shela

See also: Shela

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic شيلة (šēla), ultimately from Hindi शाल (śāl) or Persian شال (šâl).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

shela class IX (plural shela class X)

  1. veil

References

  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 9 of 1-10: “‘Veil’, Sw shela. From OAr šēla (Jayakar 1889: 662), which is unattested in sources closer to the donor dialect. Ultimately from Persian šāl, but with a vowel change distinct from StAr šāl from the same source.”

Zulu

Etymology

From -sha +‎ -ela.

Verb

-shéla

  1. to flirt
  2. (transitive) to burn for
  3. (transitive) to dry up for
  4. (transitive) to have a passion for

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukushela)
positive negative
infinitive ukushela ukungasheli
imperative
simple + object concord
singular shela -shele
plural shelani -sheleni
present
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyashela, ngishela engishelayo, engishela ngishela angisheli engingasheli ngingasheli
2nd singular uyashela, ushela oshelayo, oshela ushela awusheli ongasheli ungasheli
1st plural siyashela, sishela esishelayo, esishela sishela asisheli esingasheli singasheli
2nd plural niyashela, nishela enishelayo, enishela nishela anisheli eningasheli ningasheli
class 1 uyashela, ushela oshelayo, oshela eshela akasheli ongasheli engasheli
class 2 bayashela, bashela abashelayo, abashela beshela abasheli abangasheli bengasheli
class 3 uyashela, ushela oshelayo, oshela ushela awusheli ongasheli ungasheli
class 4 iyashela, ishela eshelayo, eshela ishela ayisheli engasheli ingasheli
class 5 liyashela, lishela elishelayo, elishela lishela alisheli elingasheli lingasheli
class 6 ayashela, ashela ashelayo, ashela eshela awasheli angasheli engasheli
class 7 siyashela, sishela esishelayo, esishela sishela asisheli esingasheli singasheli
class 8 ziyashela, zishela ezishelayo, ezishela zishela azisheli ezingasheli zingasheli
class 9 iyashela, ishela eshelayo, eshela ishela ayisheli engasheli ingasheli
class 10 ziyashela, zishela ezishelayo, ezishela zishela azisheli ezingasheli zingasheli
class 11 luyashela, lushela olushelayo, olushela lushela alusheli olungasheli lungasheli
class 14 buyashela, bushela obushelayo, obushela bushela abusheli obungasheli bungasheli
class 15 kuyashela, kushela okushelayo, okushela kushela akusheli okungasheli kungasheli
class 17 kuyashela, kushela okushelayo, okushela kushela akusheli okungasheli kungasheli
recent past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngishelile, ngishelē engishelile, engishelē ngishelile, ngishelē angishelanga engingashelanga ngingashelanga
2nd singular ushelile, ushelē oshelile, oshelē ushelile, ushelē awushelanga ongashelanga ungashelanga
1st plural sishelile, sishelē esishelile, esishelē sishelile, sishelē asishelanga esingashelanga singashelanga
2nd plural nishelile, nishelē enishelile, enishelē nishelile, nishelē anishelanga eningashelanga ningashelanga
class 1 ushelile, ushelē oshelile, oshelē eshelile, eshelē akashelanga ongashelanga engashelanga
class 2 bashelile, bashelē abashelile, abashelē beshelile, beshelē abashelanga abangashelanga bengashelanga
class 3 ushelile, ushelē oshelile, oshelē ushelile, ushelē awushelanga ongashelanga ungashelanga
class 4 ishelile, ishelē eshelile, eshelē ishelile, ishelē ayishelanga engashelanga ingashelanga
class 5 lishelile, lishelē elishelile, elishelē lishelile, lishelē alishelanga elingashelanga lingashelanga
class 6 ashelile, ashelē ashelile, ashelē eshelile, eshelē awashelanga angashelanga engashelanga
class 7 sishelile, sishelē esishelile, esishelē sishelile, sishelē asishelanga esingashelanga singashelanga
class 8 zishelile, zishelē ezishelile, ezishelē zishelile, zishelē azishelanga ezingashelanga zingashelanga
