hlabelela

Swazi

Etymology

From -hlabela +‎ -ela.

Verb

-hlábélela

1. to sing (in a group)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-hlabelela^?

1. to sing
2. to recite

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukuhlabelela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhlabelela	ukungahlabeleli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hlabelela	-hlabelele
Plural	hlabelelani	-hlabeleleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahlabelela, ngihlabelela	engihlabelelayo, engihlabelela	ngihlabelela	angihlabeleli	engingahlabeleli	ngingahlabeleli
2nd singular	uyahlabelela, uhlabelela	ohlabelelayo, ohlabelela	uhlabelela	awuhlabeleli	ongahlabeleli	ungahlabeleli
1st plural	siyahlabelela, sihlabelela	esihlabelelayo, esihlabelela	sihlabelela	asihlabeleli	esingahlabeleli	singahlabeleli
2nd plural	niyahlabelela, nihlabelela	enihlabelelayo, enihlabelela	nihlabelela	anihlabeleli	eningahlabeleli	ningahlabeleli
Class 1	uyahlabelela, uhlabelela	ohlabelelayo, ohlabelela	ehlabelela	akahlabeleli	ongahlabeleli	engahlabeleli
Class 2	bayahlabelela, bahlabelela	abahlabelelayo, abahlabelela	behlabelela	abahlabeleli	abangahlabeleli	bengahlabeleli
Class 3	uyahlabelela, uhlabelela	ohlabelelayo, ohlabelela	uhlabelela	awuhlabeleli	ongahlabeleli	ungahlabeleli
Class 4	iyahlabelela, ihlabelela	ehlabelelayo, ehlabelela	ihlabelela	ayihlabeleli	engahlabeleli	ingahlabeleli
Class 5	liyahlabelela, lihlabelela	elihlabelelayo, elihlabelela	lihlabelela	alihlabeleli	elingahlabeleli	lingahlabeleli
Class 6	ayahlabelela, ahlabelela	ahlabelelayo, ahlabelela	ehlabelela	awahlabeleli	angahlabeleli	engahlabeleli
Class 7	siyahlabelela, sihlabelela	esihlabelelayo, esihlabelela	sihlabelela	asihlabeleli	esingahlabeleli	singahlabeleli
Class 8	ziyahlabelela, zihlabelela	ezihlabelelayo, ezihlabelela	zihlabelela	azihlabeleli	ezingahlabeleli	zingahlabeleli
Class 9	iyahlabelela, ihlabelela	ehlabelelayo, ehlabelela	ihlabelela	ayihlabeleli	engahlabeleli	ingahlabeleli
Class 10	ziyahlabelela, zihlabelela	ezihlabelelayo, ezihlabelela	zihlabelela	azihlabeleli	ezingahlabeleli	zingahlabeleli
Class 11	luyahlabelela, luhlabelela	oluhlabelelayo, oluhlabelela	luhlabelela	aluhlabeleli	olungahlabeleli	lungahlabeleli
Class 14	buyahlabelela, buhlabelela	obuhlabelelayo, obuhlabelela	buhlabelela	abuhlabeleli	obungahlabeleli	bungahlabeleli
Class 15	kuyahlabelela, kuhlabelela	okuhlabelelayo, okuhlabelela	kuhlabelela	akuhlabeleli	okungahlabeleli	kungahlabeleli
Class 17	kuyahlabelela, kuhlabelela	okuhlabelelayo, okuhlabelela	kuhlabelela	akuhlabeleli	okungahlabeleli	kungahlabeleli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihlabelelile, ngihlabelelē	engihlabelelile, engihlabelelē	ngihlabelelile, ngihlabelelē	angihlabelelanga	engingahlabelelanga	ngingahlabelelanga
2nd singular	uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē	ohlabelelile, ohlabelelē	uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē	awuhlabelelanga	ongahlabelelanga	ungahlabelelanga
1st plural	sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē	esihlabelelile, esihlabelelē	sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē	asihlabelelanga	esingahlabelelanga	singahlabelelanga
2nd plural	nihlabelelile, nihlabelelē	enihlabelelile, enihlabelelē	nihlabelelile, nihlabelelē	anihlabelelanga	eningahlabelelanga	ningahlabelelanga
Class 1	uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē	ohlabelelile, ohlabelelē	ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē	akahlabelelanga	ongahlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga
Class 2	bahlabelelile, bahlabelelē	abahlabelelile, abahlabelelē	behlabelelile, behlabelelē	abahlabelelanga	abangahlabelelanga	bengahlabelelanga
