delela

Zulu

Etymology

From -dela +‎ -ela.

Verb

-delela^?

1. (transitive) to despise, to disregard, to be rude to

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukudelela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudelela	ukungadeleli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	delela	-delele
Plural	delelani	-deleleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadelela, ngidelela	engidelelayo, engidelela	ngidelela	angideleli	engingadeleli	ngingadeleli
2nd singular	uyadelela, udelela	odelelayo, odelela	udelela	awudeleli	ongadeleli	ungadeleli
1st plural	siyadelela, sidelela	esidelelayo, esidelela	sidelela	asideleli	esingadeleli	singadeleli
2nd plural	niyadelela, nidelela	enidelelayo, enidelela	nidelela	anideleli	eningadeleli	ningadeleli
Class 1	uyadelela, udelela	odelelayo, odelela	edelela	akadeleli	ongadeleli	engadeleli
Class 2	bayadelela, badelela	abadelelayo, abadelela	bedelela	abadeleli	abangadeleli	bengadeleli
Class 3	uyadelela, udelela	odelelayo, odelela	udelela	awudeleli	ongadeleli	ungadeleli
Class 4	iyadelela, idelela	edelelayo, edelela	idelela	ayideleli	engadeleli	ingadeleli
Class 5	liyadelela, lidelela	elidelelayo, elidelela	lidelela	alideleli	elingadeleli	lingadeleli
Class 6	ayadelela, adelela	adelelayo, adelela	edelela	awadeleli	angadeleli	engadeleli
Class 7	siyadelela, sidelela	esidelelayo, esidelela	sidelela	asideleli	esingadeleli	singadeleli
Class 8	ziyadelela, zidelela	ezidelelayo, ezidelela	zidelela	azideleli	ezingadeleli	zingadeleli
Class 9	iyadelela, idelela	edelelayo, edelela	idelela	ayideleli	engadeleli	ingadeleli
Class 10	ziyadelela, zidelela	ezidelelayo, ezidelela	zidelela	azideleli	ezingadeleli	zingadeleli
Class 11	luyadelela, ludelela	oludelelayo, oludelela	ludelela	aludeleli	olungadeleli	lungadeleli
Class 14	buyadelela, budelela	obudelelayo, obudelela	budelela	abudeleli	obungadeleli	bungadeleli
Class 15	kuyadelela, kudelela	okudelelayo, okudelela	kudelela	akudeleli	okungadeleli	kungadeleli
Class 17	kuyadelela, kudelela	okudelelayo, okudelela	kudelela	akudeleli	okungadeleli	kungadeleli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidelelile, ngidelelē	engidelelile, engidelelē	ngidelelile, ngidelelē	angidelelanga	engingadelelanga	ngingadelelanga
2nd singular	udelelile, udelelē	odelelile, odelelē	udelelile, udelelē	awudelelanga	ongadelelanga	ungadelelanga
1st plural	sidelelile, sidelelē	esidelelile, esidelelē	sidelelile, sidelelē	asidelelanga	esingadelelanga	singadelelanga
2nd plural	nidelelile, nidelelē	enidelelile, enidelelē	nidelelile, nidelelē	anidelelanga	eningadelelanga	ningadelelanga
Class 1	udelelile, udelelē	odelelile, odelelē	edelelile, edelelē	akadelelanga	ongadelelanga	engadelelanga
Class 2	badelelile, badelelē	abadelelile, abadelelē	bedelelile, bedelelē	abadelelanga	abangadelelanga	bengadelelanga
Class 3	udelelile, udelelē	odelelile, odelelē	udelelile, udelelē	awudelelanga	ongadelelanga	ungadelelanga
Class 4	idelelile, idelelē	edelelile, edelelē	idelelile, idelelē	ayidelelanga	engadelelanga	ingadelelanga
Class 5	lidelelile, lidelelē	elidelelile, elidelelē	lidelelile, lidelelē	alidelelanga	elingadelelanga	lingadelelanga
Class 6	adelelile, adelelē	adelelile, adelelē	edelelile, edelelē	awadelelanga	angadelelanga	engadelelanga
Class 7	sidelelile, sidelelē	esidelelile, esidelelē	sidelelile, sidelelē	asidelelanga	esingadelelanga	singadelelanga
Class 8	zidelelile, zidelelē	ezidelelile, ezidelelē	zidelelile, zidelelē	azidelelanga	ezingadelelanga	zingadelelanga
Class 9	idelelile, idelelē	edelelile, edelelē	idelelile, idelelē	ayidelelanga	engadelelanga	ingadelelanga
Class 10	zidelelile, zidelelē	ezidelelile, ezidelelē	zidelelile, zidelelē	azidelelanga	ezingadelelanga	zingadelelanga
Class 11	ludelelile, ludelelē	oludelelile, oludelelē	ludelelile, ludelelē	aludelelanga	olungadelelanga	lungadelelanga
