bheca

Zulu

Verb

-bheca

1. (transitive) to besmear, to bedaub
2. (transitive) to daub on, to smear over, to rub on
3. (transitive) to slander

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubheca
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubheca	ukungabheci
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bheca	-bhece
Plural	bhecani	-bheceni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabheca, ngibheca	engibhecayo, engibheca	ngibheca	angibheci	engingabheci	ngingabheci
2nd singular	uyabheca, ubheca	obhecayo, obheca	ubheca	awubheci	ongabheci	ungabheci
1st plural	siyabheca, sibheca	esibhecayo, esibheca	sibheca	asibheci	esingabheci	singabheci
2nd plural	niyabheca, nibheca	enibhecayo, enibheca	nibheca	anibheci	eningabheci	ningabheci
Class 1	uyabheca, ubheca	obhecayo, obheca	ebheca	akabheci	ongabheci	engabheci
Class 2	bayabheca, babheca	ababhecayo, ababheca	bebheca	ababheci	abangabheci	bengabheci
Class 3	uyabheca, ubheca	obhecayo, obheca	ubheca	awubheci	ongabheci	ungabheci
Class 4	iyabheca, ibheca	ebhecayo, ebheca	ibheca	ayibheci	engabheci	ingabheci
Class 5	liyabheca, libheca	elibhecayo, elibheca	libheca	alibheci	elingabheci	lingabheci
Class 6	ayabheca, abheca	abhecayo, abheca	ebheca	awabheci	angabheci	engabheci
Class 7	siyabheca, sibheca	esibhecayo, esibheca	sibheca	asibheci	esingabheci	singabheci
Class 8	ziyabheca, zibheca	ezibhecayo, ezibheca	zibheca	azibheci	ezingabheci	zingabheci
Class 9	iyabheca, ibheca	ebhecayo, ebheca	ibheca	ayibheci	engabheci	ingabheci
Class 10	ziyabheca, zibheca	ezibhecayo, ezibheca	zibheca	azibheci	ezingabheci	zingabheci
Class 11	luyabheca, lubheca	olubhecayo, olubheca	lubheca	alubheci	olungabheci	lungabheci
Class 14	buyabheca, bubheca	obubhecayo, obubheca	bubheca	abubheci	obungabheci	bungabheci
Class 15	kuyabheca, kubheca	okubhecayo, okubheca	kubheca	akubheci	okungabheci	kungabheci
Class 17	kuyabheca, kubheca	okubhecayo, okubheca	kubheca	akubheci	okungabheci	kungabheci
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhecile, ngibhecē	engibhecile, engibhecē	ngibhecile, ngibhecē	angibhecanga	engingabhecanga	ngingabhecanga
2nd singular	ubhecile, ubhecē	obhecile, obhecē	ubhecile, ubhecē	awubhecanga	ongabhecanga	ungabhecanga
1st plural	sibhecile, sibhecē	esibhecile, esibhecē	sibhecile, sibhecē	asibhecanga	esingabhecanga	singabhecanga
2nd plural	nibhecile, nibhecē	enibhecile, enibhecē	nibhecile, nibhecē	anibhecanga	eningabhecanga	ningabhecanga
Class 1	ubhecile, ubhecē	obhecile, obhecē	ebhecile, ebhecē	akabhecanga	ongabhecanga	engabhecanga
Class 2	babhecile, babhecē	ababhecile, ababhecē	bebhecile, bebhecē	ababhecanga	abangabhecanga	bengabhecanga
Class 3	ubhecile, ubhecē	obhecile, obhecē	ubhecile, ubhecē	awubhecanga	ongabhecanga	ungabhecanga
Class 4	ibhecile, ibhecē	ebhecile, ebhecē	ibhecile, ibhecē	ayibhecanga	engabhecanga	ingabhecanga
Class 5	libhecile, libhecē	elibhecile, elibhecē	libhecile, libhecē	alibhecanga	elingabhecanga	lingabhecanga
Class 6	abhecile, abhecē	abhecile, abhecē	ebhecile, ebhecē	awabhecanga	angabhecanga	engabhecanga
Class 7	sibhecile, sibhecē	esibhecile, esibhecē	sibhecile, sibhecē	asibhecanga	esingabhecanga	singabhecanga
Class 8	zibhecile, zibhecē	ezibhecile, ezibhecē	zibhecile, zibhecē	azibhecanga	ezingabhecanga	zingabhecanga
Class 9	ibhecile, ibhecē	ebhecile, ebhecē	ibhecile, ibhecē	ayibhecanga	engabhecanga	ingabhecanga
Class 10	zibhecile, zibhecē	ezibhecile, ezibhecē	zibhecile, zibhecē	azibhecanga	ezingabhecanga	zingabhecanga
Class 11	lubhecile, lubhecē	olubhecile, olubhecē	lubhecile, lubhecē	alubhecanga	olungabhecanga	lungabhecanga
