# thola
## Sotho
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-táʊda, reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-táa.

#### Verb

thola
* to find

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

thola
* to be quiet

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-táʊda, reversive form of Proto-Bantu *-táa.

### Verb

-thóla
* to get, obtain
* to find, come upon, pick up
* to discover, find out
* to adopt

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuthola |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthola | ukungatholi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thola | -thole |
| Plural | tholani | -tholeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathola, ngithola | engitholayo, engithola | ngithola | angitholi | engingatholi | ngingatholi |
| 2nd singular | uyathola, uthola | otholayo, othola | uthola | awutholi | ongatholi | ungatholi |
| 1st plural | siyathola, sithola | esitholayo, esithola | sithola | asitholi | esingatholi | singatholi |
| 2nd plural | niyathola, nithola | enitholayo, enithola | nithola | anitholi | eningatholi | ningatholi |
| Class 1 | uyathola, uthola | otholayo, othola | ethola | akatholi | ongatholi | engatholi |
| Class 2 | bayathola, bathola | abatholayo, abathola | bethola | abatholi | abangatholi | bengatholi |
| Class 3 | uyathola, uthola | otholayo, othola | uthola | awutholi | ongatholi | ungatholi |
| Class 4 | iyathola, ithola | etholayo, ethola | ithola | ayitholi | engatholi | ingatholi |
| Class 5 | liyathola, lithola | elitholayo, elithola | lithola | alitholi | elingatholi | lingatholi |
| Class 6 | ayathola, athola | atholayo, athola | ethola | awatholi | angatholi | engatholi |
| Class 7 | siyathola, sithola | esitholayo, esithola | sithola | asitholi | esingatholi | singatholi |
| Class 8 | ziyathola, zithola | ezitholayo, ezithola | zithola | azitholi | ezingatholi | zingatholi |
| Class 9 | iyathola, ithola | etholayo, ethola | ithola | ayitholi | engatholi | ingatholi |
| Class 10 | ziyathola, zithola | ezitholayo, ezithola | zithola | azitholi | ezingatholi | zingatholi |
| Class 11 | luyathola, luthola | olutholayo, oluthola | luthola | alutholi | olungatholi | lungatholi |
| Class 14 | buyathola, buthola | obutholayo, obuthola | buthola | abutholi | obungatholi | bungatholi |
| Class 15 | kuyathola, kuthola | okutholayo, okuthola | kuthola | akutholi | okungatholi | kungatholi |
| Class 17 | kuyathola, kuthola | okutholayo, okuthola | kuthola | akutholi | okungatholi | kungatholi |
| | 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 | ngitholile, ngitholē | engitholile, engitholē | ngitholile, ngitholē | angitholanga | engingatholanga | ngingatholanga |
| 2nd singular | utholile, utholē | otholile, otholē | utholile, utholē | awutholanga | ongatholanga | ungatholanga |
| 1st plural | sitholile, sitholē | esitholile, esitholē | sitholile, sitholē | asitholanga | esingatholanga | singatholanga |
| 2nd plural | nitholile, nitholē | enitholile, enitholē | nitholile, nitholē | anitholanga | eningatholanga | ningatholanga |
| Class 1 | utholile, utholē | otholile, otholē | etholile, etholē | akatholanga | ongatholanga | engatholanga |
| Class 2 | batholile, batholē | abatholile, abatholē | betholile, betholē | abatholanga | abangatholanga | bengatholanga |
| Class 3 | utholile, utholē | otholile, otholē | utholile, utholē | awutholanga | ongatholanga | ungatholanga |
| Class 4 | itholile, itholē | etholile, etholē | itholile, itholē | ayitholanga | engatholanga | ingatholanga |
| Class 5 | litholile, litholē | elitholile, elitholē | litholile, litholē | alitholanga | elingatholanga | lingatholanga |
| Class 6 | atholile, atholē | atholile, atholē | etholile, etholē | awatholanga | angatholanga | engatholanga |
| Class 7 | sitholile, sitholē | esitholile, esitholē | sitholile, sitholē | asitholanga | esingatholanga | singatholanga |
| Class 8 | zitholile, zitholē | ezitholile, ezitholē | zitholile, zitholē | azitholanga | ezingatholanga | zingatholanga |
| Class 9 | itholile, itholē | etholile, etholē | itholile, itholē | ayitholanga | engatholanga | ingatholanga |
| Class 10 | zitholile, zitholē | ezitholile, ezitholē | zitholile, zitholē | azitholanga | ezingatholanga | zingatholanga |
| Class 11 | lutholile, lutholē | olutholile, olutholē | lutholile, lutholē | alutholanga | olungatholanga | lungatholanga |
