dlela
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.
Noun
dlela
Zulu
Etymology
Verb
-dléla
- (transitive) to eat for
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukudlela | ukungadleli | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | dlela | -dlele | ||||
| plural | dlelani | -dleleni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyadlela, ngidlela | engidlelayo, engidlela | ngidlela | angidleli | engingadleli | ngingadleli |
| 2nd singular | uyadlela, udlela | odlelayo, odlela | udlela | awudleli | ongadleli | ungadleli |
| 1st plural | siyadlela, sidlela | esidlelayo, esidlela | sidlela | asidleli | esingadleli | singadleli |
| 2nd plural | niyadlela, nidlela | enidlelayo, enidlela | nidlela | anidleli | eningadleli | ningadleli |
| class 1 | uyadlela, udlela | odlelayo, odlela | edlela | akadleli | ongadleli | engadleli |
| class 2 | bayadlela, badlela | abadlelayo, abadlela | bedlela | abadleli | abangadleli | bengadleli |
| class 3 | uyadlela, udlela | odlelayo, odlela | udlela | awudleli | ongadleli | ungadleli |
| class 4 | iyadlela, idlela | edlelayo, edlela | idlela | ayidleli | engadleli | ingadleli |
| class 5 | liyadlela, lidlela | elidlelayo, elidlela | lidlela | alidleli | elingadleli | lingadleli |
| class 6 | ayadlela, adlela | adlelayo, adlela | edlela | awadleli | angadleli | engadleli |
| class 7 | siyadlela, sidlela | esidlelayo, esidlela | sidlela | asidleli | esingadleli | singadleli |
| class 8 | ziyadlela, zidlela | ezidlelayo, ezidlela | zidlela | azidleli | ezingadleli | zingadleli |
| class 9 | iyadlela, idlela | edlelayo, edlela | idlela | ayidleli | engadleli | ingadleli |
| class 10 | ziyadlela, zidlela | ezidlelayo, ezidlela | zidlela | azidleli | ezingadleli | zingadleli |
| class 11 | luyadlela, ludlela | oludlelayo, oludlela | ludlela | aludleli | olungadleli | lungadleli |
| class 14 | buyadlela, budlela | obudlelayo, obudlela | budlela | abudleli | obungadleli | bungadleli |
| class 15 | kuyadlela, kudlela | okudlelayo, okudlela | kudlela | akudleli | okungadleli | kungadleli |
| class 17 | kuyadlela, kudlela | okudlelayo, okudlela | kudlela | akudleli | okungadleli | kungadleli |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngidlelile, ngidlelē | engidlelile, engidlelē | ngidlelile, ngidlelē | angidlelanga | engingadlelanga | ngingadlelanga |
| 2nd singular | udlelile, udlelē | odlelile, odlelē | udlelile, udlelē | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| 1st plural | sidlelile, sidlelē | esidlelile, esidlelē | sidlelile, sidlelē | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| 2nd plural | nidlelile, nidlelē | enidlelile, enidlelē | nidlelile, nidlelē | anidlelanga | eningadlelanga | ningadlelanga |
| class 1 | udlelile, udlelē | odlelile, odlelē | edlelile, edlelē | akadlelanga | ongadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| class 2 | badlelile, badlelē | abadlelile, abadlelē | bedlelile, bedlelē | abadlelanga | abangadlelanga | bengadlelanga |
| class 3 | udlelile, udlelē | odlelile, odlelē | udlelile, udlelē | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| class 4 | idlelile, idlelē | edlelile, edlelē | idlelile, idlelē | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| class 5 | lidlelile, lidlelē | elidlelile, elidlelē | lidlelile, lidlelē | alidlelanga | elingadlelanga | lingadlelanga |
| class 6 | adlelile, adlelē | adlelile, adlelē | edlelile, edlelē | awadlelanga | angadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| class 7 | sidlelile, sidlelē | esidlelile, esidlelē | sidlelile, sidlelē | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| class 8 | zidlelile, zidlelē | ezidlelile, ezidlelē | zidlelile, zidlelē | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| class 9 | idlelile, idlelē | edlelile, edlelē | idlelile, idlelē | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| class 10 | zidlelile, zidlelē | ezidlelile, ezidlelē | zidlelile, zidlelē | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| class 11 | ludlelile, ludlelē | oludlelile, oludlelē | ludlelile, ludlelē | aludlelanga | olungadlelanga | lungadlelanga |
| class 14 | budlelile, budlelē | obudlelile, obudlelē | budlelile, budlelē | abudlelanga | obungadlelanga | bungadlelanga |
