dibana

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-díbána

1. to join

Inflection

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Derived terms

• -dibanisa

Zulu

Etymology

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Verb

-dibana^?

1. (intransitive) to be mixed together

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukudibana
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudibana	ukungadibani
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	dibana	-dibane
Plural	dibanani	-dibaneni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadibana, ngidibana	engidibanayo, engidibana	ngidibana	angidibani	engingadibani	ngingadibani
2nd singular	uyadibana, udibana	odibanayo, odibana	udibana	awudibani	ongadibani	ungadibani
1st plural	siyadibana, sidibana	esidibanayo, esidibana	sidibana	asidibani	esingadibani	singadibani
2nd plural	niyadibana, nidibana	enidibanayo, enidibana	nidibana	anidibani	eningadibani	ningadibani
Class 1	uyadibana, udibana	odibanayo, odibana	edibana	akadibani	ongadibani	engadibani
Class 2	bayadibana, badibana	abadibanayo, abadibana	bedibana	abadibani	abangadibani	bengadibani
Class 3	uyadibana, udibana	odibanayo, odibana	udibana	awudibani	ongadibani	ungadibani
Class 4	iyadibana, idibana	edibanayo, edibana	idibana	ayidibani	engadibani	ingadibani
Class 5	liyadibana, lidibana	elidibanayo, elidibana	lidibana	alidibani	elingadibani	lingadibani
Class 6	ayadibana, adibana	adibanayo, adibana	edibana	awadibani	angadibani	engadibani
Class 7	siyadibana, sidibana	esidibanayo, esidibana	sidibana	asidibani	esingadibani	singadibani
Class 8	ziyadibana, zidibana	ezidibanayo, ezidibana	zidibana	azidibani	ezingadibani	zingadibani
Class 9	iyadibana, idibana	edibanayo, edibana	idibana	ayidibani	engadibani	ingadibani
Class 10	ziyadibana, zidibana	ezidibanayo, ezidibana	zidibana	azidibani	ezingadibani	zingadibani
Class 11	luyadibana, ludibana	oludibanayo, oludibana	ludibana	aludibani	olungadibani	lungadibani
Class 14	buyadibana, budibana	obudibanayo, obudibana	budibana	abudibani	obungadibani	bungadibani
Class 15	kuyadibana, kudibana	okudibanayo, okudibana	kudibana	akudibani	okungadibani	kungadibani
Class 17	kuyadibana, kudibana	okudibanayo, okudibana	kudibana	akudibani	okungadibani	kungadibani
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidibanile, ngidibanē	engidibanile, engidibanē	ngidibanile, ngidibanē	angidibananga	engingadibananga	ngingadibananga
2nd singular	udibanile, udibanē	odibanile, odibanē	udibanile, udibanē	awudibananga	ongadibananga	ungadibananga
1st plural	sidibanile, sidibanē	esidibanile, esidibanē	sidibanile, sidibanē	asidibananga	esingadibananga	singadibananga
2nd plural	nidibanile, nidibanē	enidibanile, enidibanē	nidibanile, nidibanē	anidibananga	eningadibananga	ningadibananga
Class 1	udibanile, udibanē	odibanile, odibanē	edibanile, edibanē	akadibananga	ongadibananga	engadibananga
Class 2	badibanile, badibanē	abadibanile, abadibanē	bedibanile, bedibanē	abadibananga	abangadibananga	bengadibananga
Class 3	udibanile, udibanē	odibanile, odibanē	udibanile, udibanē	awudibananga	ongadibananga	ungadibananga
Class 4	idibanile, idibanē	edibanile, edibanē	idibanile, idibanē	ayidibananga	engadibananga	ingadibananga
Class 5	lidibanile, lidibanē	elidibanile, elidibanē	lidibanile, lidibanē	alidibananga	elingadibananga	lingadibananga
Class 6	adibanile, adibanē	adibanile, adibanē	edibanile, edibanē	awadibananga	angadibananga	engadibananga
Class 7	sidibanile, sidibanē	esidibanile, esidibanē	sidibanile, sidibanē	asidibananga	esingadibananga	singadibananga
Class 8	zidibanile, zidibanē	ezidibanile, ezidibanē	zidibanile, zidibanē	azidibananga	ezingadibananga	zingadibananga
Class 9	idibanile, idibanē	edibanile, edibanē	idibanile, idibanē	ayidibananga	engadibananga	ingadibananga
Class 10	zidibanile, zidibanē	ezidibanile, ezidibanē	zidibanile, zidibanē	azidibananga	ezingadibananga	zingadibananga