class 9 ishelile, ishelē eshelile, eshelē ishelile, ishelē ayishelanga engashelanga ingashelanga
class 10 zishelile, zishelē ezishelile, ezishelē zishelile, zishelē azishelanga ezingashelanga zingashelanga
class 11 lushelile, lushelē olushelile, olushelē lushelile, lushelē alushelanga olungashelanga lungashelanga
class 14 bushelile, bushelē obushelile, obushelē bushelile, bushelē abushelanga obungashelanga bungashelanga
class 15 kushelile, kushelē okushelile, okushelē kushelile, kushelē akushelanga okungashelanga kungashelanga
class 17 kushelile, kushelē okushelile, okushelē kushelile, kushelē akushelanga okungashelanga kungashelanga
remote past
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngāshela engāshela ngāshela angishelanga engingashelanga ngingashelanga
2nd singular wāshela owāshela wāshela awushelanga ongashelanga ungashelanga
1st plural sāshela esāshela sāshela asishelanga esingashelanga singashelanga
2nd plural nāshela enāshela nāshela anishelanga eningashelanga ningashelanga
class 1 wāshela owāshela āshela akashelanga ongashelanga engashelanga
class 2 bāshela abāshela bāshela abashelanga abangashelanga bengashelanga
class 3 wāshela owāshela wāshela awushelanga ongashelanga ungashelanga
class 4 yāshela eyāshela yāshela ayishelanga engashelanga ingashelanga
class 5 lāshela elāshela lāshela alishelanga elingashelanga lingashelanga
class 6 āshela āshela āshela awashelanga angashelanga engashelanga
class 7 sāshela esāshela sāshela asishelanga esingashelanga singashelanga
class 8 zāshela ezāshela zāshela azishelanga ezingashelanga zingashelanga
class 9 yāshela eyāshela yāshela ayishelanga engashelanga ingashelanga
class 10 zāshela ezāshela zāshela azishelanga ezingashelanga zingashelanga
class 11 lwāshela olwāshela lwāshela alushelanga olungashelanga lungashelanga
class 14 bāshela obāshela bāshela abushelanga obungashelanga bungashelanga
class 15 kwāshela okwāshela kwāshela akushelanga okungashelanga kungashelanga
class 17 kwāshela okwāshela kwāshela akushelanga okungashelanga kungashelanga
potential
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngingashela — ngingashela ngingeshele — ngingeshele
2nd singular ungashela — ungashela ungeshele — ungeshele
1st plural singashela — singashela singeshele — singeshele
2nd plural ningashela — ningashela ningeshele — ningeshele
class 1 angashela — engashela angeshele — engeshele
class 2 bangashela — bengashela bangeshele — bengeshele
class 3 ungashela — ungashela ungeshele — ungeshele
class 4 ingashela — ingashela ingeshele — ingeshele
class 5 lingashela — lingashela lingeshele — lingeshele
class 6 angashela — engashela angeshele — engeshele
class 7 singashela — singashela singeshele — singeshele
class 8 zingashela — zingashela zingeshele — zingeshele
class 9 ingashela — ingashela ingeshele — ingeshele
class 10 zingashela — zingashela zingeshele — zingeshele
class 11 lungashela — lungashela lungeshele — lungeshele
class 14 bungashela — bungashela bungeshele — bungeshele
class 15 kungashela — kungashela kungeshele — kungeshele
class 17 kungashela — kungashela kungeshele — kungeshele
immediate future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngizoshela engizoshela ngizoshela angizushela engingezushela ngingezushela
2nd singular uzoshela ozoshela uzoshela awuzushela ongezushela ungezushela
1st plural sizoshela esizoshela sizoshela asizushela esingezushela singezushela
2nd plural nizoshela enizoshela nizoshela anizushela eningezushela ningezushela
class 1 uzoshela ozoshela ezoshela akazushela ongezushela engezushela
class 2 bazoshela abazoshela bezoshela abazushela abangezushela bengezushela
class 3 uzoshela ozoshela uzoshela awuzushela ongezushela ungezushela
class 4 izoshela ezoshela izoshela ayizushela engezushela ingezushela
