khalipha

Xhosa

Etymology

From ubukhali +‎ -pha.

Verb

-khálípha

1. (intransitive) to be active

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From ubukhali +‎ -pha.

Verb

-khalípha

1. (intransitive) to be acute, to be keen, to be pointed, to be sharp, to be spiky
2. (intransitive) to be clever, to be intelligent, to be smart, to be subtle, to be wise
3. (intransitive) to be bold, to be brave, to be courageous, to be daring, to be stout-hearted

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukukhalipha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukukhalipha	ukungakhaliphi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	khalipha	-khaliphe
Plural	khaliphani	-khalipheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyakhalipha, ngikhalipha	engikhaliphayo, engikhalipha	ngikhalipha	angikhaliphi	engingakhaliphi	ngingakhaliphi
2nd singular	uyakhalipha, ukhalipha	okhaliphayo, okhalipha	ukhalipha	awukhaliphi	ongakhaliphi	ungakhaliphi
1st plural	siyakhalipha, sikhalipha	esikhaliphayo, esikhalipha	sikhalipha	asikhaliphi	esingakhaliphi	singakhaliphi
2nd plural	niyakhalipha, nikhalipha	enikhaliphayo, enikhalipha	nikhalipha	anikhaliphi	eningakhaliphi	ningakhaliphi
Class 1	uyakhalipha, ukhalipha	okhaliphayo, okhalipha	ekhalipha	akakhaliphi	ongakhaliphi	engakhaliphi
Class 2	bayakhalipha, bakhalipha	abakhaliphayo, abakhalipha	bekhalipha	abakhaliphi	abangakhaliphi	bengakhaliphi
Class 3	uyakhalipha, ukhalipha	okhaliphayo, okhalipha	ukhalipha	awukhaliphi	ongakhaliphi	ungakhaliphi
Class 4	iyakhalipha, ikhalipha	ekhaliphayo, ekhalipha	ikhalipha	ayikhaliphi	engakhaliphi	ingakhaliphi
Class 5	liyakhalipha, likhalipha	elikhaliphayo, elikhalipha	likhalipha	alikhaliphi	elingakhaliphi	lingakhaliphi
Class 6	ayakhalipha, akhalipha	akhaliphayo, akhalipha	ekhalipha	awakhaliphi	angakhaliphi	engakhaliphi
Class 7	siyakhalipha, sikhalipha	esikhaliphayo, esikhalipha	sikhalipha	asikhaliphi	esingakhaliphi	singakhaliphi
Class 8	ziyakhalipha, zikhalipha	ezikhaliphayo, ezikhalipha	zikhalipha	azikhaliphi	ezingakhaliphi	zingakhaliphi
Class 9	iyakhalipha, ikhalipha	ekhaliphayo, ekhalipha	ikhalipha	ayikhaliphi	engakhaliphi	ingakhaliphi
Class 10	ziyakhalipha, zikhalipha	ezikhaliphayo, ezikhalipha	zikhalipha	azikhaliphi	ezingakhaliphi	zingakhaliphi
Class 11	luyakhalipha, lukhalipha	olukhaliphayo, olukhalipha	lukhalipha	alukhaliphi	olungakhaliphi	lungakhaliphi
Class 14	buyakhalipha, bukhalipha	obukhaliphayo, obukhalipha	bukhalipha	abukhaliphi	obungakhaliphi	bungakhaliphi
Class 15	kuyakhalipha, kukhalipha	okukhaliphayo, okukhalipha	kukhalipha	akukhaliphi	okungakhaliphi	kungakhaliphi
