bhabha

Swazi

Verb

-bhabha

1. to float

Inflection

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Xhosa

Verb

-bhabha

1. to fly

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Verb

-bhabha

1. (transitive) to catch, to trap

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukubhabha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubhabha	ukungabhabhi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	bhabha	-bhabhe
Plural	bhabhani	-bhabheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabhabha, ngibhabha	engibhabhayo, engibhabha	ngibhabha	angibhabhi	engingabhabhi	ngingabhabhi
2nd singular	uyabhabha, ubhabha	obhabhayo, obhabha	ubhabha	awubhabhi	ongabhabhi	ungabhabhi
1st plural	siyabhabha, sibhabha	esibhabhayo, esibhabha	sibhabha	asibhabhi	esingabhabhi	singabhabhi
2nd plural	niyabhabha, nibhabha	enibhabhayo, enibhabha	nibhabha	anibhabhi	eningabhabhi	ningabhabhi
Class 1	uyabhabha, ubhabha	obhabhayo, obhabha	ebhabha	akabhabhi	ongabhabhi	engabhabhi
Class 2	bayabhabha, babhabha	ababhabhayo, ababhabha	bebhabha	ababhabhi	abangabhabhi	bengabhabhi
Class 3	uyabhabha, ubhabha	obhabhayo, obhabha	ubhabha	awubhabhi	ongabhabhi	ungabhabhi
Class 4	iyabhabha, ibhabha	ebhabhayo, ebhabha	ibhabha	ayibhabhi	engabhabhi	ingabhabhi
Class 5	liyabhabha, libhabha	elibhabhayo, elibhabha	libhabha	alibhabhi	elingabhabhi	lingabhabhi
Class 6	ayabhabha, abhabha	abhabhayo, abhabha	ebhabha	awabhabhi	angabhabhi	engabhabhi
Class 7	siyabhabha, sibhabha	esibhabhayo, esibhabha	sibhabha	asibhabhi	esingabhabhi	singabhabhi
Class 8	ziyabhabha, zibhabha	ezibhabhayo, ezibhabha	zibhabha	azibhabhi	ezingabhabhi	zingabhabhi
Class 9	iyabhabha, ibhabha	ebhabhayo, ebhabha	ibhabha	ayibhabhi	engabhabhi	ingabhabhi
Class 10	ziyabhabha, zibhabha	ezibhabhayo, ezibhabha	zibhabha	azibhabhi	ezingabhabhi	zingabhabhi
Class 11	luyabhabha, lubhabha	olubhabhayo, olubhabha	lubhabha	alubhabhi	olungabhabhi	lungabhabhi
Class 14	buyabhabha, bubhabha	obubhabhayo, obubhabha	bubhabha	abubhabhi	obungabhabhi	bungabhabhi
Class 15	kuyabhabha, kubhabha	okubhabhayo, okubhabha	kubhabha	akubhabhi	okungabhabhi	kungabhabhi
Class 17	kuyabhabha, kubhabha	okubhabhayo, okubhabha	kubhabha	akubhabhi	okungabhabhi	kungabhabhi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibhabhile, ngibhabhē	engibhabhile, engibhabhē	ngibhabhile, ngibhabhē	angibhabhanga	engingabhabhanga	ngingabhabhanga
2nd singular	ubhabhile, ubhabhē	obhabhile, obhabhē	ubhabhile, ubhabhē	awubhabhanga	ongabhabhanga	ungabhabhanga
1st plural	sibhabhile, sibhabhē	esibhabhile, esibhabhē	sibhabhile, sibhabhē	asibhabhanga	esingabhabhanga	singabhabhanga
2nd plural	nibhabhile, nibhabhē	enibhabhile, enibhabhē	nibhabhile, nibhabhē	anibhabhanga	eningabhabhanga	ningabhabhanga
Class 1	ubhabhile, ubhabhē	obhabhile, obhabhē	ebhabhile, ebhabhē	akabhabhanga	ongabhabhanga	engabhabhanga
Class 2	babhabhile, babhabhē	ababhabhile, ababhabhē	bebhabhile, bebhabhē	ababhabhanga	abangabhabhanga	bengabhabhanga
