nceda

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From a San language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

-nceda

1. to help

Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From a San language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

-nceda

1. to help

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

From a San language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

-nceda

1. (transitive) to help

Inflection

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Derived terms

• -ncedisa
• uncedo

Zulu

Etymology

From Xhosa -nceda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵑǀeːda/

Verb

-nceda

1. (transitive) to help, to aid, to assist

   Synonym: -siza

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukunceda
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukunceda	ukungancedi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	nceda	-ncede
Plural	ncedani	-ncedeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyanceda, nginceda	engincedayo, enginceda	nginceda	angincedi	engingancedi	ngingancedi
2nd singular	uyanceda, unceda	oncedayo, onceda	unceda	awuncedi	ongancedi	ungancedi
1st plural	siyanceda, sinceda	esincedayo, esinceda	sinceda	asincedi	esingancedi	singancedi
2nd plural	niyanceda, ninceda	enincedayo, eninceda	ninceda	anincedi	eningancedi	ningancedi
Class 1	uyanceda, unceda	oncedayo, onceda	enceda	akancedi	ongancedi	engancedi
Class 2	bayanceda, banceda	abancedayo, abanceda	benceda	abancedi	abangancedi	bengancedi
Class 3	uyanceda, unceda	oncedayo, onceda	unceda	awuncedi	ongancedi	ungancedi
Class 4	iyanceda, inceda	encedayo, enceda	inceda	ayincedi	engancedi	ingancedi
Class 5	liyanceda, linceda	elincedayo, elinceda	linceda	alincedi	elingancedi	lingancedi
Class 6	ayanceda, anceda	ancedayo, anceda	enceda	awancedi	angancedi	engancedi
Class 7	siyanceda, sinceda	esincedayo, esinceda	sinceda	asincedi	esingancedi	singancedi
Class 8	ziyanceda, zinceda	ezincedayo, ezinceda	zinceda	azincedi	ezingancedi	zingancedi
Class 9	iyanceda, inceda	encedayo, enceda	inceda	ayincedi	engancedi	ingancedi
Class 10	ziyanceda, zinceda	ezincedayo, ezinceda	zinceda	azincedi	ezingancedi	zingancedi
Class 11	luyanceda, lunceda	oluncedayo, olunceda	lunceda	aluncedi	olungancedi	lungancedi
Class 14	buyanceda, bunceda	obuncedayo, obunceda	bunceda	abuncedi	obungancedi	bungancedi
Class 15	kuyanceda, kunceda	okuncedayo, okunceda	kunceda	akuncedi	okungancedi	kungancedi
Class 17	kuyanceda, kunceda	okuncedayo, okunceda	kunceda	akuncedi	okungancedi	kungancedi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngincedile, ngincedē	engincedile, engincedē	ngincedile, ngincedē	angincedanga	engingancedanga	ngingancedanga
2nd singular	uncedile, uncedē	oncedile, oncedē	uncedile, uncedē	awuncedanga	ongancedanga	ungancedanga
1st plural	sincedile, sincedē	esincedile, esincedē	sincedile, sincedē	asincedanga	esingancedanga	singancedanga
2nd plural	nincedile, nincedē	enincedile, enincedē	nincedile, nincedē	anincedanga	eningancedanga	ningancedanga
Class 1	uncedile, uncedē	oncedile, oncedē	encedile, encedē	akancedanga	ongancedanga	engancedanga
Class 2	bancedile, bancedē	abancedile, abancedē	bencedile, bencedē	abancedanga	abangancedanga	bengancedanga
Class 3	uncedile, uncedē	oncedile, oncedē	uncedile, uncedē	awuncedanga	ongancedanga	ungancedanga
Class 4	incedile, incedē	encedile, encedē	incedile, incedē	ayincedanga	engancedanga	ingancedanga
Class 5	lincedile, lincedē	elincedile, elincedē	lincedile, lincedē	alincedanga	elingancedanga	lingancedanga
Class 6	ancedile, ancedē	ancedile, ancedē	encedile, encedē	awancedanga	angancedanga	engancedanga
Class 7	sincedile, sincedē	esincedile, esincedē	sincedile, sincedē	asincedanga	esingancedanga	singancedanga