Class 17	kuyakhalipha, kukhalipha	okukhaliphayo, okukhalipha	kukhalipha	akukhaliphi	okungakhaliphi	kungakhaliphi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngikhaliphile, ngikhaliphē	engikhaliphile, engikhaliphē	ngikhaliphile, ngikhaliphē	angikhaliphanga	engingakhaliphanga	ngingakhaliphanga
2nd singular	ukhaliphile, ukhaliphē	okhaliphile, okhaliphē	ukhaliphile, ukhaliphē	awukhaliphanga	ongakhaliphanga	ungakhaliphanga
1st plural	sikhaliphile, sikhaliphē	esikhaliphile, esikhaliphē	sikhaliphile, sikhaliphē	asikhaliphanga	esingakhaliphanga	singakhaliphanga
2nd plural	nikhaliphile, nikhaliphē	enikhaliphile, enikhaliphē	nikhaliphile, nikhaliphē	anikhaliphanga	eningakhaliphanga	ningakhaliphanga
Class 1	ukhaliphile, ukhaliphē	okhaliphile, okhaliphē	ekhaliphile, ekhaliphē	akakhaliphanga	ongakhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga
Class 2	bakhaliphile, bakhaliphē	abakhaliphile, abakhaliphē	bekhaliphile, bekhaliphē	abakhaliphanga	abangakhaliphanga	bengakhaliphanga
Class 3	ukhaliphile, ukhaliphē	okhaliphile, okhaliphē	ukhaliphile, ukhaliphē	awukhaliphanga	ongakhaliphanga	ungakhaliphanga
Class 4	ikhaliphile, ikhaliphē	ekhaliphile, ekhaliphē	ikhaliphile, ikhaliphē	ayikhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga	ingakhaliphanga
Class 5	likhaliphile, likhaliphē	elikhaliphile, elikhaliphē	likhaliphile, likhaliphē	alikhaliphanga	elingakhaliphanga	lingakhaliphanga
Class 6	akhaliphile, akhaliphē	akhaliphile, akhaliphē	ekhaliphile, ekhaliphē	awakhaliphanga	angakhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga
Class 7	sikhaliphile, sikhaliphē	esikhaliphile, esikhaliphē	sikhaliphile, sikhaliphē	asikhaliphanga	esingakhaliphanga	singakhaliphanga
Class 8	zikhaliphile, zikhaliphē	ezikhaliphile, ezikhaliphē	zikhaliphile, zikhaliphē	azikhaliphanga	ezingakhaliphanga	zingakhaliphanga
Class 9	ikhaliphile, ikhaliphē	ekhaliphile, ekhaliphē	ikhaliphile, ikhaliphē	ayikhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga	ingakhaliphanga
Class 10	zikhaliphile, zikhaliphē	ezikhaliphile, ezikhaliphē	zikhaliphile, zikhaliphē	azikhaliphanga	ezingakhaliphanga	zingakhaliphanga
Class 11	lukhaliphile, lukhaliphē	olukhaliphile, olukhaliphē	lukhaliphile, lukhaliphē	alukhaliphanga	olungakhaliphanga	lungakhaliphanga
Class 14	bukhaliphile, bukhaliphē	obukhaliphile, obukhaliphē	bukhaliphile, bukhaliphē	abukhaliphanga	obungakhaliphanga	bungakhaliphanga
Class 15	kukhaliphile, kukhaliphē	okukhaliphile, okukhaliphē	kukhaliphile, kukhaliphē	akukhaliphanga	okungakhaliphanga	kungakhaliphanga
Class 17	kukhaliphile, kukhaliphē	okukhaliphile, okukhaliphē	kukhaliphile, kukhaliphē	akukhaliphanga	okungakhaliphanga	kungakhaliphanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngākhalipha	engākhalipha	ngākhalipha	angikhaliphanga	engingakhaliphanga	ngingakhaliphanga
2nd singular	wākhalipha	owākhalipha	wākhalipha	awukhaliphanga	ongakhaliphanga	ungakhaliphanga