| class 15 | kudlelile, kudlelē | okudlelile, okudlelē | kudlelile, kudlelē | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| class 17 | kudlelile, kudlelē | okudlelile, okudlelē | kudlelile, kudlelē | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngādlela | engādlela | ngādlela | angidlelanga | engingadlelanga | ngingadlelanga |
| 2nd singular | wādlela | owādlela | wādlela | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| 1st plural | sādlela | esādlela | sādlela | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| 2nd plural | nādlela | enādlela | nādlela | anidlelanga | eningadlelanga | ningadlelanga |
| class 1 | wādlela | owādlela | ādlela | akadlelanga | ongadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| class 2 | bādlela | abādlela | bādlela | abadlelanga | abangadlelanga | bengadlelanga |
| class 3 | wādlela | owādlela | wādlela | awudlelanga | ongadlelanga | ungadlelanga |
| class 4 | yādlela | eyādlela | yādlela | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| class 5 | lādlela | elādlela | lādlela | alidlelanga | elingadlelanga | lingadlelanga |
| class 6 | ādlela | ādlela | ādlela | awadlelanga | angadlelanga | engadlelanga |
| class 7 | sādlela | esādlela | sādlela | asidlelanga | esingadlelanga | singadlelanga |
| class 8 | zādlela | ezādlela | zādlela | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| class 9 | yādlela | eyādlela | yādlela | ayidlelanga | engadlelanga | ingadlelanga |
| class 10 | zādlela | ezādlela | zādlela | azidlelanga | ezingadlelanga | zingadlelanga |
| class 11 | lwādlela | olwādlela | lwādlela | aludlelanga | olungadlelanga | lungadlelanga |
| class 14 | bādlela | obādlela | bādlela | abudlelanga | obungadlelanga | bungadlelanga |
| class 15 | kwādlela | okwādlela | kwādlela | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| class 17 | kwādlela | okwādlela | kwādlela | akudlelanga | okungadlelanga | kungadlelanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingadlela | — | ngingadlela | ngingedlele | — | ngingedlele |
| 2nd singular | ungadlela | — | ungadlela | ungedlele | — | ungedlele |
| 1st plural | singadlela | — | singadlela | singedlele | — | singedlele |
| 2nd plural | ningadlela | — | ningadlela | ningedlele | — | ningedlele |
| class 1 | angadlela | — | engadlela | angedlele | — | engedlele |
| class 2 | bangadlela | — | bengadlela | bangedlele | — | bengedlele |
| class 3 | ungadlela | — | ungadlela | ungedlele | — | ungedlele |
| class 4 | ingadlela | — | ingadlela | ingedlele | — | ingedlele |
| class 5 | lingadlela | — | lingadlela | lingedlele | — | lingedlele |
| class 6 | angadlela | — | engadlela | angedlele | — | engedlele |
| class 7 | singadlela | — | singadlela | singedlele | — | singedlele |
| class 8 | zingadlela | — | zingadlela | zingedlele | — | zingedlele |
| class 9 | ingadlela | — | ingadlela | ingedlele | — | ingedlele |
| class 10 | zingadlela | — | zingadlela | zingedlele | — | zingedlele |
| class 11 | lungadlela | — | lungadlela | lungedlele | — | lungedlele |
| class 14 | bungadlela | — | bungadlela | bungedlele | — | bungedlele |
| class 15 | kungadlela | — | kungadlela | kungedlele | — | kungedlele |
| class 17 | kungadlela | — | kungadlela | kungedlele | — | kungedlele |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizodlela | engizodlela | ngizodlela | angizudlela | engingezudlela | ngingezudlela |
| 2nd singular | uzodlela | ozodlela | uzodlela | awuzudlela | ongezudlela | ungezudlela |
| 1st plural | sizodlela | esizodlela | sizodlela | asizudlela | esingezudlela | singezudlela |
| 2nd plural | nizodlela | enizodlela | nizodlela | anizudlela | eningezudlela | ningezudlela |
| class 1 | uzodlela | ozodlela | ezodlela | akazudlela | ongezudlela | engezudlela |
| class 2 | bazodlela | abazodlela | bezodlela | abazudlela | abangezudlela | bengezudlela |
| class 3 | uzodlela | ozodlela | uzodlela | awuzudlela | ongezudlela | ungezudlela |
| class 4 | izodlela | ezodlela | izodlela | ayizudlela | engezudlela | ingezudlela |
| class 5 | lizodlela | elizodlela | lizodlela | alizudlela | elingezudlela | lingezudlela |
| class 6 | azodlela | azodlela | ezodlela | awazudlela | angezudlela | engezudlela |
| class 7 | sizodlela | esizodlela | sizodlela | asizudlela | esingezudlela | singezudlela |
| class 8 | zizodlela | ezizodlela | zizodlela | azizudlela | ezingezudlela | zingezudlela |
