# klwebha
## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-klwébha
* (transitive) to scratch, to cut open the skin of (by scratching)

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuklwebha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuklwebha | ukungaklwebhi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | klwebha | -klwebhe |
| Plural | klwebhani | -klwebheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaklwebha, ngiklwebha | engiklwebhayo, engiklwebha | ngiklwebha | angiklwebhi | engingaklwebhi | ngingaklwebhi |
| 2nd singular | uyaklwebha, uklwebha | oklwebhayo, oklwebha | uklwebha | awuklwebhi | ongaklwebhi | ungaklwebhi |
| 1st plural | siyaklwebha, siklwebha | esiklwebhayo, esiklwebha | siklwebha | asiklwebhi | esingaklwebhi | singaklwebhi |
| 2nd plural | niyaklwebha, niklwebha | eniklwebhayo, eniklwebha | niklwebha | aniklwebhi | eningaklwebhi | ningaklwebhi |
| Class 1 | uyaklwebha, uklwebha | oklwebhayo, oklwebha | eklwebha | akaklwebhi | ongaklwebhi | engaklwebhi |
| Class 2 | bayaklwebha, baklwebha | abaklwebhayo, abaklwebha | beklwebha | abaklwebhi | abangaklwebhi | bengaklwebhi |
| Class 3 | uyaklwebha, uklwebha | oklwebhayo, oklwebha | uklwebha | awuklwebhi | ongaklwebhi | ungaklwebhi |
| Class 4 | iyaklwebha, iklwebha | eklwebhayo, eklwebha | iklwebha | ayiklwebhi | engaklwebhi | ingaklwebhi |
| Class 5 | liyaklwebha, liklwebha | eliklwebhayo, eliklwebha | liklwebha | aliklwebhi | elingaklwebhi | lingaklwebhi |
| Class 6 | ayaklwebha, aklwebha | aklwebhayo, aklwebha | eklwebha | awaklwebhi | angaklwebhi | engaklwebhi |
| Class 7 | siyaklwebha, siklwebha | esiklwebhayo, esiklwebha | siklwebha | asiklwebhi | esingaklwebhi | singaklwebhi |
| Class 8 | ziyaklwebha, ziklwebha | eziklwebhayo, eziklwebha | ziklwebha | aziklwebhi | ezingaklwebhi | zingaklwebhi |
| Class 9 | iyaklwebha, iklwebha | eklwebhayo, eklwebha | iklwebha | ayiklwebhi | engaklwebhi | ingaklwebhi |
| Class 10 | ziyaklwebha, ziklwebha | eziklwebhayo, eziklwebha | ziklwebha | aziklwebhi | ezingaklwebhi | zingaklwebhi |
| Class 11 | luyaklwebha, luklwebha | oluklwebhayo, oluklwebha | luklwebha | aluklwebhi | olungaklwebhi | lungaklwebhi |
| Class 14 | buyaklwebha, buklwebha | obuklwebhayo, obuklwebha | buklwebha | abuklwebhi | obungaklwebhi | bungaklwebhi |
| Class 15 | kuyaklwebha, kuklwebha | okuklwebhayo, okuklwebha | kuklwebha | akuklwebhi | okungaklwebhi | kungaklwebhi |
| Class 17 | kuyaklwebha, kuklwebha | okuklwebhayo, okuklwebha | kuklwebha | akuklwebhi | okungaklwebhi | kungaklwebhi |
| | 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 | ngiklwebhile, ngiklwebhē | engiklwebhile, engiklwebhē | ngiklwebhile, ngiklwebhē | angiklwebhanga | engingaklwebhanga | ngingaklwebhanga |
| 2nd singular | uklwebhile, uklwebhē | oklwebhile, oklwebhē | uklwebhile, uklwebhē | awuklwebhanga | ongaklwebhanga | ungaklwebhanga |