Class 11	ludibanile, ludibanē	oludibanile, oludibanē	ludibanile, ludibanē	aludibananga	olungadibananga	lungadibananga
Class 14	budibanile, budibanē	obudibanile, obudibanē	budibanile, budibanē	abudibananga	obungadibananga	bungadibananga
Class 15	kudibanile, kudibanē	okudibanile, okudibanē	kudibanile, kudibanē	akudibananga	okungadibananga	kungadibananga
Class 17	kudibanile, kudibanē	okudibanile, okudibanē	kudibanile, kudibanē	akudibananga	okungadibananga	kungadibananga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādibana	engādibana	ngādibana	angidibananga	engingadibananga	ngingadibananga
2nd singular	wādibana	owādibana	wādibana	awudibananga	ongadibananga	ungadibananga
1st plural	sādibana	esādibana	sādibana	asidibananga	esingadibananga	singadibananga
2nd plural	nādibana	enādibana	nādibana	anidibananga	eningadibananga	ningadibananga
Class 1	wādibana	owādibana	ādibana	akadibananga	ongadibananga	engadibananga
Class 2	bādibana	abādibana	bādibana	abadibananga	abangadibananga	bengadibananga
Class 3	wādibana	owādibana	wādibana	awudibananga	ongadibananga	ungadibananga
Class 4	yādibana	eyādibana	yādibana	ayidibananga	engadibananga	ingadibananga
Class 5	lādibana	elādibana	lādibana	alidibananga	elingadibananga	lingadibananga
Class 6	ādibana	ādibana	ādibana	awadibananga	angadibananga	engadibananga
Class 7	sādibana	esādibana	sādibana	asidibananga	esingadibananga	singadibananga
Class 8	zādibana	ezādibana	zādibana	azidibananga	ezingadibananga	zingadibananga
Class 9	yādibana	eyādibana	yādibana	ayidibananga	engadibananga	ingadibananga
Class 10	zādibana	ezādibana	zādibana	azidibananga	ezingadibananga	zingadibananga
Class 11	lwādibana	olwādibana	lwādibana	aludibananga	olungadibananga	lungadibananga
Class 14	bādibana	obādibana	bādibana	abudibananga	obungadibananga	bungadibananga
Class 15	kwādibana	okwādibana	kwādibana	akudibananga	okungadibananga	kungadibananga
Class 17	kwādibana	okwādibana	kwādibana	akudibananga	okungadibananga	kungadibananga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadibana	—	ngingadibana	ngingedibane	—	ngingedibane
2nd singular	ungadibana	—	ungadibana	ungedibane	—	ungedibane
1st plural	singadibana	—	singadibana	singedibane	—	singedibane
2nd plural	ningadibana	—	ningadibana	ningedibane	—	ningedibane
Class 1	angadibana	—	engadibana	angedibane	—	engedibane
Class 2	bangadibana	—	bengadibana	bangedibane	—	bengedibane
Class 3	ungadibana	—	ungadibana	ungedibane	—	ungedibane
Class 4	ingadibana	—	ingadibana	ingedibane	—	ingedibane
Class 5	lingadibana	—	lingadibana	lingedibane	—	lingedibane
Class 6	angadibana	—	engadibana	angedibane	—	engedibane
Class 7	singadibana	—	singadibana	singedibane	—	singedibane
Class 8	zingadibana	—	zingadibana	zingedibane	—	zingedibane
Class 9	ingadibana	—	ingadibana	ingedibane	—	ingedibane
Class 10	zingadibana	—	zingadibana	zingedibane	—	zingedibane
Class 11	lungadibana	—	lungadibana	lungedibane	—	lungedibane
Class 14	bungadibana	—	bungadibana	bungedibane	—	bungedibane
Class 15	kungadibana	—	kungadibana	kungedibane	—	kungedibane
Class 17	kungadibana	—	kungadibana	kungedibane	—	kungedibane
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodibana	engizodibana	ngizodibana	angizudibana	engingezudibana	ngingezudibana
2nd singular	uzodibana	ozodibana	uzodibana	awuzudibana	ongezudibana	ungezudibana
1st plural	sizodibana	esizodibana	sizodibana	asizudibana	esingezudibana	singezudibana
2nd plural	nizodibana	enizodibana	nizodibana	anizudibana	eningezudibana	ningezudibana
Class 1	uzodibana	ozodibana	ezodibana	akazudibana	ongezudibana	engezudibana
Class 2	bazodibana	abazodibana	bezodibana	abazudibana	abangezudibana	bengezudibana
Class 3	uzodibana	ozodibana	uzodibana	awuzudibana	ongezudibana	ungezudibana
Class 4	izodibana	ezodibana	izodibana	ayizudibana	engezudibana	ingezudibana
Class 5	lizodibana	elizodibana	lizodibana	alizudibana	elingezudibana	lingezudibana
Class 6	azodibana	azodibana	ezodibana	awazudibana	angezudibana	engezudibana
