# letha
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

### Verb

-létha
* to bring

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

### Verb

-létha
* to bring

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

### Verb

-létha
* (transitive) to bring

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* -lethisa

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

### Verb

-létha
* (transitive) to bring
* (transitive) to deliver

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuletha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuletha | ukungalethi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | letha | -lethe |
| Plural | lethani | -letheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaletha, ngiletha | engilethayo, engiletha | ngiletha | angilethi | engingalethi | ngingalethi |
| 2nd singular | uyaletha, uletha | olethayo, oletha | uletha | awulethi | ongalethi | ungalethi |
| 1st plural | siyaletha, siletha | esilethayo, esiletha | siletha | asilethi | esingalethi | singalethi |
| 2nd plural | niyaletha, niletha | enilethayo, eniletha | niletha | anilethi | eningalethi | ningalethi |
| Class 1 | uyaletha, uletha | olethayo, oletha | eletha | akalethi | ongalethi | engalethi |
| Class 2 | bayaletha, baletha | abalethayo, abaletha | beletha | abalethi | abangalethi | bengalethi |
| Class 3 | uyaletha, uletha | olethayo, oletha | uletha | awulethi | ongalethi | ungalethi |
| Class 4 | iyaletha, iletha | elethayo, eletha | iletha | ayilethi | engalethi | ingalethi |
| Class 5 | liyaletha, liletha | elilethayo, eliletha | liletha | alilethi | elingalethi | lingalethi |
| Class 6 | ayaletha, aletha | alethayo, aletha | eletha | awalethi | angalethi | engalethi |
| Class 7 | siyaletha, siletha | esilethayo, esiletha | siletha | asilethi | esingalethi | singalethi |
| Class 8 | ziyaletha, ziletha | ezilethayo, eziletha | ziletha | azilethi | ezingalethi | zingalethi |
| Class 9 | iyaletha, iletha | elethayo, eletha | iletha | ayilethi | engalethi | ingalethi |
| Class 10 | ziyaletha, ziletha | ezilethayo, eziletha | ziletha | azilethi | ezingalethi | zingalethi |
| Class 11 | luyaletha, luletha | olulethayo, oluletha | luletha | alulethi | olungalethi | lungalethi |
| Class 14 | buyaletha, buletha | obulethayo, obuletha | buletha | abulethi | obungalethi | bungalethi |
| Class 15 | kuyaletha, kuletha | okulethayo, okuletha | kuletha | akulethi | okungalethi | kungalethi |
| Class 17 | kuyaletha, kuletha | okulethayo, okuletha | kuletha | akulethi | okungalethi | kungalethi |
| | 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 | ngilethile, ngilethē | engilethile, engilethē | ngilethile, ngilethē | angilethanga | engingalethanga | ngingalethanga |
| 2nd singular | ulethile, ulethē | olethile, olethē | ulethile, ulethē | awulethanga | ongalethanga | ungalethanga |
| 1st plural | silethile, silethē | esilethile, esilethē | silethile, silethē | asilethanga | esingalethanga | singalethanga |
| 2nd plural | nilethile, nilethē | enilethile, enilethē | nilethile, nilethē | anilethanga | eningalethanga | ningalethanga |
| Class 1 | ulethile, ulethē | olethile, olethē | elethile, elethē | akalethanga | ongalethanga | engalethanga |
| Class 2 | balethile, balethē | abalethile, abalethē | belethile, belethē | abalethanga | abangalethanga | bengalethanga |
| Class 3 | ulethile, ulethē | olethile, olethē | ulethile, ulethē | awulethanga | ongalethanga | ungalethanga |
| Class 4 | ilethile, ilethē | elethile, elethē | ilethile, ilethē | ayilethanga | engalethanga | ingalethanga |
| Class 5 | lilethile, lilethē | elilethile, elilethē | lilethile, lilethē | alilethanga | elingalethanga | lingalethanga |
| Class 6 | alethile, alethē | alethile, alethē | elethile, elethē | awalethanga | angalethanga | engalethanga |
| Class 7 | silethile, silethē | esilethile, esilethē | silethile, silethē | asilethanga | esingalethanga | singalethanga |
| Class 8 | zilethile, zilethē | ezilethile, ezilethē | zilethile, zilethē | azilethanga | ezingalethanga | zingalethanga |
| Class 9 | ilethile, ilethē | elethile, elethē | ilethile, ilethē | ayilethanga | engalethanga | ingalethanga |
| Class 10 | zilethile, zilethē | ezilethile, ezilethē | zilethile, zilethē | azilethanga | ezingalethanga | zingalethanga |
| Class 11 | lulethile, lulethē | olulethile, olulethē | lulethile, lulethē | alulethanga | olungalethanga | lungalethanga |