| 1st plural | siklwebhile, siklwebhē | esiklwebhile, esiklwebhē | siklwebhile, siklwebhē | asiklwebhanga | esingaklwebhanga | singaklwebhanga |
| 2nd plural | niklwebhile, niklwebhē | eniklwebhile, eniklwebhē | niklwebhile, niklwebhē | aniklwebhanga | eningaklwebhanga | ningaklwebhanga |
| Class 1 | uklwebhile, uklwebhē | oklwebhile, oklwebhē | eklwebhile, eklwebhē | akaklwebhanga | ongaklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga |
| Class 2 | baklwebhile, baklwebhē | abaklwebhile, abaklwebhē | beklwebhile, beklwebhē | abaklwebhanga | abangaklwebhanga | bengaklwebhanga |
| Class 3 | uklwebhile, uklwebhē | oklwebhile, oklwebhē | uklwebhile, uklwebhē | awuklwebhanga | ongaklwebhanga | ungaklwebhanga |
| Class 4 | iklwebhile, iklwebhē | eklwebhile, eklwebhē | iklwebhile, iklwebhē | ayiklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga | ingaklwebhanga |
| Class 5 | liklwebhile, liklwebhē | eliklwebhile, eliklwebhē | liklwebhile, liklwebhē | aliklwebhanga | elingaklwebhanga | lingaklwebhanga |
| Class 6 | aklwebhile, aklwebhē | aklwebhile, aklwebhē | eklwebhile, eklwebhē | awaklwebhanga | angaklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga |
| Class 7 | siklwebhile, siklwebhē | esiklwebhile, esiklwebhē | siklwebhile, siklwebhē | asiklwebhanga | esingaklwebhanga | singaklwebhanga |
| Class 8 | ziklwebhile, ziklwebhē | eziklwebhile, eziklwebhē | ziklwebhile, ziklwebhē | aziklwebhanga | ezingaklwebhanga | zingaklwebhanga |
| Class 9 | iklwebhile, iklwebhē | eklwebhile, eklwebhē | iklwebhile, iklwebhē | ayiklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga | ingaklwebhanga |
| Class 10 | ziklwebhile, ziklwebhē | eziklwebhile, eziklwebhē | ziklwebhile, ziklwebhē | aziklwebhanga | ezingaklwebhanga | zingaklwebhanga |
| Class 11 | luklwebhile, luklwebhē | oluklwebhile, oluklwebhē | luklwebhile, luklwebhē | aluklwebhanga | olungaklwebhanga | lungaklwebhanga |
| Class 14 | buklwebhile, buklwebhē | obuklwebhile, obuklwebhē | buklwebhile, buklwebhē | abuklwebhanga | obungaklwebhanga | bungaklwebhanga |
| Class 15 | kuklwebhile, kuklwebhē | okuklwebhile, okuklwebhē | kuklwebhile, kuklwebhē | akuklwebhanga | okungaklwebhanga | kungaklwebhanga |
| Class 17 | kuklwebhile, kuklwebhē | okuklwebhile, okuklwebhē | kuklwebhile, kuklwebhē | akuklwebhanga | okungaklwebhanga | kungaklwebhanga |
| | 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 | ngāklwebha | engāklwebha | ngāklwebha | angiklwebhanga | engingaklwebhanga | ngingaklwebhanga |
| 2nd singular | wāklwebha | owāklwebha | wāklwebha | awuklwebhanga | ongaklwebhanga | ungaklwebhanga |
| 1st plural | sāklwebha | esāklwebha | sāklwebha | asiklwebhanga | esingaklwebhanga | singaklwebhanga |
| 2nd plural | nāklwebha | enāklwebha | nāklwebha | aniklwebhanga | eningaklwebhanga | ningaklwebhanga |
| Class 1 | wāklwebha | owāklwebha | āklwebha | akaklwebhanga | ongaklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga |
| Class 2 | bāklwebha | abāklwebha | bāklwebha | abaklwebhanga | abangaklwebhanga | bengaklwebhanga |
| Class 3 | wāklwebha | owāklwebha | wāklwebha | awuklwebhanga | ongaklwebhanga | ungaklwebhanga |
| Class 4 | yāklwebha | eyāklwebha | yāklwebha | ayiklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga | ingaklwebhanga |
| Class 5 | lāklwebha | elāklwebha | lāklwebha | aliklwebhanga | elingaklwebhanga | lingaklwebhanga |
| Class 6 | āklwebha | āklwebha | āklwebha | awaklwebhanga | angaklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga |
| Class 7 | sāklwebha | esāklwebha | sāklwebha | asiklwebhanga | esingaklwebhanga | singaklwebhanga |
| Class 8 | zāklwebha | ezāklwebha | zāklwebha | aziklwebhanga | ezingaklwebhanga | zingaklwebhanga |
| Class 9 | yāklwebha | eyāklwebha | yāklwebha | ayiklwebhanga | engaklwebhanga | ingaklwebhanga |
| Class 10 | zāklwebha | ezāklwebha | zāklwebha | aziklwebhanga | ezingaklwebhanga | zingaklwebhanga |
| Class 11 | lwāklwebha | olwāklwebha | lwāklwebha | aluklwebhanga | olungaklwebhanga | lungaklwebhanga |
| Class 14 | bāklwebha | obāklwebha | bāklwebha | abuklwebhanga | obungaklwebhanga | bungaklwebhanga |
| Class 15 | kwāklwebha | okwāklwebha | kwāklwebha | akuklwebhanga | okungaklwebhanga | kungaklwebhanga |
| Class 17 | kwāklwebha | okwāklwebha | kwāklwebha | akuklwebhanga | okungaklwebhanga | kungaklwebhanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaklwebha | — | ngingaklwebha | ngingeklwebhe | — | ngingeklwebhe |
| 2nd singular | ungaklwebha | — | ungaklwebha | ungeklwebhe | — | ungeklwebhe |
| 1st plural | singaklwebha | — | singaklwebha | singeklwebhe | — | singeklwebhe |
| 2nd plural | ningaklwebha | — | ningaklwebha | ningeklwebhe | — | ningeklwebhe |
| Class 1 | angaklwebha | — | engaklwebha | angeklwebhe | — | engeklwebhe |
| Class 2 | bangaklwebha | — | bengaklwebha | bangeklwebhe | — | bengeklwebhe |
| Class 3 | ungaklwebha | — | ungaklwebha | ungeklwebhe | — | ungeklwebhe |
| Class 4 | ingaklwebha | — | ingaklwebha | ingeklwebhe | — | ingeklwebhe |
| Class 5 | lingaklwebha | — | lingaklwebha | lingeklwebhe | — | lingeklwebhe |
| Class 6 | angaklwebha | — | engaklwebha | angeklwebhe | — | engeklwebhe |
| Class 7 | singaklwebha | — | singaklwebha | singeklwebhe | — | singeklwebhe |
| Class 8 | zingaklwebha | — | zingaklwebha | zingeklwebhe | — | zingeklwebhe |
| Class 9 | ingaklwebha | — | ingaklwebha | ingeklwebhe | — | ingeklwebhe |
| Class 10 | zingaklwebha | — | zingaklwebha | zingeklwebhe | — | zingeklwebhe |
| Class 11 | lungaklwebha | — | lungaklwebha | lungeklwebhe | — | lungeklwebhe |
| Class 14 | bungaklwebha | — | bungaklwebha | bungeklwebhe | — | bungeklwebhe |
| Class 15 | kungaklwebha | — | kungaklwebha | kungeklwebhe | — | kungeklwebhe |
| Class 17 | kungaklwebha | — | kungaklwebha | kungeklwebhe | — | kungeklwebhe |
