busisa

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-busisa^?

1. to bless

Inflection

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Swazi

Verb

-busisa^?

1. to bless

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-busisa^?

1. (transitive) to bless

   Synonym: -sikelela

Inflection

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Zulu

Verb

-busisa^?

1. (transitive) to bless

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukubusisa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukubusisa	ukungabusisi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	busisa	-busise
Plural	busisani	-busiseni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabusisa, ngibusisa	engibusisayo, engibusisa	ngibusisa	angibusisi	engingabusisi	ngingabusisi
2nd singular	uyabusisa, ubusisa	obusisayo, obusisa	ubusisa	awubusisi	ongabusisi	ungabusisi
1st plural	siyabusisa, sibusisa	esibusisayo, esibusisa	sibusisa	asibusisi	esingabusisi	singabusisi
2nd plural	niyabusisa, nibusisa	enibusisayo, enibusisa	nibusisa	anibusisi	eningabusisi	ningabusisi
Class 1	uyabusisa, ubusisa	obusisayo, obusisa	ebusisa	akabusisi	ongabusisi	engabusisi
Class 2	bayabusisa, babusisa	ababusisayo, ababusisa	bebusisa	ababusisi	abangabusisi	bengabusisi
Class 3	uyabusisa, ubusisa	obusisayo, obusisa	ubusisa	awubusisi	ongabusisi	ungabusisi
Class 4	iyabusisa, ibusisa	ebusisayo, ebusisa	ibusisa	ayibusisi	engabusisi	ingabusisi
Class 5	liyabusisa, libusisa	elibusisayo, elibusisa	libusisa	alibusisi	elingabusisi	lingabusisi
Class 6	ayabusisa, abusisa	abusisayo, abusisa	ebusisa	awabusisi	angabusisi	engabusisi
Class 7	siyabusisa, sibusisa	esibusisayo, esibusisa	sibusisa	asibusisi	esingabusisi	singabusisi
Class 8	ziyabusisa, zibusisa	ezibusisayo, ezibusisa	zibusisa	azibusisi	ezingabusisi	zingabusisi
Class 9	iyabusisa, ibusisa	ebusisayo, ebusisa	ibusisa	ayibusisi	engabusisi	ingabusisi
Class 10	ziyabusisa, zibusisa	ezibusisayo, ezibusisa	zibusisa	azibusisi	ezingabusisi	zingabusisi
Class 11	luyabusisa, lubusisa	olubusisayo, olubusisa	lubusisa	alubusisi	olungabusisi	lungabusisi
Class 14	buyabusisa, bubusisa	obubusisayo, obubusisa	bubusisa	abubusisi	obungabusisi	bungabusisi
Class 15	kuyabusisa, kubusisa	okubusisayo, okubusisa	kubusisa	akubusisi	okungabusisi	kungabusisi
Class 17	kuyabusisa, kubusisa	okubusisayo, okubusisa	kubusisa	akubusisi	okungabusisi	kungabusisi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngibusisile, ngibusisē	engibusisile, engibusisē	ngibusisile, ngibusisē	angibusisanga	engingabusisanga	ngingabusisanga
2nd singular	ubusisile, ubusisē	obusisile, obusisē	ubusisile, ubusisē	awubusisanga	ongabusisanga	ungabusisanga
1st plural	sibusisile, sibusisē	esibusisile, esibusisē	sibusisile, sibusisē	asibusisanga	esingabusisanga	singabusisanga
2nd plural	nibusisile, nibusisē	enibusisile, enibusisē	nibusisile, nibusisē	anibusisanga	eningabusisanga	ningabusisanga
