beletha

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Bantu *mbèdɪ̀ with the verbalizing suffix -th.

Verb

-béletha

to give birth

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Bantu *mbèdɪ̀ with the verbalizing suffix -th.

Verb

-beletha

(transitive) to carry on one's back, to carry piggyback
(intransitive) to bear, to give birth

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubeletha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubeletha	ukungabelethi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	beletha	-belethe
Plural	belethani	-beletheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabeletha, ngibeletha	engibelethayo, engibeletha	ngibeletha	angibelethi	engingabelethi	ngingabelethi
2nd singular	uyabeletha, ubeletha	obelethayo, obeletha	ubeletha	awubelethi	ongabelethi	ungabelethi
1st plural	siyabeletha, sibeletha	esibelethayo, esibeletha	sibeletha	asibelethi	esingabelethi	singabelethi
2nd plural	niyabeletha, nibeletha	enibelethayo, enibeletha	nibeletha	anibelethi	eningabelethi	ningabelethi
Class 1	uyabeletha, ubeletha	obelethayo, obeletha	ebeletha	akabelethi	ongabelethi	engabelethi
Class 2	bayabeletha, babeletha	ababelethayo, ababeletha	bebeletha	ababelethi	abangabelethi	bengabelethi
Class 3	uyabeletha, ubeletha	obelethayo, obeletha	ubeletha	awubelethi	ongabelethi	ungabelethi
Class 4	iyabeletha, ibeletha	ebelethayo, ebeletha	ibeletha	ayibelethi	engabelethi	ingabelethi
Class 5	liyabeletha, libeletha	elibelethayo, elibeletha	libeletha	alibelethi	elingabelethi	lingabelethi
Class 6	ayabeletha, abeletha	abelethayo, abeletha	ebeletha	awabelethi	angabelethi	engabelethi
Class 7	siyabeletha, sibeletha	esibelethayo, esibeletha	sibeletha	asibelethi	esingabelethi	singabelethi
Class 8	ziyabeletha, zibeletha	ezibelethayo, ezibeletha	zibeletha	azibelethi	ezingabelethi	zingabelethi
Class 9	iyabeletha, ibeletha	ebelethayo, ebeletha	ibeletha	ayibelethi	engabelethi	ingabelethi
Class 10	ziyabeletha, zibeletha	ezibelethayo, ezibeletha	zibeletha	azibelethi	ezingabelethi	zingabelethi
Class 11	luyabeletha, lubeletha	olubelethayo, olubeletha	lubeletha	alubelethi	olungabelethi	lungabelethi
Class 14	buyabeletha, bubeletha	obubelethayo, obubeletha	bubeletha	abubelethi	obungabelethi	bungabelethi
Class 15	kuyabeletha, kubeletha	okubelethayo, okubeletha	kubeletha	akubelethi	okungabelethi	kungabelethi
Class 17	kuyabeletha, kubeletha	okubelethayo, okubeletha	kubeletha	akubelethi	okungabelethi	kungabelethi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibelethile, ngibelethē	engibelethile, engibelethē	ngibelethile, ngibelethē	angibelethanga	engingabelethanga	ngingabelethanga
2nd singular	ubelethile, ubelethē	obelethile, obelethē	ubelethile, ubelethē	awubelethanga	ongabelethanga	ungabelethanga
1st plural	sibelethile, sibelethē	esibelethile, esibelethē	sibelethile, sibelethē	asibelethanga	esingabelethanga	singabelethanga
2nd plural	nibelethile, nibelethē	enibelethile, enibelethē	nibelethile, nibelethē	anibelethanga	eningabelethanga	ningabelethanga
Class 1	ubelethile, ubelethē	obelethile, obelethē	ebelethile, ebelethē	akabelethanga	ongabelethanga	engabelethanga
