huzula

Zulu

Etymology

From the ideophone huzu.

Verb

-huzula

1. (transitive) to abrade, to graze

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuhuzula
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhuzula	ukungahuzuli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	huzula	-huzule
Plural	huzulani	-huzuleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahuzula, ngihuzula	engihuzulayo, engihuzula	ngihuzula	angihuzuli	engingahuzuli	ngingahuzuli
2nd singular	uyahuzula, uhuzula	ohuzulayo, ohuzula	uhuzula	awuhuzuli	ongahuzuli	ungahuzuli
1st plural	siyahuzula, sihuzula	esihuzulayo, esihuzula	sihuzula	asihuzuli	esingahuzuli	singahuzuli
2nd plural	niyahuzula, nihuzula	enihuzulayo, enihuzula	nihuzula	anihuzuli	eningahuzuli	ningahuzuli
Class 1	uyahuzula, uhuzula	ohuzulayo, ohuzula	ehuzula	akahuzuli	ongahuzuli	engahuzuli
Class 2	bayahuzula, bahuzula	abahuzulayo, abahuzula	behuzula	abahuzuli	abangahuzuli	bengahuzuli
Class 3	uyahuzula, uhuzula	ohuzulayo, ohuzula	uhuzula	awuhuzuli	ongahuzuli	ungahuzuli
Class 4	iyahuzula, ihuzula	ehuzulayo, ehuzula	ihuzula	ayihuzuli	engahuzuli	ingahuzuli
Class 5	liyahuzula, lihuzula	elihuzulayo, elihuzula	lihuzula	alihuzuli	elingahuzuli	lingahuzuli
Class 6	ayahuzula, ahuzula	ahuzulayo, ahuzula	ehuzula	awahuzuli	angahuzuli	engahuzuli
Class 7	siyahuzula, sihuzula	esihuzulayo, esihuzula	sihuzula	asihuzuli	esingahuzuli	singahuzuli
Class 8	ziyahuzula, zihuzula	ezihuzulayo, ezihuzula	zihuzula	azihuzuli	ezingahuzuli	zingahuzuli
Class 9	iyahuzula, ihuzula	ehuzulayo, ehuzula	ihuzula	ayihuzuli	engahuzuli	ingahuzuli
Class 10	ziyahuzula, zihuzula	ezihuzulayo, ezihuzula	zihuzula	azihuzuli	ezingahuzuli	zingahuzuli
Class 11	luyahuzula, luhuzula	oluhuzulayo, oluhuzula	luhuzula	aluhuzuli	olungahuzuli	lungahuzuli
Class 14	buyahuzula, buhuzula	obuhuzulayo, obuhuzula	buhuzula	abuhuzuli	obungahuzuli	bungahuzuli
Class 15	kuyahuzula, kuhuzula	okuhuzulayo, okuhuzula	kuhuzula	akuhuzuli	okungahuzuli	kungahuzuli
Class 17	kuyahuzula, kuhuzula	okuhuzulayo, okuhuzula	kuhuzula	akuhuzuli	okungahuzuli	kungahuzuli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihuzulile, ngihuzulē	engihuzulile, engihuzulē	ngihuzulile, ngihuzulē	angihuzulanga	engingahuzulanga	ngingahuzulanga
2nd singular	uhuzulile, uhuzulē	ohuzulile, ohuzulē	uhuzulile, uhuzulē	awuhuzulanga	ongahuzulanga	ungahuzulanga
1st plural	sihuzulile, sihuzulē	esihuzulile, esihuzulē	sihuzulile, sihuzulē	asihuzulanga	esingahuzulanga	singahuzulanga
2nd plural	nihuzulile, nihuzulē	enihuzulile, enihuzulē	nihuzulile, nihuzulē	anihuzulanga	eningahuzulanga	ningahuzulanga
Class 1	uhuzulile, uhuzulē	ohuzulile, ohuzulē	ehuzulile, ehuzulē	akahuzulanga	ongahuzulanga	engahuzulanga
Class 2	bahuzulile, bahuzulē	abahuzulile, abahuzulē	behuzulile, behuzulē	abahuzulanga	abangahuzulanga	bengahuzulanga
Class 3	uhuzulile, uhuzulē	ohuzulile, ohuzulē	uhuzulile, uhuzulē	awuhuzulanga	ongahuzulanga	ungahuzulanga
