bhula

Swazi

Verb

-bhúla

1. to flail
2. to foretell

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-bhula^?

1. to smother

Inflection

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Zulu

Verb

-bhûla

1. (transitive) to beat
2. (transitive) to thresh
3. (transitive) to extinguish, to beat out (a fire)
4. (transitive) to flap (wings)
5. (transitive) to diagnose, to divine
6. (transitive) to exorcize
7. (intransitive) to flap (as wings, curtain etc.)
8. (intransitive) to consult (diviner) [+locative]

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukubhula
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhula	ukungabhuli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhula	-bhule
Plural	bhulani	-bhuleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhula, ngibhula	engibhulayo, engibhula	ngibhula	angibhuli	engingabhuli	ngingabhuli
2nd singular	uyabhula, ubhula	obhulayo, obhula	ubhula	awubhuli	ongabhuli	ungabhuli
1st plural	siyabhula, sibhula	esibhulayo, esibhula	sibhula	asibhuli	esingabhuli	singabhuli
2nd plural	niyabhula, nibhula	enibhulayo, enibhula	nibhula	anibhuli	eningabhuli	ningabhuli
Class 1	uyabhula, ubhula	obhulayo, obhula	ebhula	akabhuli	ongabhuli	engabhuli
Class 2	bayabhula, babhula	ababhulayo, ababhula	bebhula	ababhuli	abangabhuli	bengabhuli
Class 3	uyabhula, ubhula	obhulayo, obhula	ubhula	awubhuli	ongabhuli	ungabhuli
Class 4	iyabhula, ibhula	ebhulayo, ebhula	ibhula	ayibhuli	engabhuli	ingabhuli
Class 5	liyabhula, libhula	elibhulayo, elibhula	libhula	alibhuli	elingabhuli	lingabhuli
Class 6	ayabhula, abhula	abhulayo, abhula	ebhula	awabhuli	angabhuli	engabhuli
Class 7	siyabhula, sibhula	esibhulayo, esibhula	sibhula	asibhuli	esingabhuli	singabhuli
Class 8	ziyabhula, zibhula	ezibhulayo, ezibhula	zibhula	azibhuli	ezingabhuli	zingabhuli
Class 9	iyabhula, ibhula	ebhulayo, ebhula	ibhula	ayibhuli	engabhuli	ingabhuli
Class 10	ziyabhula, zibhula	ezibhulayo, ezibhula	zibhula	azibhuli	ezingabhuli	zingabhuli
Class 11	luyabhula, lubhula	olubhulayo, olubhula	lubhula	alubhuli	olungabhuli	lungabhuli
Class 14	buyabhula, bubhula	obubhulayo, obubhula	bubhula	abubhuli	obungabhuli	bungabhuli
Class 15	kuyabhula, kubhula	okubhulayo, okubhula	kubhula	akubhuli	okungabhuli	kungabhuli
Class 17	kuyabhula, kubhula	okubhulayo, okubhula	kubhula	akubhuli	okungabhuli	kungabhuli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhulile, ngibhulē	engibhulile, engibhulē	ngibhulile, ngibhulē	angibhulanga	engingabhulanga	ngingabhulanga
2nd singular	ubhulile, ubhulē	obhulile, obhulē	ubhulile, ubhulē	awubhulanga	ongabhulanga	ungabhulanga
1st plural	sibhulile, sibhulē	esibhulile, esibhulē	sibhulile, sibhulē	asibhulanga	esingabhulanga	singabhulanga
2nd plural	nibhulile, nibhulē	enibhulile, enibhulē	nibhulile, nibhulē	anibhulanga	eningabhulanga	ningabhulanga
Class 1	ubhulile, ubhulē	obhulile, obhulē	ebhulile, ebhulē	akabhulanga	ongabhulanga	engabhulanga
Class 2	babhulile, babhulē	ababhulile, ababhulē	bebhulile, bebhulē	ababhulanga	abangabhulanga	bengabhulanga
Class 3	ubhulile, ubhulē	obhulile, obhulē	ubhulile, ubhulē	awubhulanga	ongabhulanga	ungabhulanga
Class 4	ibhulile, ibhulē	ebhulile, ebhulē	ibhulile, ibhulē	ayibhulanga	engabhulanga	ingabhulanga
Class 5	libhulile, libhulē	elibhulile, elibhulē	libhulile, libhulē	alibhulanga	elingabhulanga	lingabhulanga
Class 6	abhulile, abhulē	abhulile, abhulē	ebhulile, ebhulē	awabhulanga	angabhulanga	engabhulanga
Class 7	sibhulile, sibhulē	esibhulile, esibhulē	sibhulile, sibhulē	asibhulanga	esingabhulanga	singabhulanga
Class 8	zibhulile, zibhulē	ezibhulile, ezibhulē	zibhulile, zibhulē	azibhulanga	ezingabhulanga	zingabhulanga
Class 9	ibhulile, ibhulē	ebhulile, ebhulē	ibhulile, ibhulē	ayibhulanga	engabhulanga	ingabhulanga