class 5 lizoshela elizoshela lizoshela alizushela elingezushela lingezushela
class 6 azoshela azoshela ezoshela awazushela angezushela engezushela
class 7 sizoshela esizoshela sizoshela asizushela esingezushela singezushela
class 8 zizoshela ezizoshela zizoshela azizushela ezingezushela zingezushela
class 9 izoshela ezoshela izoshela ayizushela engezushela ingezushela
class 10 zizoshela ezizoshela zizoshela azizushela ezingezushela zingezushela
class 11 luzoshela oluzoshela luzoshela aluzushela olungezushela lungezushela
class 14 buzoshela obuzoshela buzoshela abuzushela obungezushela bungezushela
class 15 kuzoshela okuzoshela kuzoshela akuzushela okungezushela kungezushela
class 17 kuzoshela okuzoshela kuzoshela akuzushela okungezushela kungezushela
remote future
positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
1st singular ngiyoshela engiyoshela ngiyoshela angiyushela engingeyushela ngingeyushela
2nd singular uyoshela oyoshela uyoshela awuyushela ongeyushela ungeyushela
1st plural siyoshela esiyoshela siyoshela asiyushela esingeyushela singeyushela
2nd plural niyoshela eniyoshela niyoshela aniyushela eningeyushela ningeyushela
class 1 uyoshela oyoshela eyoshela akayushela ongeyushela engeyushela
class 2 bayoshela abayoshela beyoshela abayushela abangeyushela bengeyushela
class 3 uyoshela oyoshela uyoshela awuyushela ongeyushela ungeyushela
class 4 iyoshela eyoshela iyoshela ayiyushela engeyushela ingeyushela
class 5 liyoshela eliyoshela liyoshela aliyushela elingeyushela lingeyushela
class 6 ayoshela ayoshela eyoshela awayushela angeyushela engeyushela
class 7 siyoshela esiyoshela siyoshela asiyushela esingeyushela singeyushela
class 8 ziyoshela eziyoshela ziyoshela aziyushela ezingeyushela zingeyushela
class 9 iyoshela eyoshela iyoshela ayiyushela engeyushela ingeyushela
class 10 ziyoshela eziyoshela ziyoshela aziyushela ezingeyushela zingeyushela
class 11 luyoshela oluyoshela luyoshela aluyushela olungeyushela lungeyushela
class 14 buyoshela obuyoshela buyoshela abuyushela obungeyushela bungeyushela
class 15 kuyoshela okuyoshela kuyoshela akuyushela okungeyushela kungeyushela
class 17 kuyoshela okuyoshela kuyoshela akuyushela okungeyushela kungeyushela
present subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngishele ngingasheli
2nd singular ushele ungasheli
1st plural sishele singasheli
2nd plural nishele ningasheli
class 1 ashele angasheli
class 2 bashele bangasheli
class 3 ushele ungasheli
class 4 ishele ingasheli
class 5 lishele lingasheli
class 6 ashele angasheli
class 7 sishele singasheli
class 8 zishele zingasheli
class 9 ishele ingasheli
class 10 zishele zingasheli
class 11 lushele lungasheli
class 14 bushele bungasheli
class 15 kushele kungasheli
class 17 kushele kungasheli
past subjunctive
positive negative
1st singular ngashela ngangashela, angashela, angangashela
2nd singular washela wangashela, awashela, awangashela
1st plural sashela sangashela, asashela, asangashela
2nd plural nashela nangashela, anashela, anangashela
class 1 washela wangashela, akashela, akangashela
class 2 bashela bangashela, abashela, abangashela
class 3 washela wangashela, awashela, awangashela
class 4 yashela yangashela, ayashela, ayangashela
class 5 lashela langashela, alashela, alangashela
class 6 ashela angashela, awashela, awangashela
class 7 sashela sangashela, asashela, asangashela
class 8 zashela zangashela, azashela, azangashela
class 9 yashela yangashela, ayashela, ayangashela
class 10 zashela zangashela, azashela, azangashela
class 11 lwashela lwangashela, alwashela, alwangashela
class 14 bashela bangashela, abashela, abangashela
class 15 kwashela kwangashela, akwashela, akwangashela
class 17 kwashela kwangashela, akwashela, akwangashela

References

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