# thumela
## Xhosa
### Etymology

From -thuma +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-thúmela
* (transitive) to send to

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From -thuma +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-thuméla
* (transitive) to send, to send to

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuthumela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthumela | ukungathumeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thumela | -thumele |
| Plural | thumelani | -thumeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathumela, ngithumela | engithumelayo, engithumela | ngithumela | angithumeli | engingathumeli | ngingathumeli |
| 2nd singular | uyathumela, uthumela | othumelayo, othumela | uthumela | awuthumeli | ongathumeli | ungathumeli |
| 1st plural | siyathumela, sithumela | esithumelayo, esithumela | sithumela | asithumeli | esingathumeli | singathumeli |
| 2nd plural | niyathumela, nithumela | enithumelayo, enithumela | nithumela | anithumeli | eningathumeli | ningathumeli |
| Class 1 | uyathumela, uthumela | othumelayo, othumela | ethumela | akathumeli | ongathumeli | engathumeli |
| Class 2 | bayathumela, bathumela | abathumelayo, abathumela | bethumela | abathumeli | abangathumeli | bengathumeli |
| Class 3 | uyathumela, uthumela | othumelayo, othumela | uthumela | awuthumeli | ongathumeli | ungathumeli |
| Class 4 | iyathumela, ithumela | ethumelayo, ethumela | ithumela | ayithumeli | engathumeli | ingathumeli |
| Class 5 | liyathumela, lithumela | elithumelayo, elithumela | lithumela | alithumeli | elingathumeli | lingathumeli |
| Class 6 | ayathumela, athumela | athumelayo, athumela | ethumela | awathumeli | angathumeli | engathumeli |
| Class 7 | siyathumela, sithumela | esithumelayo, esithumela | sithumela | asithumeli | esingathumeli | singathumeli |
| Class 8 | ziyathumela, zithumela | ezithumelayo, ezithumela | zithumela | azithumeli | ezingathumeli | zingathumeli |
| Class 9 | iyathumela, ithumela | ethumelayo, ethumela | ithumela | ayithumeli | engathumeli | ingathumeli |
| Class 10 | ziyathumela, zithumela | ezithumelayo, ezithumela | zithumela | azithumeli | ezingathumeli | zingathumeli |
| Class 11 | luyathumela, luthumela | oluthumelayo, oluthumela | luthumela | aluthumeli | olungathumeli | lungathumeli |
| Class 14 | buyathumela, buthumela | obuthumelayo, obuthumela | buthumela | abuthumeli | obungathumeli | bungathumeli |
| Class 15 | kuyathumela, kuthumela | okuthumelayo, okuthumela | kuthumela | akuthumeli | okungathumeli | kungathumeli |
| Class 17 | kuyathumela, kuthumela | okuthumelayo, okuthumela | kuthumela | akuthumeli | okungathumeli | kungathumeli |
| | 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 | ngithumelile, ngithumelē | engithumelile, engithumelē | ngithumelile, ngithumelē | angithumelanga | engingathumelanga | ngingathumelanga |
| 2nd singular | uthumelile, uthumelē | othumelile, othumelē | uthumelile, uthumelē | awuthumelanga | ongathumelanga | ungathumelanga |
| 1st plural | sithumelile, sithumelē | esithumelile, esithumelē | sithumelile, sithumelē | asithumelanga | esingathumelanga | singathumelanga |
| 2nd plural | nithumelile, nithumelē | enithumelile, enithumelē | nithumelile, nithumelē | anithumelanga | eningathumelanga | ningathumelanga |
| Class 1 | uthumelile, uthumelē | othumelile, othumelē | ethumelile, ethumelē | akathumelanga | ongathumelanga | engathumelanga |
| Class 2 | bathumelile, bathumelē | abathumelile, abathumelē | bethumelile, bethumelē | abathumelanga | abangathumelanga | bengathumelanga |
| Class 3 | uthumelile, uthumelē | othumelile, othumelē | uthumelile, uthumelē | awuthumelanga | ongathumelanga | ungathumelanga |
