# sombuluka
## Zulu
### Etymology

From sombu +‎ -l +‎ -uk +‎ -a.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /sombuluːɠa/

### Verb

-sombuluka
* (intransitive) to unroll, unravel
* (intransitive) to gain wisdom, become intelligent

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukusombuluka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukusombuluka | ukungasombuluki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | sombuluka | -sombuluke |
| Plural | sombulukani | -sombulukeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyasombuluka, ngisombuluka | engisombulukayo, engisombuluka | ngisombuluka | angisombuluki | engingasombuluki | ngingasombuluki |
| 2nd singular | uyasombuluka, usombuluka | osombulukayo, osombuluka | usombuluka | awusombuluki | ongasombuluki | ungasombuluki |
| 1st plural | siyasombuluka, sisombuluka | esisombulukayo, esisombuluka | sisombuluka | asisombuluki | esingasombuluki | singasombuluki |
| 2nd plural | niyasombuluka, nisombuluka | enisombulukayo, enisombuluka | nisombuluka | anisombuluki | eningasombuluki | ningasombuluki |
| Class 1 | uyasombuluka, usombuluka | osombulukayo, osombuluka | esombuluka | akasombuluki | ongasombuluki | engasombuluki |
| Class 2 | bayasombuluka, basombuluka | abasombulukayo, abasombuluka | besombuluka | abasombuluki | abangasombuluki | bengasombuluki |
| Class 3 | uyasombuluka, usombuluka | osombulukayo, osombuluka | usombuluka | awusombuluki | ongasombuluki | ungasombuluki |
| Class 4 | iyasombuluka, isombuluka | esombulukayo, esombuluka | isombuluka | ayisombuluki | engasombuluki | ingasombuluki |
| Class 5 | liyasombuluka, lisombuluka | elisombulukayo, elisombuluka | lisombuluka | alisombuluki | elingasombuluki | lingasombuluki |
| Class 6 | ayasombuluka, asombuluka | asombulukayo, asombuluka | esombuluka | awasombuluki | angasombuluki | engasombuluki |
| Class 7 | siyasombuluka, sisombuluka | esisombulukayo, esisombuluka | sisombuluka | asisombuluki | esingasombuluki | singasombuluki |
| Class 8 | ziyasombuluka, zisombuluka | ezisombulukayo, ezisombuluka | zisombuluka | azisombuluki | ezingasombuluki | zingasombuluki |
| Class 9 | iyasombuluka, isombuluka | esombulukayo, esombuluka | isombuluka | ayisombuluki | engasombuluki | ingasombuluki |
| Class 10 | ziyasombuluka, zisombuluka | ezisombulukayo, ezisombuluka | zisombuluka | azisombuluki | ezingasombuluki | zingasombuluki |
| Class 11 | luyasombuluka, lusombuluka | olusombulukayo, olusombuluka | lusombuluka | alusombuluki | olungasombuluki | lungasombuluki |
| Class 14 | buyasombuluka, busombuluka | obusombulukayo, obusombuluka | busombuluka | abusombuluki | obungasombuluki | bungasombuluki |
| Class 15 | kuyasombuluka, kusombuluka | okusombulukayo, okusombuluka | kusombuluka | akusombuluki | okungasombuluki | kungasombuluki |
| Class 17 | kuyasombuluka, kusombuluka | okusombulukayo, okusombuluka | kusombuluka | akusombuluki | okungasombuluki | kungasombuluki |
| | 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 | ngisombulukile, ngisombulukē | engisombulukile, engisombulukē | ngisombulukile, ngisombulukē | angisombulukanga | engingasombulukanga | ngingasombulukanga |