| Class 14 | bulethile, bulethē | obulethile, obulethē | bulethile, bulethē | abulethanga | obungalethanga | bungalethanga |
| Class 15 | kulethile, kulethē | okulethile, okulethē | kulethile, kulethē | akulethanga | okungalethanga | kungalethanga |
| Class 17 | kulethile, kulethē | okulethile, okulethē | kulethile, kulethē | akulethanga | okungalethanga | kungalethanga |
| | 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 | ngāletha | engāletha | ngāletha | angilethanga | engingalethanga | ngingalethanga |
| 2nd singular | wāletha | owāletha | wāletha | awulethanga | ongalethanga | ungalethanga |
| 1st plural | sāletha | esāletha | sāletha | asilethanga | esingalethanga | singalethanga |
| 2nd plural | nāletha | enāletha | nāletha | anilethanga | eningalethanga | ningalethanga |
| Class 1 | wāletha | owāletha | āletha | akalethanga | ongalethanga | engalethanga |
| Class 2 | bāletha | abāletha | bāletha | abalethanga | abangalethanga | bengalethanga |
| Class 3 | wāletha | owāletha | wāletha | awulethanga | ongalethanga | ungalethanga |
| Class 4 | yāletha | eyāletha | yāletha | ayilethanga | engalethanga | ingalethanga |
| Class 5 | lāletha | elāletha | lāletha | alilethanga | elingalethanga | lingalethanga |
| Class 6 | āletha | āletha | āletha | awalethanga | angalethanga | engalethanga |
| Class 7 | sāletha | esāletha | sāletha | asilethanga | esingalethanga | singalethanga |
| Class 8 | zāletha | ezāletha | zāletha | azilethanga | ezingalethanga | zingalethanga |
| Class 9 | yāletha | eyāletha | yāletha | ayilethanga | engalethanga | ingalethanga |
| Class 10 | zāletha | ezāletha | zāletha | azilethanga | ezingalethanga | zingalethanga |
| Class 11 | lwāletha | olwāletha | lwāletha | alulethanga | olungalethanga | lungalethanga |
| Class 14 | bāletha | obāletha | bāletha | abulethanga | obungalethanga | bungalethanga |
| Class 15 | kwāletha | okwāletha | kwāletha | akulethanga | okungalethanga | kungalethanga |
| Class 17 | kwāletha | okwāletha | kwāletha | akulethanga | okungalethanga | kungalethanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaletha | — | ngingaletha | ngingelethe | — | ngingelethe |
| 2nd singular | ungaletha | — | ungaletha | ungelethe | — | ungelethe |
| 1st plural | singaletha | — | singaletha | singelethe | — | singelethe |
| 2nd plural | ningaletha | — | ningaletha | ningelethe | — | ningelethe |
| Class 1 | angaletha | — | engaletha | angelethe | — | engelethe |
| Class 2 | bangaletha | — | bengaletha | bangelethe | — | bengelethe |
| Class 3 | ungaletha | — | ungaletha | ungelethe | — | ungelethe |
| Class 4 | ingaletha | — | ingaletha | ingelethe | — | ingelethe |
| Class 5 | lingaletha | — | lingaletha | lingelethe | — | lingelethe |
| Class 6 | angaletha | — | engaletha | angelethe | — | engelethe |
| Class 7 | singaletha | — | singaletha | singelethe | — | singelethe |
| Class 8 | zingaletha | — | zingaletha | zingelethe | — | zingelethe |
| Class 9 | ingaletha | — | ingaletha | ingelethe | — | ingelethe |
| Class 10 | zingaletha | — | zingaletha | zingelethe | — | zingelethe |
| Class 11 | lungaletha | — | lungaletha | lungelethe | — | lungelethe |
| Class 14 | bungaletha | — | bungaletha | bungelethe | — | bungelethe |
| Class 15 | kungaletha | — | kungaletha | kungelethe | — | kungelethe |
| Class 17 | kungaletha | — | kungaletha | kungelethe | — | kungelethe |
| | 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 | ngizoletha | engizoletha | ngizoletha | angizuletha | engingezuletha | ngingezuletha |
| 2nd singular | uzoletha | ozoletha | uzoletha | awuzuletha | ongezuletha | ungezuletha |
| 1st plural | sizoletha | esizoletha | sizoletha | asizuletha | esingezuletha | singezuletha |
| 2nd plural | nizoletha | enizoletha | nizoletha | anizuletha | eningezuletha | ningezuletha |
| Class 1 | uzoletha | ozoletha | ezoletha | akazuletha | ongezuletha | engezuletha |
| Class 2 | bazoletha | abazoletha | bezoletha | abazuletha | abangezuletha | bengezuletha |
| Class 3 | uzoletha | ozoletha | uzoletha | awuzuletha | ongezuletha | ungezuletha |
| Class 4 | izoletha | ezoletha | izoletha | ayizuletha | engezuletha | ingezuletha |
| Class 5 | lizoletha | elizoletha | lizoletha | alizuletha | elingezuletha | lingezuletha |
| Class 6 | azoletha | azoletha | ezoletha | awazuletha | angezuletha | engezuletha |