| | 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 | ngizoklwebha | engizoklwebha | ngizoklwebha | angizuklwebha | engingezuklwebha | ngingezuklwebha |
| 2nd singular | uzoklwebha | ozoklwebha | uzoklwebha | awuzuklwebha | ongezuklwebha | ungezuklwebha |
| 1st plural | sizoklwebha | esizoklwebha | sizoklwebha | asizuklwebha | esingezuklwebha | singezuklwebha |
| 2nd plural | nizoklwebha | enizoklwebha | nizoklwebha | anizuklwebha | eningezuklwebha | ningezuklwebha |
| Class 1 | uzoklwebha | ozoklwebha | ezoklwebha | akazuklwebha | ongezuklwebha | engezuklwebha |
| Class 2 | bazoklwebha | abazoklwebha | bezoklwebha | abazuklwebha | abangezuklwebha | bengezuklwebha |
| Class 3 | uzoklwebha | ozoklwebha | uzoklwebha | awuzuklwebha | ongezuklwebha | ungezuklwebha |
| Class 4 | izoklwebha | ezoklwebha | izoklwebha | ayizuklwebha | engezuklwebha | ingezuklwebha |
| Class 5 | lizoklwebha | elizoklwebha | lizoklwebha | alizuklwebha | elingezuklwebha | lingezuklwebha |
| Class 6 | azoklwebha | azoklwebha | ezoklwebha | awazuklwebha | angezuklwebha | engezuklwebha |
| Class 7 | sizoklwebha | esizoklwebha | sizoklwebha | asizuklwebha | esingezuklwebha | singezuklwebha |
| Class 8 | zizoklwebha | ezizoklwebha | zizoklwebha | azizuklwebha | ezingezuklwebha | zingezuklwebha |
| Class 9 | izoklwebha | ezoklwebha | izoklwebha | ayizuklwebha | engezuklwebha | ingezuklwebha |
| Class 10 | zizoklwebha | ezizoklwebha | zizoklwebha | azizuklwebha | ezingezuklwebha | zingezuklwebha |
| Class 11 | luzoklwebha | oluzoklwebha | luzoklwebha | aluzuklwebha | olungezuklwebha | lungezuklwebha |
| Class 14 | buzoklwebha | obuzoklwebha | buzoklwebha | abuzuklwebha | obungezuklwebha | bungezuklwebha |
| Class 15 | kuzoklwebha | okuzoklwebha | kuzoklwebha | akuzuklwebha | okungezuklwebha | kungezuklwebha |
| Class 17 | kuzoklwebha | okuzoklwebha | kuzoklwebha | akuzuklwebha | okungezuklwebha | kungezuklwebha |
| | 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 | ngiyoklwebha | engiyoklwebha | ngiyoklwebha | angiyuklwebha | engingeyuklwebha | ngingeyuklwebha |
| 2nd singular | uyoklwebha | oyoklwebha | uyoklwebha | awuyuklwebha | ongeyuklwebha | ungeyuklwebha |
| 1st plural | siyoklwebha | esiyoklwebha | siyoklwebha | asiyuklwebha | esingeyuklwebha | singeyuklwebha |
| 2nd plural | niyoklwebha | eniyoklwebha | niyoklwebha | aniyuklwebha | eningeyuklwebha | ningeyuklwebha |
| Class 1 | uyoklwebha | oyoklwebha | eyoklwebha | akayuklwebha | ongeyuklwebha | engeyuklwebha |
| Class 2 | bayoklwebha | abayoklwebha | beyoklwebha | abayuklwebha | abangeyuklwebha | bengeyuklwebha |
| Class 3 | uyoklwebha | oyoklwebha | uyoklwebha | awuyuklwebha | ongeyuklwebha | ungeyuklwebha |
| Class 4 | iyoklwebha | eyoklwebha | iyoklwebha | ayiyuklwebha | engeyuklwebha | ingeyuklwebha |
| Class 5 | liyoklwebha | eliyoklwebha | liyoklwebha | aliyuklwebha | elingeyuklwebha | lingeyuklwebha |
| Class 6 | ayoklwebha | ayoklwebha | eyoklwebha | awayuklwebha | angeyuklwebha | engeyuklwebha |
