# bhema
## Southern Ndebele
### Noun

-bhema
* to smoke (tobacco)

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Verb

-bhema
* to smoke (tobacco)

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-bhema
* (transitive) to smoke (tobacco)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubhema |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubhema | ukungabhemi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bhema | -bheme |
| Plural | bhemani | -bhemeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabhema, ngibhema | engibhemayo, engibhema | ngibhema | angibhemi | engingabhemi | ngingabhemi |
| 2nd singular | uyabhema, ubhema | obhemayo, obhema | ubhema | awubhemi | ongabhemi | ungabhemi |
| 1st plural | siyabhema, sibhema | esibhemayo, esibhema | sibhema | asibhemi | esingabhemi | singabhemi |
| 2nd plural | niyabhema, nibhema | enibhemayo, enibhema | nibhema | anibhemi | eningabhemi | ningabhemi |
| Class 1 | uyabhema, ubhema | obhemayo, obhema | ebhema | akabhemi | ongabhemi | engabhemi |
| Class 2 | bayabhema, babhema | ababhemayo, ababhema | bebhema | ababhemi | abangabhemi | bengabhemi |
| Class 3 | uyabhema, ubhema | obhemayo, obhema | ubhema | awubhemi | ongabhemi | ungabhemi |
| Class 4 | iyabhema, ibhema | ebhemayo, ebhema | ibhema | ayibhemi | engabhemi | ingabhemi |
| Class 5 | liyabhema, libhema | elibhemayo, elibhema | libhema | alibhemi | elingabhemi | lingabhemi |
| Class 6 | ayabhema, abhema | abhemayo, abhema | ebhema | awabhemi | angabhemi | engabhemi |
| Class 7 | siyabhema, sibhema | esibhemayo, esibhema | sibhema | asibhemi | esingabhemi | singabhemi |
| Class 8 | ziyabhema, zibhema | ezibhemayo, ezibhema | zibhema | azibhemi | ezingabhemi | zingabhemi |
| Class 9 | iyabhema, ibhema | ebhemayo, ebhema | ibhema | ayibhemi | engabhemi | ingabhemi |
| Class 10 | ziyabhema, zibhema | ezibhemayo, ezibhema | zibhema | azibhemi | ezingabhemi | zingabhemi |
| Class 11 | luyabhema, lubhema | olubhemayo, olubhema | lubhema | alubhemi | olungabhemi | lungabhemi |
| Class 14 | buyabhema, bubhema | obubhemayo, obubhema | bubhema | abubhemi | obungabhemi | bungabhemi |
| Class 15 | kuyabhema, kubhema | okubhemayo, okubhema | kubhema | akubhemi | okungabhemi | kungabhemi |
| Class 17 | kuyabhema, kubhema | okubhemayo, okubhema | kubhema | akubhemi | okungabhemi | kungabhemi |
| | 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 | ngibhemile, ngibhemē | engibhemile, engibhemē | ngibhemile, ngibhemē | angibhemanga | engingabhemanga | ngingabhemanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhemile, ubhemē | obhemile, obhemē | ubhemile, ubhemē | awubhemanga | ongabhemanga | ungabhemanga |
| 1st plural | sibhemile, sibhemē | esibhemile, esibhemē | sibhemile, sibhemē | asibhemanga | esingabhemanga | singabhemanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhemile, nibhemē | enibhemile, enibhemē | nibhemile, nibhemē | anibhemanga | eningabhemanga | ningabhemanga |
| Class 1 | ubhemile, ubhemē | obhemile, obhemē | ebhemile, ebhemē | akabhemanga | ongabhemanga | engabhemanga |
| Class 2 | babhemile, babhemē | ababhemile, ababhemē | bebhemile, bebhemē | ababhemanga | abangabhemanga | bengabhemanga |
