khula
English
Alternative forms
- khul'
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خُلْع (ḵulʕ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːˈlɑː/, enPR: ko͞o-läʹ
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
khula (uncountable)
See also
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.
Verb
-khúla
- to grow
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.
Verb
-khúla
- to grow up
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.
Verb
-khúla
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.
Verb
-khûla
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.
Verb
-khûla
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukukhula | ukungakhuli | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | khula | -khule | ||||
| plural | khulani | -khuleni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhula, ngikhula | engikhulayo, engikhula | ngikhula | angikhuli | engingakhuli | ngingakhuli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhula, ukhula | okhulayo, okhula | ukhula | awukhuli | ongakhuli | ungakhuli |
| 1st plural | siyakhula, sikhula | esikhulayo, esikhula | sikhula | asikhuli | esingakhuli | singakhuli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhula, nikhula | enikhulayo, enikhula | nikhula | anikhuli | eningakhuli | ningakhuli |
| class 1 | uyakhula, ukhula | okhulayo, okhula | ekhula | akakhuli | ongakhuli | engakhuli |
| class 2 | bayakhula, bakhula | abakhulayo, abakhula | bekhula | abakhuli | abangakhuli | bengakhuli |
| class 3 | uyakhula, ukhula | okhulayo, okhula | ukhula | awukhuli | ongakhuli | ungakhuli |
| class 4 | iyakhula, ikhula | ekhulayo, ekhula | ikhula | ayikhuli | engakhuli | ingakhuli |
| class 5 | liyakhula, likhula | elikhulayo, elikhula | likhula | alikhuli | elingakhuli | lingakhuli |
| class 6 | ayakhula, akhula | akhulayo, akhula | ekhula | awakhuli | angakhuli | engakhuli |
| class 7 | siyakhula, sikhula | esikhulayo, esikhula | sikhula | asikhuli | esingakhuli | singakhuli |
| class 8 | ziyakhula, zikhula | ezikhulayo, ezikhula | zikhula | azikhuli | ezingakhuli | zingakhuli |
| class 9 | iyakhula, ikhula | ekhulayo, ekhula | ikhula | ayikhuli | engakhuli | ingakhuli |
| class 10 | ziyakhula, zikhula | ezikhulayo, ezikhula | zikhula | azikhuli | ezingakhuli | zingakhuli |
| class 11 | luyakhula, lukhula | olukhulayo, olukhula | lukhula | alukhuli | olungakhuli | lungakhuli |
| class 14 | buyakhula, bukhula | obukhulayo, obukhula | bukhula | abukhuli | obungakhuli | bungakhuli |
| class 15 | kuyakhula, kukhula | okukhulayo, okukhula | kukhula | akukhuli | okungakhuli | kungakhuli |
| class 17 | kuyakhula, kukhula | okukhulayo, okukhula | kukhula | akukhuli | okungakhuli | kungakhuli |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngikhulile, ngikhulē | engikhulile, engikhulē | ngikhulile, ngikhulē | angikhulanga | engingakhulanga | ngingakhulanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhulile, ukhulē | okhulile, okhulē | ukhulile, ukhulē | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| 1st plural | sikhulile, sikhulē | esikhulile, esikhulē | sikhulile, sikhulē | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhulile, nikhulē | enikhulile, enikhulē | nikhulile, nikhulē | anikhulanga | eningakhulanga | ningakhulanga |
| class 1 | ukhulile, ukhulē | okhulile, okhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | akakhulanga | ongakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| class 2 | bakhulile, bakhulē | abakhulile, abakhulē | bekhulile, bekhulē | abakhulanga | abangakhulanga | bengakhulanga |
| class 3 | ukhulile, ukhulē | okhulile, okhulē | ukhulile, ukhulē | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| class 4 | ikhulile, ikhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | ikhulile, ikhulē | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| class 5 | likhulile, likhulē | elikhulile, elikhulē | likhulile, likhulē | alikhulanga | elingakhulanga | lingakhulanga |
| class 6 | akhulile, akhulē | akhulile, akhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | awakhulanga | angakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| class 7 | sikhulile, sikhulē | esikhulile, esikhulē | sikhulile, sikhulē | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| class 8 | zikhulile, zikhulē | ezikhulile, ezikhulē | zikhulile, zikhulē | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| class 9 | ikhulile, ikhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | ikhulile, ikhulē | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| class 10 | zikhulile, zikhulē | ezikhulile, ezikhulē | zikhulile, zikhulē | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| class 11 | lukhulile, lukhulē | olukhulile, olukhulē | lukhulile, lukhulē | alukhulanga | olungakhulanga | lungakhulanga |