| Class 4 | ithumelile, ithumelē | ethumelile, ethumelē | ithumelile, ithumelē | ayithumelanga | engathumelanga | ingathumelanga |
| Class 5 | lithumelile, lithumelē | elithumelile, elithumelē | lithumelile, lithumelē | alithumelanga | elingathumelanga | lingathumelanga |
| Class 6 | athumelile, athumelē | athumelile, athumelē | ethumelile, ethumelē | awathumelanga | angathumelanga | engathumelanga |
| Class 7 | sithumelile, sithumelē | esithumelile, esithumelē | sithumelile, sithumelē | asithumelanga | esingathumelanga | singathumelanga |
| Class 8 | zithumelile, zithumelē | ezithumelile, ezithumelē | zithumelile, zithumelē | azithumelanga | ezingathumelanga | zingathumelanga |
| Class 9 | ithumelile, ithumelē | ethumelile, ethumelē | ithumelile, ithumelē | ayithumelanga | engathumelanga | ingathumelanga |
| Class 10 | zithumelile, zithumelē | ezithumelile, ezithumelē | zithumelile, zithumelē | azithumelanga | ezingathumelanga | zingathumelanga |
| Class 11 | luthumelile, luthumelē | oluthumelile, oluthumelē | luthumelile, luthumelē | aluthumelanga | olungathumelanga | lungathumelanga |
| Class 14 | buthumelile, buthumelē | obuthumelile, obuthumelē | buthumelile, buthumelē | abuthumelanga | obungathumelanga | bungathumelanga |
| Class 15 | kuthumelile, kuthumelē | okuthumelile, okuthumelē | kuthumelile, kuthumelē | akuthumelanga | okungathumelanga | kungathumelanga |
| Class 17 | kuthumelile, kuthumelē | okuthumelile, okuthumelē | kuthumelile, kuthumelē | akuthumelanga | okungathumelanga | kungathumelanga |
| | 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 | ngāthumela | engāthumela | ngāthumela | angithumelanga | engingathumelanga | ngingathumelanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthumela | owāthumela | wāthumela | awuthumelanga | ongathumelanga | ungathumelanga |
| 1st plural | sāthumela | esāthumela | sāthumela | asithumelanga | esingathumelanga | singathumelanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthumela | enāthumela | nāthumela | anithumelanga | eningathumelanga | ningathumelanga |
| Class 1 | wāthumela | owāthumela | āthumela | akathumelanga | ongathumelanga | engathumelanga |
| Class 2 | bāthumela | abāthumela | bāthumela | abathumelanga | abangathumelanga | bengathumelanga |
| Class 3 | wāthumela | owāthumela | wāthumela | awuthumelanga | ongathumelanga | ungathumelanga |
| Class 4 | yāthumela | eyāthumela | yāthumela | ayithumelanga | engathumelanga | ingathumelanga |
| Class 5 | lāthumela | elāthumela | lāthumela | alithumelanga | elingathumelanga | lingathumelanga |
| Class 6 | āthumela | āthumela | āthumela | awathumelanga | angathumelanga | engathumelanga |
| Class 7 | sāthumela | esāthumela | sāthumela | asithumelanga | esingathumelanga | singathumelanga |
| Class 8 | zāthumela | ezāthumela | zāthumela | azithumelanga | ezingathumelanga | zingathumelanga |
| Class 9 | yāthumela | eyāthumela | yāthumela | ayithumelanga | engathumelanga | ingathumelanga |
| Class 10 | zāthumela | ezāthumela | zāthumela | azithumelanga | ezingathumelanga | zingathumelanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthumela | olwāthumela | lwāthumela | aluthumelanga | olungathumelanga | lungathumelanga |
| Class 14 | bāthumela | obāthumela | bāthumela | abuthumelanga | obungathumelanga | bungathumelanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthumela | okwāthumela | kwāthumela | akuthumelanga | okungathumelanga | kungathumelanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthumela | okwāthumela | kwāthumela | akuthumelanga | okungathumelanga | kungathumelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathumela | — | ngingathumela | ngingethumele | — | ngingethumele |
