balela

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈlɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlɛ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: ba‧le‧la

Noun

balela f (plural balelas)

1. (slang) lie

   Synonyms: lorota, caô

2. (slang) nonsense talk

   Synonyms: conversa fiada, papo furado

Zulu

Verb

-balela^?

1. to shine
2. to be sunny, to be clear (of the sky), to be dry (not raining)

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubalela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubalela	ukungabaleli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	balela	-balele
Plural	balelani	-baleleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabalela, ngibalela	engibalelayo, engibalela	ngibalela	angibaleli	engingabaleli	ngingabaleli
2nd singular	uyabalela, ubalela	obalelayo, obalela	ubalela	awubaleli	ongabaleli	ungabaleli
1st plural	siyabalela, sibalela	esibalelayo, esibalela	sibalela	asibaleli	esingabaleli	singabaleli
2nd plural	niyabalela, nibalela	enibalelayo, enibalela	nibalela	anibaleli	eningabaleli	ningabaleli
Class 1	uyabalela, ubalela	obalelayo, obalela	ebalela	akabaleli	ongabaleli	engabaleli
Class 2	bayabalela, babalela	ababalelayo, ababalela	bebalela	ababaleli	abangabaleli	bengabaleli
Class 3	uyabalela, ubalela	obalelayo, obalela	ubalela	awubaleli	ongabaleli	ungabaleli
Class 4	iyabalela, ibalela	ebalelayo, ebalela	ibalela	ayibaleli	engabaleli	ingabaleli
Class 5	liyabalela, libalela	elibalelayo, elibalela	libalela	alibaleli	elingabaleli	lingabaleli
Class 6	ayabalela, abalela	abalelayo, abalela	ebalela	awabaleli	angabaleli	engabaleli
Class 7	siyabalela, sibalela	esibalelayo, esibalela	sibalela	asibaleli	esingabaleli	singabaleli
Class 8	ziyabalela, zibalela	ezibalelayo, ezibalela	zibalela	azibaleli	ezingabaleli	zingabaleli
Class 9	iyabalela, ibalela	ebalelayo, ebalela	ibalela	ayibaleli	engabaleli	ingabaleli
Class 10	ziyabalela, zibalela	ezibalelayo, ezibalela	zibalela	azibaleli	ezingabaleli	zingabaleli
Class 11	luyabalela, lubalela	olubalelayo, olubalela	lubalela	alubaleli	olungabaleli	lungabaleli
Class 14	buyabalela, bubalela	obubalelayo, obubalela	bubalela	abubaleli	obungabaleli	bungabaleli
Class 15	kuyabalela, kubalela	okubalelayo, okubalela	kubalela	akubaleli	okungabaleli	kungabaleli
Class 17	kuyabalela, kubalela	okubalelayo, okubalela	kubalela	akubaleli	okungabaleli	kungabaleli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibalelile, ngibalelē	engibalelile, engibalelē	ngibalelile, ngibalelē	angibalelanga	engingabalelanga	ngingabalelanga
2nd singular	ubalelile, ubalelē	obalelile, obalelē	ubalelile, ubalelē	awubalelanga	ongabalelanga	ungabalelanga
1st plural	sibalelile, sibalelē	esibalelile, esibalelē	sibalelile, sibalelē	asibalelanga	esingabalelanga	singabalelanga
2nd plural	nibalelile, nibalelē	enibalelile, enibalelē	nibalelile, nibalelē	anibalelanga	eningabalelanga	ningabalelanga
Class 1	ubalelile, ubalelē	obalelile, obalelē	ebalelile, ebalelē	akabalelanga	ongabalelanga	engabalelanga
Class 2	babalelile, babalelē	ababalelile, ababalelē	bebalelile, bebalelē	ababalelanga	abangabalelanga	bengabalelanga
Class 3	ubalelile, ubalelē	obalelile, obalelē	ubalelile, ubalelē	awubalelanga	ongabalelanga	ungabalelanga
Class 4	ibalelile, ibalelē	ebalelile, ebalelē	ibalelile, ibalelē	ayibalelanga	engabalelanga	ingabalelanga
Class 5	libalelile, libalelē	elibalelile, elibalelē	libalelile, libalelē	alibalelanga	elingabalelanga	lingabalelanga
Class 6	abalelile, abalelē	abalelile, abalelē	ebalelile, ebalelē	awabalelanga	angabalelanga	engabalelanga
Class 7	sibalelile, sibalelē	esibalelile, esibalelē	sibalelile, sibalelē	asibalelanga	esingabalelanga	singabalelanga
Class 8	zibalelile, zibalelē	ezibalelile, ezibalelē	zibalelile, zibalelē	azibalelanga	ezingabalelanga	zingabalelanga
Class 9	ibalelile, ibalelē	ebalelile, ebalelē	ibalelile, ibalelē	ayibalelanga	engabalelanga	ingabalelanga
