bhala

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

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Verb

-bhala

1. to write

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

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Verb

-bhâla

1. to write

Inflection

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Swazi

Etymology

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Verb

-bhála

1. to write

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-bhâla

1. to write

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Verb

-bhâla

1. to write

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukubhala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhala	ukungabhali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhala	-bhale
Plural	bhalani	-bhaleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhala, ngibhala	engibhalayo, engibhala	ngibhala	angibhali	engingabhali	ngingabhali
2nd singular	uyabhala, ubhala	obhalayo, obhala	ubhala	awubhali	ongabhali	ungabhali
1st plural	siyabhala, sibhala	esibhalayo, esibhala	sibhala	asibhali	esingabhali	singabhali
2nd plural	niyabhala, nibhala	enibhalayo, enibhala	nibhala	anibhali	eningabhali	ningabhali
Class 1	uyabhala, ubhala	obhalayo, obhala	ebhala	akabhali	ongabhali	engabhali
Class 2	bayabhala, babhala	ababhalayo, ababhala	bebhala	ababhali	abangabhali	bengabhali
Class 3	uyabhala, ubhala	obhalayo, obhala	ubhala	awubhali	ongabhali	ungabhali
Class 4	iyabhala, ibhala	ebhalayo, ebhala	ibhala	ayibhali	engabhali	ingabhali
Class 5	liyabhala, libhala	elibhalayo, elibhala	libhala	alibhali	elingabhali	lingabhali
Class 6	ayabhala, abhala	abhalayo, abhala	ebhala	awabhali	angabhali	engabhali
Class 7	siyabhala, sibhala	esibhalayo, esibhala	sibhala	asibhali	esingabhali	singabhali
Class 8	ziyabhala, zibhala	ezibhalayo, ezibhala	zibhala	azibhali	ezingabhali	zingabhali
Class 9	iyabhala, ibhala	ebhalayo, ebhala	ibhala	ayibhali	engabhali	ingabhali
Class 10	ziyabhala, zibhala	ezibhalayo, ezibhala	zibhala	azibhali	ezingabhali	zingabhali
Class 11	luyabhala, lubhala	olubhalayo, olubhala	lubhala	alubhali	olungabhali	lungabhali
Class 14	buyabhala, bubhala	obubhalayo, obubhala	bubhala	abubhali	obungabhali	bungabhali
Class 15	kuyabhala, kubhala	okubhalayo, okubhala	kubhala	akubhali	okungabhali	kungabhali
Class 17	kuyabhala, kubhala	okubhalayo, okubhala	kubhala	akubhali	okungabhali	kungabhali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhalile, ngibhalē	engibhalile, engibhalē	ngibhalile, ngibhalē	angibhalanga	engingabhalanga	ngingabhalanga
2nd singular	ubhalile, ubhalē	obhalile, obhalē	ubhalile, ubhalē	awubhalanga	ongabhalanga	ungabhalanga
1st plural	sibhalile, sibhalē	esibhalile, esibhalē	sibhalile, sibhalē	asibhalanga	esingabhalanga	singabhalanga
2nd plural	nibhalile, nibhalē	enibhalile, enibhalē	nibhalile, nibhalē	anibhalanga	eningabhalanga	ningabhalanga
Class 1	ubhalile, ubhalē	obhalile, obhalē	ebhalile, ebhalē	akabhalanga	ongabhalanga	engabhalanga
Class 2	babhalile, babhalē	ababhalile, ababhalē	bebhalile, bebhalē	ababhalanga	abangabhalanga	bengabhalanga
Class 3	ubhalile, ubhalē	obhalile, obhalē	ubhalile, ubhalē	awubhalanga	ongabhalanga	ungabhalanga
Class 4	ibhalile, ibhalē	ebhalile, ebhalē	ibhalile, ibhalē	ayibhalanga	engabhalanga	ingabhalanga
Class 5	libhalile, libhalē	elibhalile, elibhalē	libhalile, libhalē	alibhalanga	elingabhalanga	lingabhalanga
Class 6	abhalile, abhalē	abhalile, abhalē	ebhalile, ebhalē	awabhalanga	angabhalanga	engabhalanga
Class 7	sibhalile, sibhalē	esibhalile, esibhalē	sibhalile, sibhalē	asibhalanga	esingabhalanga	singabhalanga
Class 8	zibhalile, zibhalē	ezibhalile, ezibhalē	zibhalile, zibhalē	azibhalanga	ezingabhalanga	zingabhalanga