1st plural	sākhalipha	esākhalipha	sākhalipha	asikhaliphanga	esingakhaliphanga	singakhaliphanga
2nd plural	nākhalipha	enākhalipha	nākhalipha	anikhaliphanga	eningakhaliphanga	ningakhaliphanga
Class 1	wākhalipha	owākhalipha	ākhalipha	akakhaliphanga	ongakhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga
Class 2	bākhalipha	abākhalipha	bākhalipha	abakhaliphanga	abangakhaliphanga	bengakhaliphanga
Class 3	wākhalipha	owākhalipha	wākhalipha	awukhaliphanga	ongakhaliphanga	ungakhaliphanga
Class 4	yākhalipha	eyākhalipha	yākhalipha	ayikhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga	ingakhaliphanga
Class 5	lākhalipha	elākhalipha	lākhalipha	alikhaliphanga	elingakhaliphanga	lingakhaliphanga
Class 6	ākhalipha	ākhalipha	ākhalipha	awakhaliphanga	angakhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga
Class 7	sākhalipha	esākhalipha	sākhalipha	asikhaliphanga	esingakhaliphanga	singakhaliphanga
Class 8	zākhalipha	ezākhalipha	zākhalipha	azikhaliphanga	ezingakhaliphanga	zingakhaliphanga
Class 9	yākhalipha	eyākhalipha	yākhalipha	ayikhaliphanga	engakhaliphanga	ingakhaliphanga
Class 10	zākhalipha	ezākhalipha	zākhalipha	azikhaliphanga	ezingakhaliphanga	zingakhaliphanga
Class 11	lwākhalipha	olwākhalipha	lwākhalipha	alukhaliphanga	olungakhaliphanga	lungakhaliphanga
Class 14	bākhalipha	obākhalipha	bākhalipha	abukhaliphanga	obungakhaliphanga	bungakhaliphanga
Class 15	kwākhalipha	okwākhalipha	kwākhalipha	akukhaliphanga	okungakhaliphanga	kungakhaliphanga
Class 17	kwākhalipha	okwākhalipha	kwākhalipha	akukhaliphanga	okungakhaliphanga	kungakhaliphanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingakhalipha	—	ngingakhalipha	ngingekhaliphe	—	ngingekhaliphe
2nd singular	ungakhalipha	—	ungakhalipha	ungekhaliphe	—	ungekhaliphe
1st plural	singakhalipha	—	singakhalipha	singekhaliphe	—	singekhaliphe
2nd plural	ningakhalipha	—	ningakhalipha	ningekhaliphe	—	ningekhaliphe
Class 1	angakhalipha	—	engakhalipha	angekhaliphe	—	engekhaliphe
Class 2	bangakhalipha	—	bengakhalipha	bangekhaliphe	—	bengekhaliphe
Class 3	ungakhalipha	—	ungakhalipha	ungekhaliphe	—	ungekhaliphe
Class 4	ingakhalipha	—	ingakhalipha	ingekhaliphe	—	ingekhaliphe
Class 5	lingakhalipha	—	lingakhalipha	lingekhaliphe	—	lingekhaliphe
Class 6	angakhalipha	—	engakhalipha	angekhaliphe	—	engekhaliphe
Class 7	singakhalipha	—	singakhalipha	singekhaliphe	—	singekhaliphe
Class 8	zingakhalipha	—	zingakhalipha	zingekhaliphe	—	zingekhaliphe
Class 9	ingakhalipha	—	ingakhalipha	ingekhaliphe	—	ingekhaliphe
Class 10	zingakhalipha	—	zingakhalipha	zingekhaliphe	—	zingekhaliphe
Class 11	lungakhalipha	—	lungakhalipha	lungekhaliphe	—	lungekhaliphe
Class 14	bungakhalipha	—	bungakhalipha	bungekhaliphe	—	bungekhaliphe
