# ebula
## Latin
### Noun

ebula
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of ebulum

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀bʊda, reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀ba (“to skin (fruit or animal)”).

### Verb

-ébula
* to peel

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Alternative forms

* -abula
* -obula

### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀bʊda, reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-jʊ̀ba (“to skin (fruit or animal)”).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /eɓuːla/

### Verb

-ebula
* (transitive) to peel, to remove bark
* (transitive) to flog

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwebula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwebula | ukungebuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yebula | -ebule |
| Plural | yebulani | -ebuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyebula, ngebula | engebulayo, engebula | ngebula | angebuli | engingebuli | ngingebuli |
| 2nd singular | uyebula, webula | owebulayo, owebula | webula | awebuli | ongebuli | ungebuli |
| 1st plural | siyebula, sebula | esebulayo, esebula | sebula | asebuli | esingebuli | singebuli |
| 2nd plural | niyebula, nebula | enebulayo, enebula | nebula | anebuli | eningebuli | ningebuli |
| Class 1 | uyebula, webula | owebulayo, owebula | ebula | akebuli | ongebuli | engebuli |
| Class 2 | bayebula, bebula | abebulayo, abebula | bebula | abebuli | abangebuli | bengebuli |
| Class 3 | uyebula, webula | owebulayo, owebula | webula | awebuli | ongebuli | ungebuli |
| Class 4 | iyebula, yebula | eyebulayo, eyebula | yebula | ayebuli | engebuli | ingebuli |
| Class 5 | liyebula, lebula | elebulayo, elebula | lebula | alebuli | elingebuli | lingebuli |
| Class 6 | ayebula, ebula | ebulayo, ebula | ebula | awebuli | angebuli | engebuli |
| Class 7 | siyebula, sebula | esebulayo, esebula | sebula | asebuli | esingebuli | singebuli |
| Class 8 | ziyebula, zebula | ezebulayo, ezebula | zebula | azebuli | ezingebuli | zingebuli |
| Class 9 | iyebula, yebula | eyebulayo, eyebula | yebula | ayebuli | engebuli | ingebuli |
| Class 10 | ziyebula, zebula | ezebulayo, ezebula | zebula | azebuli | ezingebuli | zingebuli |
| Class 11 | luyebula, lwebula | olwebulayo, olwebula | lwebula | alwebuli | olungebuli | lungebuli |
| Class 14 | buyebula, bebula | obebulayo, obebula | bebula | abebuli | obungebuli | bungebuli |
| Class 15 | kuyebula, kwebula | okwebulayo, okwebula | kwebula | akwebuli | okungebuli | kungebuli |
| Class 17 | kuyebula, kwebula | okwebulayo, okwebula | kwebula | akwebuli | okungebuli | kungebuli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngebulile, ngebulē | engebulile, engebulē | ngebulile, ngebulē | angebulanga | engingebulanga | ngingebulanga |
| 2nd singular | webulile, webulē | owebulile, owebulē | webulile, webulē | awebulanga | ongebulanga | ungebulanga |
| 1st plural | sebulile, sebulē | esebulile, esebulē | sebulile, sebulē | asebulanga | esingebulanga | singebulanga |
| 2nd plural | nebulile, nebulē | enebulile, enebulē | nebulile, nebulē | anebulanga | eningebulanga | ningebulanga |
| Class 1 | webulile, webulē | owebulile, owebulē | ebulile, ebulē | akebulanga | ongebulanga | engebulanga |
