bheka

Phuthi

Etymology

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Verb

-bheka

1. to look at

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Shona

Etymology

From English baker.

Noun

bhéka class 5

1. bakery

Swazi

Verb

-bheka

1. to go somewhere

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-bheka

1. to look at

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Verb

-bheka

1. (intransitive) to look [+locative = to (for help, guidance)]
2. (transitive) to view, to watch
3. (transitive) to face towards
4. (transitive) to go towards
5. (transitive) to face, to be confronted by
6. (transitive) to attend, to look after
7. (transitive) to expect

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubheka
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubheka	ukungabheki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bheka	-bheke
Plural	bhekani	-bhekeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabheka, ngibheka	engibhekayo, engibheka	ngibheka	angibheki	engingabheki	ngingabheki
2nd singular	uyabheka, ubheka	obhekayo, obheka	ubheka	awubheki	ongabheki	ungabheki
1st plural	siyabheka, sibheka	esibhekayo, esibheka	sibheka	asibheki	esingabheki	singabheki
2nd plural	niyabheka, nibheka	enibhekayo, enibheka	nibheka	anibheki	eningabheki	ningabheki
Class 1	uyabheka, ubheka	obhekayo, obheka	ebheka	akabheki	ongabheki	engabheki
Class 2	bayabheka, babheka	ababhekayo, ababheka	bebheka	ababheki	abangabheki	bengabheki
Class 3	uyabheka, ubheka	obhekayo, obheka	ubheka	awubheki	ongabheki	ungabheki
Class 4	iyabheka, ibheka	ebhekayo, ebheka	ibheka	ayibheki	engabheki	ingabheki
Class 5	liyabheka, libheka	elibhekayo, elibheka	libheka	alibheki	elingabheki	lingabheki
Class 6	ayabheka, abheka	abhekayo, abheka	ebheka	awabheki	angabheki	engabheki
Class 7	siyabheka, sibheka	esibhekayo, esibheka	sibheka	asibheki	esingabheki	singabheki
Class 8	ziyabheka, zibheka	ezibhekayo, ezibheka	zibheka	azibheki	ezingabheki	zingabheki
Class 9	iyabheka, ibheka	ebhekayo, ebheka	ibheka	ayibheki	engabheki	ingabheki
Class 10	ziyabheka, zibheka	ezibhekayo, ezibheka	zibheka	azibheki	ezingabheki	zingabheki
Class 11	luyabheka, lubheka	olubhekayo, olubheka	lubheka	alubheki	olungabheki	lungabheki
Class 14	buyabheka, bubheka	obubhekayo, obubheka	bubheka	abubheki	obungabheki	bungabheki
Class 15	kuyabheka, kubheka	okubhekayo, okubheka	kubheka	akubheki	okungabheki	kungabheki
Class 17	kuyabheka, kubheka	okubhekayo, okubheka	kubheka	akubheki	okungabheki	kungabheki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhekile, ngibhekē	engibhekile, engibhekē	ngibhekile, ngibhekē	angibhekanga	engingabhekanga	ngingabhekanga
2nd singular	ubhekile, ubhekē	obhekile, obhekē	ubhekile, ubhekē	awubhekanga	ongabhekanga	ungabhekanga
1st plural	sibhekile, sibhekē	esibhekile, esibhekē	sibhekile, sibhekē	asibhekanga	esingabhekanga	singabhekanga
2nd plural	nibhekile, nibhekē	enibhekile, enibhekē	nibhekile, nibhekē	anibhekanga	eningabhekanga	ningabhekanga
Class 1	ubhekile, ubhekē	obhekile, obhekē	ebhekile, ebhekē	akabhekanga	ongabhekanga	engabhekanga
Class 2	babhekile, babhekē	ababhekile, ababhekē	bebhekile, bebhekē	ababhekanga	abangabhekanga	bengabhekanga
Class 3	ubhekile, ubhekē	obhekile, obhekē	ubhekile, ubhekē	awubhekanga	ongabhekanga	ungabhekanga
Class 4	ibhekile, ibhekē	ebhekile, ebhekē	ibhekile, ibhekē	ayibhekanga	engabhekanga	ingabhekanga
Class 5	libhekile, libhekē	elibhekile, elibhekē	libhekile, libhekē	alibhekanga	elingabhekanga	lingabhekanga
Class 6	abhekile, abhekē	abhekile, abhekē	ebhekile, ebhekē	awabhekanga	angabhekanga	engabhekanga
Class 7	sibhekile, sibhekē	esibhekile, esibhekē	sibhekile, sibhekē	asibhekanga	esingabhekanga	singabhekanga
Class 8	zibhekile, zibhekē	ezibhekile, ezibhekē	zibhekile, zibhekē	azibhekanga	ezingabhekanga	zingabhekanga