Class 3	uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē	ohlabelelile, ohlabelelē	uhlabelelile, uhlabelelē	awuhlabelelanga	ongahlabelelanga	ungahlabelelanga
Class 4	ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē	ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē	ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē	ayihlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga	ingahlabelelanga
Class 5	lihlabelelile, lihlabelelē	elihlabelelile, elihlabelelē	lihlabelelile, lihlabelelē	alihlabelelanga	elingahlabelelanga	lingahlabelelanga
Class 6	ahlabelelile, ahlabelelē	ahlabelelile, ahlabelelē	ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē	awahlabelelanga	angahlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga
Class 7	sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē	esihlabelelile, esihlabelelē	sihlabelelile, sihlabelelē	asihlabelelanga	esingahlabelelanga	singahlabelelanga
Class 8	zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē	ezihlabelelile, ezihlabelelē	zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē	azihlabelelanga	ezingahlabelelanga	zingahlabelelanga
Class 9	ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē	ehlabelelile, ehlabelelē	ihlabelelile, ihlabelelē	ayihlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga	ingahlabelelanga
Class 10	zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē	ezihlabelelile, ezihlabelelē	zihlabelelile, zihlabelelē	azihlabelelanga	ezingahlabelelanga	zingahlabelelanga
Class 11	luhlabelelile, luhlabelelē	oluhlabelelile, oluhlabelelē	luhlabelelile, luhlabelelē	aluhlabelelanga	olungahlabelelanga	lungahlabelelanga
Class 14	buhlabelelile, buhlabelelē	obuhlabelelile, obuhlabelelē	buhlabelelile, buhlabelelē	abuhlabelelanga	obungahlabelelanga	bungahlabelelanga
Class 15	kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē	okuhlabelelile, okuhlabelelē	kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē	akuhlabelelanga	okungahlabelelanga	kungahlabelelanga
Class 17	kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē	okuhlabelelile, okuhlabelelē	kuhlabelelile, kuhlabelelē	akuhlabelelanga	okungahlabelelanga	kungahlabelelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhlabelela	engāhlabelela	ngāhlabelela	angihlabelelanga	engingahlabelelanga	ngingahlabelelanga
2nd singular	wāhlabelela	owāhlabelela	wāhlabelela	awuhlabelelanga	ongahlabelelanga	ungahlabelelanga
1st plural	sāhlabelela	esāhlabelela	sāhlabelela	asihlabelelanga	esingahlabelelanga	singahlabelelanga
2nd plural	nāhlabelela	enāhlabelela	nāhlabelela	anihlabelelanga	eningahlabelelanga	ningahlabelelanga
Class 1	wāhlabelela	owāhlabelela	āhlabelela	akahlabelelanga	ongahlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga
Class 2	bāhlabelela	abāhlabelela	bāhlabelela	abahlabelelanga	abangahlabelelanga	bengahlabelelanga
Class 3	wāhlabelela	owāhlabelela	wāhlabelela	awuhlabelelanga	ongahlabelelanga	ungahlabelelanga
Class 4	yāhlabelela	eyāhlabelela	yāhlabelela	ayihlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga	ingahlabelelanga
Class 5	lāhlabelela	elāhlabelela	lāhlabelela	alihlabelelanga	elingahlabelelanga	lingahlabelelanga
Class 6	āhlabelela	āhlabelela	āhlabelela	awahlabelelanga	angahlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga
Class 7	sāhlabelela	esāhlabelela	sāhlabelela	asihlabelelanga	esingahlabelelanga	singahlabelelanga
Class 8	zāhlabelela	ezāhlabelela	zāhlabelela	azihlabelelanga	ezingahlabelelanga	zingahlabelelanga
Class 9	yāhlabelela	eyāhlabelela	yāhlabelela	ayihlabelelanga	engahlabelelanga	ingahlabelelanga
Class 10	zāhlabelela	ezāhlabelela	zāhlabelela	azihlabelelanga	ezingahlabelelanga	zingahlabelelanga
Class 11	lwāhlabelela	olwāhlabelela	lwāhlabelela	aluhlabelelanga	olungahlabelelanga	lungahlabelelanga
