See also: þula

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse þula.

Noun edit

thula (plural thulas or thulur)

  1. A kind of ancient poem in Germanic languages, consisting of metrical lists of poetic synonyms for oral recitation.

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Southern Ndebele edit

Verb edit

-thúla

  1. to be quiet

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Swazi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Zulu thula.

Verb edit

-thúla

  1. to be quiet

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Xhosa edit

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

-thúla

  1. (intransitive) to be quiet

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Zulu edit

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Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /tʰúːla/

Verb edit

-thúla

  1. (intransitive) to be quiet, to be peaceful, to be still

Inflection edit

Tone H
Infinitive ukuthula
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuthula ukungathuli
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular thula -thule
Plural thulani -thuleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyathula, ngithula engithulayo, engithula ngithula angithuli engingathuli ngingathuli
2nd singular uyathula, uthula othulayo, othula uthula awuthuli ongathuli ungathuli
1st plural siyathula, sithula esithulayo, esithula sithula asithuli esingathuli singathuli
2nd plural niyathula, nithula enithulayo, enithula nithula anithuli eningathuli ningathuli
Class 1 uyathula, uthula othulayo, othula ethula akathuli ongathuli engathuli
Class 2 bayathula, bathula abathulayo, abathula bethula abathuli abangathuli bengathuli
Class 3 uyathula, uthula othulayo, othula uthula awuthuli ongathuli ungathuli
Class 4 iyathula, ithula ethulayo, ethula ithula ayithuli engathuli ingathuli
Class 5 liyathula, lithula elithulayo, elithula lithula alithuli elingathuli lingathuli
Class 6 ayathula, athula athulayo, athula ethula awathuli angathuli engathuli
Class 7 siyathula, sithula esithulayo, esithula sithula asithuli esingathuli singathuli
Class 8 ziyathula, zithula ezithulayo, ezithula zithula azithuli ezingathuli zingathuli
Class 9 iyathula, ithula ethulayo, ethula ithula ayithuli engathuli ingathuli
Class 10 ziyathula, zithula ezithulayo, ezithula zithula azithuli ezingathuli zingathuli
Class 11 luyathula, luthula oluthulayo, oluthula luthula aluthuli olungathuli lungathuli
Class 14 buyathula, buthula obuthulayo, obuthula buthula abuthuli obungathuli bungathuli
Class 15 kuyathula, kuthula okuthulayo, okuthula kuthula akuthuli okungathuli kungathuli
Class 17 kuyathula, kuthula okuthulayo, okuthula kuthula akuthuli okungathuli kungathuli
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngithulile, ngithulē engithulile, engithulē ngithulile, ngithulē angithulanga engingathulanga ngingathulanga
2nd singular uthulile, uthulē othulile, othulē uthulile, uthulē awuthulanga ongathulanga ungathulanga
1st plural sithulile, sithulē esithulile, esithulē sithulile, sithulē asithulanga esingathulanga singathulanga
2nd plural nithulile, nithulē enithulile, enithulē nithulile, nithulē anithulanga eningathulanga ningathulanga
Class 1 uthulile, uthulē othulile, othulē ethulile, ethulē akathulanga ongathulanga engathulanga
Class 2 bathulile, bathulē abathulile, abathulē bethulile, bethulē abathulanga abangathulanga bengathulanga
Class 3 uthulile, uthulē othulile, othulē uthulile, uthulē awuthulanga ongathulanga ungathulanga
Class 4 ithulile, ithulē ethulile, ethulē ithulile, ithulē ayithulanga engathulanga ingathulanga
Class 5 lithulile, lithulē elithulile, elithulē lithulile, lithulē alithulanga elingathulanga lingathulanga
Class 6 athulile, athulē athulile, athulē ethulile, ethulē awathulanga angathulanga engathulanga