Class 3	ubhabhile, ubhabhē	obhabhile, obhabhē	ubhabhile, ubhabhē	awubhabhanga	ongabhabhanga	ungabhabhanga
Class 4	ibhabhile, ibhabhē	ebhabhile, ebhabhē	ibhabhile, ibhabhē	ayibhabhanga	engabhabhanga	ingabhabhanga
Class 5	libhabhile, libhabhē	elibhabhile, elibhabhē	libhabhile, libhabhē	alibhabhanga	elingabhabhanga	lingabhabhanga
Class 6	abhabhile, abhabhē	abhabhile, abhabhē	ebhabhile, ebhabhē	awabhabhanga	angabhabhanga	engabhabhanga
Class 7	sibhabhile, sibhabhē	esibhabhile, esibhabhē	sibhabhile, sibhabhē	asibhabhanga	esingabhabhanga	singabhabhanga
Class 8	zibhabhile, zibhabhē	ezibhabhile, ezibhabhē	zibhabhile, zibhabhē	azibhabhanga	ezingabhabhanga	zingabhabhanga
Class 9	ibhabhile, ibhabhē	ebhabhile, ebhabhē	ibhabhile, ibhabhē	ayibhabhanga	engabhabhanga	ingabhabhanga
Class 10	zibhabhile, zibhabhē	ezibhabhile, ezibhabhē	zibhabhile, zibhabhē	azibhabhanga	ezingabhabhanga	zingabhabhanga
Class 11	lubhabhile, lubhabhē	olubhabhile, olubhabhē	lubhabhile, lubhabhē	alubhabhanga	olungabhabhanga	lungabhabhanga
Class 14	bubhabhile, bubhabhē	obubhabhile, obubhabhē	bubhabhile, bubhabhē	abubhabhanga	obungabhabhanga	bungabhabhanga
Class 15	kubhabhile, kubhabhē	okubhabhile, okubhabhē	kubhabhile, kubhabhē	akubhabhanga	okungabhabhanga	kungabhabhanga
Class 17	kubhabhile, kubhabhē	okubhabhile, okubhabhē	kubhabhile, kubhabhē	akubhabhanga	okungabhabhanga	kungabhabhanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābhabha	engābhabha	ngābhabha	angibhabhanga	engingabhabhanga	ngingabhabhanga
2nd singular	wābhabha	owābhabha	wābhabha	awubhabhanga	ongabhabhanga	ungabhabhanga
1st plural	sābhabha	esābhabha	sābhabha	asibhabhanga	esingabhabhanga	singabhabhanga
2nd plural	nābhabha	enābhabha	nābhabha	anibhabhanga	eningabhabhanga	ningabhabhanga
Class 1	wābhabha	owābhabha	ābhabha	akabhabhanga	ongabhabhanga	engabhabhanga
Class 2	bābhabha	abābhabha	bābhabha	ababhabhanga	abangabhabhanga	bengabhabhanga
Class 3	wābhabha	owābhabha	wābhabha	awubhabhanga	ongabhabhanga	ungabhabhanga
Class 4	yābhabha	eyābhabha	yābhabha	ayibhabhanga	engabhabhanga	ingabhabhanga
Class 5	lābhabha	elābhabha	lābhabha	alibhabhanga	elingabhabhanga	lingabhabhanga
Class 6	ābhabha	ābhabha	ābhabha	awabhabhanga	angabhabhanga	engabhabhanga
Class 7	sābhabha	esābhabha	sābhabha	asibhabhanga	esingabhabhanga	singabhabhanga
Class 8	zābhabha	ezābhabha	zābhabha	azibhabhanga	ezingabhabhanga	zingabhabhanga
Class 9	yābhabha	eyābhabha	yābhabha	ayibhabhanga	engabhabhanga	ingabhabhanga
Class 10	zābhabha	ezābhabha	zābhabha	azibhabhanga	ezingabhabhanga	zingabhabhanga
Class 11	lwābhabha	olwābhabha	lwābhabha	alubhabhanga	olungabhabhanga	lungabhabhanga
Class 14	bābhabha	obābhabha	bābhabha	abubhabhanga	obungabhabhanga	bungabhabhanga
Class 15	kwābhabha	okwābhabha	kwābhabha	akubhabhanga	okungabhabhanga	kungabhabhanga
Class 17	kwābhabha	okwābhabha	kwābhabha	akubhabhanga	okungabhabhanga	kungabhabhanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabhabha	—	ngingabhabha	ngingebhabhe	—	ngingebhabhe
