earth - umhlaba

Word information

Part of speech	noun
Plurality	singular
Noun class	um/imi
Note	Similar to "ground" or "soil"

Example sentences

• English

  The earth is wet after the rain.

  IsiXhosa

  Umhlaba umanzi emva komvula.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Alternate Use	soil - umhlaba (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨um/imi⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	world - ihlabathi (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(li)/ama⁩⁩⁩)
Related meaning	Earth's poles - iincam zomhlaba (⁨plural⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨noun ⁨- class ⁨i(n)/i(z)i(n)⁩⁩⁩)