| Class 3 | ubhemile, ubhemē | obhemile, obhemē | ubhemile, ubhemē | awubhemanga | ongabhemanga | ungabhemanga |
| Class 4 | ibhemile, ibhemē | ebhemile, ebhemē | ibhemile, ibhemē | ayibhemanga | engabhemanga | ingabhemanga |
| Class 5 | libhemile, libhemē | elibhemile, elibhemē | libhemile, libhemē | alibhemanga | elingabhemanga | lingabhemanga |
| Class 6 | abhemile, abhemē | abhemile, abhemē | ebhemile, ebhemē | awabhemanga | angabhemanga | engabhemanga |
| Class 7 | sibhemile, sibhemē | esibhemile, esibhemē | sibhemile, sibhemē | asibhemanga | esingabhemanga | singabhemanga |
| Class 8 | zibhemile, zibhemē | ezibhemile, ezibhemē | zibhemile, zibhemē | azibhemanga | ezingabhemanga | zingabhemanga |
| Class 9 | ibhemile, ibhemē | ebhemile, ebhemē | ibhemile, ibhemē | ayibhemanga | engabhemanga | ingabhemanga |
| Class 10 | zibhemile, zibhemē | ezibhemile, ezibhemē | zibhemile, zibhemē | azibhemanga | ezingabhemanga | zingabhemanga |
| Class 11 | lubhemile, lubhemē | olubhemile, olubhemē | lubhemile, lubhemē | alubhemanga | olungabhemanga | lungabhemanga |
| Class 14 | bubhemile, bubhemē | obubhemile, obubhemē | bubhemile, bubhemē | abubhemanga | obungabhemanga | bungabhemanga |
| Class 15 | kubhemile, kubhemē | okubhemile, okubhemē | kubhemile, kubhemē | akubhemanga | okungabhemanga | kungabhemanga |
| Class 17 | kubhemile, kubhemē | okubhemile, okubhemē | kubhemile, kubhemē | akubhemanga | okungabhemanga | kungabhemanga |
| | 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 | ngābhema | engābhema | ngābhema | angibhemanga | engingabhemanga | ngingabhemanga |
| 2nd singular | wābhema | owābhema | wābhema | awubhemanga | ongabhemanga | ungabhemanga |
| 1st plural | sābhema | esābhema | sābhema | asibhemanga | esingabhemanga | singabhemanga |
| 2nd plural | nābhema | enābhema | nābhema | anibhemanga | eningabhemanga | ningabhemanga |
| Class 1 | wābhema | owābhema | ābhema | akabhemanga | ongabhemanga | engabhemanga |
| Class 2 | bābhema | abābhema | bābhema | ababhemanga | abangabhemanga | bengabhemanga |
| Class 3 | wābhema | owābhema | wābhema | awubhemanga | ongabhemanga | ungabhemanga |
| Class 4 | yābhema | eyābhema | yābhema | ayibhemanga | engabhemanga | ingabhemanga |
| Class 5 | lābhema | elābhema | lābhema | alibhemanga | elingabhemanga | lingabhemanga |
| Class 6 | ābhema | ābhema | ābhema | awabhemanga | angabhemanga | engabhemanga |
| Class 7 | sābhema | esābhema | sābhema | asibhemanga | esingabhemanga | singabhemanga |
| Class 8 | zābhema | ezābhema | zābhema | azibhemanga | ezingabhemanga | zingabhemanga |
| Class 9 | yābhema | eyābhema | yābhema | ayibhemanga | engabhemanga | ingabhemanga |
| Class 10 | zābhema | ezābhema | zābhema | azibhemanga | ezingabhemanga | zingabhemanga |
| Class 11 | lwābhema | olwābhema | lwābhema | alubhemanga | olungabhemanga | lungabhemanga |
| Class 14 | bābhema | obābhema | bābhema | abubhemanga | obungabhemanga | bungabhemanga |
| Class 15 | kwābhema | okwābhema | kwābhema | akubhemanga | okungabhemanga | kungabhemanga |
| Class 17 | kwābhema | okwābhema | kwābhema | akubhemanga | okungabhemanga | kungabhemanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabhema | — | ngingabhema | ngingebheme | — | ngingebheme |
