# bhenywa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -bhema +‎ -wa.

### Verb

-bhenywa
* (intransitive) to be smoked (of tobacco)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubhenywa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubhenywa | ukungabhenywa |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bhenywa | -bhenywe |
| Plural | bhenywani | -bhenyweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabhenywa, ngibhenywa | engibhenywayo, engibhenywa | ngibhenywa | angibhenywa | engingabhenywa | ngingabhenywa |
| 2nd singular | uyabhenywa, ubhenywa | obhenywayo, obhenywa | ubhenywa | awubhenywa | ongabhenywa | ungabhenywa |
| 1st plural | siyabhenywa, sibhenywa | esibhenywayo, esibhenywa | sibhenywa | asibhenywa | esingabhenywa | singabhenywa |
| 2nd plural | niyabhenywa, nibhenywa | enibhenywayo, enibhenywa | nibhenywa | anibhenywa | eningabhenywa | ningabhenywa |
| Class 1 | uyabhenywa, ubhenywa | obhenywayo, obhenywa | ebhenywa | akabhenywa | ongabhenywa | engabhenywa |
| Class 2 | bayabhenywa, babhenywa | ababhenywayo, ababhenywa | bebhenywa | ababhenywa | abangabhenywa | bengabhenywa |
| Class 3 | uyabhenywa, ubhenywa | obhenywayo, obhenywa | ubhenywa | awubhenywa | ongabhenywa | ungabhenywa |
| Class 4 | iyabhenywa, ibhenywa | ebhenywayo, ebhenywa | ibhenywa | ayibhenywa | engabhenywa | ingabhenywa |
| Class 5 | liyabhenywa, libhenywa | elibhenywayo, elibhenywa | libhenywa | alibhenywa | elingabhenywa | lingabhenywa |
| Class 6 | ayabhenywa, abhenywa | abhenywayo, abhenywa | ebhenywa | awabhenywa | angabhenywa | engabhenywa |
| Class 7 | siyabhenywa, sibhenywa | esibhenywayo, esibhenywa | sibhenywa | asibhenywa | esingabhenywa | singabhenywa |
| Class 8 | ziyabhenywa, zibhenywa | ezibhenywayo, ezibhenywa | zibhenywa | azibhenywa | ezingabhenywa | zingabhenywa |
| Class 9 | iyabhenywa, ibhenywa | ebhenywayo, ebhenywa | ibhenywa | ayibhenywa | engabhenywa | ingabhenywa |
| Class 10 | ziyabhenywa, zibhenywa | ezibhenywayo, ezibhenywa | zibhenywa | azibhenywa | ezingabhenywa | zingabhenywa |
| Class 11 | luyabhenywa, lubhenywa | olubhenywayo, olubhenywa | lubhenywa | alubhenywa | olungabhenywa | lungabhenywa |
| Class 14 | buyabhenywa, bubhenywa | obubhenywayo, obubhenywa | bubhenywa | abubhenywa | obungabhenywa | bungabhenywa |
| Class 15 | kuyabhenywa, kubhenywa | okubhenywayo, okubhenywa | kubhenywa | akubhenywa | okungabhenywa | kungabhenywa |
| Class 17 | kuyabhenywa, kubhenywa | okubhenywayo, okubhenywa | kubhenywa | akubhenywa | okungabhenywa | kungabhenywa |
| | 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 | ngibhenyiwe, ngibhenywē | engibhenyiwe, engibhenywē | ngibhenyiwe, ngibhenywē | angibhenywanga | engingabhenywanga | ngingabhenywanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhenyiwe, ubhenywē | obhenyiwe, obhenywē | ubhenyiwe, ubhenywē | awubhenywanga | ongabhenywanga | ungabhenywanga |