Class 10	zibhulile, zibhulē	ezibhulile, ezibhulē	zibhulile, zibhulē	azibhulanga	ezingabhulanga	zingabhulanga
Class 11	lubhulile, lubhulē	olubhulile, olubhulē	lubhulile, lubhulē	alubhulanga	olungabhulanga	lungabhulanga
Class 14	bubhulile, bubhulē	obubhulile, obubhulē	bubhulile, bubhulē	abubhulanga	obungabhulanga	bungabhulanga
Class 15	kubhulile, kubhulē	okubhulile, okubhulē	kubhulile, kubhulē	akubhulanga	okungabhulanga	kungabhulanga
Class 17	kubhulile, kubhulē	okubhulile, okubhulē	kubhulile, kubhulē	akubhulanga	okungabhulanga	kungabhulanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhula	engābhula	ngābhula	angibhulanga	engingabhulanga	ngingabhulanga
2nd singular	wābhula	owābhula	wābhula	awubhulanga	ongabhulanga	ungabhulanga
1st plural	sābhula	esābhula	sābhula	asibhulanga	esingabhulanga	singabhulanga
2nd plural	nābhula	enābhula	nābhula	anibhulanga	eningabhulanga	ningabhulanga
Class 1	wābhula	owābhula	ābhula	akabhulanga	ongabhulanga	engabhulanga
Class 2	bābhula	abābhula	bābhula	ababhulanga	abangabhulanga	bengabhulanga
Class 3	wābhula	owābhula	wābhula	awubhulanga	ongabhulanga	ungabhulanga
Class 4	yābhula	eyābhula	yābhula	ayibhulanga	engabhulanga	ingabhulanga
Class 5	lābhula	elābhula	lābhula	alibhulanga	elingabhulanga	lingabhulanga
Class 6	ābhula	ābhula	ābhula	awabhulanga	angabhulanga	engabhulanga
Class 7	sābhula	esābhula	sābhula	asibhulanga	esingabhulanga	singabhulanga
Class 8	zābhula	ezābhula	zābhula	azibhulanga	ezingabhulanga	zingabhulanga
Class 9	yābhula	eyābhula	yābhula	ayibhulanga	engabhulanga	ingabhulanga
Class 10	zābhula	ezābhula	zābhula	azibhulanga	ezingabhulanga	zingabhulanga
Class 11	lwābhula	olwābhula	lwābhula	alubhulanga	olungabhulanga	lungabhulanga
Class 14	bābhula	obābhula	bābhula	abubhulanga	obungabhulanga	bungabhulanga
Class 15	kwābhula	okwābhula	kwābhula	akubhulanga	okungabhulanga	kungabhulanga
Class 17	kwābhula	okwābhula	kwābhula	akubhulanga	okungabhulanga	kungabhulanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhula	—	ngingabhula	ngingebhule	—	ngingebhule
2nd singular	ungabhula	—	ungabhula	ungebhule	—	ungebhule
1st plural	singabhula	—	singabhula	singebhule	—	singebhule
2nd plural	ningabhula	—	ningabhula	ningebhule	—	ningebhule
Class 1	angabhula	—	engabhula	angebhule	—	engebhule
Class 2	bangabhula	—	bengabhula	bangebhule	—	bengebhule
Class 3	ungabhula	—	ungabhula	ungebhule	—	ungebhule
Class 4	ingabhula	—	ingabhula	ingebhule	—	ingebhule
Class 5	lingabhula	—	lingabhula	lingebhule	—	lingebhule
Class 6	angabhula	—	engabhula	angebhule	—	engebhule
Class 7	singabhula	—	singabhula	singebhule	—	singebhule
Class 8	zingabhula	—	zingabhula	zingebhule	—	zingebhule
Class 9	ingabhula	—	ingabhula	ingebhule	—	ingebhule
Class 10	zingabhula	—	zingabhula	zingebhule	—	zingebhule
Class 11	lungabhula	—	lungabhula	lungebhule	—	lungebhule
Class 14	bungabhula	—	bungabhula	bungebhule	—	bungebhule
Class 15	kungabhula	—	kungabhula	kungebhule	—	kungebhule
Class 17	kungabhula	—	kungabhula	kungebhule	—	kungebhule
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhula	engizobhula	ngizobhula	angizubhula	engingezubhula	ngingezubhula
2nd singular	uzobhula	ozobhula	uzobhula	awuzubhula	ongezubhula	ungezubhula
1st plural	sizobhula	esizobhula	sizobhula	asizubhula	esingezubhula	singezubhula
2nd plural	nizobhula	enizobhula	nizobhula	anizubhula	eningezubhula	ningezubhula
Class 1	uzobhula	ozobhula	ezobhula	akazubhula	ongezubhula	engezubhula
Class 2	bazobhula	abazobhula	bezobhula	abazubhula	abangezubhula	bengezubhula
Class 3	uzobhula	ozobhula	uzobhula	awuzubhula	ongezubhula	ungezubhula
Class 4	izobhula	ezobhula	izobhula	ayizubhula	engezubhula	ingezubhula
Class 5	lizobhula	elizobhula	lizobhula	alizubhula	elingezubhula	lingezubhula