| 2nd singular | ungabhema | — | ungabhema | ungebheme | — | ungebheme |
| 1st plural | singabhema | — | singabhema | singebheme | — | singebheme |
| 2nd plural | ningabhema | — | ningabhema | ningebheme | — | ningebheme |
| Class 1 | angabhema | — | engabhema | angebheme | — | engebheme |
| Class 2 | bangabhema | — | bengabhema | bangebheme | — | bengebheme |
| Class 3 | ungabhema | — | ungabhema | ungebheme | — | ungebheme |
| Class 4 | ingabhema | — | ingabhema | ingebheme | — | ingebheme |
| Class 5 | lingabhema | — | lingabhema | lingebheme | — | lingebheme |
| Class 6 | angabhema | — | engabhema | angebheme | — | engebheme |
| Class 7 | singabhema | — | singabhema | singebheme | — | singebheme |
| Class 8 | zingabhema | — | zingabhema | zingebheme | — | zingebheme |
| Class 9 | ingabhema | — | ingabhema | ingebheme | — | ingebheme |
| Class 10 | zingabhema | — | zingabhema | zingebheme | — | zingebheme |
| Class 11 | lungabhema | — | lungabhema | lungebheme | — | lungebheme |
| Class 14 | bungabhema | — | bungabhema | bungebheme | — | bungebheme |
| Class 15 | kungabhema | — | kungabhema | kungebheme | — | kungebheme |
| Class 17 | kungabhema | — | kungabhema | kungebheme | — | kungebheme |
| | 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 | ngizobhema | engizobhema | ngizobhema | angizubhema | engingezubhema | ngingezubhema |
| 2nd singular | uzobhema | ozobhema | uzobhema | awuzubhema | ongezubhema | ungezubhema |
| 1st plural | sizobhema | esizobhema | sizobhema | asizubhema | esingezubhema | singezubhema |
| 2nd plural | nizobhema | enizobhema | nizobhema | anizubhema | eningezubhema | ningezubhema |
| Class 1 | uzobhema | ozobhema | ezobhema | akazubhema | ongezubhema | engezubhema |
| Class 2 | bazobhema | abazobhema | bezobhema | abazubhema | abangezubhema | bengezubhema |
| Class 3 | uzobhema | ozobhema | uzobhema | awuzubhema | ongezubhema | ungezubhema |
| Class 4 | izobhema | ezobhema | izobhema | ayizubhema | engezubhema | ingezubhema |
| Class 5 | lizobhema | elizobhema | lizobhema | alizubhema | elingezubhema | lingezubhema |
| Class 6 | azobhema | azobhema | ezobhema | awazubhema | angezubhema | engezubhema |
| Class 7 | sizobhema | esizobhema | sizobhema | asizubhema | esingezubhema | singezubhema |
| Class 8 | zizobhema | ezizobhema | zizobhema | azizubhema | ezingezubhema | zingezubhema |
| Class 9 | izobhema | ezobhema | izobhema | ayizubhema | engezubhema | ingezubhema |
| Class 10 | zizobhema | ezizobhema | zizobhema | azizubhema | ezingezubhema | zingezubhema |
| Class 11 | luzobhema | oluzobhema | luzobhema | aluzubhema | olungezubhema | lungezubhema |
| Class 14 | buzobhema | obuzobhema | buzobhema | abuzubhema | obungezubhema | bungezubhema |
| Class 15 | kuzobhema | okuzobhema | kuzobhema | akuzubhema | okungezubhema | kungezubhema |
| Class 17 | kuzobhema | okuzobhema | kuzobhema | akuzubhema | okungezubhema | kungezubhema |
| | 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 | ngiyobhema | engiyobhema | ngiyobhema | angiyubhema | engingeyubhema | ngingeyubhema |
| 2nd singular | uyobhema | oyobhema | uyobhema | awuyubhema | ongeyubhema | ungeyubhema |
| 1st plural | siyobhema | esiyobhema | siyobhema | asiyubhema | esingeyubhema | singeyubhema |