Class 1	ubusisile, ubusisē	obusisile, obusisē	ebusisile, ebusisē	akabusisanga	ongabusisanga	engabusisanga
Class 2	babusisile, babusisē	ababusisile, ababusisē	bebusisile, bebusisē	ababusisanga	abangabusisanga	bengabusisanga
Class 3	ubusisile, ubusisē	obusisile, obusisē	ubusisile, ubusisē	awubusisanga	ongabusisanga	ungabusisanga
Class 4	ibusisile, ibusisē	ebusisile, ebusisē	ibusisile, ibusisē	ayibusisanga	engabusisanga	ingabusisanga
Class 5	libusisile, libusisē	elibusisile, elibusisē	libusisile, libusisē	alibusisanga	elingabusisanga	lingabusisanga
Class 6	abusisile, abusisē	abusisile, abusisē	ebusisile, ebusisē	awabusisanga	angabusisanga	engabusisanga
Class 7	sibusisile, sibusisē	esibusisile, esibusisē	sibusisile, sibusisē	asibusisanga	esingabusisanga	singabusisanga
Class 8	zibusisile, zibusisē	ezibusisile, ezibusisē	zibusisile, zibusisē	azibusisanga	ezingabusisanga	zingabusisanga
Class 9	ibusisile, ibusisē	ebusisile, ebusisē	ibusisile, ibusisē	ayibusisanga	engabusisanga	ingabusisanga
Class 10	zibusisile, zibusisē	ezibusisile, ezibusisē	zibusisile, zibusisē	azibusisanga	ezingabusisanga	zingabusisanga
Class 11	lubusisile, lubusisē	olubusisile, olubusisē	lubusisile, lubusisē	alubusisanga	olungabusisanga	lungabusisanga
Class 14	bubusisile, bubusisē	obubusisile, obubusisē	bubusisile, bubusisē	abubusisanga	obungabusisanga	bungabusisanga
Class 15	kubusisile, kubusisē	okubusisile, okubusisē	kubusisile, kubusisē	akubusisanga	okungabusisanga	kungabusisanga
Class 17	kubusisile, kubusisē	okubusisile, okubusisē	kubusisile, kubusisē	akubusisanga	okungabusisanga	kungabusisanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābusisa	engābusisa	ngābusisa	angibusisanga	engingabusisanga	ngingabusisanga
2nd singular	wābusisa	owābusisa	wābusisa	awubusisanga	ongabusisanga	ungabusisanga
1st plural	sābusisa	esābusisa	sābusisa	asibusisanga	esingabusisanga	singabusisanga
2nd plural	nābusisa	enābusisa	nābusisa	anibusisanga	eningabusisanga	ningabusisanga
Class 1	wābusisa	owābusisa	ābusisa	akabusisanga	ongabusisanga	engabusisanga
Class 2	bābusisa	abābusisa	bābusisa	ababusisanga	abangabusisanga	bengabusisanga
Class 3	wābusisa	owābusisa	wābusisa	awubusisanga	ongabusisanga	ungabusisanga
Class 4	yābusisa	eyābusisa	yābusisa	ayibusisanga	engabusisanga	ingabusisanga
Class 5	lābusisa	elābusisa	lābusisa	alibusisanga	elingabusisanga	lingabusisanga
Class 6	ābusisa	ābusisa	ābusisa	awabusisanga	angabusisanga	engabusisanga
Class 7	sābusisa	esābusisa	sābusisa	asibusisanga	esingabusisanga	singabusisanga
Class 8	zābusisa	ezābusisa	zābusisa	azibusisanga	ezingabusisanga	zingabusisanga
Class 9	yābusisa	eyābusisa	yābusisa	ayibusisanga	engabusisanga	ingabusisanga
Class 10	zābusisa	ezābusisa	zābusisa	azibusisanga	ezingabusisanga	zingabusisanga
Class 11	lwābusisa	olwābusisa	lwābusisa	alubusisanga	olungabusisanga	lungabusisanga
Class 14	bābusisa	obābusisa	bābusisa	abubusisanga	obungabusisanga	bungabusisanga
Class 15	kwābusisa	okwābusisa	kwābusisa	akubusisanga	okungabusisanga	kungabusisanga
