xuba
Xhosa
Verb
-xuba
- (transitive) to mix
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ǁuːɓa/
Verb
-xuba
- (intransitive) to grey, to become grey (of hair)
- (transitive) to blend, to compound, to fuse, to mix, to mingle
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukuxuba | ukungaxubi | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | xuba | -xube | ||||
| plural | xubani | -xubeni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxuba, ngixuba | engixubayo, engixuba | ngixuba | angixubi | engingaxubi | ngingaxubi |
| 2nd singular | uyaxuba, uxuba | oxubayo, oxuba | uxuba | awuxubi | ongaxubi | ungaxubi |
| 1st plural | siyaxuba, sixuba | esixubayo, esixuba | sixuba | asixubi | esingaxubi | singaxubi |
| 2nd plural | niyaxuba, nixuba | enixubayo, enixuba | nixuba | anixubi | eningaxubi | ningaxubi |
| class 1 | uyaxuba, uxuba | oxubayo, oxuba | exuba | akaxubi | ongaxubi | engaxubi |
| class 2 | bayaxuba, baxuba | abaxubayo, abaxuba | bexuba | abaxubi | abangaxubi | bengaxubi |
| class 3 | uyaxuba, uxuba | oxubayo, oxuba | uxuba | awuxubi | ongaxubi | ungaxubi |
| class 4 | iyaxuba, ixuba | exubayo, exuba | ixuba | ayixubi | engaxubi | ingaxubi |
| class 5 | liyaxuba, lixuba | elixubayo, elixuba | lixuba | alixubi | elingaxubi | lingaxubi |
| class 6 | ayaxuba, axuba | axubayo, axuba | exuba | awaxubi | angaxubi | engaxubi |
| class 7 | siyaxuba, sixuba | esixubayo, esixuba | sixuba | asixubi | esingaxubi | singaxubi |
| class 8 | ziyaxuba, zixuba | ezixubayo, ezixuba | zixuba | azixubi | ezingaxubi | zingaxubi |
| class 9 | iyaxuba, ixuba | exubayo, exuba | ixuba | ayixubi | engaxubi | ingaxubi |
| class 10 | ziyaxuba, zixuba | ezixubayo, ezixuba | zixuba | azixubi | ezingaxubi | zingaxubi |
| class 11 | luyaxuba, luxuba | oluxubayo, oluxuba | luxuba | aluxubi | olungaxubi | lungaxubi |
| class 14 | buyaxuba, buxuba | obuxubayo, obuxuba | buxuba | abuxubi | obungaxubi | bungaxubi |
| class 15 | kuyaxuba, kuxuba | okuxubayo, okuxuba | kuxuba | akuxubi | okungaxubi | kungaxubi |
| class 17 | kuyaxuba, kuxuba | okuxubayo, okuxuba | kuxuba | akuxubi | okungaxubi | kungaxubi |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngixubile, ngixubē | engixubile, engixubē | ngixubile, ngixubē | angixubanga | engingaxubanga | ngingaxubanga |
| 2nd singular | uxubile, uxubē | oxubile, oxubē | uxubile, uxubē | awuxubanga | ongaxubanga | ungaxubanga |
| 1st plural | sixubile, sixubē | esixubile, esixubē | sixubile, sixubē | asixubanga | esingaxubanga | singaxubanga |
| 2nd plural | nixubile, nixubē | enixubile, enixubē | nixubile, nixubē | anixubanga | eningaxubanga | ningaxubanga |
| class 1 | uxubile, uxubē | oxubile, oxubē | exubile, exubē | akaxubanga | ongaxubanga | engaxubanga |
| class 2 | baxubile, baxubē | abaxubile, abaxubē | bexubile, bexubē | abaxubanga | abangaxubanga | bengaxubanga |
| class 3 | uxubile, uxubē | oxubile, oxubē | uxubile, uxubē | awuxubanga | ongaxubanga | ungaxubanga |
| class 4 | ixubile, ixubē | exubile, exubē | ixubile, ixubē | ayixubanga | engaxubanga | ingaxubanga |
