Swazi

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Verb

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-bhúla

  1. to flail
  2. to foretell

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Xhosa

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Etymology

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Verb

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-bhula?

  1. to smother

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Zulu

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Verb

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-bhûla

  1. (transitive) to beat
  2. (transitive) to thresh
  3. (transitive) to extinguish, to beat out (a fire)
  4. (transitive) to flap (wings)
  5. (transitive) to diagnose, to divine
  6. (transitive) to exorcize
  7. (intransitive) to flap (as wings, curtain etc.)
  8. (intransitive) to consult (diviner) [with locative]

Inflection

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Infinitive ukubhula
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukubhula ukungabhuli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular bhula -bhule
Plural bhulani -bhuleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyabhula, ngibhula engibhulayo, engibhula ngibhula angibhuli engingabhuli ngingabhuli
2nd singular uyabhula, ubhula obhulayo, obhula ubhula awubhuli ongabhuli ungabhuli
1st plural siyabhula, sibhula esibhulayo, esibhula sibhula asibhuli esingabhuli singabhuli
2nd plural niyabhula, nibhula enibhulayo, enibhula nibhula anibhuli eningabhuli ningabhuli
Class 1 uyabhula, ubhula obhulayo, obhula ebhula akabhuli ongabhuli engabhuli
Class 2 bayabhula, babhula ababhulayo, ababhula bebhula ababhuli abangabhuli bengabhuli
Class 3 uyabhula, ubhula obhulayo, obhula ubhula awubhuli ongabhuli ungabhuli
Class 4 iyabhula, ibhula ebhulayo, ebhula ibhula ayibhuli engabhuli ingabhuli
Class 5 liyabhula, libhula elibhulayo, elibhula libhula alibhuli elingabhuli lingabhuli
Class 6 ayabhula, abhula abhulayo, abhula ebhula awabhuli angabhuli engabhuli
Class 7 siyabhula, sibhula esibhulayo, esibhula sibhula asibhuli esingabhuli singabhuli
Class 8 ziyabhula, zibhula ezibhulayo, ezibhula zibhula azibhuli ezingabhuli zingabhuli
Class 9 iyabhula, ibhula ebhulayo, ebhula ibhula ayibhuli engabhuli ingabhuli
Class 10 ziyabhula, zibhula ezibhulayo, ezibhula zibhula azibhuli ezingabhuli zingabhuli
Class 11 luyabhula, lubhula olubhulayo, olubhula lubhula alubhuli olungabhuli lungabhuli
Class 14 buyabhula, bubhula obubhulayo, obubhula bubhula abubhuli obungabhuli bungabhuli
Class 15 kuyabhula, kubhula okubhulayo, okubhula kubhula akubhuli okungabhuli kungabhuli
Class 17 kuyabhula, kubhula okubhulayo, okubhula kubhula akubhuli okungabhuli kungabhuli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibhulile, ngibhulē engibhulile, engibhulē ngibhulile, ngibhulē angibhulanga engingabhulanga ngingabhulanga
2nd singular ubhulile, ubhulē obhulile, obhulē ubhulile, ubhulē awubhulanga ongabhulanga ungabhulanga
1st plural sibhulile, sibhulē esibhulile, esibhulē sibhulile, sibhulē asibhulanga esingabhulanga singabhulanga
2nd plural nibhulile, nibhulē enibhulile, enibhulē nibhulile, nibhulē anibhulanga eningabhulanga ningabhulanga
Class 1 ubhulile, ubhulē obhulile, obhulē ebhulile, ebhulē akabhulanga ongabhulanga engabhulanga
Class 2 babhulile, babhulē ababhulile, ababhulē bebhulile, bebhulē ababhulanga abangabhulanga bengabhulanga
Class 3 ubhulile, ubhulē obhulile, obhulē ubhulile, ubhulē awubhulanga ongabhulanga ungabhulanga
Class 4 ibhulile, ibhulē ebhulile, ebhulē ibhulile, ibhulē ayibhulanga engabhulanga ingabhulanga
Class 5 libhulile, libhulē elibhulile, elibhulē libhulile, libhulē alibhulanga elingabhulanga lingabhulanga
Class 6 abhulile, abhulē abhulile, abhulē ebhulile, ebhulē awabhulanga angabhulanga engabhulanga
