hweba

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from Xhosa -rhweba.

Verb

-hweba

1. to trade, to barter

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuhweba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhweba	ukungahwebi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hweba	-hwebe
Plural	hwebani	-hwebeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahweba, ngihweba	engihwebayo, engihweba	ngihweba	angihwebi	engingahwebi	ngingahwebi
2nd singular	uyahweba, uhweba	ohwebayo, ohweba	uhweba	awuhwebi	ongahwebi	ungahwebi
1st plural	siyahweba, sihweba	esihwebayo, esihweba	sihweba	asihwebi	esingahwebi	singahwebi
2nd plural	niyahweba, nihweba	enihwebayo, enihweba	nihweba	anihwebi	eningahwebi	ningahwebi
Class 1	uyahweba, uhweba	ohwebayo, ohweba	ehweba	akahwebi	ongahwebi	engahwebi
Class 2	bayahweba, bahweba	abahwebayo, abahweba	behweba	abahwebi	abangahwebi	bengahwebi
Class 3	uyahweba, uhweba	ohwebayo, ohweba	uhweba	awuhwebi	ongahwebi	ungahwebi
Class 4	iyahweba, ihweba	ehwebayo, ehweba	ihweba	ayihwebi	engahwebi	ingahwebi
Class 5	liyahweba, lihweba	elihwebayo, elihweba	lihweba	alihwebi	elingahwebi	lingahwebi
Class 6	ayahweba, ahweba	ahwebayo, ahweba	ehweba	awahwebi	angahwebi	engahwebi
Class 7	siyahweba, sihweba	esihwebayo, esihweba	sihweba	asihwebi	esingahwebi	singahwebi
Class 8	ziyahweba, zihweba	ezihwebayo, ezihweba	zihweba	azihwebi	ezingahwebi	zingahwebi
Class 9	iyahweba, ihweba	ehwebayo, ehweba	ihweba	ayihwebi	engahwebi	ingahwebi
Class 10	ziyahweba, zihweba	ezihwebayo, ezihweba	zihweba	azihwebi	ezingahwebi	zingahwebi
Class 11	luyahweba, luhweba	oluhwebayo, oluhweba	luhweba	aluhwebi	olungahwebi	lungahwebi
Class 14	buyahweba, buhweba	obuhwebayo, obuhweba	buhweba	abuhwebi	obungahwebi	bungahwebi
Class 15	kuyahweba, kuhweba	okuhwebayo, okuhweba	kuhweba	akuhwebi	okungahwebi	kungahwebi
Class 17	kuyahweba, kuhweba	okuhwebayo, okuhweba	kuhweba	akuhwebi	okungahwebi	kungahwebi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihwebile, ngihwebē	engihwebile, engihwebē	ngihwebile, ngihwebē	angihwebanga	engingahwebanga	ngingahwebanga
2nd singular	uhwebile, uhwebē	ohwebile, ohwebē	uhwebile, uhwebē	awuhwebanga	ongahwebanga	ungahwebanga
1st plural	sihwebile, sihwebē	esihwebile, esihwebē	sihwebile, sihwebē	asihwebanga	esingahwebanga	singahwebanga
2nd plural	nihwebile, nihwebē	enihwebile, enihwebē	nihwebile, nihwebē	anihwebanga	eningahwebanga	ningahwebanga
Class 1	uhwebile, uhwebē	ohwebile, ohwebē	ehwebile, ehwebē	akahwebanga	ongahwebanga	engahwebanga
Class 2	bahwebile, bahwebē	abahwebile, abahwebē	behwebile, behwebē	abahwebanga	abangahwebanga	bengahwebanga
Class 3	uhwebile, uhwebē	ohwebile, ohwebē	uhwebile, uhwebē	awuhwebanga	ongahwebanga	ungahwebanga
