quba

Oromo

Noun

quba

  1. finger

Xhosa

Etymology

Cognate with Khoekhoe ǃkhū (“beat to death”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kǃuːɓa]

Verb

-quba

  1. (transitive) to strike

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ǃúːɓa/

Verb

-qúba

  1. (intransitive) to pass by and kick up dust
  2. (intransitive) to lie down in hiding, to sleep in the open

Inflection
Tone H
Infinitive ukuquba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuquba ukungaqubi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular quba -qube
Plural qubani -qubeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaquba, ngiquba engiqubayo, engiquba ngiquba angiqubi engingaqubi ngingaqubi
2nd singular uyaquba, uquba oqubayo, oquba uquba awuqubi ongaqubi ungaqubi
1st plural siyaquba, siquba esiqubayo, esiquba siquba asiqubi esingaqubi singaqubi
2nd plural niyaquba, niquba eniqubayo, eniquba niquba aniqubi eningaqubi ningaqubi
Class 1 uyaquba, uquba oqubayo, oquba equba akaqubi ongaqubi engaqubi
Class 2 bayaquba, baquba abaqubayo, abaquba bequba abaqubi abangaqubi bengaqubi
Class 3 uyaquba, uquba oqubayo, oquba uquba awuqubi ongaqubi ungaqubi
Class 4 iyaquba, iquba equbayo, equba iquba ayiqubi engaqubi ingaqubi
Class 5 liyaquba, liquba eliqubayo, eliquba liquba aliqubi elingaqubi lingaqubi
Class 6 ayaquba, aquba aqubayo, aquba equba awaqubi angaqubi engaqubi
Class 7 siyaquba, siquba esiqubayo, esiquba siquba asiqubi esingaqubi singaqubi
Class 8 ziyaquba, ziquba eziqubayo, eziquba ziquba aziqubi ezingaqubi zingaqubi
Class 9 iyaquba, iquba equbayo, equba iquba ayiqubi engaqubi ingaqubi
Class 10 ziyaquba, ziquba eziqubayo, eziquba ziquba aziqubi ezingaqubi zingaqubi
Class 11 luyaquba, luquba oluqubayo, oluquba luquba aluqubi olungaqubi lungaqubi
Class 14 buyaquba, buquba obuqubayo, obuquba buquba abuqubi obungaqubi bungaqubi
Class 15 kuyaquba, kuquba okuqubayo, okuquba kuquba akuqubi okungaqubi kungaqubi
Class 17 kuyaquba, kuquba okuqubayo, okuquba kuquba akuqubi okungaqubi kungaqubi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiqubile, ngiqubē engiqubile, engiqubē ngiqubile, ngiqubē angiqubanga engingaqubanga ngingaqubanga
2nd singular uqubile, uqubē oqubile, oqubē uqubile, uqubē awuqubanga ongaqubanga ungaqubanga
1st plural siqubile, siqubē esiqubile, esiqubē siqubile, siqubē asiqubanga esingaqubanga singaqubanga
2nd plural niqubile, niqubē eniqubile, eniqubē niqubile, niqubē aniqubanga eningaqubanga ningaqubanga
Class 1 uqubile, uqubē oqubile, oqubē equbile, equbē akaqubanga ongaqubanga engaqubanga
Class 2 baqubile, baqubē abaqubile, abaqubē bequbile, bequbē abaqubanga abangaqubanga bengaqubanga
Class 3 uqubile, uqubē oqubile, oqubē uqubile, uqubē awuqubanga ongaqubanga ungaqubanga
Class 4 iqubile, iqubē equbile, equbē iqubile, iqubē ayiqubanga engaqubanga ingaqubanga
Class 5 liqubile, liqubē eliqubile, eliqubē liqubile, liqubē aliqubanga elingaqubanga lingaqubanga
Class 6 aqubile, aqubē aqubile, aqubē equbile, equbē awaqubanga angaqubanga engaqubanga
Class 7 siqubile, siqubē esiqubile, esiqubē siqubile, siqubē asiqubanga esingaqubanga singaqubanga
Class 8 ziqubile, ziqubē eziqubile, eziqubē ziqubile, ziqubē aziqubanga ezingaqubanga zingaqubanga
Class 9 iqubile, iqubē equbile, equbē iqubile, iqubē ayiqubanga engaqubanga ingaqubanga
Class 10 ziqubile, ziqubē eziqubile, eziqubē ziqubile, ziqubē aziqubanga ezingaqubanga zingaqubanga
