lotha

Zulu

Etymology

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

Verb

-lotha^?

1. (intransitive) to die down (of a fire), to smoulder
2. (intransitive) to subside, to abate

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukulotha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulotha	ukungalothi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lotha	-lothe
Plural	lothani	-lotheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalotha, ngilotha	engilothayo, engilotha	ngilotha	angilothi	engingalothi	ngingalothi
2nd singular	uyalotha, ulotha	olothayo, olotha	ulotha	awulothi	ongalothi	ungalothi
1st plural	siyalotha, silotha	esilothayo, esilotha	silotha	asilothi	esingalothi	singalothi
2nd plural	niyalotha, nilotha	enilothayo, enilotha	nilotha	anilothi	eningalothi	ningalothi
Class 1	uyalotha, ulotha	olothayo, olotha	elotha	akalothi	ongalothi	engalothi
Class 2	bayalotha, balotha	abalothayo, abalotha	belotha	abalothi	abangalothi	bengalothi
Class 3	uyalotha, ulotha	olothayo, olotha	ulotha	awulothi	ongalothi	ungalothi
Class 4	iyalotha, ilotha	elothayo, elotha	ilotha	ayilothi	engalothi	ingalothi
Class 5	liyalotha, lilotha	elilothayo, elilotha	lilotha	alilothi	elingalothi	lingalothi
Class 6	ayalotha, alotha	alothayo, alotha	elotha	awalothi	angalothi	engalothi
Class 7	siyalotha, silotha	esilothayo, esilotha	silotha	asilothi	esingalothi	singalothi
Class 8	ziyalotha, zilotha	ezilothayo, ezilotha	zilotha	azilothi	ezingalothi	zingalothi
Class 9	iyalotha, ilotha	elothayo, elotha	ilotha	ayilothi	engalothi	ingalothi
Class 10	ziyalotha, zilotha	ezilothayo, ezilotha	zilotha	azilothi	ezingalothi	zingalothi
Class 11	luyalotha, lulotha	olulothayo, olulotha	lulotha	alulothi	olungalothi	lungalothi
Class 14	buyalotha, bulotha	obulothayo, obulotha	bulotha	abulothi	obungalothi	bungalothi
Class 15	kuyalotha, kulotha	okulothayo, okulotha	kulotha	akulothi	okungalothi	kungalothi
Class 17	kuyalotha, kulotha	okulothayo, okulotha	kulotha	akulothi	okungalothi	kungalothi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilothile, ngilothē	engilothile, engilothē	ngilothile, ngilothē	angilothanga	engingalothanga	ngingalothanga
2nd singular	ulothile, ulothē	olothile, olothē	ulothile, ulothē	awulothanga	ongalothanga	ungalothanga
1st plural	silothile, silothē	esilothile, esilothē	silothile, silothē	asilothanga	esingalothanga	singalothanga
2nd plural	nilothile, nilothē	enilothile, enilothē	nilothile, nilothē	anilothanga	eningalothanga	ningalothanga
Class 1	ulothile, ulothē	olothile, olothē	elothile, elothē	akalothanga	ongalothanga	engalothanga
Class 2	balothile, balothē	abalothile, abalothē	belothile, belothē	abalothanga	abangalothanga	bengalothanga
Class 3	ulothile, ulothē	olothile, olothē	ulothile, ulothē	awulothanga	ongalothanga	ungalothanga
Class 4	ilothile, ilothē	elothile, elothē	ilothile, ilothē	ayilothanga	engalothanga	ingalothanga
Class 5	lilothile, lilothē	elilothile, elilothē	lilothile, lilothē	alilothanga	elingalothanga	lingalothanga
Class 6	alothile, alothē	alothile, alothē	elothile, elothē	awalothanga	angalothanga	engalothanga
Class 7	silothile, silothē	esilothile, esilothē	silothile, silothē	asilothanga	esingalothanga	singalothanga
Class 8	zilothile, zilothē	ezilothile, ezilothē	zilothile, zilothē	azilothanga	ezingalothanga	zingalothanga
Class 9	ilothile, ilothē	elothile, elothē	ilothile, ilothē	ayilothanga	engalothanga	ingalothanga
Class 10	zilothile, zilothē	ezilothile, ezilothē	zilothile, zilothē	azilothanga	ezingalothanga	zingalothanga
Class 11	lulothile, lulothē	olulothile, olulothē	lulothile, lulothē	alulothanga	olungalothanga	lungalothanga