Class 14	budelelile, budelelē	obudelelile, obudelelē	budelelile, budelelē	abudelelanga	obungadelelanga	bungadelelanga
Class 15	kudelelile, kudelelē	okudelelile, okudelelē	kudelelile, kudelelē	akudelelanga	okungadelelanga	kungadelelanga
Class 17	kudelelile, kudelelē	okudelelile, okudelelē	kudelelile, kudelelē	akudelelanga	okungadelelanga	kungadelelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādelela	engādelela	ngādelela	angidelelanga	engingadelelanga	ngingadelelanga
2nd singular	wādelela	owādelela	wādelela	awudelelanga	ongadelelanga	ungadelelanga
1st plural	sādelela	esādelela	sādelela	asidelelanga	esingadelelanga	singadelelanga
2nd plural	nādelela	enādelela	nādelela	anidelelanga	eningadelelanga	ningadelelanga
Class 1	wādelela	owādelela	ādelela	akadelelanga	ongadelelanga	engadelelanga
Class 2	bādelela	abādelela	bādelela	abadelelanga	abangadelelanga	bengadelelanga
Class 3	wādelela	owādelela	wādelela	awudelelanga	ongadelelanga	ungadelelanga
Class 4	yādelela	eyādelela	yādelela	ayidelelanga	engadelelanga	ingadelelanga
Class 5	lādelela	elādelela	lādelela	alidelelanga	elingadelelanga	lingadelelanga
Class 6	ādelela	ādelela	ādelela	awadelelanga	angadelelanga	engadelelanga
Class 7	sādelela	esādelela	sādelela	asidelelanga	esingadelelanga	singadelelanga
Class 8	zādelela	ezādelela	zādelela	azidelelanga	ezingadelelanga	zingadelelanga
Class 9	yādelela	eyādelela	yādelela	ayidelelanga	engadelelanga	ingadelelanga
Class 10	zādelela	ezādelela	zādelela	azidelelanga	ezingadelelanga	zingadelelanga
Class 11	lwādelela	olwādelela	lwādelela	aludelelanga	olungadelelanga	lungadelelanga
Class 14	bādelela	obādelela	bādelela	abudelelanga	obungadelelanga	bungadelelanga
Class 15	kwādelela	okwādelela	kwādelela	akudelelanga	okungadelelanga	kungadelelanga
Class 17	kwādelela	okwādelela	kwādelela	akudelelanga	okungadelelanga	kungadelelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadelela	—	ngingadelela	ngingedelele	—	ngingedelele
2nd singular	ungadelela	—	ungadelela	ungedelele	—	ungedelele
1st plural	singadelela	—	singadelela	singedelele	—	singedelele
2nd plural	ningadelela	—	ningadelela	ningedelele	—	ningedelele
Class 1	angadelela	—	engadelela	angedelele	—	engedelele
Class 2	bangadelela	—	bengadelela	bangedelele	—	bengedelele
Class 3	ungadelela	—	ungadelela	ungedelele	—	ungedelele
Class 4	ingadelela	—	ingadelela	ingedelele	—	ingedelele
Class 5	lingadelela	—	lingadelela	lingedelele	—	lingedelele
Class 6	angadelela	—	engadelela	angedelele	—	engedelele
Class 7	singadelela	—	singadelela	singedelele	—	singedelele
Class 8	zingadelela	—	zingadelela	zingedelele	—	zingedelele
Class 9	ingadelela	—	ingadelela	ingedelele	—	ingedelele
Class 10	zingadelela	—	zingadelela	zingedelele	—	zingedelele
Class 11	lungadelela	—	lungadelela	lungedelele	—	lungedelele
Class 14	bungadelela	—	bungadelela	bungedelele	—	bungedelele
Class 15	kungadelela	—	kungadelela	kungedelele	—	kungedelele
Class 17	kungadelela	—	kungadelela	kungedelele	—	kungedelele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodelela	engizodelela	ngizodelela	angizudelela	engingezudelela	ngingezudelela
2nd singular	uzodelela	ozodelela	uzodelela	awuzudelela	ongezudelela	ungezudelela
1st plural	sizodelela	esizodelela	sizodelela	asizudelela	esingezudelela	singezudelela
2nd plural	nizodelela	enizodelela	nizodelela	anizudelela	eningezudelela	ningezudelela
Class 1	uzodelela	ozodelela	ezodelela	akazudelela	ongezudelela	engezudelela
Class 2	bazodelela	abazodelela	bezodelela	abazudelela	abangezudelela	bengezudelela
Class 3	uzodelela	ozodelela	uzodelela	awuzudelela	ongezudelela	ungezudelela
Class 4	izodelela	ezodelela	izodelela	ayizudelela	engezudelela	ingezudelela
Class 5	lizodelela	elizodelela	lizodelela	alizudelela	elingezudelela	lingezudelela
Class 6	azodelela	azodelela	ezodelela	awazudelela	angezudelela	engezudelela
