# ehla
## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìka.

### Verb

-ehla
* to descend, to go down [with full or locative]

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìka.

### Verb

-éhla
* to go down, to descend

#### Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìka.

### Verb

-ehla
* to descend, to go down [with full or locative]
* to slope downwards, to be inclined

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwehla |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwehla | ukungehli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yehla | -ehle |
| Plural | yehlani | -ehleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyehla, ngehla | engehlayo, engehla | ngehla | angehli | engingehli | ngingehli |
| 2nd singular | uyehla, wehla | owehlayo, owehla | wehla | awehli | ongehli | ungehli |
| 1st plural | siyehla, sehla | esehlayo, esehla | sehla | asehli | esingehli | singehli |
| 2nd plural | niyehla, nehla | enehlayo, enehla | nehla | anehli | eningehli | ningehli |
| Class 1 | uyehla, wehla | owehlayo, owehla | ehla | akehli | ongehli | engehli |
| Class 2 | bayehla, behla | abehlayo, abehla | behla | abehli | abangehli | bengehli |
| Class 3 | uyehla, wehla | owehlayo, owehla | wehla | awehli | ongehli | ungehli |
| Class 4 | iyehla, yehla | eyehlayo, eyehla | yehla | ayehli | engehli | ingehli |
| Class 5 | liyehla, lehla | elehlayo, elehla | lehla | alehli | elingehli | lingehli |
| Class 6 | ayehla, ehla | ehlayo, ehla | ehla | awehli | angehli | engehli |
| Class 7 | siyehla, sehla | esehlayo, esehla | sehla | asehli | esingehli | singehli |
| Class 8 | ziyehla, zehla | ezehlayo, ezehla | zehla | azehli | ezingehli | zingehli |
| Class 9 | iyehla, yehla | eyehlayo, eyehla | yehla | ayehli | engehli | ingehli |
| Class 10 | ziyehla, zehla | ezehlayo, ezehla | zehla | azehli | ezingehli | zingehli |
| Class 11 | luyehla, lwehla | olwehlayo, olwehla | lwehla | alwehli | olungehli | lungehli |
| Class 14 | buyehla, behla | obehlayo, obehla | behla | abehli | obungehli | bungehli |
| Class 15 | kuyehla, kwehla | okwehlayo, okwehla | kwehla | akwehli | okungehli | kungehli |
| Class 17 | kuyehla, kwehla | okwehlayo, okwehla | kwehla | akwehli | okungehli | kungehli |
| | 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 | ngehlile, ngehlē | engehlile, engehlē | ngehlile, ngehlē | angehlanga | engingehlanga | ngingehlanga |
| 2nd singular | wehlile, wehlē | owehlile, owehlē | wehlile, wehlē | awehlanga | ongehlanga | ungehlanga |
| 1st plural | sehlile, sehlē | esehlile, esehlē | sehlile, sehlē | asehlanga | esingehlanga | singehlanga |
| 2nd plural | nehlile, nehlē | enehlile, enehlē | nehlile, nehlē | anehlanga | eningehlanga | ningehlanga |
| Class 1 | wehlile, wehlē | owehlile, owehlē | ehlile, ehlē | akehlanga | ongehlanga | engehlanga |
| Class 2 | behlile, behlē | abehlile, abehlē | behlile, behlē | abehlanga | abangehlanga | bengehlanga |
| Class 3 | wehlile, wehlē | owehlile, owehlē | wehlile, wehlē | awehlanga | ongehlanga | ungehlanga |