Class 14	bulothile, bulothē	obulothile, obulothē	bulothile, bulothē	abulothanga	obungalothanga	bungalothanga
Class 15	kulothile, kulothē	okulothile, okulothē	kulothile, kulothē	akulothanga	okungalothanga	kungalothanga
Class 17	kulothile, kulothē	okulothile, okulothē	kulothile, kulothē	akulothanga	okungalothanga	kungalothanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālotha	engālotha	ngālotha	angilothanga	engingalothanga	ngingalothanga
2nd singular	wālotha	owālotha	wālotha	awulothanga	ongalothanga	ungalothanga
1st plural	sālotha	esālotha	sālotha	asilothanga	esingalothanga	singalothanga
2nd plural	nālotha	enālotha	nālotha	anilothanga	eningalothanga	ningalothanga
Class 1	wālotha	owālotha	ālotha	akalothanga	ongalothanga	engalothanga
Class 2	bālotha	abālotha	bālotha	abalothanga	abangalothanga	bengalothanga
Class 3	wālotha	owālotha	wālotha	awulothanga	ongalothanga	ungalothanga
Class 4	yālotha	eyālotha	yālotha	ayilothanga	engalothanga	ingalothanga
Class 5	lālotha	elālotha	lālotha	alilothanga	elingalothanga	lingalothanga
Class 6	ālotha	ālotha	ālotha	awalothanga	angalothanga	engalothanga
Class 7	sālotha	esālotha	sālotha	asilothanga	esingalothanga	singalothanga
Class 8	zālotha	ezālotha	zālotha	azilothanga	ezingalothanga	zingalothanga
Class 9	yālotha	eyālotha	yālotha	ayilothanga	engalothanga	ingalothanga
Class 10	zālotha	ezālotha	zālotha	azilothanga	ezingalothanga	zingalothanga
Class 11	lwālotha	olwālotha	lwālotha	alulothanga	olungalothanga	lungalothanga
Class 14	bālotha	obālotha	bālotha	abulothanga	obungalothanga	bungalothanga
Class 15	kwālotha	okwālotha	kwālotha	akulothanga	okungalothanga	kungalothanga
Class 17	kwālotha	okwālotha	kwālotha	akulothanga	okungalothanga	kungalothanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalotha	—	ngingalotha	ngingelothe	—	ngingelothe
2nd singular	ungalotha	—	ungalotha	ungelothe	—	ungelothe
1st plural	singalotha	—	singalotha	singelothe	—	singelothe
2nd plural	ningalotha	—	ningalotha	ningelothe	—	ningelothe
Class 1	angalotha	—	engalotha	angelothe	—	engelothe
Class 2	bangalotha	—	bengalotha	bangelothe	—	bengelothe
Class 3	ungalotha	—	ungalotha	ungelothe	—	ungelothe
Class 4	ingalotha	—	ingalotha	ingelothe	—	ingelothe
Class 5	lingalotha	—	lingalotha	lingelothe	—	lingelothe
Class 6	angalotha	—	engalotha	angelothe	—	engelothe
Class 7	singalotha	—	singalotha	singelothe	—	singelothe
Class 8	zingalotha	—	zingalotha	zingelothe	—	zingelothe
Class 9	ingalotha	—	ingalotha	ingelothe	—	ingelothe
Class 10	zingalotha	—	zingalotha	zingelothe	—	zingelothe
Class 11	lungalotha	—	lungalotha	lungelothe	—	lungelothe
Class 14	bungalotha	—	bungalotha	bungelothe	—	bungelothe
Class 15	kungalotha	—	kungalotha	kungelothe	—	kungelothe
Class 17	kungalotha	—	kungalotha	kungelothe	—	kungelothe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolotha	engizolotha	ngizolotha	angizulotha	engingezulotha	ngingezulotha
2nd singular	uzolotha	ozolotha	uzolotha	awuzulotha	ongezulotha	ungezulotha
1st plural	sizolotha	esizolotha	sizolotha	asizulotha	esingezulotha	singezulotha
2nd plural	nizolotha	enizolotha	nizolotha	anizulotha	eningezulotha	ningezulotha
Class 1	uzolotha	ozolotha	ezolotha	akazulotha	ongezulotha	engezulotha
Class 2	bazolotha	abazolotha	bezolotha	abazulotha	abangezulotha	bengezulotha
Class 3	uzolotha	ozolotha	uzolotha	awuzulotha	ongezulotha	ungezulotha
Class 4	izolotha	ezolotha	izolotha	ayizulotha	engezulotha	ingezulotha
Class 5	lizolotha	elizolotha	lizolotha	alizulotha	elingezulotha	lingezulotha
Class 6	azolotha	azolotha	ezolotha	awazulotha	angezulotha	engezulotha
Class 7	sizolotha	esizolotha	sizolotha	asizulotha	esingezulotha	singezulotha