| Class 7 | sizoletha | esizoletha | sizoletha | asizuletha | esingezuletha | singezuletha |
| Class 8 | zizoletha | ezizoletha | zizoletha | azizuletha | ezingezuletha | zingezuletha |
| Class 9 | izoletha | ezoletha | izoletha | ayizuletha | engezuletha | ingezuletha |
| Class 10 | zizoletha | ezizoletha | zizoletha | azizuletha | ezingezuletha | zingezuletha |
| Class 11 | luzoletha | oluzoletha | luzoletha | aluzuletha | olungezuletha | lungezuletha |
| Class 14 | buzoletha | obuzoletha | buzoletha | abuzuletha | obungezuletha | bungezuletha |
| Class 15 | kuzoletha | okuzoletha | kuzoletha | akuzuletha | okungezuletha | kungezuletha |
| Class 17 | kuzoletha | okuzoletha | kuzoletha | akuzuletha | okungezuletha | kungezuletha |
| | 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 | ngiyoletha | engiyoletha | ngiyoletha | angiyuletha | engingeyuletha | ngingeyuletha |
| 2nd singular | uyoletha | oyoletha | uyoletha | awuyuletha | ongeyuletha | ungeyuletha |
| 1st plural | siyoletha | esiyoletha | siyoletha | asiyuletha | esingeyuletha | singeyuletha |
| 2nd plural | niyoletha | eniyoletha | niyoletha | aniyuletha | eningeyuletha | ningeyuletha |
| Class 1 | uyoletha | oyoletha | eyoletha | akayuletha | ongeyuletha | engeyuletha |
| Class 2 | bayoletha | abayoletha | beyoletha | abayuletha | abangeyuletha | bengeyuletha |
| Class 3 | uyoletha | oyoletha | uyoletha | awuyuletha | ongeyuletha | ungeyuletha |
| Class 4 | iyoletha | eyoletha | iyoletha | ayiyuletha | engeyuletha | ingeyuletha |
| Class 5 | liyoletha | eliyoletha | liyoletha | aliyuletha | elingeyuletha | lingeyuletha |
| Class 6 | ayoletha | ayoletha | eyoletha | awayuletha | angeyuletha | engeyuletha |
| Class 7 | siyoletha | esiyoletha | siyoletha | asiyuletha | esingeyuletha | singeyuletha |
| Class 8 | ziyoletha | eziyoletha | ziyoletha | aziyuletha | ezingeyuletha | zingeyuletha |
| Class 9 | iyoletha | eyoletha | iyoletha | ayiyuletha | engeyuletha | ingeyuletha |
| Class 10 | ziyoletha | eziyoletha | ziyoletha | aziyuletha | ezingeyuletha | zingeyuletha |
| Class 11 | luyoletha | oluyoletha | luyoletha | aluyuletha | olungeyuletha | lungeyuletha |
| Class 14 | buyoletha | obuyoletha | buyoletha | abuyuletha | obungeyuletha | bungeyuletha |
| Class 15 | kuyoletha | okuyoletha | kuyoletha | akuyuletha | okungeyuletha | kungeyuletha |
| Class 17 | kuyoletha | okuyoletha | kuyoletha | akuyuletha | okungeyuletha | kungeyuletha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilethe | ngingalethi |
| 2nd singular | ulethe | ungalethi |
| 1st plural | silethe | singalethi |
| 2nd plural | nilethe | ningalethi |
| Class 1 | alethe | angalethi |
| Class 2 | balethe | bangalethi |
| Class 3 | ulethe | ungalethi |
| Class 4 | ilethe | ingalethi |
| Class 5 | lilethe | lingalethi |
| Class 6 | alethe | angalethi |
| Class 7 | silethe | singalethi |
| Class 8 | zilethe | zingalethi |
| Class 9 | ilethe | ingalethi |
| Class 10 | zilethe | zingalethi |
| Class 11 | lulethe | lungalethi |
| Class 14 | bulethe | bungalethi |
| Class 15 | kulethe | kungalethi |
| Class 17 | kulethe | kungalethi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaletha | ngangaletha, angaletha, angangaletha |
| 2nd singular | waletha | wangaletha, awaletha, awangaletha |
| 1st plural | saletha | sangaletha, asaletha, asangaletha |
| 2nd plural | naletha | nangaletha, analetha, anangaletha |
| Class 1 | waletha | wangaletha, akaletha, akangaletha |
| Class 2 | baletha | bangaletha, abaletha, abangaletha |
| Class 3 | waletha | wangaletha, awaletha, awangaletha |
| Class 4 | yaletha | yangaletha, ayaletha, ayangaletha |
| Class 5 | laletha | langaletha, alaletha, alangaletha |
| Class 6 | aletha | angaletha, awaletha, awangaletha |
| Class 7 | saletha | sangaletha, asaletha, asangaletha |
| Class 8 | zaletha | zangaletha, azaletha, azangaletha |
| Class 9 | yaletha | yangaletha, ayaletha, ayangaletha |
| Class 10 | zaletha | zangaletha, azaletha, azangaletha |
| Class 11 | lwaletha | lwangaletha, alwaletha, alwangaletha |
| Class 14 | baletha | bangaletha, abaletha, abangaletha |
| Class 15 | kwaletha | kwangaletha, akwaletha, akwangaletha |
| Class 17 | kwaletha | kwangaletha, akwaletha, akwangaletha |

#### Derived terms

* -lethela
* -lethisa

### References

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