Class 2	babelethile, babelethē	ababelethile, ababelethē	bebelethile, bebelethē	ababelethanga	abangabelethanga	bengabelethanga
Class 3	ubelethile, ubelethē	obelethile, obelethē	ubelethile, ubelethē	awubelethanga	ongabelethanga	ungabelethanga
Class 4	ibelethile, ibelethē	ebelethile, ebelethē	ibelethile, ibelethē	ayibelethanga	engabelethanga	ingabelethanga
Class 5	libelethile, libelethē	elibelethile, elibelethē	libelethile, libelethē	alibelethanga	elingabelethanga	lingabelethanga
Class 6	abelethile, abelethē	abelethile, abelethē	ebelethile, ebelethē	awabelethanga	angabelethanga	engabelethanga
Class 7	sibelethile, sibelethē	esibelethile, esibelethē	sibelethile, sibelethē	asibelethanga	esingabelethanga	singabelethanga
Class 8	zibelethile, zibelethē	ezibelethile, ezibelethē	zibelethile, zibelethē	azibelethanga	ezingabelethanga	zingabelethanga
Class 9	ibelethile, ibelethē	ebelethile, ebelethē	ibelethile, ibelethē	ayibelethanga	engabelethanga	ingabelethanga
Class 10	zibelethile, zibelethē	ezibelethile, ezibelethē	zibelethile, zibelethē	azibelethanga	ezingabelethanga	zingabelethanga
Class 11	lubelethile, lubelethē	olubelethile, olubelethē	lubelethile, lubelethē	alubelethanga	olungabelethanga	lungabelethanga
Class 14	bubelethile, bubelethē	obubelethile, obubelethē	bubelethile, bubelethē	abubelethanga	obungabelethanga	bungabelethanga
Class 15	kubelethile, kubelethē	okubelethile, okubelethē	kubelethile, kubelethē	akubelethanga	okungabelethanga	kungabelethanga
Class 17	kubelethile, kubelethē	okubelethile, okubelethē	kubelethile, kubelethē	akubelethanga	okungabelethanga	kungabelethanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābeletha	engābeletha	ngābeletha	angibelethanga	engingabelethanga	ngingabelethanga
2nd singular	wābeletha	owābeletha	wābeletha	awubelethanga	ongabelethanga	ungabelethanga
1st plural	sābeletha	esābeletha	sābeletha	asibelethanga	esingabelethanga	singabelethanga
2nd plural	nābeletha	enābeletha	nābeletha	anibelethanga	eningabelethanga	ningabelethanga
Class 1	wābeletha	owābeletha	ābeletha	akabelethanga	ongabelethanga	engabelethanga
Class 2	bābeletha	abābeletha	bābeletha	ababelethanga	abangabelethanga	bengabelethanga
Class 3	wābeletha	owābeletha	wābeletha	awubelethanga	ongabelethanga	ungabelethanga
Class 4	yābeletha	eyābeletha	yābeletha	ayibelethanga	engabelethanga	ingabelethanga
Class 5	lābeletha	elābeletha	lābeletha	alibelethanga	elingabelethanga	lingabelethanga
Class 6	ābeletha	ābeletha	ābeletha	awabelethanga	angabelethanga	engabelethanga
Class 7	sābeletha	esābeletha	sābeletha	asibelethanga	esingabelethanga	singabelethanga
Class 8	zābeletha	ezābeletha	zābeletha	azibelethanga	ezingabelethanga	zingabelethanga
Class 9	yābeletha	eyābeletha	yābeletha	ayibelethanga	engabelethanga	ingabelethanga
Class 10	zābeletha	ezābeletha	zābeletha	azibelethanga	ezingabelethanga	zingabelethanga
Class 11	lwābeletha	olwābeletha	lwābeletha	alubelethanga	olungabelethanga	lungabelethanga
Class 14	bābeletha	obābeletha	bābeletha	abubelethanga	obungabelethanga	bungabelethanga
Class 15	kwābeletha	okwābeletha	kwābeletha	akubelethanga	okungabelethanga	kungabelethanga