Class 7 sibhulile, sibhulē esibhulile, esibhulē sibhulile, sibhulē asibhulanga esingabhulanga singabhulanga
Class 8 zibhulile, zibhulē ezibhulile, ezibhulē zibhulile, zibhulē azibhulanga ezingabhulanga zingabhulanga
Class 9 ibhulile, ibhulē ebhulile, ebhulē ibhulile, ibhulē ayibhulanga engabhulanga ingabhulanga
Class 10 zibhulile, zibhulē ezibhulile, ezibhulē zibhulile, zibhulē azibhulanga ezingabhulanga zingabhulanga
Class 11 lubhulile, lubhulē olubhulile, olubhulē lubhulile, lubhulē alubhulanga olungabhulanga lungabhulanga
Class 14 bubhulile, bubhulē obubhulile, obubhulē bubhulile, bubhulē abubhulanga obungabhulanga bungabhulanga
Class 15 kubhulile, kubhulē okubhulile, okubhulē kubhulile, kubhulē akubhulanga okungabhulanga kungabhulanga
Class 17 kubhulile, kubhulē okubhulile, okubhulē kubhulile, kubhulē akubhulanga okungabhulanga kungabhulanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngābhula engābhula ngābhula angibhulanga engingabhulanga ngingabhulanga
2nd singular wābhula owābhula wābhula awubhulanga ongabhulanga ungabhulanga
1st plural sābhula esābhula sābhula asibhulanga esingabhulanga singabhulanga
2nd plural nābhula enābhula nābhula anibhulanga eningabhulanga ningabhulanga
Class 1 wābhula owābhula ābhula akabhulanga ongabhulanga engabhulanga
Class 2 bābhula abābhula bābhula ababhulanga abangabhulanga bengabhulanga
Class 3 wābhula owābhula wābhula awubhulanga ongabhulanga ungabhulanga
Class 4 yābhula eyābhula yābhula ayibhulanga engabhulanga ingabhulanga
Class 5 lābhula elābhula lābhula alibhulanga elingabhulanga lingabhulanga
Class 6 ābhula ābhula ābhula awabhulanga angabhulanga engabhulanga
Class 7 sābhula esābhula sābhula asibhulanga esingabhulanga singabhulanga
Class 8 zābhula ezābhula zābhula azibhulanga ezingabhulanga zingabhulanga
Class 9 yābhula eyābhula yābhula ayibhulanga engabhulanga ingabhulanga
Class 10 zābhula ezābhula zābhula azibhulanga ezingabhulanga zingabhulanga
Class 11 lwābhula olwābhula lwābhula alubhulanga olungabhulanga lungabhulanga
Class 14 bābhula obābhula bābhula abubhulanga obungabhulanga bungabhulanga
Class 15 kwābhula okwābhula kwābhula akubhulanga okungabhulanga kungabhulanga
Class 17 kwābhula okwābhula kwābhula akubhulanga okungabhulanga kungabhulanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingabhula ngingabhula ngingebhule ngingebhule
2nd singular ungabhula ungabhula ungebhule ungebhule
1st plural singabhula singabhula singebhule singebhule
2nd plural ningabhula ningabhula ningebhule ningebhule
Class 1 angabhula engabhula angebhule engebhule
Class 2 bangabhula bengabhula bangebhule bengebhule
Class 3 ungabhula ungabhula ungebhule ungebhule
Class 4 ingabhula ingabhula ingebhule ingebhule
Class 5 lingabhula lingabhula lingebhule lingebhule
Class 6 angabhula engabhula angebhule engebhule
Class 7 singabhula singabhula singebhule singebhule
Class 8 zingabhula zingabhula zingebhule zingebhule
Class 9 ingabhula ingabhula ingebhule ingebhule
Class 10 zingabhula zingabhula zingebhule zingebhule
Class 11 lungabhula lungabhula lungebhule lungebhule
Class 14 bungabhula bungabhula bungebhule bungebhule
Class 15 kungabhula kungabhula kungebhule kungebhule
Class 17 kungabhula kungabhula kungebhule kungebhule
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizobhula engizobhula ngizobhula angizubhula engingezubhula ngingezubhula
2nd singular uzobhula ozobhula uzobhula awuzubhula ongezubhula ungezubhula
1st plural sizobhula esizobhula sizobhula asizubhula esingezubhula singezubhula
2nd plural nizobhula enizobhula nizobhula anizubhula eningezubhula ningezubhula
Class 1 uzobhula ozobhula ezobhula akazubhula ongezubhula engezubhula
Class 2 bazobhula abazobhula bezobhula abazubhula abangezubhula bengezubhula
Class 3 uzobhula ozobhula uzobhula awuzubhula ongezubhula ungezubhula
