bhema

Southern Ndebele

Noun

-bhema

1. to smoke (tobacco)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Verb

-bhema

1. to smoke (tobacco)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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Verb

-bhema

1. (transitive) to smoke (tobacco)

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubhema
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhema	ukungabhemi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhema	-bheme
Plural	bhemani	-bhemeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhema, ngibhema	engibhemayo, engibhema	ngibhema	angibhemi	engingabhemi	ngingabhemi
2nd singular	uyabhema, ubhema	obhemayo, obhema	ubhema	awubhemi	ongabhemi	ungabhemi
1st plural	siyabhema, sibhema	esibhemayo, esibhema	sibhema	asibhemi	esingabhemi	singabhemi
2nd plural	niyabhema, nibhema	enibhemayo, enibhema	nibhema	anibhemi	eningabhemi	ningabhemi
Class 1	uyabhema, ubhema	obhemayo, obhema	ebhema	akabhemi	ongabhemi	engabhemi
Class 2	bayabhema, babhema	ababhemayo, ababhema	bebhema	ababhemi	abangabhemi	bengabhemi
Class 3	uyabhema, ubhema	obhemayo, obhema	ubhema	awubhemi	ongabhemi	ungabhemi
Class 4	iyabhema, ibhema	ebhemayo, ebhema	ibhema	ayibhemi	engabhemi	ingabhemi
Class 5	liyabhema, libhema	elibhemayo, elibhema	libhema	alibhemi	elingabhemi	lingabhemi
Class 6	ayabhema, abhema	abhemayo, abhema	ebhema	awabhemi	angabhemi	engabhemi
Class 7	siyabhema, sibhema	esibhemayo, esibhema	sibhema	asibhemi	esingabhemi	singabhemi
Class 8	ziyabhema, zibhema	ezibhemayo, ezibhema	zibhema	azibhemi	ezingabhemi	zingabhemi
Class 9	iyabhema, ibhema	ebhemayo, ebhema	ibhema	ayibhemi	engabhemi	ingabhemi
Class 10	ziyabhema, zibhema	ezibhemayo, ezibhema	zibhema	azibhemi	ezingabhemi	zingabhemi
Class 11	luyabhema, lubhema	olubhemayo, olubhema	lubhema	alubhemi	olungabhemi	lungabhemi
Class 14	buyabhema, bubhema	obubhemayo, obubhema	bubhema	abubhemi	obungabhemi	bungabhemi
Class 15	kuyabhema, kubhema	okubhemayo, okubhema	kubhema	akubhemi	okungabhemi	kungabhemi
Class 17	kuyabhema, kubhema	okubhemayo, okubhema	kubhema	akubhemi	okungabhemi	kungabhemi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhemile, ngibhemē	engibhemile, engibhemē	ngibhemile, ngibhemē	angibhemanga	engingabhemanga	ngingabhemanga
2nd singular	ubhemile, ubhemē	obhemile, obhemē	ubhemile, ubhemē	awubhemanga	ongabhemanga	ungabhemanga
1st plural	sibhemile, sibhemē	esibhemile, esibhemē	sibhemile, sibhemē	asibhemanga	esingabhemanga	singabhemanga
2nd plural	nibhemile, nibhemē	enibhemile, enibhemē	nibhemile, nibhemē	anibhemanga	eningabhemanga	ningabhemanga
Class 1	ubhemile, ubhemē	obhemile, obhemē	ebhemile, ebhemē	akabhemanga	ongabhemanga	engabhemanga
Class 2	babhemile, babhemē	ababhemile, ababhemē	bebhemile, bebhemē	ababhemanga	abangabhemanga	bengabhemanga
Class 3	ubhemile, ubhemē	obhemile, obhemē	ubhemile, ubhemē	awubhemanga	ongabhemanga	ungabhemanga
Class 4	ibhemile, ibhemē	ebhemile, ebhemē	ibhemile, ibhemē	ayibhemanga	engabhemanga	ingabhemanga
Class 5	libhemile, libhemē	elibhemile, elibhemē	libhemile, libhemē	alibhemanga	elingabhemanga	lingabhemanga
Class 6	abhemile, abhemē	abhemile, abhemē	ebhemile, ebhemē	awabhemanga	angabhemanga	engabhemanga
Class 7	sibhemile, sibhemē	esibhemile, esibhemē	sibhemile, sibhemē	asibhemanga	esingabhemanga	singabhemanga
Class 8	zibhemile, zibhemē	ezibhemile, ezibhemē	zibhemile, zibhemē	azibhemanga	ezingabhemanga	zingabhemanga
Class 9	ibhemile, ibhemē	ebhemile, ebhemē	ibhemile, ibhemē	ayibhemanga	engabhemanga	ingabhemanga
Class 10	zibhemile, zibhemē	ezibhemile, ezibhemē	zibhemile, zibhemē	azibhemanga	ezingabhemanga	zingabhemanga