Class 11 luqubile, luqubē oluqubile, oluqubē luqubile, luqubē aluqubanga olungaqubanga lungaqubanga
Class 14 buqubile, buqubē obuqubile, obuqubē buqubile, buqubē abuqubanga obungaqubanga bungaqubanga
Class 15 kuqubile, kuqubē okuqubile, okuqubē kuqubile, kuqubē akuqubanga okungaqubanga kungaqubanga
Class 17 kuqubile, kuqubē okuqubile, okuqubē kuqubile, kuqubē akuqubanga okungaqubanga kungaqubanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāquba engāquba ngāquba angiqubanga engingaqubanga ngingaqubanga
2nd singular wāquba owāquba wāquba awuqubanga ongaqubanga ungaqubanga
1st plural sāquba esāquba sāquba asiqubanga esingaqubanga singaqubanga
2nd plural nāquba enāquba nāquba aniqubanga eningaqubanga ningaqubanga
Class 1 wāquba owāquba āquba akaqubanga ongaqubanga engaqubanga
Class 2 bāquba abāquba bāquba abaqubanga abangaqubanga bengaqubanga
Class 3 wāquba owāquba wāquba awuqubanga ongaqubanga ungaqubanga
Class 4 yāquba eyāquba yāquba ayiqubanga engaqubanga ingaqubanga
Class 5 lāquba elāquba lāquba aliqubanga elingaqubanga lingaqubanga
Class 6 āquba āquba āquba awaqubanga angaqubanga engaqubanga
Class 7 sāquba esāquba sāquba asiqubanga esingaqubanga singaqubanga
Class 8 zāquba ezāquba zāquba aziqubanga ezingaqubanga zingaqubanga
Class 9 yāquba eyāquba yāquba ayiqubanga engaqubanga ingaqubanga
Class 10 zāquba ezāquba zāquba aziqubanga ezingaqubanga zingaqubanga
Class 11 lwāquba olwāquba lwāquba aluqubanga olungaqubanga lungaqubanga
Class 14 bāquba obāquba bāquba abuqubanga obungaqubanga bungaqubanga
Class 15 kwāquba okwāquba kwāquba akuqubanga okungaqubanga kungaqubanga
Class 17 kwāquba okwāquba kwāquba akuqubanga okungaqubanga kungaqubanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaquba — ngingaquba ngingeqube — ngingeqube
2nd singular ungaquba — ungaquba ungeqube — ungeqube
1st plural singaquba — singaquba singeqube — singeqube
2nd plural ningaquba — ningaquba ningeqube — ningeqube
Class 1 angaquba — engaquba angeqube — engeqube
Class 2 bangaquba — bengaquba bangeqube — bengeqube
Class 3 ungaquba — ungaquba ungeqube — ungeqube
Class 4 ingaquba — ingaquba ingeqube — ingeqube
Class 5 lingaquba — lingaquba lingeqube — lingeqube
Class 6 angaquba — engaquba angeqube — engeqube
Class 7 singaquba — singaquba singeqube — singeqube
Class 8 zingaquba — zingaquba zingeqube — zingeqube
Class 9 ingaquba — ingaquba ingeqube — ingeqube
Class 10 zingaquba — zingaquba zingeqube — zingeqube
Class 11 lungaquba — lungaquba lungeqube — lungeqube
Class 14 bungaquba — bungaquba bungeqube — bungeqube
Class 15 kungaquba — kungaquba kungeqube — kungeqube
Class 17 kungaquba — kungaquba kungeqube — kungeqube
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizoquba engizoquba ngizoquba angizuquba engingezuquba ngingezuquba
2nd singular uzoquba ozoquba uzoquba awuzuquba ongezuquba ungezuquba
1st plural sizoquba esizoquba sizoquba asizuquba esingezuquba singezuquba
2nd plural nizoquba enizoquba nizoquba anizuquba eningezuquba ningezuquba
Class 1 uzoquba ozoquba ezoquba akazuquba ongezuquba engezuquba
Class 2 bazoquba abazoquba bezoquba abazuquba abangezuquba bengezuquba
Class 3 uzoquba ozoquba uzoquba awuzuquba ongezuquba ungezuquba
Class 4 izoquba ezoquba izoquba ayizuquba engezuquba ingezuquba
Class 5 lizoquba elizoquba lizoquba alizuquba elingezuquba lingezuquba