2nd singular	ungabhabha	—	ungabhabha	ungebhabhe	—	ungebhabhe
1st plural	singabhabha	—	singabhabha	singebhabhe	—	singebhabhe
2nd plural	ningabhabha	—	ningabhabha	ningebhabhe	—	ningebhabhe
Class 1	angabhabha	—	engabhabha	angebhabhe	—	engebhabhe
Class 2	bangabhabha	—	bengabhabha	bangebhabhe	—	bengebhabhe
Class 3	ungabhabha	—	ungabhabha	ungebhabhe	—	ungebhabhe
Class 4	ingabhabha	—	ingabhabha	ingebhabhe	—	ingebhabhe
Class 5	lingabhabha	—	lingabhabha	lingebhabhe	—	lingebhabhe
Class 6	angabhabha	—	engabhabha	angebhabhe	—	engebhabhe
Class 7	singabhabha	—	singabhabha	singebhabhe	—	singebhabhe
Class 8	zingabhabha	—	zingabhabha	zingebhabhe	—	zingebhabhe
Class 9	ingabhabha	—	ingabhabha	ingebhabhe	—	ingebhabhe
Class 10	zingabhabha	—	zingabhabha	zingebhabhe	—	zingebhabhe
Class 11	lungabhabha	—	lungabhabha	lungebhabhe	—	lungebhabhe
Class 14	bungabhabha	—	bungabhabha	bungebhabhe	—	bungebhabhe
Class 15	kungabhabha	—	kungabhabha	kungebhabhe	—	kungebhabhe
Class 17	kungabhabha	—	kungabhabha	kungebhabhe	—	kungebhabhe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobhabha	engizobhabha	ngizobhabha	angizubhabha	engingezubhabha	ngingezubhabha
2nd singular	uzobhabha	ozobhabha	uzobhabha	awuzubhabha	ongezubhabha	ungezubhabha
1st plural	sizobhabha	esizobhabha	sizobhabha	asizubhabha	esingezubhabha	singezubhabha
2nd plural	nizobhabha	enizobhabha	nizobhabha	anizubhabha	eningezubhabha	ningezubhabha
Class 1	uzobhabha	ozobhabha	ezobhabha	akazubhabha	ongezubhabha	engezubhabha
Class 2	bazobhabha	abazobhabha	bezobhabha	abazubhabha	abangezubhabha	bengezubhabha
Class 3	uzobhabha	ozobhabha	uzobhabha	awuzubhabha	ongezubhabha	ungezubhabha
Class 4	izobhabha	ezobhabha	izobhabha	ayizubhabha	engezubhabha	ingezubhabha
Class 5	lizobhabha	elizobhabha	lizobhabha	alizubhabha	elingezubhabha	lingezubhabha
Class 6	azobhabha	azobhabha	ezobhabha	awazubhabha	angezubhabha	engezubhabha
Class 7	sizobhabha	esizobhabha	sizobhabha	asizubhabha	esingezubhabha	singezubhabha
Class 8	zizobhabha	ezizobhabha	zizobhabha	azizubhabha	ezingezubhabha	zingezubhabha
Class 9	izobhabha	ezobhabha	izobhabha	ayizubhabha	engezubhabha	ingezubhabha
Class 10	zizobhabha	ezizobhabha	zizobhabha	azizubhabha	ezingezubhabha	zingezubhabha
Class 11	luzobhabha	oluzobhabha	luzobhabha	aluzubhabha	olungezubhabha	lungezubhabha
Class 14	buzobhabha	obuzobhabha	buzobhabha	abuzubhabha	obungezubhabha	bungezubhabha
Class 15	kuzobhabha	okuzobhabha	kuzobhabha	akuzubhabha	okungezubhabha	kungezubhabha
Class 17	kuzobhabha	okuzobhabha	kuzobhabha	akuzubhabha	okungezubhabha	kungezubhabha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobhabha	engiyobhabha	ngiyobhabha	angiyubhabha	engingeyubhabha	ngingeyubhabha
2nd singular	uyobhabha	oyobhabha	uyobhabha	awuyubhabha	ongeyubhabha	ungeyubhabha
1st plural	siyobhabha	esiyobhabha	siyobhabha	asiyubhabha	esingeyubhabha	singeyubhabha