Class 11	lubhemile, lubhemē	olubhemile, olubhemē	lubhemile, lubhemē	alubhemanga	olungabhemanga	lungabhemanga
Class 14	bubhemile, bubhemē	obubhemile, obubhemē	bubhemile, bubhemē	abubhemanga	obungabhemanga	bungabhemanga
Class 15	kubhemile, kubhemē	okubhemile, okubhemē	kubhemile, kubhemē	akubhemanga	okungabhemanga	kungabhemanga
Class 17	kubhemile, kubhemē	okubhemile, okubhemē	kubhemile, kubhemē	akubhemanga	okungabhemanga	kungabhemanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhema	engābhema	ngābhema	angibhemanga	engingabhemanga	ngingabhemanga
2nd singular	wābhema	owābhema	wābhema	awubhemanga	ongabhemanga	ungabhemanga
1st plural	sābhema	esābhema	sābhema	asibhemanga	esingabhemanga	singabhemanga
2nd plural	nābhema	enābhema	nābhema	anibhemanga	eningabhemanga	ningabhemanga
Class 1	wābhema	owābhema	ābhema	akabhemanga	ongabhemanga	engabhemanga
Class 2	bābhema	abābhema	bābhema	ababhemanga	abangabhemanga	bengabhemanga
Class 3	wābhema	owābhema	wābhema	awubhemanga	ongabhemanga	ungabhemanga
Class 4	yābhema	eyābhema	yābhema	ayibhemanga	engabhemanga	ingabhemanga
Class 5	lābhema	elābhema	lābhema	alibhemanga	elingabhemanga	lingabhemanga
Class 6	ābhema	ābhema	ābhema	awabhemanga	angabhemanga	engabhemanga
Class 7	sābhema	esābhema	sābhema	asibhemanga	esingabhemanga	singabhemanga
Class 8	zābhema	ezābhema	zābhema	azibhemanga	ezingabhemanga	zingabhemanga
Class 9	yābhema	eyābhema	yābhema	ayibhemanga	engabhemanga	ingabhemanga
Class 10	zābhema	ezābhema	zābhema	azibhemanga	ezingabhemanga	zingabhemanga
Class 11	lwābhema	olwābhema	lwābhema	alubhemanga	olungabhemanga	lungabhemanga
Class 14	bābhema	obābhema	bābhema	abubhemanga	obungabhemanga	bungabhemanga
Class 15	kwābhema	okwābhema	kwābhema	akubhemanga	okungabhemanga	kungabhemanga
Class 17	kwābhema	okwābhema	kwābhema	akubhemanga	okungabhemanga	kungabhemanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhema	—	ngingabhema	ngingebheme	—	ngingebheme
2nd singular	ungabhema	—	ungabhema	ungebheme	—	ungebheme
1st plural	singabhema	—	singabhema	singebheme	—	singebheme
2nd plural	ningabhema	—	ningabhema	ningebheme	—	ningebheme
Class 1	angabhema	—	engabhema	angebheme	—	engebheme
Class 2	bangabhema	—	bengabhema	bangebheme	—	bengebheme
Class 3	ungabhema	—	ungabhema	ungebheme	—	ungebheme
Class 4	ingabhema	—	ingabhema	ingebheme	—	ingebheme
Class 5	lingabhema	—	lingabhema	lingebheme	—	lingebheme
Class 6	angabhema	—	engabhema	angebheme	—	engebheme
Class 7	singabhema	—	singabhema	singebheme	—	singebheme
Class 8	zingabhema	—	zingabhema	zingebheme	—	zingebheme
Class 9	ingabhema	—	ingabhema	ingebheme	—	ingebheme
Class 10	zingabhema	—	zingabhema	zingebheme	—	zingebheme
Class 11	lungabhema	—	lungabhema	lungebheme	—	lungebheme
Class 14	bungabhema	—	bungabhema	bungebheme	—	bungebheme
Class 15	kungabhema	—	kungabhema	kungebheme	—	kungebheme
Class 17	kungabhema	—	kungabhema	kungebheme	—	kungebheme
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhema	engizobhema	ngizobhema	angizubhema	engingezubhema	ngingezubhema
2nd singular	uzobhema	ozobhema	uzobhema	awuzubhema	ongezubhema	ungezubhema
1st plural	sizobhema	esizobhema	sizobhema	asizubhema	esingezubhema	singezubhema
2nd plural	nizobhema	enizobhema	nizobhema	anizubhema	eningezubhema	ningezubhema
Class 1	uzobhema	ozobhema	ezobhema	akazubhema	ongezubhema	engezubhema
Class 2	bazobhema	abazobhema	bezobhema	abazubhema	abangezubhema	bengezubhema
Class 3	uzobhema	ozobhema	uzobhema	awuzubhema	ongezubhema	ungezubhema
Class 4	izobhema	ezobhema	izobhema	ayizubhema	engezubhema	ingezubhema
Class 5	lizobhema	elizobhema	lizobhema	alizubhema	elingezubhema	lingezubhema
Class 6	azobhema	azobhema	ezobhema	awazubhema	angezubhema	engezubhema