| 2nd plural | niyobhema | eniyobhema | niyobhema | aniyubhema | eningeyubhema | ningeyubhema |
| Class 1 | uyobhema | oyobhema | eyobhema | akayubhema | ongeyubhema | engeyubhema |
| Class 2 | bayobhema | abayobhema | beyobhema | abayubhema | abangeyubhema | bengeyubhema |
| Class 3 | uyobhema | oyobhema | uyobhema | awuyubhema | ongeyubhema | ungeyubhema |
| Class 4 | iyobhema | eyobhema | iyobhema | ayiyubhema | engeyubhema | ingeyubhema |
| Class 5 | liyobhema | eliyobhema | liyobhema | aliyubhema | elingeyubhema | lingeyubhema |
| Class 6 | ayobhema | ayobhema | eyobhema | awayubhema | angeyubhema | engeyubhema |
| Class 7 | siyobhema | esiyobhema | siyobhema | asiyubhema | esingeyubhema | singeyubhema |
| Class 8 | ziyobhema | eziyobhema | ziyobhema | aziyubhema | ezingeyubhema | zingeyubhema |
| Class 9 | iyobhema | eyobhema | iyobhema | ayiyubhema | engeyubhema | ingeyubhema |
| Class 10 | ziyobhema | eziyobhema | ziyobhema | aziyubhema | ezingeyubhema | zingeyubhema |
| Class 11 | luyobhema | oluyobhema | luyobhema | aluyubhema | olungeyubhema | lungeyubhema |
| Class 14 | buyobhema | obuyobhema | buyobhema | abuyubhema | obungeyubhema | bungeyubhema |
| Class 15 | kuyobhema | okuyobhema | kuyobhema | akuyubhema | okungeyubhema | kungeyubhema |
| Class 17 | kuyobhema | okuyobhema | kuyobhema | akuyubhema | okungeyubhema | kungeyubhema |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibheme | ngingabhemi |
| 2nd singular | ubheme | ungabhemi |
| 1st plural | sibheme | singabhemi |
| 2nd plural | nibheme | ningabhemi |
| Class 1 | abheme | angabhemi |
| Class 2 | babheme | bangabhemi |
| Class 3 | ubheme | ungabhemi |
| Class 4 | ibheme | ingabhemi |
| Class 5 | libheme | lingabhemi |
| Class 6 | abheme | angabhemi |
| Class 7 | sibheme | singabhemi |
| Class 8 | zibheme | zingabhemi |
| Class 9 | ibheme | ingabhemi |
| Class 10 | zibheme | zingabhemi |
| Class 11 | lubheme | lungabhemi |
| Class 14 | bubheme | bungabhemi |
| Class 15 | kubheme | kungabhemi |
| Class 17 | kubheme | kungabhemi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabhema | ngangabhema, angabhema, angangabhema |
| 2nd singular | wabhema | wangabhema, awabhema, awangabhema |
| 1st plural | sabhema | sangabhema, asabhema, asangabhema |
| 2nd plural | nabhema | nangabhema, anabhema, anangabhema |
| Class 1 | wabhema | wangabhema, akabhema, akangabhema |
| Class 2 | babhema | bangabhema, ababhema, abangabhema |
| Class 3 | wabhema | wangabhema, awabhema, awangabhema |
| Class 4 | yabhema | yangabhema, ayabhema, ayangabhema |
| Class 5 | labhema | langabhema, alabhema, alangabhema |
| Class 6 | abhema | angabhema, awabhema, awangabhema |
| Class 7 | sabhema | sangabhema, asabhema, asangabhema |
| Class 8 | zabhema | zangabhema, azabhema, azangabhema |
| Class 9 | yabhema | yangabhema, ayabhema, ayangabhema |
| Class 10 | zabhema | zangabhema, azabhema, azangabhema |
| Class 11 | lwabhema | lwangabhema, alwabhema, alwangabhema |
| Class 14 | babhema | bangabhema, ababhema, abangabhema |
| Class 15 | kwabhema | kwangabhema, akwabhema, akwangabhema |
| Class 17 | kwabhema | kwangabhema, akwabhema, akwangabhema |

#### Derived terms

* -bhenywa

### References

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