Class 4	ihuzulile, ihuzulē	ehuzulile, ehuzulē	ihuzulile, ihuzulē	ayihuzulanga	engahuzulanga	ingahuzulanga
Class 5	lihuzulile, lihuzulē	elihuzulile, elihuzulē	lihuzulile, lihuzulē	alihuzulanga	elingahuzulanga	lingahuzulanga
Class 6	ahuzulile, ahuzulē	ahuzulile, ahuzulē	ehuzulile, ehuzulē	awahuzulanga	angahuzulanga	engahuzulanga
Class 7	sihuzulile, sihuzulē	esihuzulile, esihuzulē	sihuzulile, sihuzulē	asihuzulanga	esingahuzulanga	singahuzulanga
Class 8	zihuzulile, zihuzulē	ezihuzulile, ezihuzulē	zihuzulile, zihuzulē	azihuzulanga	ezingahuzulanga	zingahuzulanga
Class 9	ihuzulile, ihuzulē	ehuzulile, ehuzulē	ihuzulile, ihuzulē	ayihuzulanga	engahuzulanga	ingahuzulanga
Class 10	zihuzulile, zihuzulē	ezihuzulile, ezihuzulē	zihuzulile, zihuzulē	azihuzulanga	ezingahuzulanga	zingahuzulanga
Class 11	luhuzulile, luhuzulē	oluhuzulile, oluhuzulē	luhuzulile, luhuzulē	aluhuzulanga	olungahuzulanga	lungahuzulanga
Class 14	buhuzulile, buhuzulē	obuhuzulile, obuhuzulē	buhuzulile, buhuzulē	abuhuzulanga	obungahuzulanga	bungahuzulanga
Class 15	kuhuzulile, kuhuzulē	okuhuzulile, okuhuzulē	kuhuzulile, kuhuzulē	akuhuzulanga	okungahuzulanga	kungahuzulanga
Class 17	kuhuzulile, kuhuzulē	okuhuzulile, okuhuzulē	kuhuzulile, kuhuzulē	akuhuzulanga	okungahuzulanga	kungahuzulanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhuzula	engāhuzula	ngāhuzula	angihuzulanga	engingahuzulanga	ngingahuzulanga
2nd singular	wāhuzula	owāhuzula	wāhuzula	awuhuzulanga	ongahuzulanga	ungahuzulanga
1st plural	sāhuzula	esāhuzula	sāhuzula	asihuzulanga	esingahuzulanga	singahuzulanga
2nd plural	nāhuzula	enāhuzula	nāhuzula	anihuzulanga	eningahuzulanga	ningahuzulanga
Class 1	wāhuzula	owāhuzula	āhuzula	akahuzulanga	ongahuzulanga	engahuzulanga
Class 2	bāhuzula	abāhuzula	bāhuzula	abahuzulanga	abangahuzulanga	bengahuzulanga
Class 3	wāhuzula	owāhuzula	wāhuzula	awuhuzulanga	ongahuzulanga	ungahuzulanga
Class 4	yāhuzula	eyāhuzula	yāhuzula	ayihuzulanga	engahuzulanga	ingahuzulanga
Class 5	lāhuzula	elāhuzula	lāhuzula	alihuzulanga	elingahuzulanga	lingahuzulanga
Class 6	āhuzula	āhuzula	āhuzula	awahuzulanga	angahuzulanga	engahuzulanga
Class 7	sāhuzula	esāhuzula	sāhuzula	asihuzulanga	esingahuzulanga	singahuzulanga
Class 8	zāhuzula	ezāhuzula	zāhuzula	azihuzulanga	ezingahuzulanga	zingahuzulanga
Class 9	yāhuzula	eyāhuzula	yāhuzula	ayihuzulanga	engahuzulanga	ingahuzulanga
Class 10	zāhuzula	ezāhuzula	zāhuzula	azihuzulanga	ezingahuzulanga	zingahuzulanga
Class 11	lwāhuzula	olwāhuzula	lwāhuzula	aluhuzulanga	olungahuzulanga	lungahuzulanga
Class 14	bāhuzula	obāhuzula	bāhuzula	abuhuzulanga	obungahuzulanga	bungahuzulanga
Class 15	kwāhuzula	okwāhuzula	kwāhuzula	akuhuzulanga	okungahuzulanga	kungahuzulanga
Class 17	kwāhuzula	okwāhuzula	kwāhuzula	akuhuzulanga	okungahuzulanga	kungahuzulanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahuzula	—	ngingahuzula	ngingehuzule	—	ngingehuzule