Class 7	sizobhema	esizobhema	sizobhema	asizubhema	esingezubhema	singezubhema
Class 8	zizobhema	ezizobhema	zizobhema	azizubhema	ezingezubhema	zingezubhema
Class 9	izobhema	ezobhema	izobhema	ayizubhema	engezubhema	ingezubhema
Class 10	zizobhema	ezizobhema	zizobhema	azizubhema	ezingezubhema	zingezubhema
Class 11	luzobhema	oluzobhema	luzobhema	aluzubhema	olungezubhema	lungezubhema
Class 14	buzobhema	obuzobhema	buzobhema	abuzubhema	obungezubhema	bungezubhema
Class 15	kuzobhema	okuzobhema	kuzobhema	akuzubhema	okungezubhema	kungezubhema
Class 17	kuzobhema	okuzobhema	kuzobhema	akuzubhema	okungezubhema	kungezubhema
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhema	engiyobhema	ngiyobhema	angiyubhema	engingeyubhema	ngingeyubhema
2nd singular	uyobhema	oyobhema	uyobhema	awuyubhema	ongeyubhema	ungeyubhema
1st plural	siyobhema	esiyobhema	siyobhema	asiyubhema	esingeyubhema	singeyubhema
2nd plural	niyobhema	eniyobhema	niyobhema	aniyubhema	eningeyubhema	ningeyubhema
Class 1	uyobhema	oyobhema	eyobhema	akayubhema	ongeyubhema	engeyubhema
Class 2	bayobhema	abayobhema	beyobhema	abayubhema	abangeyubhema	bengeyubhema
Class 3	uyobhema	oyobhema	uyobhema	awuyubhema	ongeyubhema	ungeyubhema
Class 4	iyobhema	eyobhema	iyobhema	ayiyubhema	engeyubhema	ingeyubhema
Class 5	liyobhema	eliyobhema	liyobhema	aliyubhema	elingeyubhema	lingeyubhema
Class 6	ayobhema	ayobhema	eyobhema	awayubhema	angeyubhema	engeyubhema
Class 7	siyobhema	esiyobhema	siyobhema	asiyubhema	esingeyubhema	singeyubhema
Class 8	ziyobhema	eziyobhema	ziyobhema	aziyubhema	ezingeyubhema	zingeyubhema
Class 9	iyobhema	eyobhema	iyobhema	ayiyubhema	engeyubhema	ingeyubhema
Class 10	ziyobhema	eziyobhema	ziyobhema	aziyubhema	ezingeyubhema	zingeyubhema
Class 11	luyobhema	oluyobhema	luyobhema	aluyubhema	olungeyubhema	lungeyubhema
Class 14	buyobhema	obuyobhema	buyobhema	abuyubhema	obungeyubhema	bungeyubhema
Class 15	kuyobhema	okuyobhema	kuyobhema	akuyubhema	okungeyubhema	kungeyubhema
Class 17	kuyobhema	okuyobhema	kuyobhema	akuyubhema	okungeyubhema	kungeyubhema
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibheme	ngingabhemi
2nd singular	ubheme	ungabhemi
1st plural	sibheme	singabhemi
2nd plural	nibheme	ningabhemi
Class 1	abheme	angabhemi
Class 2	babheme	bangabhemi
Class 3	ubheme	ungabhemi
Class 4	ibheme	ingabhemi
Class 5	libheme	lingabhemi
Class 6	abheme	angabhemi
Class 7	sibheme	singabhemi
Class 8	zibheme	zingabhemi
Class 9	ibheme	ingabhemi
Class 10	zibheme	zingabhemi
Class 11	lubheme	lungabhemi
Class 14	bubheme	bungabhemi
Class 15	kubheme	kungabhemi
Class 17	kubheme	kungabhemi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhema	ngangabhema, angabhema, angangabhema
2nd singular	wabhema	wangabhema, awabhema, awangabhema
1st plural	sabhema	sangabhema, asabhema, asangabhema
2nd plural	nabhema	nangabhema, anabhema, anangabhema
Class 1	wabhema	wangabhema, akabhema, akangabhema
Class 2	babhema	bangabhema, ababhema, abangabhema
Class 3	wabhema	wangabhema, awabhema, awangabhema
Class 4	yabhema	yangabhema, ayabhema, ayangabhema
Class 5	labhema	langabhema, alabhema, alangabhema
Class 6	abhema	angabhema, awabhema, awangabhema
Class 7	sabhema	sangabhema, asabhema, asangabhema
Class 8	zabhema	zangabhema, azabhema, azangabhema
Class 9	yabhema	yangabhema, ayabhema, ayangabhema
Class 10	zabhema	zangabhema, azabhema, azangabhema
Class 11	lwabhema	lwangabhema, alwabhema, alwangabhema
Class 14	babhema	bangabhema, ababhema, abangabhema
Class 15	kwabhema	kwangabhema, akwabhema, akwangabhema
Class 17	kwabhema	kwangabhema, akwabhema, akwangabhema

Derived terms

• -bhenywa

References

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