| Class 2 | bebulile, bebulē | abebulile, abebulē | bebulile, bebulē | abebulanga | abangebulanga | bengebulanga |
| Class 3 | webulile, webulē | owebulile, owebulē | webulile, webulē | awebulanga | ongebulanga | ungebulanga |
| Class 4 | yebulile, yebulē | eyebulile, eyebulē | yebulile, yebulē | ayebulanga | engebulanga | ingebulanga |
| Class 5 | lebulile, lebulē | elebulile, elebulē | lebulile, lebulē | alebulanga | elingebulanga | lingebulanga |
| Class 6 | ebulile, ebulē | ebulile, ebulē | ebulile, ebulē | awebulanga | angebulanga | engebulanga |
| Class 7 | sebulile, sebulē | esebulile, esebulē | sebulile, sebulē | asebulanga | esingebulanga | singebulanga |
| Class 8 | zebulile, zebulē | ezebulile, ezebulē | zebulile, zebulē | azebulanga | ezingebulanga | zingebulanga |
| Class 9 | yebulile, yebulē | eyebulile, eyebulē | yebulile, yebulē | ayebulanga | engebulanga | ingebulanga |
| Class 10 | zebulile, zebulē | ezebulile, ezebulē | zebulile, zebulē | azebulanga | ezingebulanga | zingebulanga |
| Class 11 | lwebulile, lwebulē | olwebulile, olwebulē | lwebulile, lwebulē | alwebulanga | olungebulanga | lungebulanga |
| Class 14 | bebulile, bebulē | obebulile, obebulē | bebulile, bebulē | abebulanga | obungebulanga | bungebulanga |
| Class 15 | kwebulile, kwebulē | okwebulile, okwebulē | kwebulile, kwebulē | akwebulanga | okungebulanga | kungebulanga |
| Class 17 | kwebulile, kwebulē | okwebulile, okwebulē | kwebulile, kwebulē | akwebulanga | okungebulanga | kungebulanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngēbula | engēbula | ngēbula | angebulanga | engingebulanga | ngingebulanga |
| 2nd singular | wēbula | owēbula | wēbula | awebulanga | ongebulanga | ungebulanga |
| 1st plural | sēbula | esēbula | sēbula | asebulanga | esingebulanga | singebulanga |
| 2nd plural | nēbula | enēbula | nēbula | anebulanga | eningebulanga | ningebulanga |
| Class 1 | wēbula | owēbula | ēbula | akebulanga | ongebulanga | engebulanga |
| Class 2 | bēbula | abēbula | bēbula | abebulanga | abangebulanga | bengebulanga |
| Class 3 | wēbula | owēbula | wēbula | awebulanga | ongebulanga | ungebulanga |
| Class 4 | yēbula | eyēbula | yēbula | ayebulanga | engebulanga | ingebulanga |
| Class 5 | lēbula | elēbula | lēbula | alebulanga | elingebulanga | lingebulanga |
| Class 6 | ēbula | ēbula | ēbula | awebulanga | angebulanga | engebulanga |
| Class 7 | sēbula | esēbula | sēbula | asebulanga | esingebulanga | singebulanga |
| Class 8 | zēbula | ezēbula | zēbula | azebulanga | ezingebulanga | zingebulanga |
| Class 9 | yēbula | eyēbula | yēbula | ayebulanga | engebulanga | ingebulanga |
| Class 10 | zēbula | ezēbula | zēbula | azebulanga | ezingebulanga | zingebulanga |
| Class 11 | lwēbula | olwēbula | lwēbula | alwebulanga | olungebulanga | lungebulanga |
| Class 14 | bēbula | obēbula | bēbula | abebulanga | obungebulanga | bungebulanga |
| Class 15 | kwēbula | okwēbula | kwēbula | akwebulanga | okungebulanga | kungebulanga |
| Class 17 | kwēbula | okwēbula | kwēbula | akwebulanga | okungebulanga | kungebulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingebula | — | ngingebula | ngingebule | — | ngingebule |
| 2nd singular | ungebula | — | ungebula | ungebule | — | ungebule |
| 1st plural | singebula | — | singebula | singebule | — | singebule |
| 2nd plural | ningebula | — | ningebula | ningebule | — | ningebule |