| 2nd singular | usombulukile, usombulukē | osombulukile, osombulukē | usombulukile, usombulukē | awusombulukanga | ongasombulukanga | ungasombulukanga |
| 1st plural | sisombulukile, sisombulukē | esisombulukile, esisombulukē | sisombulukile, sisombulukē | asisombulukanga | esingasombulukanga | singasombulukanga |
| 2nd plural | nisombulukile, nisombulukē | enisombulukile, enisombulukē | nisombulukile, nisombulukē | anisombulukanga | eningasombulukanga | ningasombulukanga |
| Class 1 | usombulukile, usombulukē | osombulukile, osombulukē | esombulukile, esombulukē | akasombulukanga | ongasombulukanga | engasombulukanga |
| Class 2 | basombulukile, basombulukē | abasombulukile, abasombulukē | besombulukile, besombulukē | abasombulukanga | abangasombulukanga | bengasombulukanga |
| Class 3 | usombulukile, usombulukē | osombulukile, osombulukē | usombulukile, usombulukē | awusombulukanga | ongasombulukanga | ungasombulukanga |
| Class 4 | isombulukile, isombulukē | esombulukile, esombulukē | isombulukile, isombulukē | ayisombulukanga | engasombulukanga | ingasombulukanga |
| Class 5 | lisombulukile, lisombulukē | elisombulukile, elisombulukē | lisombulukile, lisombulukē | alisombulukanga | elingasombulukanga | lingasombulukanga |
| Class 6 | asombulukile, asombulukē | asombulukile, asombulukē | esombulukile, esombulukē | awasombulukanga | angasombulukanga | engasombulukanga |
| Class 7 | sisombulukile, sisombulukē | esisombulukile, esisombulukē | sisombulukile, sisombulukē | asisombulukanga | esingasombulukanga | singasombulukanga |
| Class 8 | zisombulukile, zisombulukē | ezisombulukile, ezisombulukē | zisombulukile, zisombulukē | azisombulukanga | ezingasombulukanga | zingasombulukanga |
| Class 9 | isombulukile, isombulukē | esombulukile, esombulukē | isombulukile, isombulukē | ayisombulukanga | engasombulukanga | ingasombulukanga |
| Class 10 | zisombulukile, zisombulukē | ezisombulukile, ezisombulukē | zisombulukile, zisombulukē | azisombulukanga | ezingasombulukanga | zingasombulukanga |
| Class 11 | lusombulukile, lusombulukē | olusombulukile, olusombulukē | lusombulukile, lusombulukē | alusombulukanga | olungasombulukanga | lungasombulukanga |
| Class 14 | busombulukile, busombulukē | obusombulukile, obusombulukē | busombulukile, busombulukē | abusombulukanga | obungasombulukanga | bungasombulukanga |
| Class 15 | kusombulukile, kusombulukē | okusombulukile, okusombulukē | kusombulukile, kusombulukē | akusombulukanga | okungasombulukanga | kungasombulukanga |
| Class 17 | kusombulukile, kusombulukē | okusombulukile, okusombulukē | kusombulukile, kusombulukē | akusombulukanga | okungasombulukanga | kungasombulukanga |
| | 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 | ngāsombuluka | engāsombuluka | ngāsombuluka | angisombulukanga | engingasombulukanga | ngingasombulukanga |
| 2nd singular | wāsombuluka | owāsombuluka | wāsombuluka | awusombulukanga | ongasombulukanga | ungasombulukanga |
| 1st plural | sāsombuluka | esāsombuluka | sāsombuluka | asisombulukanga | esingasombulukanga | singasombulukanga |
| 2nd plural | nāsombuluka | enāsombuluka | nāsombuluka | anisombulukanga | eningasombulukanga | ningasombulukanga |
| Class 1 | wāsombuluka | owāsombuluka | āsombuluka | akasombulukanga | ongasombulukanga | engasombulukanga |
