sombulula

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-sombulula?

  1. (transitive) to solve

Inflection

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Zulu

Etymology

From sombu +‎ -l +‎ -ul +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sombuluːla/

Verb

-sombulula

  1. (transitive) to unroll, loosen, unravel
  2. (transitive) to let out

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukusombulula
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukusombulula ukungasombululi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular sombulula -sombulule
Plural sombululani -sombululeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyasombulula, ngisombulula engisombululayo, engisombulula ngisombulula angisombululi engingasombululi ngingasombululi
2nd singular uyasombulula, usombulula osombululayo, osombulula usombulula awusombululi ongasombululi ungasombululi
1st plural siyasombulula, sisombulula esisombululayo, esisombulula sisombulula asisombululi esingasombululi singasombululi
2nd plural niyasombulula, nisombulula enisombululayo, enisombulula nisombulula anisombululi eningasombululi ningasombululi
Class 1 uyasombulula, usombulula osombululayo, osombulula esombulula akasombululi ongasombululi engasombululi
Class 2 bayasombulula, basombulula abasombululayo, abasombulula besombulula abasombululi abangasombululi bengasombululi
Class 3 uyasombulula, usombulula osombululayo, osombulula usombulula awusombululi ongasombululi ungasombululi
Class 4 iyasombulula, isombulula esombululayo, esombulula isombulula ayisombululi engasombululi ingasombululi
Class 5 liyasombulula, lisombulula elisombululayo, elisombulula lisombulula alisombululi elingasombululi lingasombululi
Class 6 ayasombulula, asombulula asombululayo, asombulula esombulula awasombululi angasombululi engasombululi
Class 7 siyasombulula, sisombulula esisombululayo, esisombulula sisombulula asisombululi esingasombululi singasombululi
Class 8 ziyasombulula, zisombulula ezisombululayo, ezisombulula zisombulula azisombululi ezingasombululi zingasombululi
Class 9 iyasombulula, isombulula esombululayo, esombulula isombulula ayisombululi engasombululi ingasombululi
Class 10 ziyasombulula, zisombulula ezisombululayo, ezisombulula zisombulula azisombululi ezingasombululi zingasombululi
Class 11 luyasombulula, lusombulula olusombululayo, olusombulula lusombulula alusombululi olungasombululi lungasombululi
Class 14 buyasombulula, busombulula obusombululayo, obusombulula busombulula abusombululi obungasombululi bungasombululi
Class 15 kuyasombulula, kusombulula okusombululayo, okusombulula kusombulula akusombululi okungasombululi kungasombululi
Class 17 kuyasombulula, kusombulula okusombululayo, okusombulula kusombulula akusombululi okungasombululi kungasombululi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngisombululile, ngisombululē engisombululile, engisombululē ngisombululile, ngisombululē angisombululanga engingasombululanga ngingasombululanga
2nd singular usombululile, usombululē osombululile, osombululē usombululile, usombululē awusombululanga ongasombululanga ungasombululanga
1st plural sisombululile, sisombululē esisombululile, esisombululē sisombululile, sisombululē asisombululanga esingasombululanga singasombululanga
2nd plural nisombululile, nisombululē enisombululile, enisombululē nisombululile, nisombululē anisombululanga eningasombululanga ningasombululanga
Class 1 usombululile, usombululē osombululile, osombululē esombululile, esombululē akasombululanga ongasombululanga engasombululanga
Class 2 basombululile, basombululē abasombululile, abasombululē besombululile, besombululē abasombululanga abangasombululanga bengasombululanga
Class 3 usombululile, usombululē osombululile, osombululē usombululile, usombululē awusombululanga ongasombululanga ungasombululanga
Class 4 isombululile, isombululē esombululile, esombululē isombululile, isombululē ayisombululanga engasombululanga ingasombululanga
Class 5 lisombululile, lisombululē elisombululile, elisombululē lisombululile, lisombululē alisombululanga elingasombululanga lingasombululanga
Class 6 asombululile, asombululē asombululile, asombululē esombululile, esombululē awasombululanga angasombululanga engasombululanga
Class 7 sisombululile, sisombululē esisombululile, esisombululē sisombululile, sisombululē asisombululanga esingasombululanga singasombululanga
Class 8 zisombululile, zisombululē ezisombululile, ezisombululē zisombululile, zisombululē azisombululanga ezingasombululanga zingasombululanga
Class 9 isombululile, isombululē esombululile, esombululē isombululile, isombululē ayisombululanga engasombululanga ingasombululanga
Class 10 zisombululile, zisombululē ezisombululile, ezisombululē zisombululile, zisombululē azisombululanga ezingasombululanga zingasombululanga