| Class 4 | yehlile, yehlē | eyehlile, eyehlē | yehlile, yehlē | ayehlanga | engehlanga | ingehlanga |
| Class 5 | lehlile, lehlē | elehlile, elehlē | lehlile, lehlē | alehlanga | elingehlanga | lingehlanga |
| Class 6 | ehlile, ehlē | ehlile, ehlē | ehlile, ehlē | awehlanga | angehlanga | engehlanga |
| Class 7 | sehlile, sehlē | esehlile, esehlē | sehlile, sehlē | asehlanga | esingehlanga | singehlanga |
| Class 8 | zehlile, zehlē | ezehlile, ezehlē | zehlile, zehlē | azehlanga | ezingehlanga | zingehlanga |
| Class 9 | yehlile, yehlē | eyehlile, eyehlē | yehlile, yehlē | ayehlanga | engehlanga | ingehlanga |
| Class 10 | zehlile, zehlē | ezehlile, ezehlē | zehlile, zehlē | azehlanga | ezingehlanga | zingehlanga |
| Class 11 | lwehlile, lwehlē | olwehlile, olwehlē | lwehlile, lwehlē | alwehlanga | olungehlanga | lungehlanga |
| Class 14 | behlile, behlē | obehlile, obehlē | behlile, behlē | abehlanga | obungehlanga | bungehlanga |
| Class 15 | kwehlile, kwehlē | okwehlile, okwehlē | kwehlile, kwehlē | akwehlanga | okungehlanga | kungehlanga |
| Class 17 | kwehlile, kwehlē | okwehlile, okwehlē | kwehlile, kwehlē | akwehlanga | okungehlanga | kungehlanga |
| | 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 | ngēhla | engēhla | ngēhla | angehlanga | engingehlanga | ngingehlanga |
| 2nd singular | wēhla | owēhla | wēhla | awehlanga | ongehlanga | ungehlanga |
| 1st plural | sēhla | esēhla | sēhla | asehlanga | esingehlanga | singehlanga |
| 2nd plural | nēhla | enēhla | nēhla | anehlanga | eningehlanga | ningehlanga |
| Class 1 | wēhla | owēhla | ēhla | akehlanga | ongehlanga | engehlanga |
| Class 2 | bēhla | abēhla | bēhla | abehlanga | abangehlanga | bengehlanga |
| Class 3 | wēhla | owēhla | wēhla | awehlanga | ongehlanga | ungehlanga |
| Class 4 | yēhla | eyēhla | yēhla | ayehlanga | engehlanga | ingehlanga |
| Class 5 | lēhla | elēhla | lēhla | alehlanga | elingehlanga | lingehlanga |
| Class 6 | ēhla | ēhla | ēhla | awehlanga | angehlanga | engehlanga |
| Class 7 | sēhla | esēhla | sēhla | asehlanga | esingehlanga | singehlanga |
| Class 8 | zēhla | ezēhla | zēhla | azehlanga | ezingehlanga | zingehlanga |
| Class 9 | yēhla | eyēhla | yēhla | ayehlanga | engehlanga | ingehlanga |
| Class 10 | zēhla | ezēhla | zēhla | azehlanga | ezingehlanga | zingehlanga |
| Class 11 | lwēhla | olwēhla | lwēhla | alwehlanga | olungehlanga | lungehlanga |
| Class 14 | bēhla | obēhla | bēhla | abehlanga | obungehlanga | bungehlanga |
| Class 15 | kwēhla | okwēhla | kwēhla | akwehlanga | okungehlanga | kungehlanga |
| Class 17 | kwēhla | okwēhla | kwēhla | akwehlanga | okungehlanga | kungehlanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingehla | — | ngingehla | ngingehle | — | ngingehle |
| 2nd singular | ungehla | — | ungehla | ungehle | — | ungehle |
| 1st plural | singehla | — | singehla | singehle | — | singehle |
| 2nd plural | ningehla | — | ningehla | ningehle | — | ningehle |
| Class 1 | angehla | — | engehla | angehle | — | engehle |
| Class 2 | bangehla | — | bengehla | bangehle | — | bengehle |
| Class 3 | ungehla | — | ungehla | ungehle | — | ungehle |
| Class 4 | ingehla | — | ingehla | ingehle | — | ingehle |
