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Swahili
Etymology
From Hindi शाल (śāl) or Persian شال (šāl).
Noun
shela (n class, plural shela)
- veil
Zulu
Etymology
From -sha + -ela.
Verb
-shéla
- to flirt
- (transitive) to burn for
- (transitive) to dry up for
- (transitive) to have a passion for
Inflection
Tone H
|
Infinitive
|
ukushela
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukushela
|
ukungasheli
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
shela
|
-shele
|
Plural
|
shelani
|
-sheleni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyashela, ngishela
|
engishelayo, engishela
|
ngishela
|
angisheli
|
engingasheli
|
ngingasheli
|
2nd singular
|
uyashela, ushela
|
oshelayo, oshela
|
ushela
|
awusheli
|
ongasheli
|
ungasheli
|
1st plural
|
siyashela, sishela
|
esishelayo, esishela
|
sishela
|
asisheli
|
esingasheli
|
singasheli
|
2nd plural
|
niyashela, nishela
|
enishelayo, enishela
|
nishela
|
anisheli
|
eningasheli
|
ningasheli
|
Class 1
|
uyashela, ushela
|
oshelayo, oshela
|
eshela
|
akasheli
|
ongasheli
|
engasheli
|
Class 2
|
bayashela, bashela
|
abashelayo, abashela
|
beshela
|
abasheli
|
abangasheli
|
bengasheli
|
Class 3
|
uyashela, ushela
|
oshelayo, oshela
|
ushela
|
awusheli
|
ongasheli
|
ungasheli
|
Class 4
|
iyashela, ishela
|
eshelayo, eshela
|
ishela
|
ayisheli
|
engasheli
|
ingasheli
|
Class 5
|
liyashela, lishela
|
elishelayo, elishela
|
lishela
|
alisheli
|
elingasheli
|
lingasheli
|
Class 6
|
ayashela, ashela
|
ashelayo, ashela
|
eshela
|
awasheli
|
angasheli
|
engasheli
|
Class 7
|
siyashela, sishela
|
esishelayo, esishela
|
sishela
|
asisheli
|
esingasheli
|
singasheli
|
Class 8
|
ziyashela, zishela
|
ezishelayo, ezishela
|
zishela
|
azisheli
|
ezingasheli
|
zingasheli
|
Class 9
|
iyashela, ishela
|
eshelayo, eshela
|
ishela
|
ayisheli
|
engasheli
|
ingasheli
|
Class 10
|
ziyashela, zishela
|
ezishelayo, ezishela
|
zishela
|
azisheli
|
ezingasheli
|
zingasheli
|
Class 11
|
luyashela, lushela
|
olushelayo, olushela
|
lushela
|
alusheli
|
olungasheli
|
lungasheli
|
Class 14
|
buyashela, bushela
|
obushelayo, obushela
|
bushela
|
abusheli
|
obungasheli
|
bungasheli
|
Class 15
|
kuyashela, kushela
|
okushelayo, okushela
|
kushela
|
akusheli
|
okungasheli
|
kungasheli
|
Class 17
|
kuyashela, kushela
|
okushelayo, okushela
|
kushela
|
akusheli
|
okungasheli
|
kungasheli
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngishelile, ngishelē
|
engishelile, engishelē
|
ngishelile, ngishelē
|
angishelanga
|
engingashelanga
|
ngingashelanga
|
2nd singular
|
ushelile, ushelē
|
oshelile, oshelē
|
ushelile, ushelē
|
awushelanga
|
ongashelanga
|
ungashelanga
|
1st plural
|
sishelile, sishelē
|
esishelile, esishelē
|
sishelile, sishelē
|
asishelanga
|
esingashelanga
|
singashelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nishelile, nishelē
|
enishelile, enishelē
|
nishelile, nishelē
|
anishelanga
|
eningashelanga
|
ningashelanga
|
Class 1
|
ushelile, ushelē
|
oshelile, oshelē
|
eshelile, eshelē
|
akashelanga
|
ongashelanga
|
engashelanga
|
Class 2
|
bashelile, bashelē
|
abashelile, abashelē
|
beshelile, beshelē
|
abashelanga
|
abangashelanga
|
bengashelanga
|
Class 3
|
ushelile, ushelē
|
oshelile, oshelē
|
ushelile, ushelē
|
awushelanga
|
ongashelanga
|
ungashelanga
|
Class 4
|
ishelile, ishelē
|
eshelile, eshelē
|
ishelile, ishelē
|
ayishelanga
|
engashelanga
|
ingashelanga
|
Class 5
|
lishelile, lishelē
|
elishelile, elishelē
|
lishelile, lishelē
|
alishelanga
|
elingashelanga
|
lingashelanga
|
Class 6
|
ashelile, ashelē
|
ashelile, ashelē
|
eshelile, eshelē
|
awashelanga
|
angashelanga
|
engashelanga
|
Class 7
|
sishelile, sishelē
|
esishelile, esishelē
|
sishelile, sishelē
|
asishelanga
|
esingashelanga
|
singashelanga
|
Class 8
|
zishelile, zishelē
|
ezishelile, ezishelē
|
zishelile, zishelē
|
azishelanga
|
ezingashelanga
|
zingashelanga
|
Class 9
|
ishelile, ishelē
|
eshelile, eshelē
|
ishelile, ishelē
