hambela

Xhosa

Etymology

From -hamba +‎ -ela.

Verb

-hambela^?

1. (transitive) to visit

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From -hamba +‎ -ela.

Verb

-hambela^?

1. (transitive) to walk for, to travel for
2. (transitive) to visit, to travel torwards
3. (transitive) to function for, to operate for, to perform for

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukuhambela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhambela	ukungahambeli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hambela	-hambele
Plural	hambelani	-hambeleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahambela, ngihambela	engihambelayo, engihambela	ngihambela	angihambeli	engingahambeli	ngingahambeli
2nd singular	uyahambela, uhambela	ohambelayo, ohambela	uhambela	awuhambeli	ongahambeli	ungahambeli
1st plural	siyahambela, sihambela	esihambelayo, esihambela	sihambela	asihambeli	esingahambeli	singahambeli
2nd plural	niyahambela, nihambela	enihambelayo, enihambela	nihambela	anihambeli	eningahambeli	ningahambeli
Class 1	uyahambela, uhambela	ohambelayo, ohambela	ehambela	akahambeli	ongahambeli	engahambeli
Class 2	bayahambela, bahambela	abahambelayo, abahambela	behambela	abahambeli	abangahambeli	bengahambeli
Class 3	uyahambela, uhambela	ohambelayo, ohambela	uhambela	awuhambeli	ongahambeli	ungahambeli
Class 4	iyahambela, ihambela	ehambelayo, ehambela	ihambela	ayihambeli	engahambeli	ingahambeli
Class 5	liyahambela, lihambela	elihambelayo, elihambela	lihambela	alihambeli	elingahambeli	lingahambeli
Class 6	ayahambela, ahambela	ahambelayo, ahambela	ehambela	awahambeli	angahambeli	engahambeli
Class 7	siyahambela, sihambela	esihambelayo, esihambela	sihambela	asihambeli	esingahambeli	singahambeli
Class 8	ziyahambela, zihambela	ezihambelayo, ezihambela	zihambela	azihambeli	ezingahambeli	zingahambeli
Class 9	iyahambela, ihambela	ehambelayo, ehambela	ihambela	ayihambeli	engahambeli	ingahambeli
Class 10	ziyahambela, zihambela	ezihambelayo, ezihambela	zihambela	azihambeli	ezingahambeli	zingahambeli
Class 11	luyahambela, luhambela	oluhambelayo, oluhambela	luhambela	aluhambeli	olungahambeli	lungahambeli
Class 14	buyahambela, buhambela	obuhambelayo, obuhambela	buhambela	abuhambeli	obungahambeli	bungahambeli
Class 15	kuyahambela, kuhambela	okuhambelayo, okuhambela	kuhambela	akuhambeli	okungahambeli	kungahambeli
Class 17	kuyahambela, kuhambela	okuhambelayo, okuhambela	kuhambela	akuhambeli	okungahambeli	kungahambeli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihambelile, ngihambelē	engihambelile, engihambelē	ngihambelile, ngihambelē	angihambelanga	engingahambelanga	ngingahambelanga
2nd singular	uhambelile, uhambelē	ohambelile, ohambelē	uhambelile, uhambelē	awuhambelanga	ongahambelanga	ungahambelanga
1st plural	sihambelile, sihambelē	esihambelile, esihambelē	sihambelile, sihambelē	asihambelanga	esingahambelanga	singahambelanga
2nd plural	nihambelile, nihambelē	enihambelile, enihambelē	nihambelile, nihambelē	anihambelanga	eningahambelanga	ningahambelanga
Class 1	uhambelile, uhambelē	ohambelile, ohambelē	ehambelile, ehambelē	akahambelanga	ongahambelanga	engahambelanga
