# sombulula
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-sombulula$^?$
* (transitive) to solve

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From sombu +‎ -l +‎ -ul +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /sombuluːla/

### Verb

-sombulula
* (transitive) to unroll, loosen, unravel
* (transitive) to let out

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukusombulula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukusombulula | ukungasombululi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | sombulula | -sombulule |
| Plural | sombululani | -sombululeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | 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 | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | 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 | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | 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 | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | 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 | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | 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 | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | 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 | 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 | 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 |

#### Related terms

* -sombuluka

### References

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