Class 17	kwābeletha	okwābeletha	kwābeletha	akubelethanga	okungabelethanga	kungabelethanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabeletha	—	ngingabeletha	ngingebelethe	—	ngingebelethe
2nd singular	ungabeletha	—	ungabeletha	ungebelethe	—	ungebelethe
1st plural	singabeletha	—	singabeletha	singebelethe	—	singebelethe
2nd plural	ningabeletha	—	ningabeletha	ningebelethe	—	ningebelethe
Class 1	angabeletha	—	engabeletha	angebelethe	—	engebelethe
Class 2	bangabeletha	—	bengabeletha	bangebelethe	—	bengebelethe
Class 3	ungabeletha	—	ungabeletha	ungebelethe	—	ungebelethe
Class 4	ingabeletha	—	ingabeletha	ingebelethe	—	ingebelethe
Class 5	lingabeletha	—	lingabeletha	lingebelethe	—	lingebelethe
Class 6	angabeletha	—	engabeletha	angebelethe	—	engebelethe
Class 7	singabeletha	—	singabeletha	singebelethe	—	singebelethe
Class 8	zingabeletha	—	zingabeletha	zingebelethe	—	zingebelethe
Class 9	ingabeletha	—	ingabeletha	ingebelethe	—	ingebelethe
Class 10	zingabeletha	—	zingabeletha	zingebelethe	—	zingebelethe
Class 11	lungabeletha	—	lungabeletha	lungebelethe	—	lungebelethe
Class 14	bungabeletha	—	bungabeletha	bungebelethe	—	bungebelethe
Class 15	kungabeletha	—	kungabeletha	kungebelethe	—	kungebelethe
Class 17	kungabeletha	—	kungabeletha	kungebelethe	—	kungebelethe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobeletha	engizobeletha	ngizobeletha	angizubeletha	engingezubeletha	ngingezubeletha
2nd singular	uzobeletha	ozobeletha	uzobeletha	awuzubeletha	ongezubeletha	ungezubeletha
1st plural	sizobeletha	esizobeletha	sizobeletha	asizubeletha	esingezubeletha	singezubeletha
2nd plural	nizobeletha	enizobeletha	nizobeletha	anizubeletha	eningezubeletha	ningezubeletha
Class 1	uzobeletha	ozobeletha	ezobeletha	akazubeletha	ongezubeletha	engezubeletha
Class 2	bazobeletha	abazobeletha	bezobeletha	abazubeletha	abangezubeletha	bengezubeletha
Class 3	uzobeletha	ozobeletha	uzobeletha	awuzubeletha	ongezubeletha	ungezubeletha
Class 4	izobeletha	ezobeletha	izobeletha	ayizubeletha	engezubeletha	ingezubeletha
Class 5	lizobeletha	elizobeletha	lizobeletha	alizubeletha	elingezubeletha	lingezubeletha
Class 6	azobeletha	azobeletha	ezobeletha	awazubeletha	angezubeletha	engezubeletha
Class 7	sizobeletha	esizobeletha	sizobeletha	asizubeletha	esingezubeletha	singezubeletha
Class 8	zizobeletha	ezizobeletha	zizobeletha	azizubeletha	ezingezubeletha	zingezubeletha
Class 9	izobeletha	ezobeletha	izobeletha	ayizubeletha	engezubeletha	ingezubeletha
Class 10	zizobeletha	ezizobeletha	zizobeletha	azizubeletha	ezingezubeletha	zingezubeletha
Class 11	luzobeletha	oluzobeletha	luzobeletha	aluzubeletha	olungezubeletha	lungezubeletha
Class 14	buzobeletha	obuzobeletha	buzobeletha	abuzubeletha	obungezubeletha	bungezubeletha
Class 15	kuzobeletha	okuzobeletha	kuzobeletha	akuzubeletha	okungezubeletha	kungezubeletha
Class 17	kuzobeletha	okuzobeletha	kuzobeletha	akuzubeletha	okungezubeletha	kungezubeletha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobeletha	engiyobeletha	ngiyobeletha	angiyubeletha	engingeyubeletha	ngingeyubeletha
2nd singular	uyobeletha	oyobeletha	uyobeletha	awuyubeletha	ongeyubeletha	ungeyubeletha