Class 14	bāhlabelela	obāhlabelela	bāhlabelela	abuhlabelelanga	obungahlabelelanga	bungahlabelelanga
Class 15	kwāhlabelela	okwāhlabelela	kwāhlabelela	akuhlabelelanga	okungahlabelelanga	kungahlabelelanga
Class 17	kwāhlabelela	okwāhlabelela	kwāhlabelela	akuhlabelelanga	okungahlabelelanga	kungahlabelelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahlabelela	—	ngingahlabelela	ngingehlabelele	—	ngingehlabelele
2nd singular	ungahlabelela	—	ungahlabelela	ungehlabelele	—	ungehlabelele
1st plural	singahlabelela	—	singahlabelela	singehlabelele	—	singehlabelele
2nd plural	ningahlabelela	—	ningahlabelela	ningehlabelele	—	ningehlabelele
Class 1	angahlabelela	—	engahlabelela	angehlabelele	—	engehlabelele
Class 2	bangahlabelela	—	bengahlabelela	bangehlabelele	—	bengehlabelele
Class 3	ungahlabelela	—	ungahlabelela	ungehlabelele	—	ungehlabelele
Class 4	ingahlabelela	—	ingahlabelela	ingehlabelele	—	ingehlabelele
Class 5	lingahlabelela	—	lingahlabelela	lingehlabelele	—	lingehlabelele
Class 6	angahlabelela	—	engahlabelela	angehlabelele	—	engehlabelele
Class 7	singahlabelela	—	singahlabelela	singehlabelele	—	singehlabelele
Class 8	zingahlabelela	—	zingahlabelela	zingehlabelele	—	zingehlabelele
Class 9	ingahlabelela	—	ingahlabelela	ingehlabelele	—	ingehlabelele
Class 10	zingahlabelela	—	zingahlabelela	zingehlabelele	—	zingehlabelele
Class 11	lungahlabelela	—	lungahlabelela	lungehlabelele	—	lungehlabelele
Class 14	bungahlabelela	—	bungahlabelela	bungehlabelele	—	bungehlabelele
Class 15	kungahlabelela	—	kungahlabelela	kungehlabelele	—	kungehlabelele
Class 17	kungahlabelela	—	kungahlabelela	kungehlabelele	—	kungehlabelele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohlabelela	engizohlabelela	ngizohlabelela	angizuhlabelela	engingezuhlabelela	ngingezuhlabelela
2nd singular	uzohlabelela	ozohlabelela	uzohlabelela	awuzuhlabelela	ongezuhlabelela	ungezuhlabelela
1st plural	sizohlabelela	esizohlabelela	sizohlabelela	asizuhlabelela	esingezuhlabelela	singezuhlabelela
2nd plural	nizohlabelela	enizohlabelela	nizohlabelela	anizuhlabelela	eningezuhlabelela	ningezuhlabelela
Class 1	uzohlabelela	ozohlabelela	ezohlabelela	akazuhlabelela	ongezuhlabelela	engezuhlabelela
Class 2	bazohlabelela	abazohlabelela	bezohlabelela	abazuhlabelela	abangezuhlabelela	bengezuhlabelela
Class 3	uzohlabelela	ozohlabelela	uzohlabelela	awuzuhlabelela	ongezuhlabelela	ungezuhlabelela
Class 4	izohlabelela	ezohlabelela	izohlabelela	ayizuhlabelela	engezuhlabelela	ingezuhlabelela
Class 5	lizohlabelela	elizohlabelela	lizohlabelela	alizuhlabelela	elingezuhlabelela	lingezuhlabelela
Class 6	azohlabelela	azohlabelela	ezohlabelela	awazuhlabelela	angezuhlabelela	engezuhlabelela
Class 7	sizohlabelela	esizohlabelela	sizohlabelela	asizuhlabelela	esingezuhlabelela	singezuhlabelela
Class 8	zizohlabelela	ezizohlabelela	zizohlabelela	azizuhlabelela	ezingezuhlabelela	zingezuhlabelela
Class 9	izohlabelela	ezohlabelela	izohlabelela	ayizuhlabelela	engezuhlabelela	ingezuhlabelela
Class 10	zizohlabelela	ezizohlabelela	zizohlabelela	azizuhlabelela	ezingezuhlabelela	zingezuhlabelela
Class 11	luzohlabelela	oluzohlabelela	luzohlabelela	aluzuhlabelela	olungezuhlabelela	lungezuhlabelela
Class 14	buzohlabelela	obuzohlabelela	buzohlabelela	abuzuhlabelela	obungezuhlabelela	bungezuhlabelela
Class 15	kuzohlabelela	okuzohlabelela	kuzohlabelela	akuzuhlabelela	okungezuhlabelela	kungezuhlabelela
Class 17	kuzohlabelela	okuzohlabelela	kuzohlabelela	akuzuhlabelela	okungezuhlabelela	kungezuhlabelela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohlabelela	engiyohlabelela	ngiyohlabelela	angiyuhlabelela	engingeyuhlabelela	ngingeyuhlabelela
2nd singular	uyohlabelela	oyohlabelela	uyohlabelela	awuyuhlabelela	ongeyuhlabelela	ungeyuhlabelela