Class 2	bahambelile, bahambelē	abahambelile, abahambelē	behambelile, behambelē	abahambelanga	abangahambelanga	bengahambelanga
Class 3	uhambelile, uhambelē	ohambelile, ohambelē	uhambelile, uhambelē	awuhambelanga	ongahambelanga	ungahambelanga
Class 4	ihambelile, ihambelē	ehambelile, ehambelē	ihambelile, ihambelē	ayihambelanga	engahambelanga	ingahambelanga
Class 5	lihambelile, lihambelē	elihambelile, elihambelē	lihambelile, lihambelē	alihambelanga	elingahambelanga	lingahambelanga
Class 6	ahambelile, ahambelē	ahambelile, ahambelē	ehambelile, ehambelē	awahambelanga	angahambelanga	engahambelanga
Class 7	sihambelile, sihambelē	esihambelile, esihambelē	sihambelile, sihambelē	asihambelanga	esingahambelanga	singahambelanga
Class 8	zihambelile, zihambelē	ezihambelile, ezihambelē	zihambelile, zihambelē	azihambelanga	ezingahambelanga	zingahambelanga
Class 9	ihambelile, ihambelē	ehambelile, ehambelē	ihambelile, ihambelē	ayihambelanga	engahambelanga	ingahambelanga
Class 10	zihambelile, zihambelē	ezihambelile, ezihambelē	zihambelile, zihambelē	azihambelanga	ezingahambelanga	zingahambelanga
Class 11	luhambelile, luhambelē	oluhambelile, oluhambelē	luhambelile, luhambelē	aluhambelanga	olungahambelanga	lungahambelanga
Class 14	buhambelile, buhambelē	obuhambelile, obuhambelē	buhambelile, buhambelē	abuhambelanga	obungahambelanga	bungahambelanga
Class 15	kuhambelile, kuhambelē	okuhambelile, okuhambelē	kuhambelile, kuhambelē	akuhambelanga	okungahambelanga	kungahambelanga
Class 17	kuhambelile, kuhambelē	okuhambelile, okuhambelē	kuhambelile, kuhambelē	akuhambelanga	okungahambelanga	kungahambelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhambela	engāhambela	ngāhambela	angihambelanga	engingahambelanga	ngingahambelanga
2nd singular	wāhambela	owāhambela	wāhambela	awuhambelanga	ongahambelanga	ungahambelanga
1st plural	sāhambela	esāhambela	sāhambela	asihambelanga	esingahambelanga	singahambelanga
2nd plural	nāhambela	enāhambela	nāhambela	anihambelanga	eningahambelanga	ningahambelanga
Class 1	wāhambela	owāhambela	āhambela	akahambelanga	ongahambelanga	engahambelanga
Class 2	bāhambela	abāhambela	bāhambela	abahambelanga	abangahambelanga	bengahambelanga
Class 3	wāhambela	owāhambela	wāhambela	awuhambelanga	ongahambelanga	ungahambelanga
Class 4	yāhambela	eyāhambela	yāhambela	ayihambelanga	engahambelanga	ingahambelanga
Class 5	lāhambela	elāhambela	lāhambela	alihambelanga	elingahambelanga	lingahambelanga
Class 6	āhambela	āhambela	āhambela	awahambelanga	angahambelanga	engahambelanga
Class 7	sāhambela	esāhambela	sāhambela	asihambelanga	esingahambelanga	singahambelanga
Class 8	zāhambela	ezāhambela	zāhambela	azihambelanga	ezingahambelanga	zingahambelanga
Class 9	yāhambela	eyāhambela	yāhambela	ayihambelanga	engahambelanga	ingahambelanga
Class 10	zāhambela	ezāhambela	zāhambela	azihambelanga	ezingahambelanga	zingahambelanga
Class 11	lwāhambela	olwāhambela	lwāhambela	aluhambelanga	olungahambelanga	lungahambelanga
Class 14	bāhambela	obāhambela	bāhambela	abuhambelanga	obungahambelanga	bungahambelanga
Class 15	kwāhambela	okwāhambela	kwāhambela	akuhambelanga	okungahambelanga	kungahambelanga