2nd singular	ungahuzula	—	ungahuzula	ungehuzule	—	ungehuzule
1st plural	singahuzula	—	singahuzula	singehuzule	—	singehuzule
2nd plural	ningahuzula	—	ningahuzula	ningehuzule	—	ningehuzule
Class 1	angahuzula	—	engahuzula	angehuzule	—	engehuzule
Class 2	bangahuzula	—	bengahuzula	bangehuzule	—	bengehuzule
Class 3	ungahuzula	—	ungahuzula	ungehuzule	—	ungehuzule
Class 4	ingahuzula	—	ingahuzula	ingehuzule	—	ingehuzule
Class 5	lingahuzula	—	lingahuzula	lingehuzule	—	lingehuzule
Class 6	angahuzula	—	engahuzula	angehuzule	—	engehuzule
Class 7	singahuzula	—	singahuzula	singehuzule	—	singehuzule
Class 8	zingahuzula	—	zingahuzula	zingehuzule	—	zingehuzule
Class 9	ingahuzula	—	ingahuzula	ingehuzule	—	ingehuzule
Class 10	zingahuzula	—	zingahuzula	zingehuzule	—	zingehuzule
Class 11	lungahuzula	—	lungahuzula	lungehuzule	—	lungehuzule
Class 14	bungahuzula	—	bungahuzula	bungehuzule	—	bungehuzule
Class 15	kungahuzula	—	kungahuzula	kungehuzule	—	kungehuzule
Class 17	kungahuzula	—	kungahuzula	kungehuzule	—	kungehuzule
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohuzula	engizohuzula	ngizohuzula	angizuhuzula	engingezuhuzula	ngingezuhuzula
2nd singular	uzohuzula	ozohuzula	uzohuzula	awuzuhuzula	ongezuhuzula	ungezuhuzula
1st plural	sizohuzula	esizohuzula	sizohuzula	asizuhuzula	esingezuhuzula	singezuhuzula
2nd plural	nizohuzula	enizohuzula	nizohuzula	anizuhuzula	eningezuhuzula	ningezuhuzula
Class 1	uzohuzula	ozohuzula	ezohuzula	akazuhuzula	ongezuhuzula	engezuhuzula
Class 2	bazohuzula	abazohuzula	bezohuzula	abazuhuzula	abangezuhuzula	bengezuhuzula
Class 3	uzohuzula	ozohuzula	uzohuzula	awuzuhuzula	ongezuhuzula	ungezuhuzula
Class 4	izohuzula	ezohuzula	izohuzula	ayizuhuzula	engezuhuzula	ingezuhuzula
Class 5	lizohuzula	elizohuzula	lizohuzula	alizuhuzula	elingezuhuzula	lingezuhuzula
Class 6	azohuzula	azohuzula	ezohuzula	awazuhuzula	angezuhuzula	engezuhuzula
Class 7	sizohuzula	esizohuzula	sizohuzula	asizuhuzula	esingezuhuzula	singezuhuzula
Class 8	zizohuzula	ezizohuzula	zizohuzula	azizuhuzula	ezingezuhuzula	zingezuhuzula
Class 9	izohuzula	ezohuzula	izohuzula	ayizuhuzula	engezuhuzula	ingezuhuzula
Class 10	zizohuzula	ezizohuzula	zizohuzula	azizuhuzula	ezingezuhuzula	zingezuhuzula
Class 11	luzohuzula	oluzohuzula	luzohuzula	aluzuhuzula	olungezuhuzula	lungezuhuzula
Class 14	buzohuzula	obuzohuzula	buzohuzula	abuzuhuzula	obungezuhuzula	bungezuhuzula
Class 15	kuzohuzula	okuzohuzula	kuzohuzula	akuzuhuzula	okungezuhuzula	kungezuhuzula
Class 17	kuzohuzula	okuzohuzula	kuzohuzula	akuzuhuzula	okungezuhuzula	kungezuhuzula
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohuzula	engiyohuzula	ngiyohuzula	angiyuhuzula	engingeyuhuzula	ngingeyuhuzula
2nd singular	uyohuzula	oyohuzula	uyohuzula	awuyuhuzula	ongeyuhuzula	ungeyuhuzula
1st plural	siyohuzula	esiyohuzula	siyohuzula	asiyuhuzula	esingeyuhuzula	singeyuhuzula
2nd plural	niyohuzula	eniyohuzula	niyohuzula	aniyuhuzula	eningeyuhuzula	ningeyuhuzula