| 1st plural | sibhenyiwe, sibhenywē | esibhenyiwe, esibhenywē | sibhenyiwe, sibhenywē | asibhenywanga | esingabhenywanga | singabhenywanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhenyiwe, nibhenywē | enibhenyiwe, enibhenywē | nibhenyiwe, nibhenywē | anibhenywanga | eningabhenywanga | ningabhenywanga |
| Class 1 | ubhenyiwe, ubhenywē | obhenyiwe, obhenywē | ebhenyiwe, ebhenywē | akabhenywanga | ongabhenywanga | engabhenywanga |
| Class 2 | babhenyiwe, babhenywē | ababhenyiwe, ababhenywē | bebhenyiwe, bebhenywē | ababhenywanga | abangabhenywanga | bengabhenywanga |
| Class 3 | ubhenyiwe, ubhenywē | obhenyiwe, obhenywē | ubhenyiwe, ubhenywē | awubhenywanga | ongabhenywanga | ungabhenywanga |
| Class 4 | ibhenyiwe, ibhenywē | ebhenyiwe, ebhenywē | ibhenyiwe, ibhenywē | ayibhenywanga | engabhenywanga | ingabhenywanga |
| Class 5 | libhenyiwe, libhenywē | elibhenyiwe, elibhenywē | libhenyiwe, libhenywē | alibhenywanga | elingabhenywanga | lingabhenywanga |
| Class 6 | abhenyiwe, abhenywē | abhenyiwe, abhenywē | ebhenyiwe, ebhenywē | awabhenywanga | angabhenywanga | engabhenywanga |
| Class 7 | sibhenyiwe, sibhenywē | esibhenyiwe, esibhenywē | sibhenyiwe, sibhenywē | asibhenywanga | esingabhenywanga | singabhenywanga |
| Class 8 | zibhenyiwe, zibhenywē | ezibhenyiwe, ezibhenywē | zibhenyiwe, zibhenywē | azibhenywanga | ezingabhenywanga | zingabhenywanga |
| Class 9 | ibhenyiwe, ibhenywē | ebhenyiwe, ebhenywē | ibhenyiwe, ibhenywē | ayibhenywanga | engabhenywanga | ingabhenywanga |
| Class 10 | zibhenyiwe, zibhenywē | ezibhenyiwe, ezibhenywē | zibhenyiwe, zibhenywē | azibhenywanga | ezingabhenywanga | zingabhenywanga |
| Class 11 | lubhenyiwe, lubhenywē | olubhenyiwe, olubhenywē | lubhenyiwe, lubhenywē | alubhenywanga | olungabhenywanga | lungabhenywanga |
| Class 14 | bubhenyiwe, bubhenywē | obubhenyiwe, obubhenywē | bubhenyiwe, bubhenywē | abubhenywanga | obungabhenywanga | bungabhenywanga |
| Class 15 | kubhenyiwe, kubhenywē | okubhenyiwe, okubhenywē | kubhenyiwe, kubhenywē | akubhenywanga | okungabhenywanga | kungabhenywanga |
| Class 17 | kubhenyiwe, kubhenywē | okubhenyiwe, okubhenywē | kubhenyiwe, kubhenywē | akubhenywanga | okungabhenywanga | kungabhenywanga |
| | 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 | ngābhenywa | engābhenywa | ngābhenywa | angibhenywanga | engingabhenywanga | ngingabhenywanga |
| 2nd singular | wābhenywa | owābhenywa | wābhenywa | awubhenywanga | ongabhenywanga | ungabhenywanga |
| 1st plural | sābhenywa | esābhenywa | sābhenywa | asibhenywanga | esingabhenywanga | singabhenywanga |
| 2nd plural | nābhenywa | enābhenywa | nābhenywa | anibhenywanga | eningabhenywanga | ningabhenywanga |
| Class 1 | wābhenywa | owābhenywa | ābhenywa | akabhenywanga | ongabhenywanga | engabhenywanga |
| Class 2 | bābhenywa | abābhenywa | bābhenywa | ababhenywanga | abangabhenywanga | bengabhenywanga |