| Class 5 | lingehla | — | lingehla | lingehle | — | lingehle |
| Class 6 | angehla | — | engehla | angehle | — | engehle |
| Class 7 | singehla | — | singehla | singehle | — | singehle |
| Class 8 | zingehla | — | zingehla | zingehle | — | zingehle |
| Class 9 | ingehla | — | ingehla | ingehle | — | ingehle |
| Class 10 | zingehla | — | zingehla | zingehle | — | zingehle |
| Class 11 | lungehla | — | lungehla | lungehle | — | lungehle |
| Class 14 | bungehla | — | bungehla | bungehle | — | bungehle |
| Class 15 | kungehla | — | kungehla | kungehle | — | kungehle |
| Class 17 | kungehla | — | kungehla | kungehle | — | kungehle |
| | 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 | ngizokwehla | engizokwehla | ngizokwehla | angizukwehla | engingezukwehla | ngingezukwehla |
| 2nd singular | uzokwehla | ozokwehla | uzokwehla | awuzukwehla | ongezukwehla | ungezukwehla |
| 1st plural | sizokwehla | esizokwehla | sizokwehla | asizukwehla | esingezukwehla | singezukwehla |
| 2nd plural | nizokwehla | enizokwehla | nizokwehla | anizukwehla | eningezukwehla | ningezukwehla |
| Class 1 | uzokwehla | ozokwehla | ezokwehla | akazukwehla | ongezukwehla | engezukwehla |
| Class 2 | bazokwehla | abazokwehla | bezokwehla | abazukwehla | abangezukwehla | bengezukwehla |
| Class 3 | uzokwehla | ozokwehla | uzokwehla | awuzukwehla | ongezukwehla | ungezukwehla |
| Class 4 | izokwehla | ezokwehla | izokwehla | ayizukwehla | engezukwehla | ingezukwehla |
| Class 5 | lizokwehla | elizokwehla | lizokwehla | alizukwehla | elingezukwehla | lingezukwehla |
| Class 6 | azokwehla | azokwehla | ezokwehla | awazukwehla | angezukwehla | engezukwehla |
| Class 7 | sizokwehla | esizokwehla | sizokwehla | asizukwehla | esingezukwehla | singezukwehla |
| Class 8 | zizokwehla | ezizokwehla | zizokwehla | azizukwehla | ezingezukwehla | zingezukwehla |
| Class 9 | izokwehla | ezokwehla | izokwehla | ayizukwehla | engezukwehla | ingezukwehla |
| Class 10 | zizokwehla | ezizokwehla | zizokwehla | azizukwehla | ezingezukwehla | zingezukwehla |
| Class 11 | luzokwehla | oluzokwehla | luzokwehla | aluzukwehla | olungezukwehla | lungezukwehla |
| Class 14 | buzokwehla | obuzokwehla | buzokwehla | abuzukwehla | obungezukwehla | bungezukwehla |
| Class 15 | kuzokwehla | okuzokwehla | kuzokwehla | akuzukwehla | okungezukwehla | kungezukwehla |
| Class 17 | kuzokwehla | okuzokwehla | kuzokwehla | akuzukwehla | okungezukwehla | kungezukwehla |
| | 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 | ngiyokwehla | engiyokwehla | ngiyokwehla | angiyukwehla | engingeyukwehla | ngingeyukwehla |
| 2nd singular | uyokwehla | oyokwehla | uyokwehla | awuyukwehla | ongeyukwehla | ungeyukwehla |
| 1st plural | siyokwehla | esiyokwehla | siyokwehla | asiyukwehla | esingeyukwehla | singeyukwehla |
| 2nd plural | niyokwehla | eniyokwehla | niyokwehla | aniyukwehla | eningeyukwehla | ningeyukwehla |
| Class 1 | uyokwehla | oyokwehla | eyokwehla | akayukwehla | ongeyukwehla | engeyukwehla |
| Class 2 | bayokwehla | abayokwehla | beyokwehla | abayukwehla | abangeyukwehla | bengeyukwehla |