Class 4	ihwebile, ihwebē	ehwebile, ehwebē	ihwebile, ihwebē	ayihwebanga	engahwebanga	ingahwebanga
Class 5	lihwebile, lihwebē	elihwebile, elihwebē	lihwebile, lihwebē	alihwebanga	elingahwebanga	lingahwebanga
Class 6	ahwebile, ahwebē	ahwebile, ahwebē	ehwebile, ehwebē	awahwebanga	angahwebanga	engahwebanga
Class 7	sihwebile, sihwebē	esihwebile, esihwebē	sihwebile, sihwebē	asihwebanga	esingahwebanga	singahwebanga
Class 8	zihwebile, zihwebē	ezihwebile, ezihwebē	zihwebile, zihwebē	azihwebanga	ezingahwebanga	zingahwebanga
Class 9	ihwebile, ihwebē	ehwebile, ehwebē	ihwebile, ihwebē	ayihwebanga	engahwebanga	ingahwebanga
Class 10	zihwebile, zihwebē	ezihwebile, ezihwebē	zihwebile, zihwebē	azihwebanga	ezingahwebanga	zingahwebanga
Class 11	luhwebile, luhwebē	oluhwebile, oluhwebē	luhwebile, luhwebē	aluhwebanga	olungahwebanga	lungahwebanga
Class 14	buhwebile, buhwebē	obuhwebile, obuhwebē	buhwebile, buhwebē	abuhwebanga	obungahwebanga	bungahwebanga
Class 15	kuhwebile, kuhwebē	okuhwebile, okuhwebē	kuhwebile, kuhwebē	akuhwebanga	okungahwebanga	kungahwebanga
Class 17	kuhwebile, kuhwebē	okuhwebile, okuhwebē	kuhwebile, kuhwebē	akuhwebanga	okungahwebanga	kungahwebanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhweba	engāhweba	ngāhweba	angihwebanga	engingahwebanga	ngingahwebanga
2nd singular	wāhweba	owāhweba	wāhweba	awuhwebanga	ongahwebanga	ungahwebanga
1st plural	sāhweba	esāhweba	sāhweba	asihwebanga	esingahwebanga	singahwebanga
2nd plural	nāhweba	enāhweba	nāhweba	anihwebanga	eningahwebanga	ningahwebanga
Class 1	wāhweba	owāhweba	āhweba	akahwebanga	ongahwebanga	engahwebanga
Class 2	bāhweba	abāhweba	bāhweba	abahwebanga	abangahwebanga	bengahwebanga
Class 3	wāhweba	owāhweba	wāhweba	awuhwebanga	ongahwebanga	ungahwebanga
Class 4	yāhweba	eyāhweba	yāhweba	ayihwebanga	engahwebanga	ingahwebanga
Class 5	lāhweba	elāhweba	lāhweba	alihwebanga	elingahwebanga	lingahwebanga
Class 6	āhweba	āhweba	āhweba	awahwebanga	angahwebanga	engahwebanga
Class 7	sāhweba	esāhweba	sāhweba	asihwebanga	esingahwebanga	singahwebanga
Class 8	zāhweba	ezāhweba	zāhweba	azihwebanga	ezingahwebanga	zingahwebanga
Class 9	yāhweba	eyāhweba	yāhweba	ayihwebanga	engahwebanga	ingahwebanga
Class 10	zāhweba	ezāhweba	zāhweba	azihwebanga	ezingahwebanga	zingahwebanga
Class 11	lwāhweba	olwāhweba	lwāhweba	aluhwebanga	olungahwebanga	lungahwebanga
Class 14	bāhweba	obāhweba	bāhweba	abuhwebanga	obungahwebanga	bungahwebanga
Class 15	kwāhweba	okwāhweba	kwāhweba	akuhwebanga	okungahwebanga	kungahwebanga
Class 17	kwāhweba	okwāhweba	kwāhweba	akuhwebanga	okungahwebanga	kungahwebanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahweba	—	ngingahweba	ngingehwebe	—	ngingehwebe