2nd plural	niyobhabha	eniyobhabha	niyobhabha	aniyubhabha	eningeyubhabha	ningeyubhabha
Class 1	uyobhabha	oyobhabha	eyobhabha	akayubhabha	ongeyubhabha	engeyubhabha
Class 2	bayobhabha	abayobhabha	beyobhabha	abayubhabha	abangeyubhabha	bengeyubhabha
Class 3	uyobhabha	oyobhabha	uyobhabha	awuyubhabha	ongeyubhabha	ungeyubhabha
Class 4	iyobhabha	eyobhabha	iyobhabha	ayiyubhabha	engeyubhabha	ingeyubhabha
Class 5	liyobhabha	eliyobhabha	liyobhabha	aliyubhabha	elingeyubhabha	lingeyubhabha
Class 6	ayobhabha	ayobhabha	eyobhabha	awayubhabha	angeyubhabha	engeyubhabha
Class 7	siyobhabha	esiyobhabha	siyobhabha	asiyubhabha	esingeyubhabha	singeyubhabha
Class 8	ziyobhabha	eziyobhabha	ziyobhabha	aziyubhabha	ezingeyubhabha	zingeyubhabha
Class 9	iyobhabha	eyobhabha	iyobhabha	ayiyubhabha	engeyubhabha	ingeyubhabha
Class 10	ziyobhabha	eziyobhabha	ziyobhabha	aziyubhabha	ezingeyubhabha	zingeyubhabha
Class 11	luyobhabha	oluyobhabha	luyobhabha	aluyubhabha	olungeyubhabha	lungeyubhabha
Class 14	buyobhabha	obuyobhabha	buyobhabha	abuyubhabha	obungeyubhabha	bungeyubhabha
Class 15	kuyobhabha	okuyobhabha	kuyobhabha	akuyubhabha	okungeyubhabha	kungeyubhabha
Class 17	kuyobhabha	okuyobhabha	kuyobhabha	akuyubhabha	okungeyubhabha	kungeyubhabha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibhabhe	ngingabhabhi
2nd singular	ubhabhe	ungabhabhi
1st plural	sibhabhe	singabhabhi
2nd plural	nibhabhe	ningabhabhi
Class 1	abhabhe	angabhabhi
Class 2	babhabhe	bangabhabhi
Class 3	ubhabhe	ungabhabhi
Class 4	ibhabhe	ingabhabhi
Class 5	libhabhe	lingabhabhi
Class 6	abhabhe	angabhabhi
Class 7	sibhabhe	singabhabhi
Class 8	zibhabhe	zingabhabhi
Class 9	ibhabhe	ingabhabhi
Class 10	zibhabhe	zingabhabhi
Class 11	lubhabhe	lungabhabhi
Class 14	bubhabhe	bungabhabhi
Class 15	kubhabhe	kungabhabhi
Class 17	kubhabhe	kungabhabhi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabhabha	ngangabhabha, angabhabha, angangabhabha
2nd singular	wabhabha	wangabhabha, awabhabha, awangabhabha
1st plural	sabhabha	sangabhabha, asabhabha, asangabhabha
2nd plural	nabhabha	nangabhabha, anabhabha, anangabhabha
Class 1	wabhabha	wangabhabha, akabhabha, akangabhabha
Class 2	babhabha	bangabhabha, ababhabha, abangabhabha
Class 3	wabhabha	wangabhabha, awabhabha, awangabhabha
Class 4	yabhabha	yangabhabha, ayabhabha, ayangabhabha
Class 5	labhabha	langabhabha, alabhabha, alangabhabha
Class 6	abhabha	angabhabha, awabhabha, awangabhabha
Class 7	sabhabha	sangabhabha, asabhabha, asangabhabha
Class 8	zabhabha	zangabhabha, azabhabha, azangabhabha
Class 9	yabhabha	yangabhabha, ayabhabha, ayangabhabha
Class 10	zabhabha	zangabhabha, azabhabha, azangabhabha
Class 11	lwabhabha	lwangabhabha, alwabhabha, alwangabhabha
Class 14	babhabha	bangabhabha, ababhabha, abangabhabha
Class 15	kwabhabha	kwangabhabha, akwabhabha, akwangabhabha
Class 17	kwabhabha	kwangabhabha, akwabhabha, akwangabhabha

References

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