Class 6	azobhula	azobhula	ezobhula	awazubhula	angezubhula	engezubhula
Class 7	sizobhula	esizobhula	sizobhula	asizubhula	esingezubhula	singezubhula
Class 8	zizobhula	ezizobhula	zizobhula	azizubhula	ezingezubhula	zingezubhula
Class 9	izobhula	ezobhula	izobhula	ayizubhula	engezubhula	ingezubhula
Class 10	zizobhula	ezizobhula	zizobhula	azizubhula	ezingezubhula	zingezubhula
Class 11	luzobhula	oluzobhula	luzobhula	aluzubhula	olungezubhula	lungezubhula
Class 14	buzobhula	obuzobhula	buzobhula	abuzubhula	obungezubhula	bungezubhula
Class 15	kuzobhula	okuzobhula	kuzobhula	akuzubhula	okungezubhula	kungezubhula
Class 17	kuzobhula	okuzobhula	kuzobhula	akuzubhula	okungezubhula	kungezubhula
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhula	engiyobhula	ngiyobhula	angiyubhula	engingeyubhula	ngingeyubhula
2nd singular	uyobhula	oyobhula	uyobhula	awuyubhula	ongeyubhula	ungeyubhula
1st plural	siyobhula	esiyobhula	siyobhula	asiyubhula	esingeyubhula	singeyubhula
2nd plural	niyobhula	eniyobhula	niyobhula	aniyubhula	eningeyubhula	ningeyubhula
Class 1	uyobhula	oyobhula	eyobhula	akayubhula	ongeyubhula	engeyubhula
Class 2	bayobhula	abayobhula	beyobhula	abayubhula	abangeyubhula	bengeyubhula
Class 3	uyobhula	oyobhula	uyobhula	awuyubhula	ongeyubhula	ungeyubhula
Class 4	iyobhula	eyobhula	iyobhula	ayiyubhula	engeyubhula	ingeyubhula
Class 5	liyobhula	eliyobhula	liyobhula	aliyubhula	elingeyubhula	lingeyubhula
Class 6	ayobhula	ayobhula	eyobhula	awayubhula	angeyubhula	engeyubhula
Class 7	siyobhula	esiyobhula	siyobhula	asiyubhula	esingeyubhula	singeyubhula
Class 8	ziyobhula	eziyobhula	ziyobhula	aziyubhula	ezingeyubhula	zingeyubhula
Class 9	iyobhula	eyobhula	iyobhula	ayiyubhula	engeyubhula	ingeyubhula
Class 10	ziyobhula	eziyobhula	ziyobhula	aziyubhula	ezingeyubhula	zingeyubhula
Class 11	luyobhula	oluyobhula	luyobhula	aluyubhula	olungeyubhula	lungeyubhula
Class 14	buyobhula	obuyobhula	buyobhula	abuyubhula	obungeyubhula	bungeyubhula
Class 15	kuyobhula	okuyobhula	kuyobhula	akuyubhula	okungeyubhula	kungeyubhula
Class 17	kuyobhula	okuyobhula	kuyobhula	akuyubhula	okungeyubhula	kungeyubhula
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhule	ngingabhuli
2nd singular	ubhule	ungabhuli
1st plural	sibhule	singabhuli
2nd plural	nibhule	ningabhuli
Class 1	abhule	angabhuli
Class 2	babhule	bangabhuli
Class 3	ubhule	ungabhuli
Class 4	ibhule	ingabhuli
Class 5	libhule	lingabhuli
Class 6	abhule	angabhuli
Class 7	sibhule	singabhuli
Class 8	zibhule	zingabhuli
Class 9	ibhule	ingabhuli
Class 10	zibhule	zingabhuli
Class 11	lubhule	lungabhuli
Class 14	bubhule	bungabhuli
Class 15	kubhule	kungabhuli
Class 17	kubhule	kungabhuli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhula	ngangabhula, angabhula, angangabhula
2nd singular	wabhula	wangabhula, awabhula, awangabhula
1st plural	sabhula	sangabhula, asabhula, asangabhula
2nd plural	nabhula	nangabhula, anabhula, anangabhula
Class 1	wabhula	wangabhula, akabhula, akangabhula
Class 2	babhula	bangabhula, ababhula, abangabhula
Class 3	wabhula	wangabhula, awabhula, awangabhula
Class 4	yabhula	yangabhula, ayabhula, ayangabhula
Class 5	labhula	langabhula, alabhula, alangabhula
Class 6	abhula	angabhula, awabhula, awangabhula
Class 7	sabhula	sangabhula, asabhula, asangabhula
Class 8	zabhula	zangabhula, azabhula, azangabhula
Class 9	yabhula	yangabhula, ayabhula, ayangabhula
Class 10	zabhula	zangabhula, azabhula, azangabhula
Class 11	lwabhula	lwangabhula, alwabhula, alwangabhula
Class 14	babhula	bangabhula, ababhula, abangabhula
Class 15	kwabhula	kwangabhula, akwabhula, akwangabhula
Class 17	kwabhula	kwangabhula, akwabhula, akwangabhula

References

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