| Class 3 | uyokwehla | oyokwehla | uyokwehla | awuyukwehla | ongeyukwehla | ungeyukwehla |
| Class 4 | iyokwehla | eyokwehla | iyokwehla | ayiyukwehla | engeyukwehla | ingeyukwehla |
| Class 5 | liyokwehla | eliyokwehla | liyokwehla | aliyukwehla | elingeyukwehla | lingeyukwehla |
| Class 6 | ayokwehla | ayokwehla | eyokwehla | awayukwehla | angeyukwehla | engeyukwehla |
| Class 7 | siyokwehla | esiyokwehla | siyokwehla | asiyukwehla | esingeyukwehla | singeyukwehla |
| Class 8 | ziyokwehla | eziyokwehla | ziyokwehla | aziyukwehla | ezingeyukwehla | zingeyukwehla |
| Class 9 | iyokwehla | eyokwehla | iyokwehla | ayiyukwehla | engeyukwehla | ingeyukwehla |
| Class 10 | ziyokwehla | eziyokwehla | ziyokwehla | aziyukwehla | ezingeyukwehla | zingeyukwehla |
| Class 11 | luyokwehla | oluyokwehla | luyokwehla | aluyukwehla | olungeyukwehla | lungeyukwehla |
| Class 14 | buyokwehla | obuyokwehla | buyokwehla | abuyukwehla | obungeyukwehla | bungeyukwehla |
| Class 15 | kuyokwehla | okuyokwehla | kuyokwehla | akuyukwehla | okungeyukwehla | kungeyukwehla |
| Class 17 | kuyokwehla | okuyokwehla | kuyokwehla | akuyukwehla | okungeyukwehla | kungeyukwehla |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehle | ngingehli |
| 2nd singular | wehle | ungehli |
| 1st plural | sehle | singehli |
| 2nd plural | nehle | ningehli |
| Class 1 | ehle | angehli |
| Class 2 | behle | bangehli |
| Class 3 | wehle | ungehli |
| Class 4 | yehle | ingehli |
| Class 5 | lehle | lingehli |
| Class 6 | ehle | angehli |
| Class 7 | sehle | singehli |
| Class 8 | zehle | zingehli |
| Class 9 | yehle | ingehli |
| Class 10 | zehle | zingehli |
| Class 11 | lwehle | lungehli |
| Class 14 | behle | bungehli |
| Class 15 | kwehle | kungehli |
| Class 17 | kwehle | kungehli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngehla | ngangehla, angehla, angangehla |
| 2nd singular | wehla | wangehla, awehla, awangehla |
| 1st plural | sehla | sangehla, asehla, asangehla |
| 2nd plural | nehla | nangehla, anehla, anangehla |
| Class 1 | wehla | wangehla, akehla, akangehla |
| Class 2 | behla | bangehla, abehla, abangehla |
| Class 3 | wehla | wangehla, awehla, awangehla |
| Class 4 | yehla | yangehla, ayehla, ayangehla |
| Class 5 | lehla | langehla, alehla, alangehla |
| Class 6 | ehla | angehla, awehla, awangehla |
| Class 7 | sehla | sangehla, asehla, asangehla |
| Class 8 | zehla | zangehla, azehla, azangehla |
| Class 9 | yehla | yangehla, ayehla, ayangehla |
| Class 10 | zehla | zangehla, azehla, azangehla |
| Class 11 | lwehla | lwangehla, alwehla, alwangehla |
| Class 14 | behla | bangehla, abehla, abangehla |
| Class 15 | kwehla | kwangehla, akwehla, akwangehla |
| Class 17 | kwehla | kwangehla, akwehla, akwangehla |

#### Derived terms

* -ehlela (applicative)
* -ehlisa (causative)
* -ehlayehla (diminutive)
* -ehlisisa (intensive)
* -ehleka, -ehlakala (neuter-passive)
* -ehliwa (passive)
* -ehlana (reciprocal)

#### Related terms

* -hlala

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ehla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ehla (6.3)”