| Class 14 | butholile, butholē | obutholile, obutholē | butholile, butholē | abutholanga | obungatholanga | bungatholanga |
| Class 15 | kutholile, kutholē | okutholile, okutholē | kutholile, kutholē | akutholanga | okungatholanga | kungatholanga |
| Class 17 | kutholile, kutholē | okutholile, okutholē | kutholile, kutholē | akutholanga | okungatholanga | kungatholanga |
| | 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 | ngāthola | engāthola | ngāthola | angitholanga | engingatholanga | ngingatholanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthola | owāthola | wāthola | awutholanga | ongatholanga | ungatholanga |
| 1st plural | sāthola | esāthola | sāthola | asitholanga | esingatholanga | singatholanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthola | enāthola | nāthola | anitholanga | eningatholanga | ningatholanga |
| Class 1 | wāthola | owāthola | āthola | akatholanga | ongatholanga | engatholanga |
| Class 2 | bāthola | abāthola | bāthola | abatholanga | abangatholanga | bengatholanga |
| Class 3 | wāthola | owāthola | wāthola | awutholanga | ongatholanga | ungatholanga |
| Class 4 | yāthola | eyāthola | yāthola | ayitholanga | engatholanga | ingatholanga |
| Class 5 | lāthola | elāthola | lāthola | alitholanga | elingatholanga | lingatholanga |
| Class 6 | āthola | āthola | āthola | awatholanga | angatholanga | engatholanga |
| Class 7 | sāthola | esāthola | sāthola | asitholanga | esingatholanga | singatholanga |
| Class 8 | zāthola | ezāthola | zāthola | azitholanga | ezingatholanga | zingatholanga |
| Class 9 | yāthola | eyāthola | yāthola | ayitholanga | engatholanga | ingatholanga |
| Class 10 | zāthola | ezāthola | zāthola | azitholanga | ezingatholanga | zingatholanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthola | olwāthola | lwāthola | alutholanga | olungatholanga | lungatholanga |
| Class 14 | bāthola | obāthola | bāthola | abutholanga | obungatholanga | bungatholanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthola | okwāthola | kwāthola | akutholanga | okungatholanga | kungatholanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthola | okwāthola | kwāthola | akutholanga | okungatholanga | kungatholanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathola | — | ngingathola | ngingethole | — | ngingethole |
| 2nd singular | ungathola | — | ungathola | ungethole | — | ungethole |
| 1st plural | singathola | — | singathola | singethole | — | singethole |
| 2nd plural | ningathola | — | ningathola | ningethole | — | ningethole |
| Class 1 | angathola | — | engathola | angethole | — | engethole |
| Class 2 | bangathola | — | bengathola | bangethole | — | bengethole |
| Class 3 | ungathola | — | ungathola | ungethole | — | ungethole |
| Class 4 | ingathola | — | ingathola | ingethole | — | ingethole |
| Class 5 | lingathola | — | lingathola | lingethole | — | lingethole |
| Class 6 | angathola | — | engathola | angethole | — | engethole |
| Class 7 | singathola | — | singathola | singethole | — | singethole |
| Class 8 | zingathola | — | zingathola | zingethole | — | zingethole |
| Class 9 | ingathola | — | ingathola | ingethole | — | ingethole |
| Class 10 | zingathola | — | zingathola | zingethole | — | zingethole |
| Class 11 | lungathola | — | lungathola | lungethole | — | lungethole |
| Class 14 | bungathola | — | bungathola | bungethole | — | bungethole |
| Class 15 | kungathola | — | kungathola | kungethole | — | kungethole |
| Class 17 | kungathola | — | kungathola | kungethole | — | kungethole |
| | 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 | ngizothola | engizothola | ngizothola | angizuthola | engingezuthola | ngingezuthola |
| 2nd singular | uzothola | ozothola | uzothola | awuzuthola | ongezuthola | ungezuthola |
| 1st plural | sizothola | esizothola | sizothola | asizuthola | esingezuthola | singezuthola |
| 2nd plural | nizothola | enizothola | nizothola | anizuthola | eningezuthola | ningezuthola |
| Class 1 | uzothola | ozothola | ezothola | akazuthola | ongezuthola | engezuthola |
| Class 2 | bazothola | abazothola | bezothola | abazuthola | abangezuthola | bengezuthola |
| Class 3 | uzothola | ozothola | uzothola | awuzuthola | ongezuthola | ungezuthola |
| Class 4 | izothola | ezothola | izothola | ayizuthola | engezuthola | ingezuthola |
| Class 5 | lizothola | elizothola | lizothola | alizuthola | elingezuthola | lingezuthola |