Class 9	ibhalile, ibhalē	ebhalile, ebhalē	ibhalile, ibhalē	ayibhalanga	engabhalanga	ingabhalanga
Class 10	zibhalile, zibhalē	ezibhalile, ezibhalē	zibhalile, zibhalē	azibhalanga	ezingabhalanga	zingabhalanga
Class 11	lubhalile, lubhalē	olubhalile, olubhalē	lubhalile, lubhalē	alubhalanga	olungabhalanga	lungabhalanga
Class 14	bubhalile, bubhalē	obubhalile, obubhalē	bubhalile, bubhalē	abubhalanga	obungabhalanga	bungabhalanga
Class 15	kubhalile, kubhalē	okubhalile, okubhalē	kubhalile, kubhalē	akubhalanga	okungabhalanga	kungabhalanga
Class 17	kubhalile, kubhalē	okubhalile, okubhalē	kubhalile, kubhalē	akubhalanga	okungabhalanga	kungabhalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhala	engābhala	ngābhala	angibhalanga	engingabhalanga	ngingabhalanga
2nd singular	wābhala	owābhala	wābhala	awubhalanga	ongabhalanga	ungabhalanga
1st plural	sābhala	esābhala	sābhala	asibhalanga	esingabhalanga	singabhalanga
2nd plural	nābhala	enābhala	nābhala	anibhalanga	eningabhalanga	ningabhalanga
Class 1	wābhala	owābhala	ābhala	akabhalanga	ongabhalanga	engabhalanga
Class 2	bābhala	abābhala	bābhala	ababhalanga	abangabhalanga	bengabhalanga
Class 3	wābhala	owābhala	wābhala	awubhalanga	ongabhalanga	ungabhalanga
Class 4	yābhala	eyābhala	yābhala	ayibhalanga	engabhalanga	ingabhalanga
Class 5	lābhala	elābhala	lābhala	alibhalanga	elingabhalanga	lingabhalanga
Class 6	ābhala	ābhala	ābhala	awabhalanga	angabhalanga	engabhalanga
Class 7	sābhala	esābhala	sābhala	asibhalanga	esingabhalanga	singabhalanga
Class 8	zābhala	ezābhala	zābhala	azibhalanga	ezingabhalanga	zingabhalanga
Class 9	yābhala	eyābhala	yābhala	ayibhalanga	engabhalanga	ingabhalanga
Class 10	zābhala	ezābhala	zābhala	azibhalanga	ezingabhalanga	zingabhalanga
Class 11	lwābhala	olwābhala	lwābhala	alubhalanga	olungabhalanga	lungabhalanga
Class 14	bābhala	obābhala	bābhala	abubhalanga	obungabhalanga	bungabhalanga
Class 15	kwābhala	okwābhala	kwābhala	akubhalanga	okungabhalanga	kungabhalanga
Class 17	kwābhala	okwābhala	kwābhala	akubhalanga	okungabhalanga	kungabhalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhala	—	ngingabhala	ngingebhale	—	ngingebhale
2nd singular	ungabhala	—	ungabhala	ungebhale	—	ungebhale
1st plural	singabhala	—	singabhala	singebhale	—	singebhale
2nd plural	ningabhala	—	ningabhala	ningebhale	—	ningebhale
Class 1	angabhala	—	engabhala	angebhale	—	engebhale
Class 2	bangabhala	—	bengabhala	bangebhale	—	bengebhale
Class 3	ungabhala	—	ungabhala	ungebhale	—	ungebhale
Class 4	ingabhala	—	ingabhala	ingebhale	—	ingebhale
Class 5	lingabhala	—	lingabhala	lingebhale	—	lingebhale
Class 6	angabhala	—	engabhala	angebhale	—	engebhale
Class 7	singabhala	—	singabhala	singebhale	—	singebhale
Class 8	zingabhala	—	zingabhala	zingebhale	—	zingebhale
Class 9	ingabhala	—	ingabhala	ingebhale	—	ingebhale
Class 10	zingabhala	—	zingabhala	zingebhale	—	zingebhale
Class 11	lungabhala	—	lungabhala	lungebhale	—	lungebhale
Class 14	bungabhala	—	bungabhala	bungebhale	—	bungebhale
Class 15	kungabhala	—	kungabhala	kungebhale	—	kungebhale
Class 17	kungabhala	—	kungabhala	kungebhale	—	kungebhale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhala	engizobhala	ngizobhala	angizubhala	engingezubhala	ngingezubhala
2nd singular	uzobhala	ozobhala	uzobhala	awuzubhala	ongezubhala	ungezubhala
1st plural	sizobhala	esizobhala	sizobhala	asizubhala	esingezubhala	singezubhala
2nd plural	nizobhala	enizobhala	nizobhala	anizubhala	eningezubhala	ningezubhala
Class 1	uzobhala	ozobhala	ezobhala	akazubhala	ongezubhala	engezubhala
Class 2	bazobhala	abazobhala	bezobhala	abazubhala	abangezubhala	bengezubhala
Class 3	uzobhala	ozobhala	uzobhala	awuzubhala	ongezubhala	ungezubhala
Class 4	izobhala	ezobhala	izobhala	ayizubhala	engezubhala	ingezubhala
Class 5	lizobhala	elizobhala	lizobhala	alizubhala	elingezubhala	lingezubhala