| Class 3 | wābhenywa | owābhenywa | wābhenywa | awubhenywanga | ongabhenywanga | ungabhenywanga |
| Class 4 | yābhenywa | eyābhenywa | yābhenywa | ayibhenywanga | engabhenywanga | ingabhenywanga |
| Class 5 | lābhenywa | elābhenywa | lābhenywa | alibhenywanga | elingabhenywanga | lingabhenywanga |
| Class 6 | ābhenywa | ābhenywa | ābhenywa | awabhenywanga | angabhenywanga | engabhenywanga |
| Class 7 | sābhenywa | esābhenywa | sābhenywa | asibhenywanga | esingabhenywanga | singabhenywanga |
| Class 8 | zābhenywa | ezābhenywa | zābhenywa | azibhenywanga | ezingabhenywanga | zingabhenywanga |
| Class 9 | yābhenywa | eyābhenywa | yābhenywa | ayibhenywanga | engabhenywanga | ingabhenywanga |
| Class 10 | zābhenywa | ezābhenywa | zābhenywa | azibhenywanga | ezingabhenywanga | zingabhenywanga |
| Class 11 | lwābhenywa | olwābhenywa | lwābhenywa | alubhenywanga | olungabhenywanga | lungabhenywanga |
| Class 14 | bābhenywa | obābhenywa | bābhenywa | abubhenywanga | obungabhenywanga | bungabhenywanga |
| Class 15 | kwābhenywa | okwābhenywa | kwābhenywa | akubhenywanga | okungabhenywanga | kungabhenywanga |
| Class 17 | kwābhenywa | okwābhenywa | kwābhenywa | akubhenywanga | okungabhenywanga | kungabhenywanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabhenywa | — | ngingabhenywa | ngingebhenywe | — | ngingebhenywe |
| 2nd singular | ungabhenywa | — | ungabhenywa | ungebhenywe | — | ungebhenywe |
| 1st plural | singabhenywa | — | singabhenywa | singebhenywe | — | singebhenywe |
| 2nd plural | ningabhenywa | — | ningabhenywa | ningebhenywe | — | ningebhenywe |
| Class 1 | angabhenywa | — | engabhenywa | angebhenywe | — | engebhenywe |
| Class 2 | bangabhenywa | — | bengabhenywa | bangebhenywe | — | bengebhenywe |
| Class 3 | ungabhenywa | — | ungabhenywa | ungebhenywe | — | ungebhenywe |
| Class 4 | ingabhenywa | — | ingabhenywa | ingebhenywe | — | ingebhenywe |
| Class 5 | lingabhenywa | — | lingabhenywa | lingebhenywe | — | lingebhenywe |
| Class 6 | angabhenywa | — | engabhenywa | angebhenywe | — | engebhenywe |
| Class 7 | singabhenywa | — | singabhenywa | singebhenywe | — | singebhenywe |
| Class 8 | zingabhenywa | — | zingabhenywa | zingebhenywe | — | zingebhenywe |
| Class 9 | ingabhenywa | — | ingabhenywa | ingebhenywe | — | ingebhenywe |
| Class 10 | zingabhenywa | — | zingabhenywa | zingebhenywe | — | zingebhenywe |
| Class 11 | lungabhenywa | — | lungabhenywa | lungebhenywe | — | lungebhenywe |
| Class 14 | bungabhenywa | — | bungabhenywa | bungebhenywe | — | bungebhenywe |
| Class 15 | kungabhenywa | — | kungabhenywa | kungebhenywe | — | kungebhenywe |
| Class 17 | kungabhenywa | — | kungabhenywa | kungebhenywe | — | kungebhenywe |
| | 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 | ngizobhenywa | engizobhenywa | ngizobhenywa | angizubhenywa | engingezubhenywa | ngingezubhenywa |