Class 11 lusombululile, lusombululē olusombululile, olusombululē lusombululile, lusombululē alusombululanga olungasombululanga lungasombululanga
Class 14 busombululile, busombululē obusombululile, obusombululē busombululile, busombululē abusombululanga obungasombululanga bungasombululanga
Class 15 kusombululile, kusombululē okusombululile, okusombululē kusombululile, kusombululē akusombululanga okungasombululanga kungasombululanga
Class 17 kusombululile, kusombululē okusombululile, okusombululē kusombululile, kusombululē akusombululanga okungasombululanga kungasombululanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāsombulula engāsombulula ngāsombulula angisombululanga engingasombululanga ngingasombululanga
2nd singular wāsombulula owāsombulula wāsombulula awusombululanga ongasombululanga ungasombululanga
1st plural sāsombulula esāsombulula sāsombulula asisombululanga esingasombululanga singasombululanga
2nd plural nāsombulula enāsombulula nāsombulula anisombululanga eningasombululanga ningasombululanga
Class 1 wāsombulula owāsombulula āsombulula akasombululanga ongasombululanga engasombululanga
Class 2 bāsombulula abāsombulula bāsombulula abasombululanga abangasombululanga bengasombululanga
Class 3 wāsombulula owāsombulula wāsombulula awusombululanga ongasombululanga ungasombululanga
Class 4 yāsombulula eyāsombulula yāsombulula ayisombululanga engasombululanga ingasombululanga
Class 5 lāsombulula elāsombulula lāsombulula alisombululanga elingasombululanga lingasombululanga
Class 6 āsombulula āsombulula āsombulula awasombululanga angasombululanga engasombululanga
Class 7 sāsombulula esāsombulula sāsombulula asisombululanga esingasombululanga singasombululanga
Class 8 zāsombulula ezāsombulula zāsombulula azisombululanga ezingasombululanga zingasombululanga
Class 9 yāsombulula eyāsombulula yāsombulula ayisombululanga engasombululanga ingasombululanga
Class 10 zāsombulula ezāsombulula zāsombulula azisombululanga ezingasombululanga zingasombululanga
Class 11 lwāsombulula olwāsombulula lwāsombulula alusombululanga olungasombululanga lungasombululanga
Class 14 bāsombulula obāsombulula bāsombulula abusombululanga obungasombululanga bungasombululanga
Class 15 kwāsombulula okwāsombulula kwāsombulula akusombululanga okungasombululanga kungasombululanga
Class 17 kwāsombulula okwāsombulula kwāsombulula akusombululanga okungasombululanga kungasombululanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingasombulula — ngingasombulula ngingesombulule — ngingesombulule
2nd singular ungasombulula — ungasombulula ungesombulule — ungesombulule
1st plural singasombulula — singasombulula singesombulule — singesombulule
2nd plural ningasombulula — ningasombulula ningesombulule — ningesombulule
Class 1 angasombulula — engasombulula angesombulule — engesombulule
Class 2 bangasombulula — bengasombulula bangesombulule — bengesombulule
Class 3 ungasombulula — ungasombulula ungesombulule — ungesombulule
Class 4 ingasombulula — ingasombulula ingesombulule — ingesombulule
Class 5 lingasombulula — lingasombulula lingesombulule — lingesombulule
Class 6 angasombulula — engasombulula angesombulule — engesombulule
Class 7 singasombulula — singasombulula singesombulule — singesombulule
Class 8 zingasombulula — zingasombulula zingesombulule — zingesombulule
Class 9 ingasombulula — ingasombulula ingesombulule — ingesombulule
Class 10 zingasombulula — zingasombulula zingesombulule — zingesombulule
Class 11 lungasombulula — lungasombulula lungesombulule — lungesombulule
Class 14 bungasombulula — bungasombulula bungesombulule — bungesombulule
Class 15 kungasombulula — kungasombulula kungesombulule — kungesombulule
Class 17 kungasombulula — kungasombulula kungesombulule — kungesombulule
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizosombulula engizosombulula ngizosombulula angizusombulula engingezusombulula ngingezusombulula
2nd singular uzosombulula ozosombulula uzosombulula awuzusombulula ongezusombulula ungezusombulula
1st plural sizosombulula esizosombulula sizosombulula asizusombulula esingezusombulula singezusombulula
2nd plural nizosombulula enizosombulula nizosombulula anizusombulula eningezusombulula ningezusombulula
Class 1 uzosombulula ozosombulula ezosombulula akazusombulula ongezusombulula engezusombulula
Class 2 bazosombulula abazosombulula bezosombulula abazusombulula abangezusombulula bengezusombulula
Class 3 uzosombulula ozosombulula uzosombulula awuzusombulula ongezusombulula ungezusombulula
Class 4 izosombulula ezosombulula izosombulula ayizusombulula engezusombulula ingezusombulula
Class 5 lizosombulula elizosombulula lizosombulula alizusombulula elingezusombulula lingezusombulula
Class 6 azosombulula azosombulula ezosombulula awazusombulula angezusombulula engezusombulula