| class 14 | bukhulile, bukhulē | obukhulile, obukhulē | bukhulile, bukhulē | abukhulanga | obungakhulanga | bungakhulanga |
| class 15 | kukhulile, kukhulē | okukhulile, okukhulē | kukhulile, kukhulē | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| class 17 | kukhulile, kukhulē | okukhulile, okukhulē | kukhulile, kukhulē | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngākhula | engākhula | ngākhula | angikhulanga | engingakhulanga | ngingakhulanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhula | owākhula | wākhula | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| 1st plural | sākhula | esākhula | sākhula | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhula | enākhula | nākhula | anikhulanga | eningakhulanga | ningakhulanga |
| class 1 | wākhula | owākhula | ākhula | akakhulanga | ongakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| class 2 | bākhula | abākhula | bākhula | abakhulanga | abangakhulanga | bengakhulanga |
| class 3 | wākhula | owākhula | wākhula | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| class 4 | yākhula | eyākhula | yākhula | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| class 5 | lākhula | elākhula | lākhula | alikhulanga | elingakhulanga | lingakhulanga |
| class 6 | ākhula | ākhula | ākhula | awakhulanga | angakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| class 7 | sākhula | esākhula | sākhula | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| class 8 | zākhula | ezākhula | zākhula | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| class 9 | yākhula | eyākhula | yākhula | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| class 10 | zākhula | ezākhula | zākhula | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| class 11 | lwākhula | olwākhula | lwākhula | alukhulanga | olungakhulanga | lungakhulanga |
| class 14 | bākhula | obākhula | bākhula | abukhulanga | obungakhulanga | bungakhulanga |
| class 15 | kwākhula | okwākhula | kwākhula | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| class 17 | kwākhula | okwākhula | kwākhula | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingakhula | — | ngingakhula | ngingekhule | — | ngingekhule |
| 2nd singular | ungakhula | — | ungakhula | ungekhule | — | ungekhule |
| 1st plural | singakhula | — | singakhula | singekhule | — | singekhule |
| 2nd plural | ningakhula | — | ningakhula | ningekhule | — | ningekhule |
| class 1 | angakhula | — | engakhula | angekhule | — | engekhule |
| class 2 | bangakhula | — | bengakhula | bangekhule | — | bengekhule |
| class 3 | ungakhula | — | ungakhula | ungekhule | — | ungekhule |
| class 4 | ingakhula | — | ingakhula | ingekhule | — | ingekhule |
| class 5 | lingakhula | — | lingakhula | lingekhule | — | lingekhule |
| class 6 | angakhula | — | engakhula | angekhule | — | engekhule |
| class 7 | singakhula | — | singakhula | singekhule | — | singekhule |
| class 8 | zingakhula | — | zingakhula | zingekhule | — | zingekhule |
| class 9 | ingakhula | — | ingakhula | ingekhule | — | ingekhule |
| class 10 | zingakhula | — | zingakhula | zingekhule | — | zingekhule |
| class 11 | lungakhula | — | lungakhula | lungekhule | — | lungekhule |
| class 14 | bungakhula | — | bungakhula | bungekhule | — | bungekhule |
| class 15 | kungakhula | — | kungakhula | kungekhule | — | kungekhule |
| class 17 | kungakhula | — | kungakhula | kungekhule | — | kungekhule |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizokhula | engizokhula | ngizokhula | angizukhula | engingezukhula | ngingezukhula |
| 2nd singular | uzokhula | ozokhula | uzokhula | awuzukhula | ongezukhula | ungezukhula |
| 1st plural | sizokhula | esizokhula | sizokhula | asizukhula | esingezukhula | singezukhula |
| 2nd plural | nizokhula | enizokhula | nizokhula | anizukhula | eningezukhula | ningezukhula |
| class 1 | uzokhula | ozokhula | ezokhula | akazukhula | ongezukhula | engezukhula |
| class 2 | bazokhula | abazokhula | bezokhula | abazukhula | abangezukhula | bengezukhula |
| class 3 | uzokhula | ozokhula | uzokhula | awuzukhula | ongezukhula | ungezukhula |
| class 4 | izokhula | ezokhula | izokhula | ayizukhula | engezukhula | ingezukhula |
| class 5 | lizokhula | elizokhula | lizokhula | alizukhula | elingezukhula | lingezukhula |