| 2nd singular | uzobhenywa | ozobhenywa | uzobhenywa | awuzubhenywa | ongezubhenywa | ungezubhenywa |
| 1st plural | sizobhenywa | esizobhenywa | sizobhenywa | asizubhenywa | esingezubhenywa | singezubhenywa |
| 2nd plural | nizobhenywa | enizobhenywa | nizobhenywa | anizubhenywa | eningezubhenywa | ningezubhenywa |
| Class 1 | uzobhenywa | ozobhenywa | ezobhenywa | akazubhenywa | ongezubhenywa | engezubhenywa |
| Class 2 | bazobhenywa | abazobhenywa | bezobhenywa | abazubhenywa | abangezubhenywa | bengezubhenywa |
| Class 3 | uzobhenywa | ozobhenywa | uzobhenywa | awuzubhenywa | ongezubhenywa | ungezubhenywa |
| Class 4 | izobhenywa | ezobhenywa | izobhenywa | ayizubhenywa | engezubhenywa | ingezubhenywa |
| Class 5 | lizobhenywa | elizobhenywa | lizobhenywa | alizubhenywa | elingezubhenywa | lingezubhenywa |
| Class 6 | azobhenywa | azobhenywa | ezobhenywa | awazubhenywa | angezubhenywa | engezubhenywa |
| Class 7 | sizobhenywa | esizobhenywa | sizobhenywa | asizubhenywa | esingezubhenywa | singezubhenywa |
| Class 8 | zizobhenywa | ezizobhenywa | zizobhenywa | azizubhenywa | ezingezubhenywa | zingezubhenywa |
| Class 9 | izobhenywa | ezobhenywa | izobhenywa | ayizubhenywa | engezubhenywa | ingezubhenywa |
| Class 10 | zizobhenywa | ezizobhenywa | zizobhenywa | azizubhenywa | ezingezubhenywa | zingezubhenywa |
| Class 11 | luzobhenywa | oluzobhenywa | luzobhenywa | aluzubhenywa | olungezubhenywa | lungezubhenywa |
| Class 14 | buzobhenywa | obuzobhenywa | buzobhenywa | abuzubhenywa | obungezubhenywa | bungezubhenywa |
| Class 15 | kuzobhenywa | okuzobhenywa | kuzobhenywa | akuzubhenywa | okungezubhenywa | kungezubhenywa |
| Class 17 | kuzobhenywa | okuzobhenywa | kuzobhenywa | akuzubhenywa | okungezubhenywa | kungezubhenywa |
| | 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 | ngiyobhenywa | engiyobhenywa | ngiyobhenywa | angiyubhenywa | engingeyubhenywa | ngingeyubhenywa |
| 2nd singular | uyobhenywa | oyobhenywa | uyobhenywa | awuyubhenywa | ongeyubhenywa | ungeyubhenywa |
| 1st plural | siyobhenywa | esiyobhenywa | siyobhenywa | asiyubhenywa | esingeyubhenywa | singeyubhenywa |
| 2nd plural | niyobhenywa | eniyobhenywa | niyobhenywa | aniyubhenywa | eningeyubhenywa | ningeyubhenywa |
| Class 1 | uyobhenywa | oyobhenywa | eyobhenywa | akayubhenywa | ongeyubhenywa | engeyubhenywa |
| Class 2 | bayobhenywa | abayobhenywa | beyobhenywa | abayubhenywa | abangeyubhenywa | bengeyubhenywa |
| Class 3 | uyobhenywa | oyobhenywa | uyobhenywa | awuyubhenywa | ongeyubhenywa | ungeyubhenywa |
| Class 4 | iyobhenywa | eyobhenywa | iyobhenywa | ayiyubhenywa | engeyubhenywa | ingeyubhenywa |
| Class 5 | liyobhenywa | eliyobhenywa | liyobhenywa | aliyubhenywa | elingeyubhenywa | lingeyubhenywa |
| Class 6 | ayobhenywa | ayobhenywa | eyobhenywa | awayubhenywa | angeyubhenywa | engeyubhenywa |