| Class 2 | bāsombuluka | abāsombuluka | bāsombuluka | abasombulukanga | abangasombulukanga | bengasombulukanga |
| Class 3 | wāsombuluka | owāsombuluka | wāsombuluka | awusombulukanga | ongasombulukanga | ungasombulukanga |
| Class 4 | yāsombuluka | eyāsombuluka | yāsombuluka | ayisombulukanga | engasombulukanga | ingasombulukanga |
| Class 5 | lāsombuluka | elāsombuluka | lāsombuluka | alisombulukanga | elingasombulukanga | lingasombulukanga |
| Class 6 | āsombuluka | āsombuluka | āsombuluka | awasombulukanga | angasombulukanga | engasombulukanga |
| Class 7 | sāsombuluka | esāsombuluka | sāsombuluka | asisombulukanga | esingasombulukanga | singasombulukanga |
| Class 8 | zāsombuluka | ezāsombuluka | zāsombuluka | azisombulukanga | ezingasombulukanga | zingasombulukanga |
| Class 9 | yāsombuluka | eyāsombuluka | yāsombuluka | ayisombulukanga | engasombulukanga | ingasombulukanga |
| Class 10 | zāsombuluka | ezāsombuluka | zāsombuluka | azisombulukanga | ezingasombulukanga | zingasombulukanga |
| Class 11 | lwāsombuluka | olwāsombuluka | lwāsombuluka | alusombulukanga | olungasombulukanga | lungasombulukanga |
| Class 14 | bāsombuluka | obāsombuluka | bāsombuluka | abusombulukanga | obungasombulukanga | bungasombulukanga |
| Class 15 | kwāsombuluka | okwāsombuluka | kwāsombuluka | akusombulukanga | okungasombulukanga | kungasombulukanga |
| Class 17 | kwāsombuluka | okwāsombuluka | kwāsombuluka | akusombulukanga | okungasombulukanga | kungasombulukanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingasombuluka | — | ngingasombuluka | ngingesombuluke | — | ngingesombuluke |
| 2nd singular | ungasombuluka | — | ungasombuluka | ungesombuluke | — | ungesombuluke |
| 1st plural | singasombuluka | — | singasombuluka | singesombuluke | — | singesombuluke |
| 2nd plural | ningasombuluka | — | ningasombuluka | ningesombuluke | — | ningesombuluke |
| Class 1 | angasombuluka | — | engasombuluka | angesombuluke | — | engesombuluke |
| Class 2 | bangasombuluka | — | bengasombuluka | bangesombuluke | — | bengesombuluke |
| Class 3 | ungasombuluka | — | ungasombuluka | ungesombuluke | — | ungesombuluke |
| Class 4 | ingasombuluka | — | ingasombuluka | ingesombuluke | — | ingesombuluke |
| Class 5 | lingasombuluka | — | lingasombuluka | lingesombuluke | — | lingesombuluke |
| Class 6 | angasombuluka | — | engasombuluka | angesombuluke | — | engesombuluke |
| Class 7 | singasombuluka | — | singasombuluka | singesombuluke | — | singesombuluke |
| Class 8 | zingasombuluka | — | zingasombuluka | zingesombuluke | — | zingesombuluke |
| Class 9 | ingasombuluka | — | ingasombuluka | ingesombuluke | — | ingesombuluke |
| Class 10 | zingasombuluka | — | zingasombuluka | zingesombuluke | — | zingesombuluke |
| Class 11 | lungasombuluka | — | lungasombuluka | lungesombuluke | — | lungesombuluke |
| Class 14 | bungasombuluka | — | bungasombuluka | bungesombuluke | — | bungesombuluke |
| Class 15 | kungasombuluka | — | kungasombuluka | kungesombuluke | — | kungesombuluke |
| Class 17 | kungasombuluka | — | kungasombuluka | kungesombuluke | — | kungesombuluke |
| | 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 | ngizosombuluka | engizosombuluka | ngizosombuluka | angizusombuluka | engingezusombuluka | ngingezusombuluka |