| 2nd singular | ungathumela | — | ungathumela | ungethumele | — | ungethumele |
| 1st plural | singathumela | — | singathumela | singethumele | — | singethumele |
| 2nd plural | ningathumela | — | ningathumela | ningethumele | — | ningethumele |
| Class 1 | angathumela | — | engathumela | angethumele | — | engethumele |
| Class 2 | bangathumela | — | bengathumela | bangethumele | — | bengethumele |
| Class 3 | ungathumela | — | ungathumela | ungethumele | — | ungethumele |
| Class 4 | ingathumela | — | ingathumela | ingethumele | — | ingethumele |
| Class 5 | lingathumela | — | lingathumela | lingethumele | — | lingethumele |
| Class 6 | angathumela | — | engathumela | angethumele | — | engethumele |
| Class 7 | singathumela | — | singathumela | singethumele | — | singethumele |
| Class 8 | zingathumela | — | zingathumela | zingethumele | — | zingethumele |
| Class 9 | ingathumela | — | ingathumela | ingethumele | — | ingethumele |
| Class 10 | zingathumela | — | zingathumela | zingethumele | — | zingethumele |
| Class 11 | lungathumela | — | lungathumela | lungethumele | — | lungethumele |
| Class 14 | bungathumela | — | bungathumela | bungethumele | — | bungethumele |
| Class 15 | kungathumela | — | kungathumela | kungethumele | — | kungethumele |
| Class 17 | kungathumela | — | kungathumela | kungethumele | — | kungethumele |
| | 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 | ngizothumela | engizothumela | ngizothumela | angizuthumela | engingezuthumela | ngingezuthumela |
| 2nd singular | uzothumela | ozothumela | uzothumela | awuzuthumela | ongezuthumela | ungezuthumela |
| 1st plural | sizothumela | esizothumela | sizothumela | asizuthumela | esingezuthumela | singezuthumela |
| 2nd plural | nizothumela | enizothumela | nizothumela | anizuthumela | eningezuthumela | ningezuthumela |
| Class 1 | uzothumela | ozothumela | ezothumela | akazuthumela | ongezuthumela | engezuthumela |
| Class 2 | bazothumela | abazothumela | bezothumela | abazuthumela | abangezuthumela | bengezuthumela |
| Class 3 | uzothumela | ozothumela | uzothumela | awuzuthumela | ongezuthumela | ungezuthumela |
| Class 4 | izothumela | ezothumela | izothumela | ayizuthumela | engezuthumela | ingezuthumela |
| Class 5 | lizothumela | elizothumela | lizothumela | alizuthumela | elingezuthumela | lingezuthumela |
| Class 6 | azothumela | azothumela | ezothumela | awazuthumela | angezuthumela | engezuthumela |
| Class 7 | sizothumela | esizothumela | sizothumela | asizuthumela | esingezuthumela | singezuthumela |
| Class 8 | zizothumela | ezizothumela | zizothumela | azizuthumela | ezingezuthumela | zingezuthumela |
| Class 9 | izothumela | ezothumela | izothumela | ayizuthumela | engezuthumela | ingezuthumela |
| Class 10 | zizothumela | ezizothumela | zizothumela | azizuthumela | ezingezuthumela | zingezuthumela |
| Class 11 | luzothumela | oluzothumela | luzothumela | aluzuthumela | olungezuthumela | lungezuthumela |
| Class 14 | buzothumela | obuzothumela | buzothumela | abuzuthumela | obungezuthumela | bungezuthumela |
| Class 15 | kuzothumela | okuzothumela | kuzothumela | akuzuthumela | okungezuthumela | kungezuthumela |
| Class 17 | kuzothumela | okuzothumela | kuzothumela | akuzuthumela | okungezuthumela | kungezuthumela |
| | 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 | ngiyothumela | engiyothumela | ngiyothumela | angiyuthumela | engingeyuthumela | ngingeyuthumela |
| 2nd singular | uyothumela | oyothumela | uyothumela | awuyuthumela | ongeyuthumela | ungeyuthumela |
| 1st plural | siyothumela | esiyothumela | siyothumela | asiyuthumela | esingeyuthumela | singeyuthumela |