| Class 7 | siyobhenywa | esiyobhenywa | siyobhenywa | asiyubhenywa | esingeyubhenywa | singeyubhenywa |
| Class 8 | ziyobhenywa | eziyobhenywa | ziyobhenywa | aziyubhenywa | ezingeyubhenywa | zingeyubhenywa |
| Class 9 | iyobhenywa | eyobhenywa | iyobhenywa | ayiyubhenywa | engeyubhenywa | ingeyubhenywa |
| Class 10 | ziyobhenywa | eziyobhenywa | ziyobhenywa | aziyubhenywa | ezingeyubhenywa | zingeyubhenywa |
| Class 11 | luyobhenywa | oluyobhenywa | luyobhenywa | aluyubhenywa | olungeyubhenywa | lungeyubhenywa |
| Class 14 | buyobhenywa | obuyobhenywa | buyobhenywa | abuyubhenywa | obungeyubhenywa | bungeyubhenywa |
| Class 15 | kuyobhenywa | okuyobhenywa | kuyobhenywa | akuyubhenywa | okungeyubhenywa | kungeyubhenywa |
| Class 17 | kuyobhenywa | okuyobhenywa | kuyobhenywa | akuyubhenywa | okungeyubhenywa | kungeyubhenywa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibhenywe | ngingabhenywa |
| 2nd singular | ubhenywe | ungabhenywa |
| 1st plural | sibhenywe | singabhenywa |
| 2nd plural | nibhenywe | ningabhenywa |
| Class 1 | abhenywe | angabhenywa |
| Class 2 | babhenywe | bangabhenywa |
| Class 3 | ubhenywe | ungabhenywa |
| Class 4 | ibhenywe | ingabhenywa |
| Class 5 | libhenywe | lingabhenywa |
| Class 6 | abhenywe | angabhenywa |
| Class 7 | sibhenywe | singabhenywa |
| Class 8 | zibhenywe | zingabhenywa |
| Class 9 | ibhenywe | ingabhenywa |
| Class 10 | zibhenywe | zingabhenywa |
| Class 11 | lubhenywe | lungabhenywa |
| Class 14 | bubhenywe | bungabhenywa |
| Class 15 | kubhenywe | kungabhenywa |
| Class 17 | kubhenywe | kungabhenywa |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabhenywa | ngangabhenywa, angabhenywa, angangabhenywa |
| 2nd singular | wabhenywa | wangabhenywa, awabhenywa, awangabhenywa |
| 1st plural | sabhenywa | sangabhenywa, asabhenywa, asangabhenywa |
| 2nd plural | nabhenywa | nangabhenywa, anabhenywa, anangabhenywa |
| Class 1 | wabhenywa | wangabhenywa, akabhenywa, akangabhenywa |
| Class 2 | babhenywa | bangabhenywa, ababhenywa, abangabhenywa |
| Class 3 | wabhenywa | wangabhenywa, awabhenywa, awangabhenywa |
| Class 4 | yabhenywa | yangabhenywa, ayabhenywa, ayangabhenywa |
| Class 5 | labhenywa | langabhenywa, alabhenywa, alangabhenywa |
| Class 6 | abhenywa | angabhenywa, awabhenywa, awangabhenywa |
| Class 7 | sabhenywa | sangabhenywa, asabhenywa, asangabhenywa |
| Class 8 | zabhenywa | zangabhenywa, azabhenywa, azangabhenywa |
| Class 9 | yabhenywa | yangabhenywa, ayabhenywa, ayangabhenywa |
| Class 10 | zabhenywa | zangabhenywa, azabhenywa, azangabhenywa |
| Class 11 | lwabhenywa | lwangabhenywa, alwabhenywa, alwangabhenywa |
| Class 14 | babhenywa | bangabhenywa, ababhenywa, abangabhenywa |
| Class 15 | kwabhenywa | kwangabhenywa, akwabhenywa, akwangabhenywa |
| Class 17 | kwabhenywa | kwangabhenywa, akwabhenywa, akwangabhenywa |

### References

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