlaba | abemihlaba |
| Class 3 | womhlaba | owomhlaba | wemihlaba | owemihlaba |
| Class 4 | yomhlaba | eyomhlaba | yemihlaba | eyemihlaba |
| Class 5 | lomhlaba | elomhlaba | lemihlaba | elemihlaba |
| Class 6 | omhlaba | awomhlaba | emihlaba | awemihlaba |
| Class 7 | somhlaba | esomhlaba | semihlaba | esemihlaba |
| Class 8 | zomhlaba | ezomhlaba | zemihlaba | ezemihlaba |
| Class 9 | yomhlaba | eyomhlaba | yemihlaba | eyemihlaba |
| Class 10 | zomhlaba | ezomhlaba | zemihlaba | ezemihlaba |
| Class 11 | lomhlaba | olomhlaba | lwemihlaba | olwemihlaba |
| Class 14 | bomhlaba | obomhlaba | bemihlaba | obemihlaba |
| Class 15 | komhlaba | okomhlaba | kwemihlaba | okwemihlaba |
| Class 17 | komhlaba | okomhlaba | kwemihlaba | okwemihlaba |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (2.4.3-8.9)”
* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hlaɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hlaɓa (3.2.9.9)”