Class 15	kungakhalipha	—	kungakhalipha	kungekhaliphe	—	kungekhaliphe
Class 17	kungakhalipha	—	kungakhalipha	kungekhaliphe	—	kungekhaliphe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokhalipha	engizokhalipha	ngizokhalipha	angizukhalipha	engingezukhalipha	ngingezukhalipha
2nd singular	uzokhalipha	ozokhalipha	uzokhalipha	awuzukhalipha	ongezukhalipha	ungezukhalipha
1st plural	sizokhalipha	esizokhalipha	sizokhalipha	asizukhalipha	esingezukhalipha	singezukhalipha
2nd plural	nizokhalipha	enizokhalipha	nizokhalipha	anizukhalipha	eningezukhalipha	ningezukhalipha
Class 1	uzokhalipha	ozokhalipha	ezokhalipha	akazukhalipha	ongezukhalipha	engezukhalipha
Class 2	bazokhalipha	abazokhalipha	bezokhalipha	abazukhalipha	abangezukhalipha	bengezukhalipha
Class 3	uzokhalipha	ozokhalipha	uzokhalipha	awuzukhalipha	ongezukhalipha	ungezukhalipha
Class 4	izokhalipha	ezokhalipha	izokhalipha	ayizukhalipha	engezukhalipha	ingezukhalipha
Class 5	lizokhalipha	elizokhalipha	lizokhalipha	alizukhalipha	elingezukhalipha	lingezukhalipha
Class 6	azokhalipha	azokhalipha	ezokhalipha	awazukhalipha	angezukhalipha	engezukhalipha
Class 7	sizokhalipha	esizokhalipha	sizokhalipha	asizukhalipha	esingezukhalipha	singezukhalipha
Class 8	zizokhalipha	ezizokhalipha	zizokhalipha	azizukhalipha	ezingezukhalipha	zingezukhalipha
Class 9	izokhalipha	ezokhalipha	izokhalipha	ayizukhalipha	engezukhalipha	ingezukhalipha
Class 10	zizokhalipha	ezizokhalipha	zizokhalipha	azizukhalipha	ezingezukhalipha	zingezukhalipha
Class 11	luzokhalipha	oluzokhalipha	luzokhalipha	aluzukhalipha	olungezukhalipha	lungezukhalipha
Class 14	buzokhalipha	obuzokhalipha	buzokhalipha	abuzukhalipha	obungezukhalipha	bungezukhalipha
Class 15	kuzokhalipha	okuzokhalipha	kuzokhalipha	akuzukhalipha	okungezukhalipha	kungezukhalipha
Class 17	kuzokhalipha	okuzokhalipha	kuzokhalipha	akuzukhalipha	okungezukhalipha	kungezukhalipha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokhalipha	engiyokhalipha	ngiyokhalipha	angiyukhalipha	engingeyukhalipha	ngingeyukhalipha
2nd singular	uyokhalipha	oyokhalipha	uyokhalipha	awuyukhalipha	ongeyukhalipha	ungeyukhalipha
1st plural	siyokhalipha	esiyokhalipha	siyokhalipha	asiyukhalipha	esingeyukhalipha	singeyukhalipha
2nd plural	niyokhalipha	eniyokhalipha	niyokhalipha	aniyukhalipha	eningeyukhalipha	ningeyukhalipha
Class 1	uyokhalipha	oyokhalipha	eyokhalipha	akayukhalipha	ongeyukhalipha	engeyukhalipha
Class 2	bayokhalipha	abayokhalipha	beyokhalipha	abayukhalipha	abangeyukhalipha	bengeyukhalipha
Class 3	uyokhalipha	oyokhalipha	uyokhalipha	awuyukhalipha	ongeyukhalipha	ungeyukhalipha
Class 4	iyokhalipha	eyokhalipha	iyokhalipha	ayiyukhalipha	engeyukhalipha	ingeyukhalipha
Class 5	liyokhalipha	eliyokhalipha	liyokhalipha	aliyukhalipha	elingeyukhalipha	lingeyukhalipha