| 2nd singular | uzosombuluka | ozosombuluka | uzosombuluka | awuzusombuluka | ongezusombuluka | ungezusombuluka |
| 1st plural | sizosombuluka | esizosombuluka | sizosombuluka | asizusombuluka | esingezusombuluka | singezusombuluka |
| 2nd plural | nizosombuluka | enizosombuluka | nizosombuluka | anizusombuluka | eningezusombuluka | ningezusombuluka |
| Class 1 | uzosombuluka | ozosombuluka | ezosombuluka | akazusombuluka | ongezusombuluka | engezusombuluka |
| Class 2 | bazosombuluka | abazosombuluka | bezosombuluka | abazusombuluka | abangezusombuluka | bengezusombuluka |
| Class 3 | uzosombuluka | ozosombuluka | uzosombuluka | awuzusombuluka | ongezusombuluka | ungezusombuluka |
| Class 4 | izosombuluka | ezosombuluka | izosombuluka | ayizusombuluka | engezusombuluka | ingezusombuluka |
| Class 5 | lizosombuluka | elizosombuluka | lizosombuluka | alizusombuluka | elingezusombuluka | lingezusombuluka |
| Class 6 | azosombuluka | azosombuluka | ezosombuluka | awazusombuluka | angezusombuluka | engezusombuluka |
| Class 7 | sizosombuluka | esizosombuluka | sizosombuluka | asizusombuluka | esingezusombuluka | singezusombuluka |
| Class 8 | zizosombuluka | ezizosombuluka | zizosombuluka | azizusombuluka | ezingezusombuluka | zingezusombuluka |
| Class 9 | izosombuluka | ezosombuluka | izosombuluka | ayizusombuluka | engezusombuluka | ingezusombuluka |
| Class 10 | zizosombuluka | ezizosombuluka | zizosombuluka | azizusombuluka | ezingezusombuluka | zingezusombuluka |
| Class 11 | luzosombuluka | oluzosombuluka | luzosombuluka | aluzusombuluka | olungezusombuluka | lungezusombuluka |
| Class 14 | buzosombuluka | obuzosombuluka | buzosombuluka | abuzusombuluka | obungezusombuluka | bungezusombuluka |
| Class 15 | kuzosombuluka | okuzosombuluka | kuzosombuluka | akuzusombuluka | okungezusombuluka | kungezusombuluka |
| Class 17 | kuzosombuluka | okuzosombuluka | kuzosombuluka | akuzusombuluka | okungezusombuluka | kungezusombuluka |
| | 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 | ngiyosombuluka | engiyosombuluka | ngiyosombuluka | angiyusombuluka | engingeyusombuluka | ngingeyusombuluka |
| 2nd singular | uyosombuluka | oyosombuluka | uyosombuluka | awuyusombuluka | ongeyusombuluka | ungeyusombuluka |
| 1st plural | siyosombuluka | esiyosombuluka | siyosombuluka | asiyusombuluka | esingeyusombuluka | singeyusombuluka |
| 2nd plural | niyosombuluka | eniyosombuluka | niyosombuluka | aniyusombuluka | eningeyusombuluka | ningeyusombuluka |
| Class 1 | uyosombuluka | oyosombuluka | eyosombuluka | akayusombuluka | ongeyusombuluka | engeyusombuluka |
| Class 2 | bayosombuluka | abayosombuluka | beyosombuluka | abayusombuluka | abangeyusombuluka | bengeyusombuluka |
| Class 3 | uyosombuluka | oyosombuluka | uyosombuluka | awuyusombuluka | ongeyusombuluka | ungeyusombuluka |
| Class 4 | iyosombuluka | eyosombuluka | iyosombuluka | ayiyusombuluka | engeyusombuluka | ingeyusombuluka |
| Class 5 | liyosombuluka | eliyosombuluka | liyosombuluka | aliyusombuluka | elingeyusombuluka | lingeyusombuluka |
| Class 6 | ayosombuluka | ayosombuluka | eyosombuluka | awayusombuluka | angeyusombuluka | engeyusombuluka |