Class 7	sizodibana	esizodibana	sizodibana	asizudibana	esingezudibana	singezudibana
Class 8	zizodibana	ezizodibana	zizodibana	azizudibana	ezingezudibana	zingezudibana
Class 9	izodibana	ezodibana	izodibana	ayizudibana	engezudibana	ingezudibana
Class 10	zizodibana	ezizodibana	zizodibana	azizudibana	ezingezudibana	zingezudibana
Class 11	luzodibana	oluzodibana	luzodibana	aluzudibana	olungezudibana	lungezudibana
Class 14	buzodibana	obuzodibana	buzodibana	abuzudibana	obungezudibana	bungezudibana
Class 15	kuzodibana	okuzodibana	kuzodibana	akuzudibana	okungezudibana	kungezudibana
Class 17	kuzodibana	okuzodibana	kuzodibana	akuzudibana	okungezudibana	kungezudibana
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodibana	engiyodibana	ngiyodibana	angiyudibana	engingeyudibana	ngingeyudibana
2nd singular	uyodibana	oyodibana	uyodibana	awuyudibana	ongeyudibana	ungeyudibana
1st plural	siyodibana	esiyodibana	siyodibana	asiyudibana	esingeyudibana	singeyudibana
2nd plural	niyodibana	eniyodibana	niyodibana	aniyudibana	eningeyudibana	ningeyudibana
Class 1	uyodibana	oyodibana	eyodibana	akayudibana	ongeyudibana	engeyudibana
Class 2	bayodibana	abayodibana	beyodibana	abayudibana	abangeyudibana	bengeyudibana
Class 3	uyodibana	oyodibana	uyodibana	awuyudibana	ongeyudibana	ungeyudibana
Class 4	iyodibana	eyodibana	iyodibana	ayiyudibana	engeyudibana	ingeyudibana
Class 5	liyodibana	eliyodibana	liyodibana	aliyudibana	elingeyudibana	lingeyudibana
Class 6	ayodibana	ayodibana	eyodibana	awayudibana	angeyudibana	engeyudibana
Class 7	siyodibana	esiyodibana	siyodibana	asiyudibana	esingeyudibana	singeyudibana
Class 8	ziyodibana	eziyodibana	ziyodibana	aziyudibana	ezingeyudibana	zingeyudibana
Class 9	iyodibana	eyodibana	iyodibana	ayiyudibana	engeyudibana	ingeyudibana
Class 10	ziyodibana	eziyodibana	ziyodibana	aziyudibana	ezingeyudibana	zingeyudibana
Class 11	luyodibana	oluyodibana	luyodibana	aluyudibana	olungeyudibana	lungeyudibana
Class 14	buyodibana	obuyodibana	buyodibana	abuyudibana	obungeyudibana	bungeyudibana
Class 15	kuyodibana	okuyodibana	kuyodibana	akuyudibana	okungeyudibana	kungeyudibana
Class 17	kuyodibana	okuyodibana	kuyodibana	akuyudibana	okungeyudibana	kungeyudibana
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidibane	ngingadibani
2nd singular	udibane	ungadibani
1st plural	sidibane	singadibani
2nd plural	nidibane	ningadibani
Class 1	adibane	angadibani
Class 2	badibane	bangadibani
Class 3	udibane	ungadibani
Class 4	idibane	ingadibani
Class 5	lidibane	lingadibani
Class 6	adibane	angadibani
Class 7	sidibane	singadibani
Class 8	zidibane	zingadibani
Class 9	idibane	ingadibani
Class 10	zidibane	zingadibani
Class 11	ludibane	lungadibani
Class 14	budibane	bungadibani
Class 15	kudibane	kungadibani
Class 17	kudibane	kungadibani
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadibana	ngangadibana, angadibana, angangadibana
2nd singular	wadibana	wangadibana, awadibana, awangadibana
1st plural	sadibana	sangadibana, asadibana, asangadibana
2nd plural	nadibana	nangadibana, anadibana, anangadibana
Class 1	wadibana	wangadibana, akadibana, akangadibana
Class 2	badibana	bangadibana, abadibana, abangadibana
Class 3	wadibana	wangadibana, awadibana, awangadibana
Class 4	yadibana	yangadibana, ayadibana, ayangadibana
Class 5	ladibana	langadibana, aladibana, alangadibana
Class 6	adibana	angadibana, awadibana, awangadibana
Class 7	sadibana	sangadibana, asadibana, asangadibana
Class 8	zadibana	zangadibana, azadibana, azangadibana
Class 9	yadibana	yangadibana, ayadibana, ayangadibana
Class 10	zadibana	zangadibana, azadibana, azangadibana
Class 11	lwadibana	lwangadibana, alwadibana, alwangadibana
Class 14	badibana	bangadibana, abadibana, abangadibana
Class 15	kwadibana	kwangadibana, akwadibana, akwangadibana
Class 17	kwadibana	kwangadibana, akwadibana, akwangadibana

Derived terms

• -dibanisa

References

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