Class 4 izobhula ezobhula izobhula ayizubhula engezubhula ingezubhula
Class 5 lizobhula elizobhula lizobhula alizubhula elingezubhula lingezubhula
Class 6 azobhula azobhula ezobhula awazubhula angezubhula engezubhula
Class 7 sizobhula esizobhula sizobhula asizubhula esingezubhula singezubhula
Class 8 zizobhula ezizobhula zizobhula azizubhula ezingezubhula zingezubhula
Class 9 izobhula ezobhula izobhula ayizubhula engezubhula ingezubhula
Class 10 zizobhula ezizobhula zizobhula azizubhula ezingezubhula zingezubhula
Class 11 luzobhula oluzobhula luzobhula aluzubhula olungezubhula lungezubhula
Class 14 buzobhula obuzobhula buzobhula abuzubhula obungezubhula bungezubhula
Class 15 kuzobhula okuzobhula kuzobhula akuzubhula okungezubhula kungezubhula
Class 17 kuzobhula okuzobhula kuzobhula akuzubhula okungezubhula kungezubhula
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyobhula engiyobhula ngiyobhula angiyubhula engingeyubhula ngingeyubhula
2nd singular uyobhula oyobhula uyobhula awuyubhula ongeyubhula ungeyubhula
1st plural siyobhula esiyobhula siyobhula asiyubhula esingeyubhula singeyubhula
2nd plural niyobhula eniyobhula niyobhula aniyubhula eningeyubhula ningeyubhula
Class 1 uyobhula oyobhula eyobhula akayubhula ongeyubhula engeyubhula
Class 2 bayobhula abayobhula beyobhula abayubhula abangeyubhula bengeyubhula
Class 3 uyobhula oyobhula uyobhula awuyubhula ongeyubhula ungeyubhula
Class 4 iyobhula eyobhula iyobhula ayiyubhula engeyubhula ingeyubhula
Class 5 liyobhula eliyobhula liyobhula aliyubhula elingeyubhula lingeyubhula
Class 6 ayobhula ayobhula eyobhula awayubhula angeyubhula engeyubhula
Class 7 siyobhula esiyobhula siyobhula asiyubhula esingeyubhula singeyubhula
Class 8 ziyobhula eziyobhula ziyobhula aziyubhula ezingeyubhula zingeyubhula
Class 9 iyobhula eyobhula iyobhula ayiyubhula engeyubhula ingeyubhula
Class 10 ziyobhula eziyobhula ziyobhula aziyubhula ezingeyubhula zingeyubhula
Class 11 luyobhula oluyobhula luyobhula aluyubhula olungeyubhula lungeyubhula
Class 14 buyobhula obuyobhula buyobhula abuyubhula obungeyubhula bungeyubhula
Class 15 kuyobhula okuyobhula kuyobhula akuyubhula okungeyubhula kungeyubhula
Class 17 kuyobhula okuyobhula kuyobhula akuyubhula okungeyubhula kungeyubhula
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibhule ngingabhuli
2nd singular ubhule ungabhuli
1st plural sibhule singabhuli
2nd plural nibhule ningabhuli
Class 1 abhule angabhuli
Class 2 babhule bangabhuli
Class 3 ubhule ungabhuli
Class 4 ibhule ingabhuli
Class 5 libhule lingabhuli
Class 6 abhule angabhuli
Class 7 sibhule singabhuli
Class 8 zibhule zingabhuli
Class 9 ibhule ingabhuli
Class 10 zibhule zingabhuli
Class 11 lubhule lungabhuli
Class 14 bubhule bungabhuli
Class 15 kubhule kungabhuli
Class 17 kubhule kungabhuli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngabhula ngangabhula, angabhula, angangabhula
2nd singular wabhula wangabhula, awabhula, awangabhula
1st plural sabhula sangabhula, asabhula, asangabhula
2nd plural nabhula nangabhula, anabhula, anangabhula
Class 1 wabhula wangabhula, akabhula, akangabhula
Class 2 babhula bangabhula, ababhula, abangabhula
Class 3 wabhula wangabhula, awabhula, awangabhula
Class 4 yabhula yangabhula, ayabhula, ayangabhula
Class 5 labhula langabhula, alabhula, alangabhula
Class 6 abhula angabhula, awabhula, awangabhula
Class 7 sabhula sangabhula, asabhula, asangabhula
Class 8 zabhula zangabhula, azabhula, azangabhula
Class 9 yabhula yangabhula, ayabhula, ayangabhula
Class 10 zabhula zangabhula, azabhula, azangabhula
Class 11 lwabhula lwangabhula, alwabhula, alwangabhula
Class 14 babhula bangabhula, ababhula, abangabhula
Class 15 kwabhula kwangabhula, akwabhula, akwangabhula
Class 17 kwabhula kwangabhula, akwabhula, akwangabhula

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