Class 14	bubhecile, bubhecē	obubhecile, obubhecē	bubhecile, bubhecē	abubhecanga	obungabhecanga	bungabhecanga
Class 15	kubhecile, kubhecē	okubhecile, okubhecē	kubhecile, kubhecē	akubhecanga	okungabhecanga	kungabhecanga
Class 17	kubhecile, kubhecē	okubhecile, okubhecē	kubhecile, kubhecē	akubhecanga	okungabhecanga	kungabhecanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābheca	engābheca	ngābheca	angibhecanga	engingabhecanga	ngingabhecanga
2nd singular	wābheca	owābheca	wābheca	awubhecanga	ongabhecanga	ungabhecanga
1st plural	sābheca	esābheca	sābheca	asibhecanga	esingabhecanga	singabhecanga
2nd plural	nābheca	enābheca	nābheca	anibhecanga	eningabhecanga	ningabhecanga
Class 1	wābheca	owābheca	ābheca	akabhecanga	ongabhecanga	engabhecanga
Class 2	bābheca	abābheca	bābheca	ababhecanga	abangabhecanga	bengabhecanga
Class 3	wābheca	owābheca	wābheca	awubhecanga	ongabhecanga	ungabhecanga
Class 4	yābheca	eyābheca	yābheca	ayibhecanga	engabhecanga	ingabhecanga
Class 5	lābheca	elābheca	lābheca	alibhecanga	elingabhecanga	lingabhecanga
Class 6	ābheca	ābheca	ābheca	awabhecanga	angabhecanga	engabhecanga
Class 7	sābheca	esābheca	sābheca	asibhecanga	esingabhecanga	singabhecanga
Class 8	zābheca	ezābheca	zābheca	azibhecanga	ezingabhecanga	zingabhecanga
Class 9	yābheca	eyābheca	yābheca	ayibhecanga	engabhecanga	ingabhecanga
Class 10	zābheca	ezābheca	zābheca	azibhecanga	ezingabhecanga	zingabhecanga
Class 11	lwābheca	olwābheca	lwābheca	alubhecanga	olungabhecanga	lungabhecanga
Class 14	bābheca	obābheca	bābheca	abubhecanga	obungabhecanga	bungabhecanga
Class 15	kwābheca	okwābheca	kwābheca	akubhecanga	okungabhecanga	kungabhecanga
Class 17	kwābheca	okwābheca	kwābheca	akubhecanga	okungabhecanga	kungabhecanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabheca	—	ngingabheca	ngingebhece	—	ngingebhece
2nd singular	ungabheca	—	ungabheca	ungebhece	—	ungebhece
1st plural	singabheca	—	singabheca	singebhece	—	singebhece
2nd plural	ningabheca	—	ningabheca	ningebhece	—	ningebhece
Class 1	angabheca	—	engabheca	angebhece	—	engebhece
Class 2	bangabheca	—	bengabheca	bangebhece	—	bengebhece
Class 3	ungabheca	—	ungabheca	ungebhece	—	ungebhece
Class 4	ingabheca	—	ingabheca	ingebhece	—	ingebhece
Class 5	lingabheca	—	lingabheca	lingebhece	—	lingebhece
Class 6	angabheca	—	engabheca	angebhece	—	engebhece
Class 7	singabheca	—	singabheca	singebhece	—	singebhece
Class 8	zingabheca	—	zingabheca	zingebhece	—	zingebhece
Class 9	ingabheca	—	ingabheca	ingebhece	—	ingebhece
Class 10	zingabheca	—	zingabheca	zingebhece	—	zingebhece
Class 11	lungabheca	—	lungabheca	lungebhece	—	lungebhece
Class 14	bungabheca	—	bungabheca	bungebhece	—	bungebhece
Class 15	kungabheca	—	kungabheca	kungebhece	—	kungebhece
Class 17	kungabheca	—	kungabheca	kungebhece	—	kungebhece
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobheca	engizobheca	ngizobheca	angizubheca	engingezubheca	ngingezubheca
2nd singular	uzobheca	ozobheca	uzobheca	awuzubheca	ongezubheca	ungezubheca
1st plural	sizobheca	esizobheca	sizobheca	asizubheca	esingezubheca	singezubheca
2nd plural	nizobheca	enizobheca	nizobheca	anizubheca	eningezubheca	ningezubheca
Class 1	uzobheca	ozobheca	ezobheca	akazubheca	ongezubheca	engezubheca
Class 2	bazobheca	abazobheca	bezobheca	abazubheca	abangezubheca	bengezubheca
Class 3	uzobheca	ozobheca	uzobheca	awuzubheca	ongezubheca	ungezubheca
Class 4	izobheca	ezobheca	izobheca	ayizubheca	engezubheca	ingezubheca
Class 5	lizobheca	elizobheca	lizobheca	alizubheca	elingezubheca	lingezubheca
Class 6	azobheca	azobheca	ezobheca	awazubheca	angezubheca	engezubheca
Class 7	sizobheca	esizobheca	sizobheca	asizubheca	esingezubheca	singezubheca
