# umthandi
## Zulu
### Etymology 1

From umu- +‎ -thanda +‎ -i.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /úm̩tʰâːndi/

#### Noun

úmthândi class 1 (plural ábathândi class 2)
* lover, devotee, aficionado

##### Inflection

Class 1/2 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | umthandi | abathandi |
| Locative | kumthandi | kubathandi |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | umthandi | umthandi | abathandi | abathandi |
| Simple form | mthandi | mthandi | bathandi | bathandi |
| Locative | kumthandi | kumthandi | kubathandi | kubathandi |
| Copulative | ngumthandi | ngumthandi | ngabathandi | ngabathandi |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
| Class 2 | bomthandi | abomthandi | babathandi | ababathandi |
| Class 3 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
| Class 4 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
| Class 5 | lomthandi | elomthandi | labathandi | elabathandi |
| Class 6 | omthandi | awomthandi | abathandi | awabathandi |
| Class 7 | somthandi | esomthandi | sabathandi | esabathandi |
| Class 8 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
| Class 9 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
| Class 10 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
| Class 11 | lomthandi | olomthandi | lwabathandi | olwabathandi |
| Class 14 | bomthandi | obomthandi | babathandi | obabathandi |
| Class 15 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |
| Class 17 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

IPA: /uḿ̩tʰaːndi/

#### Noun

uḿthandi class 1 (plural abáthandi class 2)
* one who plaits, one who carves, one who moulds

##### Inflection

Class 1/2 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | umthandi | abathandi |
| Locative | kumthandi | kubathandi |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | umthandi | umthandi | abathandi | abathandi |
| Simple form | mthandi | mthandi | bathandi | bathandi |
| Locative | kumthandi | kumthandi | kubathandi | kubathandi |
| Copulative | ngumthandi | ngumthandi | ngabathandi | ngabathandi |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
| Class 2 | bomthandi | abomthandi | babathandi | ababathandi |
| Class 3 | womthandi | owomthandi | wabathandi | owabathandi |
| Class 4 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
| Class 5 | lomthandi | elomthandi | labathandi | elabathandi |
| Class 6 | omthandi | awomthandi | abathandi | awabathandi |
| Class 7 | somthandi | esomthandi | sabathandi | esabathandi |
| Class 8 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
| Class 9 | yomthandi | eyomthandi | yabathandi | eyabathandi |
| Class 10 | zomthandi | ezomthandi | zabathandi | ezabathandi |
| Class 11 | lomthandi | olomthandi | lwabathandi | olwabathandi |
| Class 14 | bomthandi | obomthandi | babathandi | obabathandi |
| Class 15 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |
| Class 17 | komthandi | okomthandi | kwabathandi | okwabathandi |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thandi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandi (2.6.3-8.9)”
* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-thandi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-thandi (3.2.9.9)”