Class 9	ibhekile, ibhekē	ebhekile, ebhekē	ibhekile, ibhekē	ayibhekanga	engabhekanga	ingabhekanga
Class 10	zibhekile, zibhekē	ezibhekile, ezibhekē	zibhekile, zibhekē	azibhekanga	ezingabhekanga	zingabhekanga
Class 11	lubhekile, lubhekē	olubhekile, olubhekē	lubhekile, lubhekē	alubhekanga	olungabhekanga	lungabhekanga
Class 14	bubhekile, bubhekē	obubhekile, obubhekē	bubhekile, bubhekē	abubhekanga	obungabhekanga	bungabhekanga
Class 15	kubhekile, kubhekē	okubhekile, okubhekē	kubhekile, kubhekē	akubhekanga	okungabhekanga	kungabhekanga
Class 17	kubhekile, kubhekē	okubhekile, okubhekē	kubhekile, kubhekē	akubhekanga	okungabhekanga	kungabhekanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābheka	engābheka	ngābheka	angibhekanga	engingabhekanga	ngingabhekanga
2nd singular	wābheka	owābheka	wābheka	awubhekanga	ongabhekanga	ungabhekanga
1st plural	sābheka	esābheka	sābheka	asibhekanga	esingabhekanga	singabhekanga
2nd plural	nābheka	enābheka	nābheka	anibhekanga	eningabhekanga	ningabhekanga
Class 1	wābheka	owābheka	ābheka	akabhekanga	ongabhekanga	engabhekanga
Class 2	bābheka	abābheka	bābheka	ababhekanga	abangabhekanga	bengabhekanga
Class 3	wābheka	owābheka	wābheka	awubhekanga	ongabhekanga	ungabhekanga
Class 4	yābheka	eyābheka	yābheka	ayibhekanga	engabhekanga	ingabhekanga
Class 5	lābheka	elābheka	lābheka	alibhekanga	elingabhekanga	lingabhekanga
Class 6	ābheka	ābheka	ābheka	awabhekanga	angabhekanga	engabhekanga
Class 7	sābheka	esābheka	sābheka	asibhekanga	esingabhekanga	singabhekanga
Class 8	zābheka	ezābheka	zābheka	azibhekanga	ezingabhekanga	zingabhekanga
Class 9	yābheka	eyābheka	yābheka	ayibhekanga	engabhekanga	ingabhekanga
Class 10	zābheka	ezābheka	zābheka	azibhekanga	ezingabhekanga	zingabhekanga
Class 11	lwābheka	olwābheka	lwābheka	alubhekanga	olungabhekanga	lungabhekanga
Class 14	bābheka	obābheka	bābheka	abubhekanga	obungabhekanga	bungabhekanga
Class 15	kwābheka	okwābheka	kwābheka	akubhekanga	okungabhekanga	kungabhekanga
Class 17	kwābheka	okwābheka	kwābheka	akubhekanga	okungabhekanga	kungabhekanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabheka	—	ngingabheka	ngingebheke	—	ngingebheke
2nd singular	ungabheka	—	ungabheka	ungebheke	—	ungebheke
1st plural	singabheka	—	singabheka	singebheke	—	singebheke
2nd plural	ningabheka	—	ningabheka	ningebheke	—	ningebheke
Class 1	angabheka	—	engabheka	angebheke	—	engebheke
Class 2	bangabheka	—	bengabheka	bangebheke	—	bengebheke
Class 3	ungabheka	—	ungabheka	ungebheke	—	ungebheke
Class 4	ingabheka	—	ingabheka	ingebheke	—	ingebheke
Class 5	lingabheka	—	lingabheka	lingebheke	—	lingebheke
Class 6	angabheka	—	engabheka	angebheke	—	engebheke
Class 7	singabheka	—	singabheka	singebheke	—	singebheke
Class 8	zingabheka	—	zingabheka	zingebheke	—	zingebheke
Class 9	ingabheka	—	ingabheka	ingebheke	—	ingebheke
Class 10	zingabheka	—	zingabheka	zingebheke	—	zingebheke
Class 11	lungabheka	—	lungabheka	lungebheke	—	lungebheke
Class 14	bungabheka	—	bungabheka	bungebheke	—	bungebheke
Class 15	kungabheka	—	kungabheka	kungebheke	—	kungebheke
Class 17	kungabheka	—	kungabheka	kungebheke	—	kungebheke
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobheka	engizobheka	ngizobheka	angizubheka	engingezubheka	ngingezubheka
2nd singular	uzobheka	ozobheka	uzobheka	awuzubheka	ongezubheka	ungezubheka
1st plural	sizobheka	esizobheka	sizobheka	asizubheka	esingezubheka	singezubheka
2nd plural	nizobheka	enizobheka	nizobheka	anizubheka	eningezubheka	ningezubheka
Class 1	uzobheka	ozobheka	ezobheka	akazubheka	ongezubheka	engezubheka
Class 2	bazobheka	abazobheka	bezobheka	abazubheka	abangezubheka	bengezubheka
Class 3	uzobheka	ozobheka	uzobheka	awuzubheka	ongezubheka	ungezubheka
Class 4	izobheka	ezobheka	izobheka	ayizubheka	engezubheka	ingezubheka