Class 17	kwābusisa	okwābusisa	kwābusisa	akubusisanga	okungabusisanga	kungabusisanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabusisa	—	ngingabusisa	ngingebusise	—	ngingebusise
2nd singular	ungabusisa	—	ungabusisa	ungebusise	—	ungebusise
1st plural	singabusisa	—	singabusisa	singebusise	—	singebusise
2nd plural	ningabusisa	—	ningabusisa	ningebusise	—	ningebusise
Class 1	angabusisa	—	engabusisa	angebusise	—	engebusise
Class 2	bangabusisa	—	bengabusisa	bangebusise	—	bengebusise
Class 3	ungabusisa	—	ungabusisa	ungebusise	—	ungebusise
Class 4	ingabusisa	—	ingabusisa	ingebusise	—	ingebusise
Class 5	lingabusisa	—	lingabusisa	lingebusise	—	lingebusise
Class 6	angabusisa	—	engabusisa	angebusise	—	engebusise
Class 7	singabusisa	—	singabusisa	singebusise	—	singebusise
Class 8	zingabusisa	—	zingabusisa	zingebusise	—	zingebusise
Class 9	ingabusisa	—	ingabusisa	ingebusise	—	ingebusise
Class 10	zingabusisa	—	zingabusisa	zingebusise	—	zingebusise
Class 11	lungabusisa	—	lungabusisa	lungebusise	—	lungebusise
Class 14	bungabusisa	—	bungabusisa	bungebusise	—	bungebusise
Class 15	kungabusisa	—	kungabusisa	kungebusise	—	kungebusise
Class 17	kungabusisa	—	kungabusisa	kungebusise	—	kungebusise
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizobusisa	engizobusisa	ngizobusisa	angizubusisa	engingezubusisa	ngingezubusisa
2nd singular	uzobusisa	ozobusisa	uzobusisa	awuzubusisa	ongezubusisa	ungezubusisa
1st plural	sizobusisa	esizobusisa	sizobusisa	asizubusisa	esingezubusisa	singezubusisa
2nd plural	nizobusisa	enizobusisa	nizobusisa	anizubusisa	eningezubusisa	ningezubusisa
Class 1	uzobusisa	ozobusisa	ezobusisa	akazubusisa	ongezubusisa	engezubusisa
Class 2	bazobusisa	abazobusisa	bezobusisa	abazubusisa	abangezubusisa	bengezubusisa
Class 3	uzobusisa	ozobusisa	uzobusisa	awuzubusisa	ongezubusisa	ungezubusisa
Class 4	izobusisa	ezobusisa	izobusisa	ayizubusisa	engezubusisa	ingezubusisa
Class 5	lizobusisa	elizobusisa	lizobusisa	alizubusisa	elingezubusisa	lingezubusisa
Class 6	azobusisa	azobusisa	ezobusisa	awazubusisa	angezubusisa	engezubusisa
Class 7	sizobusisa	esizobusisa	sizobusisa	asizubusisa	esingezubusisa	singezubusisa
Class 8	zizobusisa	ezizobusisa	zizobusisa	azizubusisa	ezingezubusisa	zingezubusisa
Class 9	izobusisa	ezobusisa	izobusisa	ayizubusisa	engezubusisa	ingezubusisa
Class 10	zizobusisa	ezizobusisa	zizobusisa	azizubusisa	ezingezubusisa	zingezubusisa
Class 11	luzobusisa	oluzobusisa	luzobusisa	aluzubusisa	olungezubusisa	lungezubusisa
Class 14	buzobusisa	obuzobusisa	buzobusisa	abuzubusisa	obungezubusisa	bungezubusisa
Class 15	kuzobusisa	okuzobusisa	kuzobusisa	akuzubusisa	okungezubusisa	kungezubusisa
Class 17	kuzobusisa	okuzobusisa	kuzobusisa	akuzubusisa	okungezubusisa	kungezubusisa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobusisa	engiyobusisa	ngiyobusisa	angiyubusisa	engingeyubusisa	ngingeyubusisa
2nd singular	uyobusisa	oyobusisa	uyobusisa	awuyubusisa	ongeyubusisa	ungeyubusisa