Class 7	sizodelela	esizodelela	sizodelela	asizudelela	esingezudelela	singezudelela
Class 8	zizodelela	ezizodelela	zizodelela	azizudelela	ezingezudelela	zingezudelela
Class 9	izodelela	ezodelela	izodelela	ayizudelela	engezudelela	ingezudelela
Class 10	zizodelela	ezizodelela	zizodelela	azizudelela	ezingezudelela	zingezudelela
Class 11	luzodelela	oluzodelela	luzodelela	aluzudelela	olungezudelela	lungezudelela
Class 14	buzodelela	obuzodelela	buzodelela	abuzudelela	obungezudelela	bungezudelela
Class 15	kuzodelela	okuzodelela	kuzodelela	akuzudelela	okungezudelela	kungezudelela
Class 17	kuzodelela	okuzodelela	kuzodelela	akuzudelela	okungezudelela	kungezudelela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodelela	engiyodelela	ngiyodelela	angiyudelela	engingeyudelela	ngingeyudelela
2nd singular	uyodelela	oyodelela	uyodelela	awuyudelela	ongeyudelela	ungeyudelela
1st plural	siyodelela	esiyodelela	siyodelela	asiyudelela	esingeyudelela	singeyudelela
2nd plural	niyodelela	eniyodelela	niyodelela	aniyudelela	eningeyudelela	ningeyudelela
Class 1	uyodelela	oyodelela	eyodelela	akayudelela	ongeyudelela	engeyudelela
Class 2	bayodelela	abayodelela	beyodelela	abayudelela	abangeyudelela	bengeyudelela
Class 3	uyodelela	oyodelela	uyodelela	awuyudelela	ongeyudelela	ungeyudelela
Class 4	iyodelela	eyodelela	iyodelela	ayiyudelela	engeyudelela	ingeyudelela
Class 5	liyodelela	eliyodelela	liyodelela	aliyudelela	elingeyudelela	lingeyudelela
Class 6	ayodelela	ayodelela	eyodelela	awayudelela	angeyudelela	engeyudelela
Class 7	siyodelela	esiyodelela	siyodelela	asiyudelela	esingeyudelela	singeyudelela
Class 8	ziyodelela	eziyodelela	ziyodelela	aziyudelela	ezingeyudelela	zingeyudelela
Class 9	iyodelela	eyodelela	iyodelela	ayiyudelela	engeyudelela	ingeyudelela
Class 10	ziyodelela	eziyodelela	ziyodelela	aziyudelela	ezingeyudelela	zingeyudelela
Class 11	luyodelela	oluyodelela	luyodelela	aluyudelela	olungeyudelela	lungeyudelela
Class 14	buyodelela	obuyodelela	buyodelela	abuyudelela	obungeyudelela	bungeyudelela
Class 15	kuyodelela	okuyodelela	kuyodelela	akuyudelela	okungeyudelela	kungeyudelela
Class 17	kuyodelela	okuyodelela	kuyodelela	akuyudelela	okungeyudelela	kungeyudelela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidelele	ngingadeleli
2nd singular	udelele	ungadeleli
1st plural	sidelele	singadeleli
2nd plural	nidelele	ningadeleli
Class 1	adelele	angadeleli
Class 2	badelele	bangadeleli
Class 3	udelele	ungadeleli
Class 4	idelele	ingadeleli
Class 5	lidelele	lingadeleli
Class 6	adelele	angadeleli
Class 7	sidelele	singadeleli
Class 8	zidelele	zingadeleli
Class 9	idelele	ingadeleli
Class 10	zidelele	zingadeleli
Class 11	ludelele	lungadeleli
Class 14	budelele	bungadeleli
Class 15	kudelele	kungadeleli
Class 17	kudelele	kungadeleli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadelela	ngangadelela, angadelela, angangadelela
2nd singular	wadelela	wangadelela, awadelela, awangadelela
1st plural	sadelela	sangadelela, asadelela, asangadelela
2nd plural	nadelela	nangadelela, anadelela, anangadelela
Class 1	wadelela	wangadelela, akadelela, akangadelela
Class 2	badelela	bangadelela, abadelela, abangadelela
Class 3	wadelela	wangadelela, awadelela, awangadelela
Class 4	yadelela	yangadelela, ayadelela, ayangadelela
Class 5	ladelela	langadelela, aladelela, alangadelela
Class 6	adelela	angadelela, awadelela, awangadelela
Class 7	sadelela	sangadelela, asadelela, asangadelela
Class 8	zadelela	zangadelela, azadelela, azangadelela
Class 9	yadelela	yangadelela, ayadelela, ayangadelela
Class 10	zadelela	zangadelela, azadelela, azangadelela
Class 11	lwadelela	lwangadelela, alwadelela, alwangadelela
Class 14	badelela	bangadelela, abadelela, abangadelela
Class 15	kwadelela	kwangadelela, akwadelela, akwangadelela
Class 17	kwadelela	kwangadelela, akwadelela, akwangadelela

References

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