Class 6 azoquba azoquba ezoquba awazuquba angezuquba engezuquba
Class 7 sizoquba esizoquba sizoquba asizuquba esingezuquba singezuquba
Class 8 zizoquba ezizoquba zizoquba azizuquba ezingezuquba zingezuquba
Class 9 izoquba ezoquba izoquba ayizuquba engezuquba ingezuquba
Class 10 zizoquba ezizoquba zizoquba azizuquba ezingezuquba zingezuquba
Class 11 luzoquba oluzoquba luzoquba aluzuquba olungezuquba lungezuquba
Class 14 buzoquba obuzoquba buzoquba abuzuquba obungezuquba bungezuquba
Class 15 kuzoquba okuzoquba kuzoquba akuzuquba okungezuquba kungezuquba
Class 17 kuzoquba okuzoquba kuzoquba akuzuquba okungezuquba kungezuquba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyoquba engiyoquba ngiyoquba angiyuquba engingeyuquba ngingeyuquba
2nd singular uyoquba oyoquba uyoquba awuyuquba ongeyuquba ungeyuquba
1st plural siyoquba esiyoquba siyoquba asiyuquba esingeyuquba singeyuquba
2nd plural niyoquba eniyoquba niyoquba aniyuquba eningeyuquba ningeyuquba
Class 1 uyoquba oyoquba eyoquba akayuquba ongeyuquba engeyuquba
Class 2 bayoquba abayoquba beyoquba abayuquba abangeyuquba bengeyuquba
Class 3 uyoquba oyoquba uyoquba awuyuquba ongeyuquba ungeyuquba
Class 4 iyoquba eyoquba iyoquba ayiyuquba engeyuquba ingeyuquba
Class 5 liyoquba eliyoquba liyoquba aliyuquba elingeyuquba lingeyuquba
Class 6 ayoquba ayoquba eyoquba awayuquba angeyuquba engeyuquba
Class 7 siyoquba esiyoquba siyoquba asiyuquba esingeyuquba singeyuquba
Class 8 ziyoquba eziyoquba ziyoquba aziyuquba ezingeyuquba zingeyuquba
Class 9 iyoquba eyoquba iyoquba ayiyuquba engeyuquba ingeyuquba
Class 10 ziyoquba eziyoquba ziyoquba aziyuquba ezingeyuquba zingeyuquba
Class 11 luyoquba oluyoquba luyoquba aluyuquba olungeyuquba lungeyuquba
Class 14 buyoquba obuyoquba buyoquba abuyuquba obungeyuquba bungeyuquba
Class 15 kuyoquba okuyoquba kuyoquba akuyuquba okungeyuquba kungeyuquba
Class 17 kuyoquba okuyoquba kuyoquba akuyuquba okungeyuquba kungeyuquba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngiqube ngingaqubi
2nd singular uqube ungaqubi
1st plural siqube singaqubi
2nd plural niqube ningaqubi
Class 1 aqube angaqubi
Class 2 baqube bangaqubi
Class 3 uqube ungaqubi
Class 4 iqube ingaqubi
Class 5 liqube lingaqubi
Class 6 aqube angaqubi
Class 7 siqube singaqubi
Class 8 ziqube zingaqubi
Class 9 iqube ingaqubi
Class 10 ziqube zingaqubi
Class 11 luqube lungaqubi
Class 14 buqube bungaqubi
Class 15 kuqube kungaqubi
Class 17 kuqube kungaqubi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaquba ngangaquba, angaquba, angangaquba
2nd singular waquba wangaquba, awaquba, awangaquba
1st plural saquba sangaquba, asaquba, asangaquba
2nd plural naquba nangaquba, anaquba, anangaquba
Class 1 waquba wangaquba, akaquba, akangaquba
Class 2 baquba bangaquba, abaquba, abangaquba
Class 3 waquba wangaquba, awaquba, awangaquba
Class 4 yaquba yangaquba, ayaquba, ayangaquba
Class 5 laquba langaquba, alaquba, alangaquba
Class 6 aquba angaquba, awaquba, awangaquba
Class 7 saquba sangaquba, asaquba, asangaquba
Class 8 zaquba zangaquba, azaquba, azangaquba
Class 9 yaquba yangaquba, ayaquba, ayangaquba
Class 10 zaquba zangaquba, azaquba, azangaquba
Class 11 lwaquba lwangaquba, alwaquba, alwangaquba
Class 14 baquba bangaquba, abaquba, abangaquba
Class 15 kwaquba kwangaquba, akwaquba, akwangaquba
Class 17 kwaquba kwangaquba, akwaquba, akwangaquba

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