Class 8	zizolotha	ezizolotha	zizolotha	azizulotha	ezingezulotha	zingezulotha
Class 9	izolotha	ezolotha	izolotha	ayizulotha	engezulotha	ingezulotha
Class 10	zizolotha	ezizolotha	zizolotha	azizulotha	ezingezulotha	zingezulotha
Class 11	luzolotha	oluzolotha	luzolotha	aluzulotha	olungezulotha	lungezulotha
Class 14	buzolotha	obuzolotha	buzolotha	abuzulotha	obungezulotha	bungezulotha
Class 15	kuzolotha	okuzolotha	kuzolotha	akuzulotha	okungezulotha	kungezulotha
Class 17	kuzolotha	okuzolotha	kuzolotha	akuzulotha	okungezulotha	kungezulotha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolotha	engiyolotha	ngiyolotha	angiyulotha	engingeyulotha	ngingeyulotha
2nd singular	uyolotha	oyolotha	uyolotha	awuyulotha	ongeyulotha	ungeyulotha
1st plural	siyolotha	esiyolotha	siyolotha	asiyulotha	esingeyulotha	singeyulotha
2nd plural	niyolotha	eniyolotha	niyolotha	aniyulotha	eningeyulotha	ningeyulotha
Class 1	uyolotha	oyolotha	eyolotha	akayulotha	ongeyulotha	engeyulotha
Class 2	bayolotha	abayolotha	beyolotha	abayulotha	abangeyulotha	bengeyulotha
Class 3	uyolotha	oyolotha	uyolotha	awuyulotha	ongeyulotha	ungeyulotha
Class 4	iyolotha	eyolotha	iyolotha	ayiyulotha	engeyulotha	ingeyulotha
Class 5	liyolotha	eliyolotha	liyolotha	aliyulotha	elingeyulotha	lingeyulotha
Class 6	ayolotha	ayolotha	eyolotha	awayulotha	angeyulotha	engeyulotha
Class 7	siyolotha	esiyolotha	siyolotha	asiyulotha	esingeyulotha	singeyulotha
Class 8	ziyolotha	eziyolotha	ziyolotha	aziyulotha	ezingeyulotha	zingeyulotha
Class 9	iyolotha	eyolotha	iyolotha	ayiyulotha	engeyulotha	ingeyulotha
Class 10	ziyolotha	eziyolotha	ziyolotha	aziyulotha	ezingeyulotha	zingeyulotha
Class 11	luyolotha	oluyolotha	luyolotha	aluyulotha	olungeyulotha	lungeyulotha
Class 14	buyolotha	obuyolotha	buyolotha	abuyulotha	obungeyulotha	bungeyulotha
Class 15	kuyolotha	okuyolotha	kuyolotha	akuyulotha	okungeyulotha	kungeyulotha
Class 17	kuyolotha	okuyolotha	kuyolotha	akuyulotha	okungeyulotha	kungeyulotha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilothe	ngingalothi
2nd singular	ulothe	ungalothi
1st plural	silothe	singalothi
2nd plural	nilothe	ningalothi
Class 1	alothe	angalothi
Class 2	balothe	bangalothi
Class 3	ulothe	ungalothi
Class 4	ilothe	ingalothi
Class 5	lilothe	lingalothi
Class 6	alothe	angalothi
Class 7	silothe	singalothi
Class 8	zilothe	zingalothi
Class 9	ilothe	ingalothi
Class 10	zilothe	zingalothi
Class 11	lulothe	lungalothi
Class 14	bulothe	bungalothi
Class 15	kulothe	kungalothi
Class 17	kulothe	kungalothi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalotha	ngangalotha, angalotha, angangalotha
2nd singular	walotha	wangalotha, awalotha, awangalotha
1st plural	salotha	sangalotha, asalotha, asangalotha
2nd plural	nalotha	nangalotha, analotha, anangalotha
Class 1	walotha	wangalotha, akalotha, akangalotha
Class 2	balotha	bangalotha, abalotha, abangalotha
Class 3	walotha	wangalotha, awalotha, awangalotha
Class 4	yalotha	yangalotha, ayalotha, ayangalotha
Class 5	lalotha	langalotha, alalotha, alangalotha
Class 6	alotha	angalotha, awalotha, awangalotha
Class 7	salotha	sangalotha, asalotha, asangalotha
Class 8	zalotha	zangalotha, azalotha, azangalotha
Class 9	yalotha	yangalotha, ayalotha, ayangalotha
Class 10	zalotha	zangalotha, azalotha, azangalotha
Class 11	lwalotha	lwangalotha, alwalotha, alwangalotha
Class 14	balotha	bangalotha, abalotha, abangalotha
Class 15	kwalotha	kwangalotha, akwalotha, akwangalotha
Class 17	kwalotha	kwangalotha, akwalotha, akwangalotha

Derived terms

• umlotha

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lotha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lotha (6.3)”