Class 7 sithulile, sithulē esithulile, esithulē sithulile, sithulē asithulanga esingathulanga singathulanga
Class 8 zithulile, zithulē ezithulile, ezithulē zithulile, zithulē azithulanga ezingathulanga zingathulanga
Class 9 ithulile, ithulē ethulile, ethulē ithulile, ithulē ayithulanga engathulanga ingathulanga
Class 10 zithulile, zithulē ezithulile, ezithulē zithulile, zithulē azithulanga ezingathulanga zingathulanga
Class 11 luthulile, luthulē oluthulile, oluthulē luthulile, luthulē aluthulanga olungathulanga lungathulanga
Class 14 buthulile, buthulē obuthulile, obuthulē buthulile, buthulē abuthulanga obungathulanga bungathulanga
Class 15 kuthulile, kuthulē okuthulile, okuthulē kuthulile, kuthulē akuthulanga okungathulanga kungathulanga
Class 17 kuthulile, kuthulē okuthulile, okuthulē kuthulile, kuthulē akuthulanga okungathulanga kungathulanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāthula engāthula ngāthula angithulanga engingathulanga ngingathulanga
2nd singular wāthula owāthula wāthula awuthulanga ongathulanga ungathulanga
1st plural sāthula esāthula sāthula asithulanga esingathulanga singathulanga
2nd plural nāthula enāthula nāthula anithulanga eningathulanga ningathulanga
Class 1 wāthula owāthula āthula akathulanga ongathulanga engathulanga
Class 2 bāthula abāthula bāthula abathulanga abangathulanga bengathulanga
Class 3 wāthula owāthula wāthula awuthulanga ongathulanga ungathulanga
Class 4 yāthula eyāthula yāthula ayithulanga engathulanga ingathulanga
Class 5 lāthula elāthula lāthula alithulanga elingathulanga lingathulanga
Class 6 āthula āthula āthula awathulanga angathulanga engathulanga
Class 7 sāthula esāthula sāthula asithulanga esingathulanga singathulanga
Class 8 zāthula ezāthula zāthula azithulanga ezingathulanga zingathulanga
Class 9 yāthula eyāthula yāthula ayithulanga engathulanga ingathulanga
Class 10 zāthula ezāthula zāthula azithulanga ezingathulanga zingathulanga
Class 11 lwāthula olwāthula lwāthula aluthulanga olungathulanga lungathulanga
Class 14 bāthula obāthula bāthula abuthulanga obungathulanga bungathulanga
Class 15 kwāthula okwāthula kwāthula akuthulanga okungathulanga kungathulanga
Class 17 kwāthula okwāthula kwāthula akuthulanga okungathulanga kungathulanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingathula ngingathula ngingethule ngingethule
2nd singular ungathula ungathula ungethule ungethule
1st plural singathula singathula singethule singethule
2nd plural ningathula ningathula ningethule ningethule
Class 1 angathula engathula angethule engethule
Class 2 bangathula bengathula bangethule bengethule
Class 3 ungathula ungathula ungethule ungethule
Class 4 ingathula ingathula ingethule ingethule
Class 5 lingathula lingathula lingethule lingethule
Class 6 angathula engathula angethule engethule
Class 7 singathula singathula singethule singethule
Class 8 zingathula zingathula zingethule zingethule
Class 9 ingathula ingathula ingethule ingethule
Class 10 zingathula zingathula zingethule zingethule
Class 11 lungathula lungathula lungethule lungethule
Class 14 bungathula bungathula bungethule bungethule
Class 15 kungathula kungathula kungethule kungethule
Class 17 kungathula kungathula kungethule kungethule
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizothula engizothula ngizothula angizuthula engingezuthula ngingezuthula
2nd singular uzothula ozothula uzothula awuzuthula ongezuthula ungezuthula
1st plural sizothula esizothula sizothula asizuthula esingezuthula singezuthula
2nd plural nizothula enizothula nizothula anizuthula eningezuthula ningezuthula
Class 1 uzothula ozothula ezothula akazuthula ongezuthula engezuthula
Class 2 bazothula abazothula bezothula abazuthula abangezuthula bengezuthula
Class 3 uzothula ozothula uzothula awuzuthula ongezuthula ungezuthula