Class 17	kwāhambela	okwāhambela	kwāhambela	akuhambelanga	okungahambelanga	kungahambelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahambela	—	ngingahambela	ngingehambele	—	ngingehambele
2nd singular	ungahambela	—	ungahambela	ungehambele	—	ungehambele
1st plural	singahambela	—	singahambela	singehambele	—	singehambele
2nd plural	ningahambela	—	ningahambela	ningehambele	—	ningehambele
Class 1	angahambela	—	engahambela	angehambele	—	engehambele
Class 2	bangahambela	—	bengahambela	bangehambele	—	bengehambele
Class 3	ungahambela	—	ungahambela	ungehambele	—	ungehambele
Class 4	ingahambela	—	ingahambela	ingehambele	—	ingehambele
Class 5	lingahambela	—	lingahambela	lingehambele	—	lingehambele
Class 6	angahambela	—	engahambela	angehambele	—	engehambele
Class 7	singahambela	—	singahambela	singehambele	—	singehambele
Class 8	zingahambela	—	zingahambela	zingehambele	—	zingehambele
Class 9	ingahambela	—	ingahambela	ingehambele	—	ingehambele
Class 10	zingahambela	—	zingahambela	zingehambele	—	zingehambele
Class 11	lungahambela	—	lungahambela	lungehambele	—	lungehambele
Class 14	bungahambela	—	bungahambela	bungehambele	—	bungehambele
Class 15	kungahambela	—	kungahambela	kungehambele	—	kungehambele
Class 17	kungahambela	—	kungahambela	kungehambele	—	kungehambele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohambela	engizohambela	ngizohambela	angizuhambela	engingezuhambela	ngingezuhambela
2nd singular	uzohambela	ozohambela	uzohambela	awuzuhambela	ongezuhambela	ungezuhambela
1st plural	sizohambela	esizohambela	sizohambela	asizuhambela	esingezuhambela	singezuhambela
2nd plural	nizohambela	enizohambela	nizohambela	anizuhambela	eningezuhambela	ningezuhambela
Class 1	uzohambela	ozohambela	ezohambela	akazuhambela	ongezuhambela	engezuhambela
Class 2	bazohambela	abazohambela	bezohambela	abazuhambela	abangezuhambela	bengezuhambela
Class 3	uzohambela	ozohambela	uzohambela	awuzuhambela	ongezuhambela	ungezuhambela
Class 4	izohambela	ezohambela	izohambela	ayizuhambela	engezuhambela	ingezuhambela
Class 5	lizohambela	elizohambela	lizohambela	alizuhambela	elingezuhambela	lingezuhambela
Class 6	azohambela	azohambela	ezohambela	awazuhambela	angezuhambela	engezuhambela
Class 7	sizohambela	esizohambela	sizohambela	asizuhambela	esingezuhambela	singezuhambela
Class 8	zizohambela	ezizohambela	zizohambela	azizuhambela	ezingezuhambela	zingezuhambela
Class 9	izohambela	ezohambela	izohambela	ayizuhambela	engezuhambela	ingezuhambela
Class 10	zizohambela	ezizohambela	zizohambela	azizuhambela	ezingezuhambela	zingezuhambela
Class 11	luzohambela	oluzohambela	luzohambela	aluzuhambela	olungezuhambela	lungezuhambela
Class 14	buzohambela	obuzohambela	buzohambela	abuzuhambela	obungezuhambela	bungezuhambela
Class 15	kuzohambela	okuzohambela	kuzohambela	akuzuhambela	okungezuhambela	kungezuhambela
Class 17	kuzohambela	okuzohambela	kuzohambela	akuzuhambela	okungezuhambela	kungezuhambela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohambela	engiyohambela	ngiyohambela	angiyuhambela	engingeyuhambela	ngingeyuhambela
2nd singular	uyohambela	oyohambela	uyohambela	awuyuhambela	ongeyuhambela	ungeyuhambela
1st plural	siyohambela	esiyohambela	siyohambela	asiyuhambela	esingeyuhambela	singeyuhambela