| class 5 | lixubile, lixubē | elixubile, elixubē | lixubile, lixubē | alixubanga | elingaxubanga | lingaxubanga |
| class 6 | axubile, axubē | axubile, axubē | exubile, exubē | awaxubanga | angaxubanga | engaxubanga |
| class 7 | sixubile, sixubē | esixubile, esixubē | sixubile, sixubē | asixubanga | esingaxubanga | singaxubanga |
| class 8 | zixubile, zixubē | ezixubile, ezixubē | zixubile, zixubē | azixubanga | ezingaxubanga | zingaxubanga |
| class 9 | ixubile, ixubē | exubile, exubē | ixubile, ixubē | ayixubanga | engaxubanga | ingaxubanga |
| class 10 | zixubile, zixubē | ezixubile, ezixubē | zixubile, zixubē | azixubanga | ezingaxubanga | zingaxubanga |
| class 11 | luxubile, luxubē | oluxubile, oluxubē | luxubile, luxubē | aluxubanga | olungaxubanga | lungaxubanga |
| class 14 | buxubile, buxubē | obuxubile, obuxubē | buxubile, buxubē | abuxubanga | obungaxubanga | bungaxubanga |
| class 15 | kuxubile, kuxubē | okuxubile, okuxubē | kuxubile, kuxubē | akuxubanga | okungaxubanga | kungaxubanga |
| class 17 | kuxubile, kuxubē | okuxubile, okuxubē | kuxubile, kuxubē | akuxubanga | okungaxubanga | kungaxubanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngāxuba | engāxuba | ngāxuba | angixubanga | engingaxubanga | ngingaxubanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxuba | owāxuba | wāxuba | awuxubanga | ongaxubanga | ungaxubanga |
| 1st plural | sāxuba | esāxuba | sāxuba | asixubanga | esingaxubanga | singaxubanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxuba | enāxuba | nāxuba | anixubanga | eningaxubanga | ningaxubanga |
| class 1 | wāxuba | owāxuba | āxuba | akaxubanga | ongaxubanga | engaxubanga |
| class 2 | bāxuba | abāxuba | bāxuba | abaxubanga | abangaxubanga | bengaxubanga |
| class 3 | wāxuba | owāxuba | wāxuba | awuxubanga | ongaxubanga | ungaxubanga |
| class 4 | yāxuba | eyāxuba | yāxuba | ayixubanga | engaxubanga | ingaxubanga |
| class 5 | lāxuba | elāxuba | lāxuba | alixubanga | elingaxubanga | lingaxubanga |
| class 6 | āxuba | āxuba | āxuba | awaxubanga | angaxubanga | engaxubanga |
| class 7 | sāxuba | esāxuba | sāxuba | asixubanga | esingaxubanga | singaxubanga |
| class 8 | zāxuba | ezāxuba | zāxuba | azixubanga | ezingaxubanga | zingaxubanga |
| class 9 | yāxuba | eyāxuba | yāxuba | ayixubanga | engaxubanga | ingaxubanga |
| class 10 | zāxuba | ezāxuba | zāxuba | azixubanga | ezingaxubanga | zingaxubanga |
| class 11 | lwāxuba | olwāxuba | lwāxuba | aluxubanga | olungaxubanga | lungaxubanga |
| class 14 | bāxuba | obāxuba | bāxuba | abuxubanga | obungaxubanga | bungaxubanga |
| class 15 | kwāxuba | okwāxuba | kwāxuba | akuxubanga | okungaxubanga | kungaxubanga |
| class 17 | kwāxuba | okwāxuba | kwāxuba | akuxubanga | okungaxubanga | kungaxubanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingaxuba | — | ngingaxuba | ngingexube | — | ngingexube |
| 2nd singular | ungaxuba | — | ungaxuba | ungexube | — | ungexube |
| 1st plural | singaxuba | — | singaxuba | singexube | — | singexube |
| 2nd plural | ningaxuba | — | ningaxuba | ningexube | — | ningexube |