Class 10	zibalelile, zibalelē	ezibalelile, ezibalelē	zibalelile, zibalelē	azibalelanga	ezingabalelanga	zingabalelanga
Class 11	lubalelile, lubalelē	olubalelile, olubalelē	lubalelile, lubalelē	alubalelanga	olungabalelanga	lungabalelanga
Class 14	bubalelile, bubalelē	obubalelile, obubalelē	bubalelile, bubalelē	abubalelanga	obungabalelanga	bungabalelanga
Class 15	kubalelile, kubalelē	okubalelile, okubalelē	kubalelile, kubalelē	akubalelanga	okungabalelanga	kungabalelanga
Class 17	kubalelile, kubalelē	okubalelile, okubalelē	kubalelile, kubalelē	akubalelanga	okungabalelanga	kungabalelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābalela	engābalela	ngābalela	angibalelanga	engingabalelanga	ngingabalelanga
2nd singular	wābalela	owābalela	wābalela	awubalelanga	ongabalelanga	ungabalelanga
1st plural	sābalela	esābalela	sābalela	asibalelanga	esingabalelanga	singabalelanga
2nd plural	nābalela	enābalela	nābalela	anibalelanga	eningabalelanga	ningabalelanga
Class 1	wābalela	owābalela	ābalela	akabalelanga	ongabalelanga	engabalelanga
Class 2	bābalela	abābalela	bābalela	ababalelanga	abangabalelanga	bengabalelanga
Class 3	wābalela	owābalela	wābalela	awubalelanga	ongabalelanga	ungabalelanga
Class 4	yābalela	eyābalela	yābalela	ayibalelanga	engabalelanga	ingabalelanga
Class 5	lābalela	elābalela	lābalela	alibalelanga	elingabalelanga	lingabalelanga
Class 6	ābalela	ābalela	ābalela	awabalelanga	angabalelanga	engabalelanga
Class 7	sābalela	esābalela	sābalela	asibalelanga	esingabalelanga	singabalelanga
Class 8	zābalela	ezābalela	zābalela	azibalelanga	ezingabalelanga	zingabalelanga
Class 9	yābalela	eyābalela	yābalela	ayibalelanga	engabalelanga	ingabalelanga
Class 10	zābalela	ezābalela	zābalela	azibalelanga	ezingabalelanga	zingabalelanga
Class 11	lwābalela	olwābalela	lwābalela	alubalelanga	olungabalelanga	lungabalelanga
Class 14	bābalela	obābalela	bābalela	abubalelanga	obungabalelanga	bungabalelanga
Class 15	kwābalela	okwābalela	kwābalela	akubalelanga	okungabalelanga	kungabalelanga
Class 17	kwābalela	okwābalela	kwābalela	akubalelanga	okungabalelanga	kungabalelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabalela	—	ngingabalela	ngingebalele	—	ngingebalele
2nd singular	ungabalela	—	ungabalela	ungebalele	—	ungebalele
1st plural	singabalela	—	singabalela	singebalele	—	singebalele
2nd plural	ningabalela	—	ningabalela	ningebalele	—	ningebalele
Class 1	angabalela	—	engabalela	angebalele	—	engebalele
Class 2	bangabalela	—	bengabalela	bangebalele	—	bengebalele
Class 3	ungabalela	—	ungabalela	ungebalele	—	ungebalele
Class 4	ingabalela	—	ingabalela	ingebalele	—	ingebalele
Class 5	lingabalela	—	lingabalela	lingebalele	—	lingebalele
Class 6	angabalela	—	engabalela	angebalele	—	engebalele
Class 7	singabalela	—	singabalela	singebalele	—	singebalele
Class 8	zingabalela	—	zingabalela	zingebalele	—	zingebalele
Class 9	ingabalela	—	ingabalela	ingebalele	—	ingebalele
Class 10	zingabalela	—	zingabalela	zingebalele	—	zingebalele
Class 11	lungabalela	—	lungabalela	lungebalele	—	lungebalele
Class 14	bungabalela	—	bungabalela	bungebalele	—	bungebalele
Class 15	kungabalela	—	kungabalela	kungebalele	—	kungebalele
Class 17	kungabalela	—	kungabalela	kungebalele	—	kungebalele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobalela	engizobalela	ngizobalela	angizubalela	engingezubalela	ngingezubalela
2nd singular	uzobalela	ozobalela	uzobalela	awuzubalela	ongezubalela	ungezubalela
1st plural	sizobalela	esizobalela	sizobalela	asizubalela	esingezubalela	singezubalela
2nd plural	nizobalela	enizobalela	nizobalela	anizubalela	eningezubalela	ningezubalela
Class 1	uzobalela	ozobalela	ezobalela	akazubalela	ongezubalela	engezubalela
Class 2	bazobalela	abazobalela	bezobalela	abazubalela	abangezubalela	bengezubalela
Class 3	uzobalela	ozobalela	uzobalela	awuzubalela	ongezubalela	ungezubalela
Class 4	izobalela	ezobalela	izobalela	ayizubalela	engezubalela	ingezubalela
Class 5	lizobalela	elizobalela	lizobalela	alizubalela	elingezubalela	lingezubalela
Class 6	azobalela	azobalela	ezobalela	awazubalela	angezubalela	engezubalela