1st plural	siyobeletha	esiyobeletha	siyobeletha	asiyubeletha	esingeyubeletha	singeyubeletha
2nd plural	niyobeletha	eniyobeletha	niyobeletha	aniyubeletha	eningeyubeletha	ningeyubeletha
Class 1	uyobeletha	oyobeletha	eyobeletha	akayubeletha	ongeyubeletha	engeyubeletha
Class 2	bayobeletha	abayobeletha	beyobeletha	abayubeletha	abangeyubeletha	bengeyubeletha
Class 3	uyobeletha	oyobeletha	uyobeletha	awuyubeletha	ongeyubeletha	ungeyubeletha
Class 4	iyobeletha	eyobeletha	iyobeletha	ayiyubeletha	engeyubeletha	ingeyubeletha
Class 5	liyobeletha	eliyobeletha	liyobeletha	aliyubeletha	elingeyubeletha	lingeyubeletha
Class 6	ayobeletha	ayobeletha	eyobeletha	awayubeletha	angeyubeletha	engeyubeletha
Class 7	siyobeletha	esiyobeletha	siyobeletha	asiyubeletha	esingeyubeletha	singeyubeletha
Class 8	ziyobeletha	eziyobeletha	ziyobeletha	aziyubeletha	ezingeyubeletha	zingeyubeletha
Class 9	iyobeletha	eyobeletha	iyobeletha	ayiyubeletha	engeyubeletha	ingeyubeletha
Class 10	ziyobeletha	eziyobeletha	ziyobeletha	aziyubeletha	ezingeyubeletha	zingeyubeletha
Class 11	luyobeletha	oluyobeletha	luyobeletha	aluyubeletha	olungeyubeletha	lungeyubeletha
Class 14	buyobeletha	obuyobeletha	buyobeletha	abuyubeletha	obungeyubeletha	bungeyubeletha
Class 15	kuyobeletha	okuyobeletha	kuyobeletha	akuyubeletha	okungeyubeletha	kungeyubeletha
Class 17	kuyobeletha	okuyobeletha	kuyobeletha	akuyubeletha	okungeyubeletha	kungeyubeletha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibelethe	ngingabelethi
2nd singular	ubelethe	ungabelethi
1st plural	sibelethe	singabelethi
2nd plural	nibelethe	ningabelethi
Class 1	abelethe	angabelethi
Class 2	babelethe	bangabelethi
Class 3	ubelethe	ungabelethi
Class 4	ibelethe	ingabelethi
Class 5	libelethe	lingabelethi
Class 6	abelethe	angabelethi
Class 7	sibelethe	singabelethi
Class 8	zibelethe	zingabelethi
Class 9	ibelethe	ingabelethi
Class 10	zibelethe	zingabelethi
Class 11	lubelethe	lungabelethi
Class 14	bubelethe	bungabelethi
Class 15	kubelethe	kungabelethi
Class 17	kubelethe	kungabelethi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabeletha	ngangabeletha, angabeletha, angangabeletha
2nd singular	wabeletha	wangabeletha, awabeletha, awangabeletha
1st plural	sabeletha	sangabeletha, asabeletha, asangabeletha
2nd plural	nabeletha	nangabeletha, anabeletha, anangabeletha
Class 1	wabeletha	wangabeletha, akabeletha, akangabeletha
Class 2	babeletha	bangabeletha, ababeletha, abangabeletha
Class 3	wabeletha	wangabeletha, awabeletha, awangabeletha
Class 4	yabeletha	yangabeletha, ayabeletha, ayangabeletha
Class 5	labeletha	langabeletha, alabeletha, alangabeletha
Class 6	abeletha	angabeletha, awabeletha, awangabeletha
Class 7	sabeletha	sangabeletha, asabeletha, asangabeletha
Class 8	zabeletha	zangabeletha, azabeletha, azangabeletha
Class 9	yabeletha	yangabeletha, ayabeletha, ayangabeletha
Class 10	zabeletha	zangabeletha, azabeletha, azangabeletha
Class 11	lwabeletha	lwangabeletha, alwabeletha, alwangabeletha
Class 14	babeletha	bangabeletha, ababeletha, abangabeletha
Class 15	kwabeletha	kwangabeletha, akwabeletha, akwangabeletha
Class 17	kwabeletha	kwangabeletha, akwabeletha, akwangabeletha

Synonyms

-zala