| Class 1 | angebula | — | engebula | angebule | — | engebule |
| Class 2 | bangebula | — | bengebula | bangebule | — | bengebule |
| Class 3 | ungebula | — | ungebula | ungebule | — | ungebule |
| Class 4 | ingebula | — | ingebula | ingebule | — | ingebule |
| Class 5 | lingebula | — | lingebula | lingebule | — | lingebule |
| Class 6 | angebula | — | engebula | angebule | — | engebule |
| Class 7 | singebula | — | singebula | singebule | — | singebule |
| Class 8 | zingebula | — | zingebula | zingebule | — | zingebule |
| Class 9 | ingebula | — | ingebula | ingebule | — | ingebule |
| Class 10 | zingebula | — | zingebula | zingebule | — | zingebule |
| Class 11 | lungebula | — | lungebula | lungebule | — | lungebule |
| Class 14 | bungebula | — | bungebula | bungebule | — | bungebule |
| Class 15 | kungebula | — | kungebula | kungebule | — | kungebule |
| Class 17 | kungebula | — | kungebula | kungebule | — | kungebule |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokwebula | engizokwebula | ngizokwebula | angizukwebula | engingezukwebula | ngingezukwebula |
| 2nd singular | uzokwebula | ozokwebula | uzokwebula | awuzukwebula | ongezukwebula | ungezukwebula |
| 1st plural | sizokwebula | esizokwebula | sizokwebula | asizukwebula | esingezukwebula | singezukwebula |
| 2nd plural | nizokwebula | enizokwebula | nizokwebula | anizukwebula | eningezukwebula | ningezukwebula |
| Class 1 | uzokwebula | ozokwebula | ezokwebula | akazukwebula | ongezukwebula | engezukwebula |
| Class 2 | bazokwebula | abazokwebula | bezokwebula | abazukwebula | abangezukwebula | bengezukwebula |
| Class 3 | uzokwebula | ozokwebula | uzokwebula | awuzukwebula | ongezukwebula | ungezukwebula |
| Class 4 | izokwebula | ezokwebula | izokwebula | ayizukwebula | engezukwebula | ingezukwebula |
| Class 5 | lizokwebula | elizokwebula | lizokwebula | alizukwebula | elingezukwebula | lingezukwebula |
| Class 6 | azokwebula | azokwebula | ezokwebula | awazukwebula | angezukwebula | engezukwebula |
| Class 7 | sizokwebula | esizokwebula | sizokwebula | asizukwebula | esingezukwebula | singezukwebula |
| Class 8 | zizokwebula | ezizokwebula | zizokwebula | azizukwebula | ezingezukwebula | zingezukwebula |
| Class 9 | izokwebula | ezokwebula | izokwebula | ayizukwebula | engezukwebula | ingezukwebula |
| Class 10 | zizokwebula | ezizokwebula | zizokwebula | azizukwebula | ezingezukwebula | zingezukwebula |
| Class 11 | luzokwebula | oluzokwebula | luzokwebula | aluzukwebula | olungezukwebula | lungezukwebula |
| Class 14 | buzokwebula | obuzokwebula | buzokwebula | abuzukwebula | obungezukwebula | bungezukwebula |
| Class 15 | kuzokwebula | okuzokwebula | kuzokwebula | akuzukwebula | okungezukwebula | kungezukwebula |
| Class 17 | kuzokwebula | okuzokwebula | kuzokwebula | akuzukwebula | okungezukwebula | kungezukwebula |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokwebula | engiyokwebula | ngiyokwebula | angiyukwebula | engingeyukwebula | ngingeyukwebula |
| 2nd singular | uyokwebula | oyokwebula | uyokwebula | awuyukwebula | ongeyukwebula | ungeyukwebula |
| 1st plural | siyokwebula | esiyokwebula | siyokwebula | asiyukwebula | esingeyukwebula | singeyukwebula |
| 2nd plural | niyokwebula | eniyokwebula | niyokwebula | aniyukwebula | eningeyukwebula | ningeyukwebula |