Class 4 izothula ezothula izothula ayizuthula engezuthula ingezuthula
Class 5 lizothula elizothula lizothula alizuthula elingezuthula lingezuthula
Class 6 azothula azothula ezothula awazuthula angezuthula engezuthula
Class 7 sizothula esizothula sizothula asizuthula esingezuthula singezuthula
Class 8 zizothula ezizothula zizothula azizuthula ezingezuthula zingezuthula
Class 9 izothula ezothula izothula ayizuthula engezuthula ingezuthula
Class 10 zizothula ezizothula zizothula azizuthula ezingezuthula zingezuthula
Class 11 luzothula oluzothula luzothula aluzuthula olungezuthula lungezuthula
Class 14 buzothula obuzothula buzothula abuzuthula obungezuthula bungezuthula
Class 15 kuzothula okuzothula kuzothula akuzuthula okungezuthula kungezuthula
Class 17 kuzothula okuzothula kuzothula akuzuthula okungezuthula kungezuthula
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyothula engiyothula ngiyothula angiyuthula engingeyuthula ngingeyuthula
2nd singular uyothula oyothula uyothula awuyuthula ongeyuthula ungeyuthula
1st plural siyothula esiyothula siyothula asiyuthula esingeyuthula singeyuthula
2nd plural niyothula eniyothula niyothula aniyuthula eningeyuthula ningeyuthula
Class 1 uyothula oyothula eyothula akayuthula ongeyuthula engeyuthula
Class 2 bayothula abayothula beyothula abayuthula abangeyuthula bengeyuthula
Class 3 uyothula oyothula uyothula awuyuthula ongeyuthula ungeyuthula
Class 4 iyothula eyothula iyothula ayiyuthula engeyuthula ingeyuthula
Class 5 liyothula eliyothula liyothula aliyuthula elingeyuthula lingeyuthula
Class 6 ayothula ayothula eyothula awayuthula angeyuthula engeyuthula
Class 7 siyothula esiyothula siyothula asiyuthula esingeyuthula singeyuthula
Class 8 ziyothula eziyothula ziyothula aziyuthula ezingeyuthula zingeyuthula
Class 9 iyothula eyothula iyothula ayiyuthula engeyuthula ingeyuthula
Class 10 ziyothula eziyothula ziyothula aziyuthula ezingeyuthula zingeyuthula
Class 11 luyothula oluyothula luyothula aluyuthula olungeyuthula lungeyuthula
Class 14 buyothula obuyothula buyothula abuyuthula obungeyuthula bungeyuthula
Class 15 kuyothula okuyothula kuyothula akuyuthula okungeyuthula kungeyuthula
Class 17 kuyothula okuyothula kuyothula akuyuthula okungeyuthula kungeyuthula
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngithule ngingathuli
2nd singular uthule ungathuli
1st plural sithule singathuli
2nd plural nithule ningathuli
Class 1 athule angathuli
Class 2 bathule bangathuli
Class 3 uthule ungathuli
Class 4 ithule ingathuli
Class 5 lithule lingathuli
Class 6 athule angathuli
Class 7 sithule singathuli
Class 8 zithule zingathuli
Class 9 ithule ingathuli
Class 10 zithule zingathuli
Class 11 luthule lungathuli
Class 14 buthule bungathuli
Class 15 kuthule kungathuli
Class 17 kuthule kungathuli
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngathula ngangathula, angathula, angangathula
2nd singular wathula wangathula, awathula, awangathula
1st plural sathula sangathula, asathula, asangathula
2nd plural nathula nangathula, anathula, anangathula
Class 1 wathula wangathula, akathula, akangathula
Class 2 bathula bangathula, abathula, abangathula
Class 3 wathula wangathula, awathula, awangathula
Class 4 yathula yangathula, ayathula, ayangathula
Class 5 lathula langathula, alathula, alangathula
Class 6 athula angathula, awathula, awangathula
Class 7 sathula sangathula, asathula, asangathula
Class 8 zathula zangathula, azathula, azangathula
Class 9 yathula yangathula, ayathula, ayangathula
Class 10 zathula zangathula, azathula, azangathula
Class 11 lwathula lwangathula, alwathula, alwangathula
Class 14 bathula bangathula, abathula, abangathula
Class 15 kwathula kwangathula, akwathula, akwangathula
Class 17 kwathula kwangathula, akwathula, akwangathula

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