1st plural	siyobusisa	esiyobusisa	siyobusisa	asiyubusisa	esingeyubusisa	singeyubusisa
2nd plural	niyobusisa	eniyobusisa	niyobusisa	aniyubusisa	eningeyubusisa	ningeyubusisa
Class 1	uyobusisa	oyobusisa	eyobusisa	akayubusisa	ongeyubusisa	engeyubusisa
Class 2	bayobusisa	abayobusisa	beyobusisa	abayubusisa	abangeyubusisa	bengeyubusisa
Class 3	uyobusisa	oyobusisa	uyobusisa	awuyubusisa	ongeyubusisa	ungeyubusisa
Class 4	iyobusisa	eyobusisa	iyobusisa	ayiyubusisa	engeyubusisa	ingeyubusisa
Class 5	liyobusisa	eliyobusisa	liyobusisa	aliyubusisa	elingeyubusisa	lingeyubusisa
Class 6	ayobusisa	ayobusisa	eyobusisa	awayubusisa	angeyubusisa	engeyubusisa
Class 7	siyobusisa	esiyobusisa	siyobusisa	asiyubusisa	esingeyubusisa	singeyubusisa
Class 8	ziyobusisa	eziyobusisa	ziyobusisa	aziyubusisa	ezingeyubusisa	zingeyubusisa
Class 9	iyobusisa	eyobusisa	iyobusisa	ayiyubusisa	engeyubusisa	ingeyubusisa
Class 10	ziyobusisa	eziyobusisa	ziyobusisa	aziyubusisa	ezingeyubusisa	zingeyubusisa
Class 11	luyobusisa	oluyobusisa	luyobusisa	aluyubusisa	olungeyubusisa	lungeyubusisa
Class 14	buyobusisa	obuyobusisa	buyobusisa	abuyubusisa	obungeyubusisa	bungeyubusisa
Class 15	kuyobusisa	okuyobusisa	kuyobusisa	akuyubusisa	okungeyubusisa	kungeyubusisa
Class 17	kuyobusisa	okuyobusisa	kuyobusisa	akuyubusisa	okungeyubusisa	kungeyubusisa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngibusise	ngingabusisi
2nd singular	ubusise	ungabusisi
1st plural	sibusise	singabusisi
2nd plural	nibusise	ningabusisi
Class 1	abusise	angabusisi
Class 2	babusise	bangabusisi
Class 3	ubusise	ungabusisi
Class 4	ibusise	ingabusisi
Class 5	libusise	lingabusisi
Class 6	abusise	angabusisi
Class 7	sibusise	singabusisi
Class 8	zibusise	zingabusisi
Class 9	ibusise	ingabusisi
Class 10	zibusise	zingabusisi
Class 11	lubusise	lungabusisi
Class 14	bubusise	bungabusisi
Class 15	kubusise	kungabusisi
Class 17	kubusise	kungabusisi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabusisa	ngangabusisa, angabusisa, angangabusisa
2nd singular	wabusisa	wangabusisa, awabusisa, awangabusisa
1st plural	sabusisa	sangabusisa, asabusisa, asangabusisa
2nd plural	nabusisa	nangabusisa, anabusisa, anangabusisa
Class 1	wabusisa	wangabusisa, akabusisa, akangabusisa
Class 2	babusisa	bangabusisa, ababusisa, abangabusisa
Class 3	wabusisa	wangabusisa, awabusisa, awangabusisa
Class 4	yabusisa	yangabusisa, ayabusisa, ayangabusisa
Class 5	labusisa	langabusisa, alabusisa, alangabusisa
Class 6	abusisa	angabusisa, awabusisa, awangabusisa
Class 7	sabusisa	sangabusisa, asabusisa, asangabusisa
Class 8	zabusisa	zangabusisa, azabusisa, azangabusisa
Class 9	yabusisa	yangabusisa, ayabusisa, ayangabusisa
Class 10	zabusisa	zangabusisa, azabusisa, azangabusisa
Class 11	lwabusisa	lwangabusisa, alwabusisa, alwangabusisa
Class 14	babusisa	bangabusisa, ababusisa, abangabusisa
Class 15	kwabusisa	kwangabusisa, akwabusisa, akwangabusisa
Class 17	kwabusisa	kwangabusisa, akwabusisa, akwangabusisa

References

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