Class 7	sizobalela	esizobalela	sizobalela	asizubalela	esingezubalela	singezubalela
Class 8	zizobalela	ezizobalela	zizobalela	azizubalela	ezingezubalela	zingezubalela
Class 9	izobalela	ezobalela	izobalela	ayizubalela	engezubalela	ingezubalela
Class 10	zizobalela	ezizobalela	zizobalela	azizubalela	ezingezubalela	zingezubalela
Class 11	luzobalela	oluzobalela	luzobalela	aluzubalela	olungezubalela	lungezubalela
Class 14	buzobalela	obuzobalela	buzobalela	abuzubalela	obungezubalela	bungezubalela
Class 15	kuzobalela	okuzobalela	kuzobalela	akuzubalela	okungezubalela	kungezubalela
Class 17	kuzobalela	okuzobalela	kuzobalela	akuzubalela	okungezubalela	kungezubalela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobalela	engiyobalela	ngiyobalela	angiyubalela	engingeyubalela	ngingeyubalela
2nd singular	uyobalela	oyobalela	uyobalela	awuyubalela	ongeyubalela	ungeyubalela
1st plural	siyobalela	esiyobalela	siyobalela	asiyubalela	esingeyubalela	singeyubalela
2nd plural	niyobalela	eniyobalela	niyobalela	aniyubalela	eningeyubalela	ningeyubalela
Class 1	uyobalela	oyobalela	eyobalela	akayubalela	ongeyubalela	engeyubalela
Class 2	bayobalela	abayobalela	beyobalela	abayubalela	abangeyubalela	bengeyubalela
Class 3	uyobalela	oyobalela	uyobalela	awuyubalela	ongeyubalela	ungeyubalela
Class 4	iyobalela	eyobalela	iyobalela	ayiyubalela	engeyubalela	ingeyubalela
Class 5	liyobalela	eliyobalela	liyobalela	aliyubalela	elingeyubalela	lingeyubalela
Class 6	ayobalela	ayobalela	eyobalela	awayubalela	angeyubalela	engeyubalela
Class 7	siyobalela	esiyobalela	siyobalela	asiyubalela	esingeyubalela	singeyubalela
Class 8	ziyobalela	eziyobalela	ziyobalela	aziyubalela	ezingeyubalela	zingeyubalela
Class 9	iyobalela	eyobalela	iyobalela	ayiyubalela	engeyubalela	ingeyubalela
Class 10	ziyobalela	eziyobalela	ziyobalela	aziyubalela	ezingeyubalela	zingeyubalela
Class 11	luyobalela	oluyobalela	luyobalela	aluyubalela	olungeyubalela	lungeyubalela
Class 14	buyobalela	obuyobalela	buyobalela	abuyubalela	obungeyubalela	bungeyubalela
Class 15	kuyobalela	okuyobalela	kuyobalela	akuyubalela	okungeyubalela	kungeyubalela
Class 17	kuyobalela	okuyobalela	kuyobalela	akuyubalela	okungeyubalela	kungeyubalela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibalele	ngingabaleli
2nd singular	ubalele	ungabaleli
1st plural	sibalele	singabaleli
2nd plural	nibalele	ningabaleli
Class 1	abalele	angabaleli
Class 2	babalele	bangabaleli
Class 3	ubalele	ungabaleli
Class 4	ibalele	ingabaleli
Class 5	libalele	lingabaleli
Class 6	abalele	angabaleli
Class 7	sibalele	singabaleli
Class 8	zibalele	zingabaleli
Class 9	ibalele	ingabaleli
Class 10	zibalele	zingabaleli
Class 11	lubalele	lungabaleli
Class 14	bubalele	bungabaleli
Class 15	kubalele	kungabaleli
Class 17	kubalele	kungabaleli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabalela	ngangabalela, angabalela, angangabalela
2nd singular	wabalela	wangabalela, awabalela, awangabalela
1st plural	sabalela	sangabalela, asabalela, asangabalela
2nd plural	nabalela	nangabalela, anabalela, anangabalela
Class 1	wabalela	wangabalela, akabalela, akangabalela
Class 2	babalela	bangabalela, ababalela, abangabalela
Class 3	wabalela	wangabalela, awabalela, awangabalela
Class 4	yabalela	yangabalela, ayabalela, ayangabalela
Class 5	labalela	langabalela, alabalela, alangabalela
Class 6	abalela	angabalela, awabalela, awangabalela
Class 7	sabalela	sangabalela, asabalela, asangabalela
Class 8	zabalela	zangabalela, azabalela, azangabalela
Class 9	yabalela	yangabalela, ayabalela, ayangabalela
Class 10	zabalela	zangabalela, azabalela, azangabalela
Class 11	lwabalela	lwangabalela, alwabalela, alwangabalela
Class 14	babalela	bangabalela, ababalela, abangabalela
Class 15	kwabalela	kwangabalela, akwabalela, akwangabalela
Class 17	kwabalela	kwangabalela, akwabalela, akwangabalela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ɓalela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ɓalela (3.2.9)”