Class 1	uyohuzula	oyohuzula	eyohuzula	akayuhuzula	ongeyuhuzula	engeyuhuzula
Class 2	bayohuzula	abayohuzula	beyohuzula	abayuhuzula	abangeyuhuzula	bengeyuhuzula
Class 3	uyohuzula	oyohuzula	uyohuzula	awuyuhuzula	ongeyuhuzula	ungeyuhuzula
Class 4	iyohuzula	eyohuzula	iyohuzula	ayiyuhuzula	engeyuhuzula	ingeyuhuzula
Class 5	liyohuzula	eliyohuzula	liyohuzula	aliyuhuzula	elingeyuhuzula	lingeyuhuzula
Class 6	ayohuzula	ayohuzula	eyohuzula	awayuhuzula	angeyuhuzula	engeyuhuzula
Class 7	siyohuzula	esiyohuzula	siyohuzula	asiyuhuzula	esingeyuhuzula	singeyuhuzula
Class 8	ziyohuzula	eziyohuzula	ziyohuzula	aziyuhuzula	ezingeyuhuzula	zingeyuhuzula
Class 9	iyohuzula	eyohuzula	iyohuzula	ayiyuhuzula	engeyuhuzula	ingeyuhuzula
Class 10	ziyohuzula	eziyohuzula	ziyohuzula	aziyuhuzula	ezingeyuhuzula	zingeyuhuzula
Class 11	luyohuzula	oluyohuzula	luyohuzula	aluyuhuzula	olungeyuhuzula	lungeyuhuzula
Class 14	buyohuzula	obuyohuzula	buyohuzula	abuyuhuzula	obungeyuhuzula	bungeyuhuzula
Class 15	kuyohuzula	okuyohuzula	kuyohuzula	akuyuhuzula	okungeyuhuzula	kungeyuhuzula
Class 17	kuyohuzula	okuyohuzula	kuyohuzula	akuyuhuzula	okungeyuhuzula	kungeyuhuzula
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihuzule	ngingahuzuli
2nd singular	uhuzule	ungahuzuli
1st plural	sihuzule	singahuzuli
2nd plural	nihuzule	ningahuzuli
Class 1	ahuzule	angahuzuli
Class 2	bahuzule	bangahuzuli
Class 3	uhuzule	ungahuzuli
Class 4	ihuzule	ingahuzuli
Class 5	lihuzule	lingahuzuli
Class 6	ahuzule	angahuzuli
Class 7	sihuzule	singahuzuli
Class 8	zihuzule	zingahuzuli
Class 9	ihuzule	ingahuzuli
Class 10	zihuzule	zingahuzuli
Class 11	luhuzule	lungahuzuli
Class 14	buhuzule	bungahuzuli
Class 15	kuhuzule	kungahuzuli
Class 17	kuhuzule	kungahuzuli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahuzula	ngangahuzula, angahuzula, angangahuzula
2nd singular	wahuzula	wangahuzula, awahuzula, awangahuzula
1st plural	sahuzula	sangahuzula, asahuzula, asangahuzula
2nd plural	nahuzula	nangahuzula, anahuzula, anangahuzula
Class 1	wahuzula	wangahuzula, akahuzula, akangahuzula
Class 2	bahuzula	bangahuzula, abahuzula, abangahuzula
Class 3	wahuzula	wangahuzula, awahuzula, awangahuzula
Class 4	yahuzula	yangahuzula, ayahuzula, ayangahuzula
Class 5	lahuzula	langahuzula, alahuzula, alangahuzula
Class 6	ahuzula	angahuzula, awahuzula, awangahuzula
Class 7	sahuzula	sangahuzula, asahuzula, asangahuzula
Class 8	zahuzula	zangahuzula, azahuzula, azangahuzula
Class 9	yahuzula	yangahuzula, ayahuzula, ayangahuzula
Class 10	zahuzula	zangahuzula, azahuzula, azangahuzula
Class 11	lwahuzula	lwangahuzula, alwahuzula, alwangahuzula
Class 14	bahuzula	bangahuzula, abahuzula, abangahuzula
Class 15	kwahuzula	kwangahuzula, akwahuzula, akwangahuzula
Class 17	kwahuzula	kwangahuzula, akwahuzula, akwangahuzula

Derived terms

• umhuzulo

References

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