| Class 7 | siyoklwebha | esiyoklwebha | siyoklwebha | asiyuklwebha | esingeyuklwebha | singeyuklwebha |
| Class 8 | ziyoklwebha | eziyoklwebha | ziyoklwebha | aziyuklwebha | ezingeyuklwebha | zingeyuklwebha |
| Class 9 | iyoklwebha | eyoklwebha | iyoklwebha | ayiyuklwebha | engeyuklwebha | ingeyuklwebha |
| Class 10 | ziyoklwebha | eziyoklwebha | ziyoklwebha | aziyuklwebha | ezingeyuklwebha | zingeyuklwebha |
| Class 11 | luyoklwebha | oluyoklwebha | luyoklwebha | aluyuklwebha | olungeyuklwebha | lungeyuklwebha |
| Class 14 | buyoklwebha | obuyoklwebha | buyoklwebha | abuyuklwebha | obungeyuklwebha | bungeyuklwebha |
| Class 15 | kuyoklwebha | okuyoklwebha | kuyoklwebha | akuyuklwebha | okungeyuklwebha | kungeyuklwebha |
| Class 17 | kuyoklwebha | okuyoklwebha | kuyoklwebha | akuyuklwebha | okungeyuklwebha | kungeyuklwebha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiklwebhe | ngingaklwebhi |
| 2nd singular | uklwebhe | ungaklwebhi |
| 1st plural | siklwebhe | singaklwebhi |
| 2nd plural | niklwebhe | ningaklwebhi |
| Class 1 | aklwebhe | angaklwebhi |
| Class 2 | baklwebhe | bangaklwebhi |
| Class 3 | uklwebhe | ungaklwebhi |
| Class 4 | iklwebhe | ingaklwebhi |
| Class 5 | liklwebhe | lingaklwebhi |
| Class 6 | aklwebhe | angaklwebhi |
| Class 7 | siklwebhe | singaklwebhi |
| Class 8 | ziklwebhe | zingaklwebhi |
| Class 9 | iklwebhe | ingaklwebhi |
| Class 10 | ziklwebhe | zingaklwebhi |
| Class 11 | luklwebhe | lungaklwebhi |
| Class 14 | buklwebhe | bungaklwebhi |
| Class 15 | kuklwebhe | kungaklwebhi |
| Class 17 | kuklwebhe | kungaklwebhi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaklwebha | ngangaklwebha, angaklwebha, angangaklwebha |
| 2nd singular | waklwebha | wangaklwebha, awaklwebha, awangaklwebha |
| 1st plural | saklwebha | sangaklwebha, asaklwebha, asangaklwebha |
| 2nd plural | naklwebha | nangaklwebha, anaklwebha, anangaklwebha |
| Class 1 | waklwebha | wangaklwebha, akaklwebha, akangaklwebha |
| Class 2 | baklwebha | bangaklwebha, abaklwebha, abangaklwebha |
| Class 3 | waklwebha | wangaklwebha, awaklwebha, awangaklwebha |
| Class 4 | yaklwebha | yangaklwebha, ayaklwebha, ayangaklwebha |
| Class 5 | laklwebha | langaklwebha, alaklwebha, alangaklwebha |
| Class 6 | aklwebha | angaklwebha, awaklwebha, awangaklwebha |
| Class 7 | saklwebha | sangaklwebha, asaklwebha, asangaklwebha |
| Class 8 | zaklwebha | zangaklwebha, azaklwebha, azangaklwebha |
| Class 9 | yaklwebha | yangaklwebha, ayaklwebha, ayangaklwebha |
| Class 10 | zaklwebha | zangaklwebha, azaklwebha, azangaklwebha |
| Class 11 | lwaklwebha | lwangaklwebha, alwaklwebha, alwangaklwebha |
| Class 14 | baklwebha | bangaklwebha, abaklwebha, abangaklwebha |
| Class 15 | kwaklwebha | kwangaklwebha, akwaklwebha, akwangaklwebha |
| Class 17 | kwaklwebha | kwangaklwebha, akwaklwebha, akwangaklwebha |

### References

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