| Class 6 | azothola | azothola | ezothola | awazuthola | angezuthola | engezuthola |
| Class 7 | sizothola | esizothola | sizothola | asizuthola | esingezuthola | singezuthola |
| Class 8 | zizothola | ezizothola | zizothola | azizuthola | ezingezuthola | zingezuthola |
| Class 9 | izothola | ezothola | izothola | ayizuthola | engezuthola | ingezuthola |
| Class 10 | zizothola | ezizothola | zizothola | azizuthola | ezingezuthola | zingezuthola |
| Class 11 | luzothola | oluzothola | luzothola | aluzuthola | olungezuthola | lungezuthola |
| Class 14 | buzothola | obuzothola | buzothola | abuzuthola | obungezuthola | bungezuthola |
| Class 15 | kuzothola | okuzothola | kuzothola | akuzuthola | okungezuthola | kungezuthola |
| Class 17 | kuzothola | okuzothola | kuzothola | akuzuthola | okungezuthola | kungezuthola |
| | 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 | ngiyothola | engiyothola | ngiyothola | angiyuthola | engingeyuthola | ngingeyuthola |
| 2nd singular | uyothola | oyothola | uyothola | awuyuthola | ongeyuthola | ungeyuthola |
| 1st plural | siyothola | esiyothola | siyothola | asiyuthola | esingeyuthola | singeyuthola |
| 2nd plural | niyothola | eniyothola | niyothola | aniyuthola | eningeyuthola | ningeyuthola |
| Class 1 | uyothola | oyothola | eyothola | akayuthola | ongeyuthola | engeyuthola |
| Class 2 | bayothola | abayothola | beyothola | abayuthola | abangeyuthola | bengeyuthola |
| Class 3 | uyothola | oyothola | uyothola | awuyuthola | ongeyuthola | ungeyuthola |
| Class 4 | iyothola | eyothola | iyothola | ayiyuthola | engeyuthola | ingeyuthola |
| Class 5 | liyothola | eliyothola | liyothola | aliyuthola | elingeyuthola | lingeyuthola |
| Class 6 | ayothola | ayothola | eyothola | awayuthola | angeyuthola | engeyuthola |
| Class 7 | siyothola | esiyothola | siyothola | asiyuthola | esingeyuthola | singeyuthola |
| Class 8 | ziyothola | eziyothola | ziyothola | aziyuthola | ezingeyuthola | zingeyuthola |
| Class 9 | iyothola | eyothola | iyothola | ayiyuthola | engeyuthola | ingeyuthola |
| Class 10 | ziyothola | eziyothola | ziyothola | aziyuthola | ezingeyuthola | zingeyuthola |
| Class 11 | luyothola | oluyothola | luyothola | aluyuthola | olungeyuthola | lungeyuthola |
| Class 14 | buyothola | obuyothola | buyothola | abuyuthola | obungeyuthola | bungeyuthola |
| Class 15 | kuyothola | okuyothola | kuyothola | akuyuthola | okungeyuthola | kungeyuthola |
| Class 17 | kuyothola | okuyothola | kuyothola | akuyuthola | okungeyuthola | kungeyuthola |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithole | ngingatholi |
| 2nd singular | uthole | ungatholi |
| 1st plural | sithole | singatholi |
| 2nd plural | nithole | ningatholi |
| Class 1 | athole | angatholi |
| Class 2 | bathole | bangatholi |
| Class 3 | uthole | ungatholi |
| Class 4 | ithole | ingatholi |
| Class 5 | lithole | lingatholi |
| Class 6 | athole | angatholi |
| Class 7 | sithole | singatholi |
| Class 8 | zithole | zingatholi |
| Class 9 | ithole | ingatholi |
| Class 10 | zithole | zingatholi |
| Class 11 | luthole | lungatholi |
| Class 14 | buthole | bungatholi |
| Class 15 | kuthole | kungatholi |
| Class 17 | kuthole | kungatholi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathola | ngangathola, angathola, angangathola |
| 2nd singular | wathola | wangathola, awathola, awangathola |
| 1st plural | sathola | sangathola, asathola, asangathola |
| 2nd plural | nathola | nangathola, anathola, anangathola |
| Class 1 | wathola | wangathola, akathola, akangathola |
| Class 2 | bathola | bangathola, abathola, abangathola |
| Class 3 | wathola | wangathola, awathola, awangathola |
| Class 4 | yathola | yangathola, ayathola, ayangathola |
| Class 5 | lathola | langathola, alathola, alangathola |
| Class 6 | athola | angathola, awathola, awangathola |
| Class 7 | sathola | sangathola, asathola, asangathola |
| Class 8 | zathola | zangathola, azathola, azangathola |
| Class 9 | yathola | yangathola, ayathola, ayangathola |
| Class 10 | zathola | zangathola, azathola, azangathola |
| Class 11 | lwathola | lwangathola, alwathola, alwangathola |
| Class 14 | bathola | bangathola, abathola, abangathola |
| Class 15 | kwathola | kwangathola, akwathola, akwangathola |
| Class 17 | kwathola | kwangathola, akwathola, akwangathola |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “thola”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “thola (3.9)”