2nd singular	ungahweba	—	ungahweba	ungehwebe	—	ungehwebe
1st plural	singahweba	—	singahweba	singehwebe	—	singehwebe
2nd plural	ningahweba	—	ningahweba	ningehwebe	—	ningehwebe
Class 1	angahweba	—	engahweba	angehwebe	—	engehwebe
Class 2	bangahweba	—	bengahweba	bangehwebe	—	bengehwebe
Class 3	ungahweba	—	ungahweba	ungehwebe	—	ungehwebe
Class 4	ingahweba	—	ingahweba	ingehwebe	—	ingehwebe
Class 5	lingahweba	—	lingahweba	lingehwebe	—	lingehwebe
Class 6	angahweba	—	engahweba	angehwebe	—	engehwebe
Class 7	singahweba	—	singahweba	singehwebe	—	singehwebe
Class 8	zingahweba	—	zingahweba	zingehwebe	—	zingehwebe
Class 9	ingahweba	—	ingahweba	ingehwebe	—	ingehwebe
Class 10	zingahweba	—	zingahweba	zingehwebe	—	zingehwebe
Class 11	lungahweba	—	lungahweba	lungehwebe	—	lungehwebe
Class 14	bungahweba	—	bungahweba	bungehwebe	—	bungehwebe
Class 15	kungahweba	—	kungahweba	kungehwebe	—	kungehwebe
Class 17	kungahweba	—	kungahweba	kungehwebe	—	kungehwebe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohweba	engizohweba	ngizohweba	angizuhweba	engingezuhweba	ngingezuhweba
2nd singular	uzohweba	ozohweba	uzohweba	awuzuhweba	ongezuhweba	ungezuhweba
1st plural	sizohweba	esizohweba	sizohweba	asizuhweba	esingezuhweba	singezuhweba
2nd plural	nizohweba	enizohweba	nizohweba	anizuhweba	eningezuhweba	ningezuhweba
Class 1	uzohweba	ozohweba	ezohweba	akazuhweba	ongezuhweba	engezuhweba
Class 2	bazohweba	abazohweba	bezohweba	abazuhweba	abangezuhweba	bengezuhweba
Class 3	uzohweba	ozohweba	uzohweba	awuzuhweba	ongezuhweba	ungezuhweba
Class 4	izohweba	ezohweba	izohweba	ayizuhweba	engezuhweba	ingezuhweba
Class 5	lizohweba	elizohweba	lizohweba	alizuhweba	elingezuhweba	lingezuhweba
Class 6	azohweba	azohweba	ezohweba	awazuhweba	angezuhweba	engezuhweba
Class 7	sizohweba	esizohweba	sizohweba	asizuhweba	esingezuhweba	singezuhweba
Class 8	zizohweba	ezizohweba	zizohweba	azizuhweba	ezingezuhweba	zingezuhweba
Class 9	izohweba	ezohweba	izohweba	ayizuhweba	engezuhweba	ingezuhweba
Class 10	zizohweba	ezizohweba	zizohweba	azizuhweba	ezingezuhweba	zingezuhweba
Class 11	luzohweba	oluzohweba	luzohweba	aluzuhweba	olungezuhweba	lungezuhweba
Class 14	buzohweba	obuzohweba	buzohweba	abuzuhweba	obungezuhweba	bungezuhweba
Class 15	kuzohweba	okuzohweba	kuzohweba	akuzuhweba	okungezuhweba	kungezuhweba
Class 17	kuzohweba	okuzohweba	kuzohweba	akuzuhweba	okungezuhweba	kungezuhweba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohweba	engiyohweba	ngiyohweba	angiyuhweba	engingeyuhweba	ngingeyuhweba
2nd singular	uyohweba	oyohweba	uyohweba	awuyuhweba	ongeyuhweba	ungeyuhweba
1st plural	siyohweba	esiyohweba	siyohweba	asiyuhweba	esingeyuhweba	singeyuhweba