| class 1 | angaxuba | — | engaxuba | angexube | — | engexube |
| class 2 | bangaxuba | — | bengaxuba | bangexube | — | bengexube |
| class 3 | ungaxuba | — | ungaxuba | ungexube | — | ungexube |
| class 4 | ingaxuba | — | ingaxuba | ingexube | — | ingexube |
| class 5 | lingaxuba | — | lingaxuba | lingexube | — | lingexube |
| class 6 | angaxuba | — | engaxuba | angexube | — | engexube |
| class 7 | singaxuba | — | singaxuba | singexube | — | singexube |
| class 8 | zingaxuba | — | zingaxuba | zingexube | — | zingexube |
| class 9 | ingaxuba | — | ingaxuba | ingexube | — | ingexube |
| class 10 | zingaxuba | — | zingaxuba | zingexube | — | zingexube |
| class 11 | lungaxuba | — | lungaxuba | lungexube | — | lungexube |
| class 14 | bungaxuba | — | bungaxuba | bungexube | — | bungexube |
| class 15 | kungaxuba | — | kungaxuba | kungexube | — | kungexube |
| class 17 | kungaxuba | — | kungaxuba | kungexube | — | kungexube |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizoxuba | engizoxuba | ngizoxuba | angizuxuba | engingezuxuba | ngingezuxuba |
| 2nd singular | uzoxuba | ozoxuba | uzoxuba | awuzuxuba | ongezuxuba | ungezuxuba |
| 1st plural | sizoxuba | esizoxuba | sizoxuba | asizuxuba | esingezuxuba | singezuxuba |
| 2nd plural | nizoxuba | enizoxuba | nizoxuba | anizuxuba | eningezuxuba | ningezuxuba |
| class 1 | uzoxuba | ozoxuba | ezoxuba | akazuxuba | ongezuxuba | engezuxuba |
| class 2 | bazoxuba | abazoxuba | bezoxuba | abazuxuba | abangezuxuba | bengezuxuba |
| class 3 | uzoxuba | ozoxuba | uzoxuba | awuzuxuba | ongezuxuba | ungezuxuba |
| class 4 | izoxuba | ezoxuba | izoxuba | ayizuxuba | engezuxuba | ingezuxuba |
| class 5 | lizoxuba | elizoxuba | lizoxuba | alizuxuba | elingezuxuba | lingezuxuba |
| class 6 | azoxuba | azoxuba | ezoxuba | awazuxuba | angezuxuba | engezuxuba |
| class 7 | sizoxuba | esizoxuba | sizoxuba | asizuxuba | esingezuxuba | singezuxuba |
| class 8 | zizoxuba | ezizoxuba | zizoxuba | azizuxuba | ezingezuxuba | zingezuxuba |
| class 9 | izoxuba | ezoxuba | izoxuba | ayizuxuba | engezuxuba | ingezuxuba |
| class 10 | zizoxuba | ezizoxuba | zizoxuba | azizuxuba | ezingezuxuba | zingezuxuba |
| class 11 | luzoxuba | oluzoxuba | luzoxuba | aluzuxuba | olungezuxuba | lungezuxuba |
| class 14 | buzoxuba | obuzoxuba | buzoxuba | abuzuxuba | obungezuxuba | bungezuxuba |
| class 15 | kuzoxuba | okuzoxuba | kuzoxuba | akuzuxuba | okungezuxuba | kungezuxuba |
| class 17 | kuzoxuba | okuzoxuba | kuzoxuba | akuzuxuba | okungezuxuba | kungezuxuba |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyoxuba | engiyoxuba | ngiyoxuba | angiyuxuba | engingeyuxuba | ngingeyuxuba |
| 2nd singular | uyoxuba | oyoxuba | uyoxuba | awuyuxuba | ongeyuxuba | ungeyuxuba |
| 1st plural | siyoxuba | esiyoxuba | siyoxuba | asiyuxuba | esingeyuxuba | singeyuxuba |
| 2nd plural | niyoxuba | eniyoxuba | niyoxuba | aniyuxuba | eningeyuxuba | ningeyuxuba |
| class 1 | uyoxuba | oyoxuba | eyoxuba | akayuxuba | ongeyuxuba | engeyuxuba |