| Class 7 | siyosombuluka | esiyosombuluka | siyosombuluka | asiyusombuluka | esingeyusombuluka | singeyusombuluka |
| Class 8 | ziyosombuluka | eziyosombuluka | ziyosombuluka | aziyusombuluka | ezingeyusombuluka | zingeyusombuluka |
| Class 9 | iyosombuluka | eyosombuluka | iyosombuluka | ayiyusombuluka | engeyusombuluka | ingeyusombuluka |
| Class 10 | ziyosombuluka | eziyosombuluka | ziyosombuluka | aziyusombuluka | ezingeyusombuluka | zingeyusombuluka |
| Class 11 | luyosombuluka | oluyosombuluka | luyosombuluka | aluyusombuluka | olungeyusombuluka | lungeyusombuluka |
| Class 14 | buyosombuluka | obuyosombuluka | buyosombuluka | abuyusombuluka | obungeyusombuluka | bungeyusombuluka |
| Class 15 | kuyosombuluka | okuyosombuluka | kuyosombuluka | akuyusombuluka | okungeyusombuluka | kungeyusombuluka |
| Class 17 | kuyosombuluka | okuyosombuluka | kuyosombuluka | akuyusombuluka | okungeyusombuluka | kungeyusombuluka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngisombuluke | ngingasombuluki |
| 2nd singular | usombuluke | ungasombuluki |
| 1st plural | sisombuluke | singasombuluki |
| 2nd plural | nisombuluke | ningasombuluki |
| Class 1 | asombuluke | angasombuluki |
| Class 2 | basombuluke | bangasombuluki |
| Class 3 | usombuluke | ungasombuluki |
| Class 4 | isombuluke | ingasombuluki |
| Class 5 | lisombuluke | lingasombuluki |
| Class 6 | asombuluke | angasombuluki |
| Class 7 | sisombuluke | singasombuluki |
| Class 8 | zisombuluke | zingasombuluki |
| Class 9 | isombuluke | ingasombuluki |
| Class 10 | zisombuluke | zingasombuluki |
| Class 11 | lusombuluke | lungasombuluki |
| Class 14 | busombuluke | bungasombuluki |
| Class 15 | kusombuluke | kungasombuluki |
| Class 17 | kusombuluke | kungasombuluki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngasombuluka | ngangasombuluka, angasombuluka, angangasombuluka |
| 2nd singular | wasombuluka | wangasombuluka, awasombuluka, awangasombuluka |
| 1st plural | sasombuluka | sangasombuluka, asasombuluka, asangasombuluka |
| 2nd plural | nasombuluka | nangasombuluka, anasombuluka, anangasombuluka |
| Class 1 | wasombuluka | wangasombuluka, akasombuluka, akangasombuluka |
| Class 2 | basombuluka | bangasombuluka, abasombuluka, abangasombuluka |
| Class 3 | wasombuluka | wangasombuluka, awasombuluka, awangasombuluka |
| Class 4 | yasombuluka | yangasombuluka, ayasombuluka, ayangasombuluka |
| Class 5 | lasombuluka | langasombuluka, alasombuluka, alangasombuluka |
| Class 6 | asombuluka | angasombuluka, awasombuluka, awangasombuluka |
| Class 7 | sasombuluka | sangasombuluka, asasombuluka, asangasombuluka |
| Class 8 | zasombuluka | zangasombuluka, azasombuluka, azangasombuluka |
| Class 9 | yasombuluka | yangasombuluka, ayasombuluka, ayangasombuluka |
| Class 10 | zasombuluka | zangasombuluka, azasombuluka, azangasombuluka |
| Class 11 | lwasombuluka | lwangasombuluka, alwasombuluka, alwangasombuluka |
| Class 14 | basombuluka | bangasombuluka, abasombuluka, abangasombuluka |
| Class 15 | kwasombuluka | kwangasombuluka, akwasombuluka, akwangasombuluka |
| Class 17 | kwasombuluka | kwangasombuluka, akwasombuluka, akwangasombuluka |

#### Derived terms

* uMsombuluko

#### Related terms

* -sombulula

### References

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