Class 5	lizobheka	elizobheka	lizobheka	alizubheka	elingezubheka	lingezubheka
Class 6	azobheka	azobheka	ezobheka	awazubheka	angezubheka	engezubheka
Class 7	sizobheka	esizobheka	sizobheka	asizubheka	esingezubheka	singezubheka
Class 8	zizobheka	ezizobheka	zizobheka	azizubheka	ezingezubheka	zingezubheka
Class 9	izobheka	ezobheka	izobheka	ayizubheka	engezubheka	ingezubheka
Class 10	zizobheka	ezizobheka	zizobheka	azizubheka	ezingezubheka	zingezubheka
Class 11	luzobheka	oluzobheka	luzobheka	aluzubheka	olungezubheka	lungezubheka
Class 14	buzobheka	obuzobheka	buzobheka	abuzubheka	obungezubheka	bungezubheka
Class 15	kuzobheka	okuzobheka	kuzobheka	akuzubheka	okungezubheka	kungezubheka
Class 17	kuzobheka	okuzobheka	kuzobheka	akuzubheka	okungezubheka	kungezubheka
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobheka	engiyobheka	ngiyobheka	angiyubheka	engingeyubheka	ngingeyubheka
2nd singular	uyobheka	oyobheka	uyobheka	awuyubheka	ongeyubheka	ungeyubheka
1st plural	siyobheka	esiyobheka	siyobheka	asiyubheka	esingeyubheka	singeyubheka
2nd plural	niyobheka	eniyobheka	niyobheka	aniyubheka	eningeyubheka	ningeyubheka
Class 1	uyobheka	oyobheka	eyobheka	akayubheka	ongeyubheka	engeyubheka
Class 2	bayobheka	abayobheka	beyobheka	abayubheka	abangeyubheka	bengeyubheka
Class 3	uyobheka	oyobheka	uyobheka	awuyubheka	ongeyubheka	ungeyubheka
Class 4	iyobheka	eyobheka	iyobheka	ayiyubheka	engeyubheka	ingeyubheka
Class 5	liyobheka	eliyobheka	liyobheka	aliyubheka	elingeyubheka	lingeyubheka
Class 6	ayobheka	ayobheka	eyobheka	awayubheka	angeyubheka	engeyubheka
Class 7	siyobheka	esiyobheka	siyobheka	asiyubheka	esingeyubheka	singeyubheka
Class 8	ziyobheka	eziyobheka	ziyobheka	aziyubheka	ezingeyubheka	zingeyubheka
Class 9	iyobheka	eyobheka	iyobheka	ayiyubheka	engeyubheka	ingeyubheka
Class 10	ziyobheka	eziyobheka	ziyobheka	aziyubheka	ezingeyubheka	zingeyubheka
Class 11	luyobheka	oluyobheka	luyobheka	aluyubheka	olungeyubheka	lungeyubheka
Class 14	buyobheka	obuyobheka	buyobheka	abuyubheka	obungeyubheka	bungeyubheka
Class 15	kuyobheka	okuyobheka	kuyobheka	akuyubheka	okungeyubheka	kungeyubheka
Class 17	kuyobheka	okuyobheka	kuyobheka	akuyubheka	okungeyubheka	kungeyubheka
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibheke	ngingabheki
2nd singular	ubheke	ungabheki
1st plural	sibheke	singabheki
2nd plural	nibheke	ningabheki
Class 1	abheke	angabheki
Class 2	babheke	bangabheki
Class 3	ubheke	ungabheki
Class 4	ibheke	ingabheki
Class 5	libheke	lingabheki
Class 6	abheke	angabheki
Class 7	sibheke	singabheki
Class 8	zibheke	zingabheki
Class 9	ibheke	ingabheki
Class 10	zibheke	zingabheki
Class 11	lubheke	lungabheki
Class 14	bubheke	bungabheki
Class 15	kubheke	kungabheki
Class 17	kubheke	kungabheki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabheka	ngangabheka, angabheka, angangabheka
2nd singular	wabheka	wangabheka, awabheka, awangabheka
1st plural	sabheka	sangabheka, asabheka, asangabheka
2nd plural	nabheka	nangabheka, anabheka, anangabheka
Class 1	wabheka	wangabheka, akabheka, akangabheka
Class 2	babheka	bangabheka, ababheka, abangabheka
Class 3	wabheka	wangabheka, awabheka, awangabheka
Class 4	yabheka	yangabheka, ayabheka, ayangabheka
Class 5	labheka	langabheka, alabheka, alangabheka
Class 6	abheka	angabheka, awabheka, awangabheka
Class 7	sabheka	sangabheka, asabheka, asangabheka
Class 8	zabheka	zangabheka, azabheka, azangabheka
Class 9	yabheka	yangabheka, ayabheka, ayangabheka
Class 10	zabheka	zangabheka, azabheka, azangabheka
Class 11	lwabheka	lwangabheka, alwabheka, alwangabheka
Class 14	babheka	bangabheka, ababheka, abangabheka
Class 15	kwabheka	kwangabheka, akwabheka, akwangabheka
Class 17	kwabheka	kwangabheka, akwabheka, akwangabheka

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “beka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “beka (6.3)”