| class 6 | azokhula | azokhula | ezokhula | awazukhula | angezukhula | engezukhula |
| class 7 | sizokhula | esizokhula | sizokhula | asizukhula | esingezukhula | singezukhula |
| class 8 | zizokhula | ezizokhula | zizokhula | azizukhula | ezingezukhula | zingezukhula |
| class 9 | izokhula | ezokhula | izokhula | ayizukhula | engezukhula | ingezukhula |
| class 10 | zizokhula | ezizokhula | zizokhula | azizukhula | ezingezukhula | zingezukhula |
| class 11 | luzokhula | oluzokhula | luzokhula | aluzukhula | olungezukhula | lungezukhula |
| class 14 | buzokhula | obuzokhula | buzokhula | abuzukhula | obungezukhula | bungezukhula |
| class 15 | kuzokhula | okuzokhula | kuzokhula | akuzukhula | okungezukhula | kungezukhula |
| class 17 | kuzokhula | okuzokhula | kuzokhula | akuzukhula | okungezukhula | kungezukhula |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyokhula | engiyokhula | ngiyokhula | angiyukhula | engingeyukhula | ngingeyukhula |
| 2nd singular | uyokhula | oyokhula | uyokhula | awuyukhula | ongeyukhula | ungeyukhula |
| 1st plural | siyokhula | esiyokhula | siyokhula | asiyukhula | esingeyukhula | singeyukhula |
| 2nd plural | niyokhula | eniyokhula | niyokhula | aniyukhula | eningeyukhula | ningeyukhula |
| class 1 | uyokhula | oyokhula | eyokhula | akayukhula | ongeyukhula | engeyukhula |
| class 2 | bayokhula | abayokhula | beyokhula | abayukhula | abangeyukhula | bengeyukhula |
| class 3 | uyokhula | oyokhula | uyokhula | awuyukhula | ongeyukhula | ungeyukhula |
| class 4 | iyokhula | eyokhula | iyokhula | ayiyukhula | engeyukhula | ingeyukhula |
| class 5 | liyokhula | eliyokhula | liyokhula | aliyukhula | elingeyukhula | lingeyukhula |
| class 6 | ayokhula | ayokhula | eyokhula | awayukhula | angeyukhula | engeyukhula |
| class 7 | siyokhula | esiyokhula | siyokhula | asiyukhula | esingeyukhula | singeyukhula |
| class 8 | ziyokhula | eziyokhula | ziyokhula | aziyukhula | ezingeyukhula | zingeyukhula |
| class 9 | iyokhula | eyokhula | iyokhula | ayiyukhula | engeyukhula | ingeyukhula |
| class 10 | ziyokhula | eziyokhula | ziyokhula | aziyukhula | ezingeyukhula | zingeyukhula |
| class 11 | luyokhula | oluyokhula | luyokhula | aluyukhula | olungeyukhula | lungeyukhula |
| class 14 | buyokhula | obuyokhula | buyokhula | abuyukhula | obungeyukhula | bungeyukhula |
| class 15 | kuyokhula | okuyokhula | kuyokhula | akuyukhula | okungeyukhula | kungeyukhula |
| class 17 | kuyokhula | okuyokhula | kuyokhula | akuyukhula | okungeyukhula | kungeyukhula |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngikhule | ngingakhuli | ||||
| 2nd singular | ukhule | ungakhuli | ||||
| 1st plural | sikhule | singakhuli | ||||
| 2nd plural | nikhule | ningakhuli | ||||
| class 1 | akhule | angakhuli | ||||
| class 2 | bakhule | bangakhuli | ||||
| class 3 | ukhule | ungakhuli | ||||
| class 4 | ikhule | ingakhuli | ||||
| class 5 | likhule | lingakhuli | ||||
| class 6 | akhule | angakhuli | ||||
| class 7 | sikhule | singakhuli | ||||
| class 8 | zikhule | zingakhuli | ||||
| class 9 | ikhule | ingakhuli | ||||
| class 10 | zikhule | zingakhuli | ||||
| class 11 | lukhule | lungakhuli | ||||
| class 14 | bukhule | bungakhuli | ||||
| class 15 | kukhule | kungakhuli | ||||
| class 17 | kukhule | kungakhuli | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngakhula | ngangakhula, angakhula, angangakhula | ||||
| 2nd singular | wakhula | wangakhula, awakhula, awangakhula | ||||
| 1st plural | sakhula | sangakhula, asakhula, asangakhula | ||||
| 2nd plural | nakhula | nangakhula, anakhula, anangakhula | ||||
| class 1 | wakhula | wangakhula, akakhula, akangakhula | ||||
| class 2 | bakhula | bangakhula, abakhula, abangakhula | ||||
| class 3 | wakhula | wangakhula, awakhula, awangakhula | ||||
| class 4 | yakhula | yangakhula, ayakhula, ayangakhula | ||||
| class 5 | lakhula | langakhula, alakhula, alangakhula | ||||
| class 6 | akhula | angakhula, awakhula, awangakhula | ||||
| class 7 | sakhula | sangakhula, asakhula, asangakhula | ||||
| class 8 | zakhula | zangakhula, azakhula, azangakhula | ||||
| class 9 | yakhula | yangakhula, ayakhula, ayangakhula | ||||
| class 10 | zakhula | zangakhula, azakhula, azangakhula | ||||
| class 11 | lwakhula | lwangakhula, alwakhula, alwangakhula | ||||
| class 14 | bakhula | bangakhula, abakhula, abangakhula | ||||
| class 15 | kwakhula | kwangakhula, akwakhula, akwangakhula | ||||
| class 17 | kwakhula | kwangakhula, akwakhula, akwangakhula | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “khula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “khula (3.9)”