| class 9 | izodlela | ezodlela | izodlela | ayizudlela | engezudlela | ingezudlela |
| class 10 | zizodlela | ezizodlela | zizodlela | azizudlela | ezingezudlela | zingezudlela |
| class 11 | luzodlela | oluzodlela | luzodlela | aluzudlela | olungezudlela | lungezudlela |
| class 14 | buzodlela | obuzodlela | buzodlela | abuzudlela | obungezudlela | bungezudlela |
| class 15 | kuzodlela | okuzodlela | kuzodlela | akuzudlela | okungezudlela | kungezudlela |
| class 17 | kuzodlela | okuzodlela | kuzodlela | akuzudlela | okungezudlela | kungezudlela |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyodlela | engiyodlela | ngiyodlela | angiyudlela | engingeyudlela | ngingeyudlela |
| 2nd singular | uyodlela | oyodlela | uyodlela | awuyudlela | ongeyudlela | ungeyudlela |
| 1st plural | siyodlela | esiyodlela | siyodlela | asiyudlela | esingeyudlela | singeyudlela |
| 2nd plural | niyodlela | eniyodlela | niyodlela | aniyudlela | eningeyudlela | ningeyudlela |
| class 1 | uyodlela | oyodlela | eyodlela | akayudlela | ongeyudlela | engeyudlela |
| class 2 | bayodlela | abayodlela | beyodlela | abayudlela | abangeyudlela | bengeyudlela |
| class 3 | uyodlela | oyodlela | uyodlela | awuyudlela | ongeyudlela | ungeyudlela |
| class 4 | iyodlela | eyodlela | iyodlela | ayiyudlela | engeyudlela | ingeyudlela |
| class 5 | liyodlela | eliyodlela | liyodlela | aliyudlela | elingeyudlela | lingeyudlela |
| class 6 | ayodlela | ayodlela | eyodlela | awayudlela | angeyudlela | engeyudlela |
| class 7 | siyodlela | esiyodlela | siyodlela | asiyudlela | esingeyudlela | singeyudlela |
| class 8 | ziyodlela | eziyodlela | ziyodlela | aziyudlela | ezingeyudlela | zingeyudlela |
| class 9 | iyodlela | eyodlela | iyodlela | ayiyudlela | engeyudlela | ingeyudlela |
| class 10 | ziyodlela | eziyodlela | ziyodlela | aziyudlela | ezingeyudlela | zingeyudlela |
| class 11 | luyodlela | oluyodlela | luyodlela | aluyudlela | olungeyudlela | lungeyudlela |
| class 14 | buyodlela | obuyodlela | buyodlela | abuyudlela | obungeyudlela | bungeyudlela |
| class 15 | kuyodlela | okuyodlela | kuyodlela | akuyudlela | okungeyudlela | kungeyudlela |
| class 17 | kuyodlela | okuyodlela | kuyodlela | akuyudlela | okungeyudlela | kungeyudlela |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngidlele | ngingadleli | ||||
| 2nd singular | udlele | ungadleli | ||||
| 1st plural | sidlele | singadleli | ||||
| 2nd plural | nidlele | ningadleli | ||||
| class 1 | adlele | angadleli | ||||
| class 2 | badlele | bangadleli | ||||
| class 3 | udlele | ungadleli | ||||
| class 4 | idlele | ingadleli | ||||
| class 5 | lidlele | lingadleli | ||||
| class 6 | adlele | angadleli | ||||
| class 7 | sidlele | singadleli | ||||
| class 8 | zidlele | zingadleli | ||||
| class 9 | idlele | ingadleli | ||||
| class 10 | zidlele | zingadleli | ||||
| class 11 | ludlele | lungadleli | ||||
| class 14 | budlele | bungadleli | ||||
| class 15 | kudlele | kungadleli | ||||
| class 17 | kudlele | kungadleli | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngadlela | ngangadlela, angadlela, angangadlela | ||||
| 2nd singular | wadlela | wangadlela, awadlela, awangadlela | ||||
| 1st plural | sadlela | sangadlela, asadlela, asangadlela | ||||
| 2nd plural | nadlela | nangadlela, anadlela, anangadlela | ||||
| class 1 | wadlela | wangadlela, akadlela, akangadlela | ||||
| class 2 | badlela | bangadlela, abadlela, abangadlela | ||||
| class 3 | wadlela | wangadlela, awadlela, awangadlela | ||||
| class 4 | yadlela | yangadlela, ayadlela, ayangadlela | ||||
| class 5 | ladlela | langadlela, aladlela, alangadlela | ||||
| class 6 | adlela | angadlela, awadlela, awangadlela | ||||
| class 7 | sadlela | sangadlela, asadlela, asangadlela | ||||
| class 8 | zadlela | zangadlela, azadlela, azangadlela | ||||
| class 9 | yadlela | yangadlela, ayadlela, ayangadlela | ||||
| class 10 | zadlela | zangadlela, azadlela, azangadlela | ||||
| class 11 | lwadlela | lwangadlela, alwadlela, alwangadlela | ||||
| class 14 | badlela | bangadlela, abadlela, abangadlela | ||||
| class 15 | kwadlela | kwangadlela, akwadlela, akwangadlela | ||||
| class 17 | kwadlela | kwangadlela, akwadlela, akwangadlela | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dlela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dlela (6-3.9)”