2nd plural	niyohambela	eniyohambela	niyohambela	aniyuhambela	eningeyuhambela	ningeyuhambela
Class 1	uyohambela	oyohambela	eyohambela	akayuhambela	ongeyuhambela	engeyuhambela
Class 2	bayohambela	abayohambela	beyohambela	abayuhambela	abangeyuhambela	bengeyuhambela
Class 3	uyohambela	oyohambela	uyohambela	awuyuhambela	ongeyuhambela	ungeyuhambela
Class 4	iyohambela	eyohambela	iyohambela	ayiyuhambela	engeyuhambela	ingeyuhambela
Class 5	liyohambela	eliyohambela	liyohambela	aliyuhambela	elingeyuhambela	lingeyuhambela
Class 6	ayohambela	ayohambela	eyohambela	awayuhambela	angeyuhambela	engeyuhambela
Class 7	siyohambela	esiyohambela	siyohambela	asiyuhambela	esingeyuhambela	singeyuhambela
Class 8	ziyohambela	eziyohambela	ziyohambela	aziyuhambela	ezingeyuhambela	zingeyuhambela
Class 9	iyohambela	eyohambela	iyohambela	ayiyuhambela	engeyuhambela	ingeyuhambela
Class 10	ziyohambela	eziyohambela	ziyohambela	aziyuhambela	ezingeyuhambela	zingeyuhambela
Class 11	luyohambela	oluyohambela	luyohambela	aluyuhambela	olungeyuhambela	lungeyuhambela
Class 14	buyohambela	obuyohambela	buyohambela	abuyuhambela	obungeyuhambela	bungeyuhambela
Class 15	kuyohambela	okuyohambela	kuyohambela	akuyuhambela	okungeyuhambela	kungeyuhambela
Class 17	kuyohambela	okuyohambela	kuyohambela	akuyuhambela	okungeyuhambela	kungeyuhambela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihambele	ngingahambeli
2nd singular	uhambele	ungahambeli
1st plural	sihambele	singahambeli
2nd plural	nihambele	ningahambeli
Class 1	ahambele	angahambeli
Class 2	bahambele	bangahambeli
Class 3	uhambele	ungahambeli
Class 4	ihambele	ingahambeli
Class 5	lihambele	lingahambeli
Class 6	ahambele	angahambeli
Class 7	sihambele	singahambeli
Class 8	zihambele	zingahambeli
Class 9	ihambele	ingahambeli
Class 10	zihambele	zingahambeli
Class 11	luhambele	lungahambeli
Class 14	buhambele	bungahambeli
Class 15	kuhambele	kungahambeli
Class 17	kuhambele	kungahambeli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahambela	ngangahambela, angahambela, angangahambela
2nd singular	wahambela	wangahambela, awahambela, awangahambela
1st plural	sahambela	sangahambela, asahambela, asangahambela
2nd plural	nahambela	nangahambela, anahambela, anangahambela
Class 1	wahambela	wangahambela, akahambela, akangahambela
Class 2	bahambela	bangahambela, abahambela, abangahambela
Class 3	wahambela	wangahambela, awahambela, awangahambela
Class 4	yahambela	yangahambela, ayahambela, ayangahambela
Class 5	lahambela	langahambela, alahambela, alangahambela
Class 6	ahambela	angahambela, awahambela, awangahambela
Class 7	sahambela	sangahambela, asahambela, asangahambela
Class 8	zahambela	zangahambela, azahambela, azangahambela
Class 9	yahambela	yangahambela, ayahambela, ayangahambela
Class 10	zahambela	zangahambela, azahambela, azangahambela
Class 11	lwahambela	lwangahambela, alwahambela, alwangahambela
Class 14	bahambela	bangahambela, abahambela, abangahambela
Class 15	kwahambela	kwangahambela, akwahambela, akwangahambela
Class 17	kwahambela	kwangahambela, akwahambela, akwangahambela

References

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