2nd plural	niyohweba	eniyohweba	niyohweba	aniyuhweba	eningeyuhweba	ningeyuhweba
Class 1	uyohweba	oyohweba	eyohweba	akayuhweba	ongeyuhweba	engeyuhweba
Class 2	bayohweba	abayohweba	beyohweba	abayuhweba	abangeyuhweba	bengeyuhweba
Class 3	uyohweba	oyohweba	uyohweba	awuyuhweba	ongeyuhweba	ungeyuhweba
Class 4	iyohweba	eyohweba	iyohweba	ayiyuhweba	engeyuhweba	ingeyuhweba
Class 5	liyohweba	eliyohweba	liyohweba	aliyuhweba	elingeyuhweba	lingeyuhweba
Class 6	ayohweba	ayohweba	eyohweba	awayuhweba	angeyuhweba	engeyuhweba
Class 7	siyohweba	esiyohweba	siyohweba	asiyuhweba	esingeyuhweba	singeyuhweba
Class 8	ziyohweba	eziyohweba	ziyohweba	aziyuhweba	ezingeyuhweba	zingeyuhweba
Class 9	iyohweba	eyohweba	iyohweba	ayiyuhweba	engeyuhweba	ingeyuhweba
Class 10	ziyohweba	eziyohweba	ziyohweba	aziyuhweba	ezingeyuhweba	zingeyuhweba
Class 11	luyohweba	oluyohweba	luyohweba	aluyuhweba	olungeyuhweba	lungeyuhweba
Class 14	buyohweba	obuyohweba	buyohweba	abuyuhweba	obungeyuhweba	bungeyuhweba
Class 15	kuyohweba	okuyohweba	kuyohweba	akuyuhweba	okungeyuhweba	kungeyuhweba
Class 17	kuyohweba	okuyohweba	kuyohweba	akuyuhweba	okungeyuhweba	kungeyuhweba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihwebe	ngingahwebi
2nd singular	uhwebe	ungahwebi
1st plural	sihwebe	singahwebi
2nd plural	nihwebe	ningahwebi
Class 1	ahwebe	angahwebi
Class 2	bahwebe	bangahwebi
Class 3	uhwebe	ungahwebi
Class 4	ihwebe	ingahwebi
Class 5	lihwebe	lingahwebi
Class 6	ahwebe	angahwebi
Class 7	sihwebe	singahwebi
Class 8	zihwebe	zingahwebi
Class 9	ihwebe	ingahwebi
Class 10	zihwebe	zingahwebi
Class 11	luhwebe	lungahwebi
Class 14	buhwebe	bungahwebi
Class 15	kuhwebe	kungahwebi
Class 17	kuhwebe	kungahwebi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahweba	ngangahweba, angahweba, angangahweba
2nd singular	wahweba	wangahweba, awahweba, awangahweba
1st plural	sahweba	sangahweba, asahweba, asangahweba
2nd plural	nahweba	nangahweba, anahweba, anangahweba
Class 1	wahweba	wangahweba, akahweba, akangahweba
Class 2	bahweba	bangahweba, abahweba, abangahweba
Class 3	wahweba	wangahweba, awahweba, awangahweba
Class 4	yahweba	yangahweba, ayahweba, ayangahweba
Class 5	lahweba	langahweba, alahweba, alangahweba
Class 6	ahweba	angahweba, awahweba, awangahweba
Class 7	sahweba	sangahweba, asahweba, asangahweba
Class 8	zahweba	zangahweba, azahweba, azangahweba
Class 9	yahweba	yangahweba, ayahweba, ayangahweba
Class 10	zahweba	zangahweba, azahweba, azangahweba
Class 11	lwahweba	lwangahweba, alwahweba, alwangahweba
Class 14	bahweba	bangahweba, abahweba, abangahweba
Class 15	kwahweba	kwangahweba, akwahweba, akwangahweba
Class 17	kwahweba	kwangahweba, akwahweba, akwangahweba

References

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