Class 6	azobhala	azobhala	ezobhala	awazubhala	angezubhala	engezubhala
Class 7	sizobhala	esizobhala	sizobhala	asizubhala	esingezubhala	singezubhala
Class 8	zizobhala	ezizobhala	zizobhala	azizubhala	ezingezubhala	zingezubhala
Class 9	izobhala	ezobhala	izobhala	ayizubhala	engezubhala	ingezubhala
Class 10	zizobhala	ezizobhala	zizobhala	azizubhala	ezingezubhala	zingezubhala
Class 11	luzobhala	oluzobhala	luzobhala	aluzubhala	olungezubhala	lungezubhala
Class 14	buzobhala	obuzobhala	buzobhala	abuzubhala	obungezubhala	bungezubhala
Class 15	kuzobhala	okuzobhala	kuzobhala	akuzubhala	okungezubhala	kungezubhala
Class 17	kuzobhala	okuzobhala	kuzobhala	akuzubhala	okungezubhala	kungezubhala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhala	engiyobhala	ngiyobhala	angiyubhala	engingeyubhala	ngingeyubhala
2nd singular	uyobhala	oyobhala	uyobhala	awuyubhala	ongeyubhala	ungeyubhala
1st plural	siyobhala	esiyobhala	siyobhala	asiyubhala	esingeyubhala	singeyubhala
2nd plural	niyobhala	eniyobhala	niyobhala	aniyubhala	eningeyubhala	ningeyubhala
Class 1	uyobhala	oyobhala	eyobhala	akayubhala	ongeyubhala	engeyubhala
Class 2	bayobhala	abayobhala	beyobhala	abayubhala	abangeyubhala	bengeyubhala
Class 3	uyobhala	oyobhala	uyobhala	awuyubhala	ongeyubhala	ungeyubhala
Class 4	iyobhala	eyobhala	iyobhala	ayiyubhala	engeyubhala	ingeyubhala
Class 5	liyobhala	eliyobhala	liyobhala	aliyubhala	elingeyubhala	lingeyubhala
Class 6	ayobhala	ayobhala	eyobhala	awayubhala	angeyubhala	engeyubhala
Class 7	siyobhala	esiyobhala	siyobhala	asiyubhala	esingeyubhala	singeyubhala
Class 8	ziyobhala	eziyobhala	ziyobhala	aziyubhala	ezingeyubhala	zingeyubhala
Class 9	iyobhala	eyobhala	iyobhala	ayiyubhala	engeyubhala	ingeyubhala
Class 10	ziyobhala	eziyobhala	ziyobhala	aziyubhala	ezingeyubhala	zingeyubhala
Class 11	luyobhala	oluyobhala	luyobhala	aluyubhala	olungeyubhala	lungeyubhala
Class 14	buyobhala	obuyobhala	buyobhala	abuyubhala	obungeyubhala	bungeyubhala
Class 15	kuyobhala	okuyobhala	kuyobhala	akuyubhala	okungeyubhala	kungeyubhala
Class 17	kuyobhala	okuyobhala	kuyobhala	akuyubhala	okungeyubhala	kungeyubhala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhale	ngingabhali
2nd singular	ubhale	ungabhali
1st plural	sibhale	singabhali
2nd plural	nibhale	ningabhali
Class 1	abhale	angabhali
Class 2	babhale	bangabhali
Class 3	ubhale	ungabhali
Class 4	ibhale	ingabhali
Class 5	libhale	lingabhali
Class 6	abhale	angabhali
Class 7	sibhale	singabhali
Class 8	zibhale	zingabhali
Class 9	ibhale	ingabhali
Class 10	zibhale	zingabhali
Class 11	lubhale	lungabhali
Class 14	bubhale	bungabhali
Class 15	kubhale	kungabhali
Class 17	kubhale	kungabhali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhala	ngangabhala, angabhala, angangabhala
2nd singular	wabhala	wangabhala, awabhala, awangabhala
1st plural	sabhala	sangabhala, asabhala, asangabhala
2nd plural	nabhala	nangabhala, anabhala, anangabhala
Class 1	wabhala	wangabhala, akabhala, akangabhala
Class 2	babhala	bangabhala, ababhala, abangabhala
Class 3	wabhala	wangabhala, awabhala, awangabhala
Class 4	yabhala	yangabhala, ayabhala, ayangabhala
Class 5	labhala	langabhala, alabhala, alangabhala
Class 6	abhala	angabhala, awabhala, awangabhala
Class 7	sabhala	sangabhala, asabhala, asangabhala
Class 8	zabhala	zangabhala, azabhala, azangabhala
Class 9	yabhala	yangabhala, ayabhala, ayangabhala
Class 10	zabhala	zangabhala, azabhala, azangabhala
Class 11	lwabhala	lwangabhala, alwabhala, alwangabhala
Class 14	babhala	bangabhala, ababhala, abangabhala
Class 15	kwabhala	kwangabhala, akwabhala, akwangabhala
Class 17	kwabhala	kwangabhala, akwabhala, akwangabhala

Derived terms

• -bhalela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “bala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “bala (3.9)”