| Class 1 | uyokwebula | oyokwebula | eyokwebula | akayukwebula | ongeyukwebula | engeyukwebula |
| Class 2 | bayokwebula | abayokwebula | beyokwebula | abayukwebula | abangeyukwebula | bengeyukwebula |
| Class 3 | uyokwebula | oyokwebula | uyokwebula | awuyukwebula | ongeyukwebula | ungeyukwebula |
| Class 4 | iyokwebula | eyokwebula | iyokwebula | ayiyukwebula | engeyukwebula | ingeyukwebula |
| Class 5 | liyokwebula | eliyokwebula | liyokwebula | aliyukwebula | elingeyukwebula | lingeyukwebula |
| Class 6 | ayokwebula | ayokwebula | eyokwebula | awayukwebula | angeyukwebula | engeyukwebula |
| Class 7 | siyokwebula | esiyokwebula | siyokwebula | asiyukwebula | esingeyukwebula | singeyukwebula |
| Class 8 | ziyokwebula | eziyokwebula | ziyokwebula | aziyukwebula | ezingeyukwebula | zingeyukwebula |
| Class 9 | iyokwebula | eyokwebula | iyokwebula | ayiyukwebula | engeyukwebula | ingeyukwebula |
| Class 10 | ziyokwebula | eziyokwebula | ziyokwebula | aziyukwebula | ezingeyukwebula | zingeyukwebula |
| Class 11 | luyokwebula | oluyokwebula | luyokwebula | aluyukwebula | olungeyukwebula | lungeyukwebula |
| Class 14 | buyokwebula | obuyokwebula | buyokwebula | abuyukwebula | obungeyukwebula | bungeyukwebula |
| Class 15 | kuyokwebula | okuyokwebula | kuyokwebula | akuyukwebula | okungeyukwebula | kungeyukwebula |
| Class 17 | kuyokwebula | okuyokwebula | kuyokwebula | akuyukwebula | okungeyukwebula | kungeyukwebula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngebule | ngingebuli |
| 2nd singular | webule | ungebuli |
| 1st plural | sebule | singebuli |
| 2nd plural | nebule | ningebuli |
| Class 1 | ebule | angebuli |
| Class 2 | bebule | bangebuli |
| Class 3 | webule | ungebuli |
| Class 4 | yebule | ingebuli |
| Class 5 | lebule | lingebuli |
| Class 6 | ebule | angebuli |
| Class 7 | sebule | singebuli |
| Class 8 | zebule | zingebuli |
| Class 9 | yebule | ingebuli |
| Class 10 | zebule | zingebuli |
| Class 11 | lwebule | lungebuli |
| Class 14 | bebule | bungebuli |
| Class 15 | kwebule | kungebuli |
| Class 17 | kwebule | kungebuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngebula | ngangebula, angebula, angangebula |
| 2nd singular | webula | wangebula, awebula, awangebula |
| 1st plural | sebula | sangebula, asebula, asangebula |
| 2nd plural | nebula | nangebula, anebula, anangebula |
| Class 1 | webula | wangebula, akebula, akangebula |
| Class 2 | bebula | bangebula, abebula, abangebula |
| Class 3 | webula | wangebula, awebula, awangebula |
| Class 4 | yebula | yangebula, ayebula, ayangebula |
| Class 5 | lebula | langebula, alebula, alangebula |
| Class 6 | ebula | angebula, awebula, awangebula |
| Class 7 | sebula | sangebula, asebula, asangebula |
| Class 8 | zebula | zangebula, azebula, azangebula |
| Class 9 | yebula | yangebula, ayebula, ayangebula |
| Class 10 | zebula | zangebula, azebula, azangebula |
| Class 11 | lwebula | lwangebula, alwebula, alwangebula |
| Class 14 | bebula | bangebula, abebula, abangebula |
| Class 15 | kwebula | kwangebula, akwebula, akwangebula |
| Class 17 | kwebula | kwangebula, akwebula, akwangebula |

#### Related terms

* -ebuza
* -abuza
* -obuza
* -ebuka
* -abuka
* -obuka

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “eɓula”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “eɓula (3.2.9)”