| class 2 | bayoxuba | abayoxuba | beyoxuba | abayuxuba | abangeyuxuba | bengeyuxuba |
| class 3 | uyoxuba | oyoxuba | uyoxuba | awuyuxuba | ongeyuxuba | ungeyuxuba |
| class 4 | iyoxuba | eyoxuba | iyoxuba | ayiyuxuba | engeyuxuba | ingeyuxuba |
| class 5 | liyoxuba | eliyoxuba | liyoxuba | aliyuxuba | elingeyuxuba | lingeyuxuba |
| class 6 | ayoxuba | ayoxuba | eyoxuba | awayuxuba | angeyuxuba | engeyuxuba |
| class 7 | siyoxuba | esiyoxuba | siyoxuba | asiyuxuba | esingeyuxuba | singeyuxuba |
| class 8 | ziyoxuba | eziyoxuba | ziyoxuba | aziyuxuba | ezingeyuxuba | zingeyuxuba |
| class 9 | iyoxuba | eyoxuba | iyoxuba | ayiyuxuba | engeyuxuba | ingeyuxuba |
| class 10 | ziyoxuba | eziyoxuba | ziyoxuba | aziyuxuba | ezingeyuxuba | zingeyuxuba |
| class 11 | luyoxuba | oluyoxuba | luyoxuba | aluyuxuba | olungeyuxuba | lungeyuxuba |
| class 14 | buyoxuba | obuyoxuba | buyoxuba | abuyuxuba | obungeyuxuba | bungeyuxuba |
| class 15 | kuyoxuba | okuyoxuba | kuyoxuba | akuyuxuba | okungeyuxuba | kungeyuxuba |
| class 17 | kuyoxuba | okuyoxuba | kuyoxuba | akuyuxuba | okungeyuxuba | kungeyuxuba |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngixube | ngingaxubi | ||||
| 2nd singular | uxube | ungaxubi | ||||
| 1st plural | sixube | singaxubi | ||||
| 2nd plural | nixube | ningaxubi | ||||
| class 1 | axube | angaxubi | ||||
| class 2 | baxube | bangaxubi | ||||
| class 3 | uxube | ungaxubi | ||||
| class 4 | ixube | ingaxubi | ||||
| class 5 | lixube | lingaxubi | ||||
| class 6 | axube | angaxubi | ||||
| class 7 | sixube | singaxubi | ||||
| class 8 | zixube | zingaxubi | ||||
| class 9 | ixube | ingaxubi | ||||
| class 10 | zixube | zingaxubi | ||||
| class 11 | luxube | lungaxubi | ||||
| class 14 | buxube | bungaxubi | ||||
| class 15 | kuxube | kungaxubi | ||||
| class 17 | kuxube | kungaxubi | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngaxuba | ngangaxuba, angaxuba, angangaxuba | ||||
| 2nd singular | waxuba | wangaxuba, awaxuba, awangaxuba | ||||
| 1st plural | saxuba | sangaxuba, asaxuba, asangaxuba | ||||
| 2nd plural | naxuba | nangaxuba, anaxuba, anangaxuba | ||||
| class 1 | waxuba | wangaxuba, akaxuba, akangaxuba | ||||
| class 2 | baxuba | bangaxuba, abaxuba, abangaxuba | ||||
| class 3 | waxuba | wangaxuba, awaxuba, awangaxuba | ||||
| class 4 | yaxuba | yangaxuba, ayaxuba, ayangaxuba | ||||
| class 5 | laxuba | langaxuba, alaxuba, alangaxuba | ||||
| class 6 | axuba | angaxuba, awaxuba, awangaxuba | ||||
| class 7 | saxuba | sangaxuba, asaxuba, asangaxuba | ||||
| class 8 | zaxuba | zangaxuba, azaxuba, azangaxuba | ||||
| class 9 | yaxuba | yangaxuba, ayaxuba, ayangaxuba | ||||
| class 10 | zaxuba | zangaxuba, azaxuba, azangaxuba | ||||
| class 11 | lwaxuba | lwangaxuba, alwaxuba, alwangaxuba | ||||
| class 14 | baxuba | bangaxuba, abaxuba, abangaxuba | ||||
| class 15 | kwaxuba | kwangaxuba, akwaxuba, akwangaxuba | ||||
| class 17 | kwaxuba | kwangaxuba, akwaxuba, akwangaxuba | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “xuɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “xuɓa (6.3)”