Class 8	zizobheca	ezizobheca	zizobheca	azizubheca	ezingezubheca	zingezubheca
Class 9	izobheca	ezobheca	izobheca	ayizubheca	engezubheca	ingezubheca
Class 10	zizobheca	ezizobheca	zizobheca	azizubheca	ezingezubheca	zingezubheca
Class 11	luzobheca	oluzobheca	luzobheca	aluzubheca	olungezubheca	lungezubheca
Class 14	buzobheca	obuzobheca	buzobheca	abuzubheca	obungezubheca	bungezubheca
Class 15	kuzobheca	okuzobheca	kuzobheca	akuzubheca	okungezubheca	kungezubheca
Class 17	kuzobheca	okuzobheca	kuzobheca	akuzubheca	okungezubheca	kungezubheca
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobheca	engiyobheca	ngiyobheca	angiyubheca	engingeyubheca	ngingeyubheca
2nd singular	uyobheca	oyobheca	uyobheca	awuyubheca	ongeyubheca	ungeyubheca
1st plural	siyobheca	esiyobheca	siyobheca	asiyubheca	esingeyubheca	singeyubheca
2nd plural	niyobheca	eniyobheca	niyobheca	aniyubheca	eningeyubheca	ningeyubheca
Class 1	uyobheca	oyobheca	eyobheca	akayubheca	ongeyubheca	engeyubheca
Class 2	bayobheca	abayobheca	beyobheca	abayubheca	abangeyubheca	bengeyubheca
Class 3	uyobheca	oyobheca	uyobheca	awuyubheca	ongeyubheca	ungeyubheca
Class 4	iyobheca	eyobheca	iyobheca	ayiyubheca	engeyubheca	ingeyubheca
Class 5	liyobheca	eliyobheca	liyobheca	aliyubheca	elingeyubheca	lingeyubheca
Class 6	ayobheca	ayobheca	eyobheca	awayubheca	angeyubheca	engeyubheca
Class 7	siyobheca	esiyobheca	siyobheca	asiyubheca	esingeyubheca	singeyubheca
Class 8	ziyobheca	eziyobheca	ziyobheca	aziyubheca	ezingeyubheca	zingeyubheca
Class 9	iyobheca	eyobheca	iyobheca	ayiyubheca	engeyubheca	ingeyubheca
Class 10	ziyobheca	eziyobheca	ziyobheca	aziyubheca	ezingeyubheca	zingeyubheca
Class 11	luyobheca	oluyobheca	luyobheca	aluyubheca	olungeyubheca	lungeyubheca
Class 14	buyobheca	obuyobheca	buyobheca	abuyubheca	obungeyubheca	bungeyubheca
Class 15	kuyobheca	okuyobheca	kuyobheca	akuyubheca	okungeyubheca	kungeyubheca
Class 17	kuyobheca	okuyobheca	kuyobheca	akuyubheca	okungeyubheca	kungeyubheca
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhece	ngingabheci
2nd singular	ubhece	ungabheci
1st plural	sibhece	singabheci
2nd plural	nibhece	ningabheci
Class 1	abhece	angabheci
Class 2	babhece	bangabheci
Class 3	ubhece	ungabheci
Class 4	ibhece	ingabheci
Class 5	libhece	lingabheci
Class 6	abhece	angabheci
Class 7	sibhece	singabheci
Class 8	zibhece	zingabheci
Class 9	ibhece	ingabheci
Class 10	zibhece	zingabheci
Class 11	lubhece	lungabheci
Class 14	bubhece	bungabheci
Class 15	kubhece	kungabheci
Class 17	kubhece	kungabheci
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabheca	ngangabheca, angabheca, angangabheca
2nd singular	wabheca	wangabheca, awabheca, awangabheca
1st plural	sabheca	sangabheca, asabheca, asangabheca
2nd plural	nabheca	nangabheca, anabheca, anangabheca
Class 1	wabheca	wangabheca, akabheca, akangabheca
Class 2	babheca	bangabheca, ababheca, abangabheca
Class 3	wabheca	wangabheca, awabheca, awangabheca
Class 4	yabheca	yangabheca, ayabheca, ayangabheca
Class 5	labheca	langabheca, alabheca, alangabheca
Class 6	abheca	angabheca, awabheca, awangabheca
Class 7	sabheca	sangabheca, asabheca, asangabheca
Class 8	zabheca	zangabheca, azabheca, azangabheca
Class 9	yabheca	yangabheca, ayabheca, ayangabheca
Class 10	zabheca	zangabheca, azabheca, azangabheca
Class 11	lwabheca	lwangabheca, alwabheca, alwangabheca
Class 14	babheca	bangabheca, ababheca, abangabheca
Class 15	kwabheca	kwangabheca, akwabheca, akwangabheca
Class 17	kwabheca	kwangabheca, akwabheca, akwangabheca

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “beca”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “beca (6.3)”