|
ayishelanga
|
engashelanga
|
ingashelanga
|
Class 10
|
zishelile, zishelē
|
ezishelile, ezishelē
|
zishelile, zishelē
|
azishelanga
|
ezingashelanga
|
zingashelanga
|
Class 11
|
lushelile, lushelē
|
olushelile, olushelē
|
lushelile, lushelē
|
alushelanga
|
olungashelanga
|
lungashelanga
|
Class 14
|
bushelile, bushelē
|
obushelile, obushelē
|
bushelile, bushelē
|
abushelanga
|
obungashelanga
|
bungashelanga
|
Class 15
|
kushelile, kushelē
|
okushelile, okushelē
|
kushelile, kushelē
|
akushelanga
|
okungashelanga
|
kungashelanga
|
Class 17
|
kushelile, kushelē
|
okushelile, okushelē
|
kushelile, kushelē
|
akushelanga
|
okungashelanga
|
kungashelanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāshela
|
engāshela
|
ngāshela
|
angishelanga
|
engingashelanga
|
ngingashelanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāshela
|
owāshela
|
wāshela
|
awushelanga
|
ongashelanga
|
ungashelanga
|
1st plural
|
sāshela
|
esāshela
|
sāshela
|
asishelanga
|
esingashelanga
|
singashelanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāshela
|
enāshela
|
nāshela
|
anishelanga
|
eningashelanga
|
ningashelanga
|
Class 1
|
wāshela
|
owāshela
|
āshela
|
akashelanga
|
ongashelanga
|
engashelanga
|
Class 2
|
bāshela
|
abāshela
|
bāshela
|
abashelanga
|
abangashelanga
|
bengashelanga
|
Class 3
|
wāshela
|
owāshela
|
wāshela
|
awushelanga
|
ongashelanga
|
ungashelanga
|
Class 4
|
yāshela
|
eyāshela
|
yāshela
|
ayishelanga
|
engashelanga
|
ingashelanga
|
Class 5
|
lāshela
|
elāshela
|
lāshela
|
alishelanga
|
elingashelanga
|
lingashelanga
|
Class 6
|
āshela
|
āshela
|
āshela
|
awashelanga
|
angashelanga
|
engashelanga
|
Class 7
|
sāshela
|
esāshela
|
sāshela
|
asishelanga
|
esingashelanga
|
singashelanga
|
Class 8
|
zāshela
|
ezāshela
|
zāshela
|
azishelanga
|
ezingashelanga
|
zingashelanga
|
Class 9
|
yāshela
|
eyāshela
|
yāshela
|
ayishelanga
|
engashelanga
|
ingashelanga
|
Class 10
|
zāshela
|
ezāshela
|
zāshela
|
azishelanga
|
ezingashelanga
|
zingashelanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāshela
|
olwāshela
|
lwāshela
|
alushelanga
|
olungashelanga
|
lungashelanga
|
Class 14
|
bāshela
|
obāshela
|
bāshela
|
abushelanga
|
obungashelanga
|
bungashelanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāshela
|
okwāshela
|
kwāshela
|
akushelanga
|
okungashelanga
|
kungashelanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāshela
|
okwāshela
|
kwāshela
|
akushelanga
|
okungashelanga
|
kungashelanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingashela
|
—
|
ngingashela
|
ngingeshele
|
—
|
ngingeshele
|
2nd singular
|
ungashela
|
—
|
ungashela
|
ungeshele
|
—
|
ungeshele
|
1st plural
|
singashela
|
—
|
singashela
|
singeshele
|
—
|
singeshele
|
2nd plural
|
ningashela
|
—
|
ningashela
|
ningeshele
|
—
|
ningeshele
|
Class 1
|
angashela
|
—
|
engashela
|
angeshele
|
—
|
engeshele
|
Class 2
|
bangashela
|
—
|
bengashela
|
bangeshele
|
—
|
bengeshele
|
Class 3
|
ungashela
|
—
|
ungashela
|
ungeshele
|
—
|
ungeshele
|
Class 4
|
ingashela
|
—
|
ingashela
|
ingeshele
|
—
|
ingeshele
|
Class 5
|
lingashela
|
—
|
lingashela
|
lingeshele
|
—
|
lingeshele
|
Class 6
|
angashela
|
—
|
engashela
|
angeshele
|
—
|
engeshele
|
Class 7
|
singashela
|
—
|
singashela
|
singeshele
|
—
|
singeshele
|
Class 8
|
zingashela
|
—
|
zingashela
|
zingeshele
|
—
|
zingeshele
|
Class 9
|
ingashela
|
—
|
ingashela
|
ingeshele
|
—
|
ingeshele
|
Class 10
|
zingashela
|
—
|
zingashela
|
zingeshele
|
—
|
zingeshele
|
Class 11
|
lungashela
|
—
|
lungashela
|
lungeshele
|
—
|
lungeshele
|
Class 14
|
bungashela
|
—
|
bungashela
|
bungeshele
|
—
|
bungeshele
|
Class 15
|
kungashela
|
—
|
kungashela
|
kungeshele
|
—
|
kungeshele
|
Class 17
|
kungashela
|
—
|
kungashela
|
kungeshele
|
—
|
kungeshele
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizoshela
|
engizoshela
|
ngizoshela
|
angizushela
|
engingezushela
|
ngingezushela
|
2nd singular
|
uzoshela
|