1st plural	siyohlabelela	esiyohlabelela	siyohlabelela	asiyuhlabelela	esingeyuhlabelela	singeyuhlabelela
2nd plural	niyohlabelela	eniyohlabelela	niyohlabelela	aniyuhlabelela	eningeyuhlabelela	ningeyuhlabelela
Class 1	uyohlabelela	oyohlabelela	eyohlabelela	akayuhlabelela	ongeyuhlabelela	engeyuhlabelela
Class 2	bayohlabelela	abayohlabelela	beyohlabelela	abayuhlabelela	abangeyuhlabelela	bengeyuhlabelela
Class 3	uyohlabelela	oyohlabelela	uyohlabelela	awuyuhlabelela	ongeyuhlabelela	ungeyuhlabelela
Class 4	iyohlabelela	eyohlabelela	iyohlabelela	ayiyuhlabelela	engeyuhlabelela	ingeyuhlabelela
Class 5	liyohlabelela	eliyohlabelela	liyohlabelela	aliyuhlabelela	elingeyuhlabelela	lingeyuhlabelela
Class 6	ayohlabelela	ayohlabelela	eyohlabelela	awayuhlabelela	angeyuhlabelela	engeyuhlabelela
Class 7	siyohlabelela	esiyohlabelela	siyohlabelela	asiyuhlabelela	esingeyuhlabelela	singeyuhlabelela
Class 8	ziyohlabelela	eziyohlabelela	ziyohlabelela	aziyuhlabelela	ezingeyuhlabelela	zingeyuhlabelela
Class 9	iyohlabelela	eyohlabelela	iyohlabelela	ayiyuhlabelela	engeyuhlabelela	ingeyuhlabelela
Class 10	ziyohlabelela	eziyohlabelela	ziyohlabelela	aziyuhlabelela	ezingeyuhlabelela	zingeyuhlabelela
Class 11	luyohlabelela	oluyohlabelela	luyohlabelela	aluyuhlabelela	olungeyuhlabelela	lungeyuhlabelela
Class 14	buyohlabelela	obuyohlabelela	buyohlabelela	abuyuhlabelela	obungeyuhlabelela	bungeyuhlabelela
Class 15	kuyohlabelela	okuyohlabelela	kuyohlabelela	akuyuhlabelela	okungeyuhlabelela	kungeyuhlabelela
Class 17	kuyohlabelela	okuyohlabelela	kuyohlabelela	akuyuhlabelela	okungeyuhlabelela	kungeyuhlabelela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihlabelele	ngingahlabeleli
2nd singular	uhlabelele	ungahlabeleli
1st plural	sihlabelele	singahlabeleli
2nd plural	nihlabelele	ningahlabeleli
Class 1	ahlabelele	angahlabeleli
Class 2	bahlabelele	bangahlabeleli
Class 3	uhlabelele	ungahlabeleli
Class 4	ihlabelele	ingahlabeleli
Class 5	lihlabelele	lingahlabeleli
Class 6	ahlabelele	angahlabeleli
Class 7	sihlabelele	singahlabeleli
Class 8	zihlabelele	zingahlabeleli
Class 9	ihlabelele	ingahlabeleli
Class 10	zihlabelele	zingahlabeleli
Class 11	luhlabelele	lungahlabeleli
Class 14	buhlabelele	bungahlabeleli
Class 15	kuhlabelele	kungahlabeleli
Class 17	kuhlabelele	kungahlabeleli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahlabelela	ngangahlabelela, angahlabelela, angangahlabelela
2nd singular	wahlabelela	wangahlabelela, awahlabelela, awangahlabelela
1st plural	sahlabelela	sangahlabelela, asahlabelela, asangahlabelela
2nd plural	nahlabelela	nangahlabelela, anahlabelela, anangahlabelela
Class 1	wahlabelela	wangahlabelela, akahlabelela, akangahlabelela
Class 2	bahlabelela	bangahlabelela, abahlabelela, abangahlabelela
Class 3	wahlabelela	wangahlabelela, awahlabelela, awangahlabelela
Class 4	yahlabelela	yangahlabelela, ayahlabelela, ayangahlabelela
Class 5	lahlabelela	langahlabelela, alahlabelela, alangahlabelela
Class 6	ahlabelela	angahlabelela, awahlabelela, awangahlabelela
Class 7	sahlabelela	sangahlabelela, asahlabelela, asangahlabelela
Class 8	zahlabelela	zangahlabelela, azahlabelela, azangahlabelela
Class 9	yahlabelela	yangahlabelela, ayahlabelela, ayangahlabelela
Class 10	zahlabelela	zangahlabelela, azahlabelela, azangahlabelela
Class 11	lwahlabelela	lwangahlabelela, alwahlabelela, alwangahlabelela
Class 14	bahlabelela	bangahlabelela, abahlabelela, abangahlabelela
Class 15	kwahlabelela	kwangahlabelela, akwahlabelela, akwangahlabelela
Class 17	kwahlabelela	kwangahlabelela, akwahlabelela, akwangahlabelela

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hlaɓelela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlaɓelela (3.3.2.9)”