| 2nd plural | niyothumela | eniyothumela | niyothumela | aniyuthumela | eningeyuthumela | ningeyuthumela |
| Class 1 | uyothumela | oyothumela | eyothumela | akayuthumela | ongeyuthumela | engeyuthumela |
| Class 2 | bayothumela | abayothumela | beyothumela | abayuthumela | abangeyuthumela | bengeyuthumela |
| Class 3 | uyothumela | oyothumela | uyothumela | awuyuthumela | ongeyuthumela | ungeyuthumela |
| Class 4 | iyothumela | eyothumela | iyothumela | ayiyuthumela | engeyuthumela | ingeyuthumela |
| Class 5 | liyothumela | eliyothumela | liyothumela | aliyuthumela | elingeyuthumela | lingeyuthumela |
| Class 6 | ayothumela | ayothumela | eyothumela | awayuthumela | angeyuthumela | engeyuthumela |
| Class 7 | siyothumela | esiyothumela | siyothumela | asiyuthumela | esingeyuthumela | singeyuthumela |
| Class 8 | ziyothumela | eziyothumela | ziyothumela | aziyuthumela | ezingeyuthumela | zingeyuthumela |
| Class 9 | iyothumela | eyothumela | iyothumela | ayiyuthumela | engeyuthumela | ingeyuthumela |
| Class 10 | ziyothumela | eziyothumela | ziyothumela | aziyuthumela | ezingeyuthumela | zingeyuthumela |
| Class 11 | luyothumela | oluyothumela | luyothumela | aluyuthumela | olungeyuthumela | lungeyuthumela |
| Class 14 | buyothumela | obuyothumela | buyothumela | abuyuthumela | obungeyuthumela | bungeyuthumela |
| Class 15 | kuyothumela | okuyothumela | kuyothumela | akuyuthumela | okungeyuthumela | kungeyuthumela |
| Class 17 | kuyothumela | okuyothumela | kuyothumela | akuyuthumela | okungeyuthumela | kungeyuthumela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithumele | ngingathumeli |
| 2nd singular | uthumele | ungathumeli |
| 1st plural | sithumele | singathumeli |
| 2nd plural | nithumele | ningathumeli |
| Class 1 | athumele | angathumeli |
| Class 2 | bathumele | bangathumeli |
| Class 3 | uthumele | ungathumeli |
| Class 4 | ithumele | ingathumeli |
| Class 5 | lithumele | lingathumeli |
| Class 6 | athumele | angathumeli |
| Class 7 | sithumele | singathumeli |
| Class 8 | zithumele | zingathumeli |
| Class 9 | ithumele | ingathumeli |
| Class 10 | zithumele | zingathumeli |
| Class 11 | luthumele | lungathumeli |
| Class 14 | buthumele | bungathumeli |
| Class 15 | kuthumele | kungathumeli |
| Class 17 | kuthumele | kungathumeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathumela | ngangathumela, angathumela, angangathumela |
| 2nd singular | wathumela | wangathumela, awathumela, awangathumela |
| 1st plural | sathumela | sangathumela, asathumela, asangathumela |
| 2nd plural | nathumela | nangathumela, anathumela, anangathumela |
| Class 1 | wathumela | wangathumela, akathumela, akangathumela |
| Class 2 | bathumela | bangathumela, abathumela, abangathumela |
| Class 3 | wathumela | wangathumela, awathumela, awangathumela |
| Class 4 | yathumela | yangathumela, ayathumela, ayangathumela |
| Class 5 | lathumela | langathumela, alathumela, alangathumela |
| Class 6 | athumela | angathumela, awathumela, awangathumela |
| Class 7 | sathumela | sangathumela, asathumela, asangathumela |
| Class 8 | zathumela | zangathumela, azathumela, azangathumela |
| Class 9 | yathumela | yangathumela, ayathumela, ayangathumela |
| Class 10 | zathumela | zangathumela, azathumela, azangathumela |
| Class 11 | lwathumela | lwangathumela, alwathumela, alwangathumela |
| Class 14 | bathumela | bangathumela, abathumela, abangathumela |
| Class 15 | kwathumela | kwangathumela, akwathumela, akwangathumela |
| Class 17 | kwathumela | kwangathumela, akwathumela, akwangathumela |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “thumela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “thumela (3.2.9)”