ozoshela
|
uzoshela
|
awuzushela
|
ongezushela
|
ungezushela
|
1st plural
|
sizoshela
|
esizoshela
|
sizoshela
|
asizushela
|
esingezushela
|
singezushela
|
2nd plural
|
nizoshela
|
enizoshela
|
nizoshela
|
anizushela
|
eningezushela
|
ningezushela
|
Class 1
|
uzoshela
|
ozoshela
|
ezoshela
|
akazushela
|
ongezushela
|
engezushela
|
Class 2
|
bazoshela
|
abazoshela
|
bezoshela
|
abazushela
|
abangezushela
|
bengezushela
|
Class 3
|
uzoshela
|
ozoshela
|
uzoshela
|
awuzushela
|
ongezushela
|
ungezushela
|
Class 4
|
izoshela
|
ezoshela
|
izoshela
|
ayizushela
|
engezushela
|
ingezushela
|
Class 5
|
lizoshela
|
elizoshela
|
lizoshela
|
alizushela
|
elingezushela
|
lingezushela
|
Class 6
|
azoshela
|
azoshela
|
ezoshela
|
awazushela
|
angezushela
|
engezushela
|
Class 7
|
sizoshela
|
esizoshela
|
sizoshela
|
asizushela
|
esingezushela
|
singezushela
|
Class 8
|
zizoshela
|
ezizoshela
|
zizoshela
|
azizushela
|
ezingezushela
|
zingezushela
|
Class 9
|
izoshela
|
ezoshela
|
izoshela
|
ayizushela
|
engezushela
|
ingezushela
|
Class 10
|
zizoshela
|
ezizoshela
|
zizoshela
|
azizushela
|
ezingezushela
|
zingezushela
|
Class 11
|
luzoshela
|
oluzoshela
|
luzoshela
|
aluzushela
|
olungezushela
|
lungezushela
|
Class 14
|
buzoshela
|
obuzoshela
|
buzoshela
|
abuzushela
|
obungezushela
|
bungezushela
|
Class 15
|
kuzoshela
|
okuzoshela
|
kuzoshela
|
akuzushela
|
okungezushela
|
kungezushela
|
Class 17
|
kuzoshela
|
okuzoshela
|
kuzoshela
|
akuzushela
|
okungezushela
|
kungezushela
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyoshela
|
engiyoshela
|
ngiyoshela
|
angiyushela
|
engingeyushela
|
ngingeyushela
|
2nd singular
|
uyoshela
|
oyoshela
|
uyoshela
|
awuyushela
|
ongeyushela
|
ungeyushela
|
1st plural
|
siyoshela
|
esiyoshela
|
siyoshela
|
asiyushela
|
esingeyushela
|
singeyushela
|
2nd plural
|
niyoshela
|
eniyoshela
|
niyoshela
|
aniyushela
|
eningeyushela
|
ningeyushela
|
Class 1
|
uyoshela
|
oyoshela
|
eyoshela
|
akayushela
|
ongeyushela
|
engeyushela
|
Class 2
|
bayoshela
|
abayoshela
|
beyoshela
|
abayushela
|
abangeyushela
|
bengeyushela
|
Class 3
|
uyoshela
|
oyoshela
|
uyoshela
|
awuyushela
|
ongeyushela
|
ungeyushela
|
Class 4
|
iyoshela
|
eyoshela
|
iyoshela
|
ayiyushela
|
engeyushela
|
ingeyushela
|
Class 5
|
liyoshela
|
eliyoshela
|
liyoshela
|
aliyushela
|
elingeyushela
|
lingeyushela
|
Class 6
|
ayoshela
|
ayoshela
|
eyoshela
|
awayushela
|
angeyushela
|
engeyushela
|
Class 7
|
siyoshela
|
esiyoshela
|
siyoshela
|
asiyushela
|
esingeyushela
|
singeyushela
|
Class 8
|
ziyoshela
|
eziyoshela
|
ziyoshela
|
aziyushela
|
ezingeyushela
|
zingeyushela
|
Class 9
|
iyoshela
|
eyoshela
|
iyoshela
|
ayiyushela
|
engeyushela
|
ingeyushela
|
Class 10
|
ziyoshela
|
eziyoshela
|
ziyoshela
|
aziyushela
|
ezingeyushela
|
zingeyushela
|
Class 11
|
luyoshela
|
oluyoshela
|
luyoshela
|
aluyushela
|
olungeyushela
|
lungeyushela
|
Class 14
|
buyoshela
|
obuyoshela
|
buyoshela
|
abuyushela
|
obungeyushela
|
bungeyushela
|
Class 15
|
kuyoshela
|
okuyoshela
|
kuyoshela
|
akuyushela
|
okungeyushela
|
kungeyushela
|
Class 17
|
kuyoshela
|
okuyoshela
|
kuyoshela
|
akuyushela
|
okungeyushela
|
kungeyushela
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngishele
|
ngingasheli
|
2nd singular
|
ushele
|
ungasheli
|
1st plural
|
sishele
|
singasheli
|
2nd plural
|
nishele
|
ningasheli
|
Class 1
|
ashele
|
angasheli
|
Class 2
|
bashele
|
bangasheli
|
Class 3
|
ushele
|
ungasheli
|
Class 4
|
ishele
|
ingasheli
|
Class 5
|
lishele
|
lingasheli
|
Class 6
|
ashele
|
angasheli
|
Class 7
|
sishele
|
singasheli
|
Class 8
|
zishele
|
zingasheli
|
Class 9
|
ishele
|
ingasheli
|
Class 10
|
zishele
|
zingasheli
|
Class 11
|
lushele
|
lungasheli
|
Class 14
|
bushele
|
bungasheli
|
Class 15
|
kushele
|
kungasheli
|
Class 17
|
kushele
|
kungasheli
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Past subjunctive
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Positive
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Negative
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1st singular
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ngashela
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ngangashela, angashela, angangashela
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2nd singular
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washela
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wangashela, awashela, awangashela
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1st plural
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sashela
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sangashela, asashela, asangashela
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2nd plural
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nashela
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nangashela, anashela, anangashela
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Class 1
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washela
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wangashela, akashela, akangashela
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Class 2
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bashela
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bangashela, abashela, abangashela
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Class 3
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washela
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wangashela, awashela, awangashela
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Class 4
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yashela
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yangashela, ayashela, ayangashela
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Class 5
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lashela
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langashela, alashela, alangashela
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Class 6
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ashela
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angashela, awashela, awangashela
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Class 7
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sashela
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sangashela, asashela, asangashela
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Class 8
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zashela
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zangashela, azashela, azangashela
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Class 9
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yashela
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yangashela, ayashela, ayangashela
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Class 10
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zashela
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zangashela, azashela, azangashela
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Class 11
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lwashela
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lwangashela, alwashela, alwangashela
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Class 14
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bashela
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bangashela, abashela, abangashela
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Class 15
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kwashela
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kwangashela, akwashela, akwangashela
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Class 17
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kwashela
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kwangashela, akwashela, akwangashela
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References