Class 8	zincedile, zincedē	ezincedile, ezincedē	zincedile, zincedē	azincedanga	ezingancedanga	zingancedanga
Class 9	incedile, incedē	encedile, encedē	incedile, incedē	ayincedanga	engancedanga	ingancedanga
Class 10	zincedile, zincedē	ezincedile, ezincedē	zincedile, zincedē	azincedanga	ezingancedanga	zingancedanga
Class 11	luncedile, luncedē	oluncedile, oluncedē	luncedile, luncedē	aluncedanga	olungancedanga	lungancedanga
Class 14	buncedile, buncedē	obuncedile, obuncedē	buncedile, buncedē	abuncedanga	obungancedanga	bungancedanga
Class 15	kuncedile, kuncedē	okuncedile, okuncedē	kuncedile, kuncedē	akuncedanga	okungancedanga	kungancedanga
Class 17	kuncedile, kuncedē	okuncedile, okuncedē	kuncedile, kuncedē	akuncedanga	okungancedanga	kungancedanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngānceda	engānceda	ngānceda	angincedanga	engingancedanga	ngingancedanga
2nd singular	wānceda	owānceda	wānceda	awuncedanga	ongancedanga	ungancedanga
1st plural	sānceda	esānceda	sānceda	asincedanga	esingancedanga	singancedanga
2nd plural	nānceda	enānceda	nānceda	anincedanga	eningancedanga	ningancedanga
Class 1	wānceda	owānceda	ānceda	akancedanga	ongancedanga	engancedanga
Class 2	bānceda	abānceda	bānceda	abancedanga	abangancedanga	bengancedanga
Class 3	wānceda	owānceda	wānceda	awuncedanga	ongancedanga	ungancedanga
Class 4	yānceda	eyānceda	yānceda	ayincedanga	engancedanga	ingancedanga
Class 5	lānceda	elānceda	lānceda	alincedanga	elingancedanga	lingancedanga
Class 6	ānceda	ānceda	ānceda	awancedanga	angancedanga	engancedanga
Class 7	sānceda	esānceda	sānceda	asincedanga	esingancedanga	singancedanga
Class 8	zānceda	ezānceda	zānceda	azincedanga	ezingancedanga	zingancedanga
Class 9	yānceda	eyānceda	yānceda	ayincedanga	engancedanga	ingancedanga
Class 10	zānceda	ezānceda	zānceda	azincedanga	ezingancedanga	zingancedanga
Class 11	lwānceda	olwānceda	lwānceda	aluncedanga	olungancedanga	lungancedanga
Class 14	bānceda	obānceda	bānceda	abuncedanga	obungancedanga	bungancedanga
Class 15	kwānceda	okwānceda	kwānceda	akuncedanga	okungancedanga	kungancedanga
Class 17	kwānceda	okwānceda	kwānceda	akuncedanga	okungancedanga	kungancedanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	nginganceda	—	nginganceda	ngingencede	—	ngingencede
2nd singular	unganceda	—	unganceda	ungencede	—	ungencede
1st plural	singanceda	—	singanceda	singencede	—	singencede
2nd plural	ninganceda	—	ninganceda	ningencede	—	ningencede
Class 1	anganceda	—	enganceda	angencede	—	engencede
Class 2	banganceda	—	benganceda	bangencede	—	bengencede
Class 3	unganceda	—	unganceda	ungencede	—	ungencede
Class 4	inganceda	—	inganceda	ingencede	—	ingencede
Class 5	linganceda	—	linganceda	lingencede	—	lingencede
Class 6	anganceda	—	enganceda	angencede	—	engencede
Class 7	singanceda	—	singanceda	singencede	—	singencede
Class 8	zinganceda	—	zinganceda	zingencede	—	zingencede
Class 9	inganceda	—	inganceda	ingencede	—	ingencede
Class 10	zinganceda	—	zinganceda	zingencede	—	zingencede
Class 11	lunganceda	—	lunganceda	lungencede	—	lungencede
Class 14	bunganceda	—	bunganceda	bungencede	—	bungencede
Class 15	kunganceda	—	kunganceda	kungencede	—	kungencede
Class 17	kunganceda	—	kunganceda	kungencede	—	kungencede
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizonceda	engizonceda	ngizonceda	angizunceda	engingezunceda	ngingezunceda
2nd singular	uzonceda	ozonceda	uzonceda	awuzunceda	ongezunceda	ungezunceda
1st plural	sizonceda	esizonceda	sizonceda	asizunceda	esingezunceda	singezunceda
2nd plural	nizonceda	enizonceda	nizonceda	anizunceda	eningezunceda	ningezunceda
Class 1	uzonceda	ozonceda	ezonceda	akazunceda	ongezunceda	engezunceda
Class 2	bazonceda	abazonceda	bezonceda	abazunceda	abangezunceda	bengezunceda
Class 3	uzonceda	ozonceda	uzonceda	awuzunceda	ongezunceda	ungezunceda
Class 4	izonceda	ezonceda	izonceda	ayizunceda	engezunceda	ingezunceda