Class 7 sizosombulula esizosombulula sizosombulula asizusombulula esingezusombulula singezusombulula
Class 8 zizosombulula ezizosombulula zizosombulula azizusombulula ezingezusombulula zingezusombulula
Class 9 izosombulula ezosombulula izosombulula ayizusombulula engezusombulula ingezusombulula
Class 10 zizosombulula ezizosombulula zizosombulula azizusombulula ezingezusombulula zingezusombulula
Class 11 luzosombulula oluzosombulula luzosombulula aluzusombulula olungezusombulula lungezusombulula
Class 14 buzosombulula obuzosombulula buzosombulula abuzusombulula obungezusombulula bungezusombulula
Class 15 kuzosombulula okuzosombulula kuzosombulula akuzusombulula okungezusombulula kungezusombulula
Class 17 kuzosombulula okuzosombulula kuzosombulula akuzusombulula okungezusombulula kungezusombulula
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyosombulula engiyosombulula ngiyosombulula angiyusombulula engingeyusombulula ngingeyusombulula
2nd singular uyosombulula oyosombulula uyosombulula awuyusombulula ongeyusombulula ungeyusombulula
1st plural siyosombulula esiyosombulula siyosombulula asiyusombulula esingeyusombulula singeyusombulula
2nd plural niyosombulula eniyosombulula niyosombulula aniyusombulula eningeyusombulula ningeyusombulula
Class 1 uyosombulula oyosombulula eyosombulula akayusombulula ongeyusombulula engeyusombulula
Class 2 bayosombulula abayosombulula beyosombulula abayusombulula abangeyusombulula bengeyusombulula
Class 3 uyosombulula oyosombulula uyosombulula awuyusombulula ongeyusombulula ungeyusombulula
Class 4 iyosombulula eyosombulula iyosombulula ayiyusombulula engeyusombulula ingeyusombulula
Class 5 liyosombulula eliyosombulula liyosombulula aliyusombulula elingeyusombulula lingeyusombulula
Class 6 ayosombulula ayosombulula eyosombulula awayusombulula angeyusombulula engeyusombulula
Class 7 siyosombulula esiyosombulula siyosombulula asiyusombulula esingeyusombulula singeyusombulula
Class 8 ziyosombulula eziyosombulula ziyosombulula aziyusombulula ezingeyusombulula zingeyusombulula
Class 9 iyosombulula eyosombulula iyosombulula ayiyusombulula engeyusombulula ingeyusombulula
Class 10 ziyosombulula eziyosombulula ziyosombulula aziyusombulula ezingeyusombulula zingeyusombulula
Class 11 luyosombulula oluyosombulula luyosombulula aluyusombulula olungeyusombulula lungeyusombulula
Class 14 buyosombulula obuyosombulula buyosombulula abuyusombulula obungeyusombulula bungeyusombulula
Class 15 kuyosombulula okuyosombulula kuyosombulula akuyusombulula okungeyusombulula kungeyusombulula
Class 17 kuyosombulula okuyosombulula kuyosombulula akuyusombulula okungeyusombulula kungeyusombulula
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngisombulule ngingasombululi
2nd singular usombulule ungasombululi
1st plural sisombulule singasombululi
2nd plural nisombulule ningasombululi
Class 1 asombulule angasombululi
Class 2 basombulule bangasombululi
Class 3 usombulule ungasombululi
Class 4 isombulule ingasombululi
Class 5 lisombulule lingasombululi
Class 6 asombulule angasombululi
Class 7 sisombulule singasombululi
Class 8 zisombulule zingasombululi
Class 9 isombulule ingasombululi
Class 10 zisombulule zingasombululi
Class 11 lusombulule lungasombululi
Class 14 busombulule bungasombululi
Class 15 kusombulule kungasombululi
Class 17 kusombulule kungasombululi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngasombulula ngangasombulula, angasombulula, angangasombulula
2nd singular wasombulula wangasombulula, awasombulula, awangasombulula
1st plural sasombulula sangasombulula, asasombulula, asangasombulula
2nd plural nasombulula nangasombulula, anasombulula, anangasombulula
Class 1 wasombulula wangasombulula, akasombulula, akangasombulula
Class 2 basombulula bangasombulula, abasombulula, abangasombulula
Class 3 wasombulula wangasombulula, awasombulula, awangasombulula
Class 4 yasombulula yangasombulula, ayasombulula, ayangasombulula
Class 5 lasombulula langasombulula, alasombulula, alangasombulula
Class 6 asombulula angasombulula, awasombulula, awangasombulula
Class 7 sasombulula sangasombulula, asasombulula, asangasombulula
Class 8 zasombulula zangasombulula, azasombulula, azangasombulula
Class 9 yasombulula yangasombulula, ayasombulula, ayangasombulula
Class 10 zasombulula zangasombulula, azasombulula, azangasombulula
Class 11 lwasombulula lwangasombulula, alwasombulula, alwangasombulula
Class 14 basombulula bangasombulula, abasombulula, abangasombulula
Class 15 kwasombulula kwangasombulula, akwasombulula, akwangasombulula
Class 17 kwasombulula kwangasombulula, akwasombulula, akwangasombulula

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sombulula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sombulula (3.3.2.9)”

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