Class 6	ayokhalipha	ayokhalipha	eyokhalipha	awayukhalipha	angeyukhalipha	engeyukhalipha
Class 7	siyokhalipha	esiyokhalipha	siyokhalipha	asiyukhalipha	esingeyukhalipha	singeyukhalipha
Class 8	ziyokhalipha	eziyokhalipha	ziyokhalipha	aziyukhalipha	ezingeyukhalipha	zingeyukhalipha
Class 9	iyokhalipha	eyokhalipha	iyokhalipha	ayiyukhalipha	engeyukhalipha	ingeyukhalipha
Class 10	ziyokhalipha	eziyokhalipha	ziyokhalipha	aziyukhalipha	ezingeyukhalipha	zingeyukhalipha
Class 11	luyokhalipha	oluyokhalipha	luyokhalipha	aluyukhalipha	olungeyukhalipha	lungeyukhalipha
Class 14	buyokhalipha	obuyokhalipha	buyokhalipha	abuyukhalipha	obungeyukhalipha	bungeyukhalipha
Class 15	kuyokhalipha	okuyokhalipha	kuyokhalipha	akuyukhalipha	okungeyukhalipha	kungeyukhalipha
Class 17	kuyokhalipha	okuyokhalipha	kuyokhalipha	akuyukhalipha	okungeyukhalipha	kungeyukhalipha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngikhaliphe	ngingakhaliphi
2nd singular	ukhaliphe	ungakhaliphi
1st plural	sikhaliphe	singakhaliphi
2nd plural	nikhaliphe	ningakhaliphi
Class 1	akhaliphe	angakhaliphi
Class 2	bakhaliphe	bangakhaliphi
Class 3	ukhaliphe	ungakhaliphi
Class 4	ikhaliphe	ingakhaliphi
Class 5	likhaliphe	lingakhaliphi
Class 6	akhaliphe	angakhaliphi
Class 7	sikhaliphe	singakhaliphi
Class 8	zikhaliphe	zingakhaliphi
Class 9	ikhaliphe	ingakhaliphi
Class 10	zikhaliphe	zingakhaliphi
Class 11	lukhaliphe	lungakhaliphi
Class 14	bukhaliphe	bungakhaliphi
Class 15	kukhaliphe	kungakhaliphi
Class 17	kukhaliphe	kungakhaliphi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngakhalipha	ngangakhalipha, angakhalipha, angangakhalipha
2nd singular	wakhalipha	wangakhalipha, awakhalipha, awangakhalipha
1st plural	sakhalipha	sangakhalipha, asakhalipha, asangakhalipha
2nd plural	nakhalipha	nangakhalipha, anakhalipha, anangakhalipha
Class 1	wakhalipha	wangakhalipha, akakhalipha, akangakhalipha
Class 2	bakhalipha	bangakhalipha, abakhalipha, abangakhalipha
Class 3	wakhalipha	wangakhalipha, awakhalipha, awangakhalipha
Class 4	yakhalipha	yangakhalipha, ayakhalipha, ayangakhalipha
Class 5	lakhalipha	langakhalipha, alakhalipha, alangakhalipha
Class 6	akhalipha	angakhalipha, awakhalipha, awangakhalipha
Class 7	sakhalipha	sangakhalipha, asakhalipha, asangakhalipha
Class 8	zakhalipha	zangakhalipha, azakhalipha, azangakhalipha
Class 9	yakhalipha	yangakhalipha, ayakhalipha, ayangakhalipha
Class 10	zakhalipha	zangakhalipha, azakhalipha, azangakhalipha
Class 11	lwakhalipha	lwangakhalipha, alwakhalipha, alwangakhalipha
Class 14	bakhalipha	bangakhalipha, abakhalipha, abangakhalipha
Class 15	kwakhalipha	kwangakhalipha, akwakhalipha, akwangakhalipha
Class 17	kwakhalipha	kwangakhalipha, akwakhalipha, akwangakhalipha

References

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