Class 5	lizonceda	elizonceda	lizonceda	alizunceda	elingezunceda	lingezunceda
Class 6	azonceda	azonceda	ezonceda	awazunceda	angezunceda	engezunceda
Class 7	sizonceda	esizonceda	sizonceda	asizunceda	esingezunceda	singezunceda
Class 8	zizonceda	ezizonceda	zizonceda	azizunceda	ezingezunceda	zingezunceda
Class 9	izonceda	ezonceda	izonceda	ayizunceda	engezunceda	ingezunceda
Class 10	zizonceda	ezizonceda	zizonceda	azizunceda	ezingezunceda	zingezunceda
Class 11	luzonceda	oluzonceda	luzonceda	aluzunceda	olungezunceda	lungezunceda
Class 14	buzonceda	obuzonceda	buzonceda	abuzunceda	obungezunceda	bungezunceda
Class 15	kuzonceda	okuzonceda	kuzonceda	akuzunceda	okungezunceda	kungezunceda
Class 17	kuzonceda	okuzonceda	kuzonceda	akuzunceda	okungezunceda	kungezunceda
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyonceda	engiyonceda	ngiyonceda	angiyunceda	engingeyunceda	ngingeyunceda
2nd singular	uyonceda	oyonceda	uyonceda	awuyunceda	ongeyunceda	ungeyunceda
1st plural	siyonceda	esiyonceda	siyonceda	asiyunceda	esingeyunceda	singeyunceda
2nd plural	niyonceda	eniyonceda	niyonceda	aniyunceda	eningeyunceda	ningeyunceda
Class 1	uyonceda	oyonceda	eyonceda	akayunceda	ongeyunceda	engeyunceda
Class 2	bayonceda	abayonceda	beyonceda	abayunceda	abangeyunceda	bengeyunceda
Class 3	uyonceda	oyonceda	uyonceda	awuyunceda	ongeyunceda	ungeyunceda
Class 4	iyonceda	eyonceda	iyonceda	ayiyunceda	engeyunceda	ingeyunceda
Class 5	liyonceda	eliyonceda	liyonceda	aliyunceda	elingeyunceda	lingeyunceda
Class 6	ayonceda	ayonceda	eyonceda	awayunceda	angeyunceda	engeyunceda
Class 7	siyonceda	esiyonceda	siyonceda	asiyunceda	esingeyunceda	singeyunceda
Class 8	ziyonceda	eziyonceda	ziyonceda	aziyunceda	ezingeyunceda	zingeyunceda
Class 9	iyonceda	eyonceda	iyonceda	ayiyunceda	engeyunceda	ingeyunceda
Class 10	ziyonceda	eziyonceda	ziyonceda	aziyunceda	ezingeyunceda	zingeyunceda
Class 11	luyonceda	oluyonceda	luyonceda	aluyunceda	olungeyunceda	lungeyunceda
Class 14	buyonceda	obuyonceda	buyonceda	abuyunceda	obungeyunceda	bungeyunceda
Class 15	kuyonceda	okuyonceda	kuyonceda	akuyunceda	okungeyunceda	kungeyunceda
Class 17	kuyonceda	okuyonceda	kuyonceda	akuyunceda	okungeyunceda	kungeyunceda
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngincede	ngingancedi
2nd singular	uncede	ungancedi
1st plural	sincede	singancedi
2nd plural	nincede	ningancedi
Class 1	ancede	angancedi
Class 2	bancede	bangancedi
Class 3	uncede	ungancedi
Class 4	incede	ingancedi
Class 5	lincede	lingancedi
Class 6	ancede	angancedi
Class 7	sincede	singancedi
Class 8	zincede	zingancedi
Class 9	incede	ingancedi
Class 10	zincede	zingancedi
Class 11	luncede	lungancedi
Class 14	buncede	bungancedi
Class 15	kuncede	kungancedi
Class 17	kuncede	kungancedi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	nganceda	nganganceda, anganceda, anganganceda
2nd singular	wanceda	wanganceda, awanceda, awanganceda
1st plural	sanceda	sanganceda, asanceda, asanganceda
2nd plural	nanceda	nanganceda, ananceda, ananganceda
Class 1	wanceda	wanganceda, akanceda, akanganceda
Class 2	banceda	banganceda, abanceda, abanganceda
Class 3	wanceda	wanganceda, awanceda, awanganceda
Class 4	yanceda	yanganceda, ayanceda, ayanganceda
Class 5	lanceda	langanceda, alanceda, alanganceda
Class 6	anceda	anganceda, awanceda, awanganceda
Class 7	sanceda	sanganceda, asanceda, asanganceda
Class 8	zanceda	zanganceda, azanceda, azanganceda
Class 9	yanceda	yanganceda, ayanceda, ayanganceda
Class 10	zanceda	zanganceda, azanceda, azanganceda
Class 11	lwanceda	lwanganceda, alwanceda, alwanganceda
Class 14	banceda	banganceda, abanceda, abanganceda
Class 15	kwanceda	kwanganceda, akwanceda, akwanganceda
Class 17	kwanceda	kwanganceda, akwanceda, akwanganceda

References

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