# bheca
## Zulu
### Verb

-bheca
* (transitive) to besmear, to bedaub
* (transitive) to daub on, to smear over, to rub on
* (transitive) to slander

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubheca |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubheca | ukungabheci |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bheca | -bhece |
| Plural | bhecani | -bheceni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabheca, ngibheca | engibhecayo, engibheca | ngibheca | angibheci | engingabheci | ngingabheci |
| 2nd singular | uyabheca, ubheca | obhecayo, obheca | ubheca | awubheci | ongabheci | ungabheci |
| 1st plural | siyabheca, sibheca | esibhecayo, esibheca | sibheca | asibheci | esingabheci | singabheci |
| 2nd plural | niyabheca, nibheca | enibhecayo, enibheca | nibheca | anibheci | eningabheci | ningabheci |
| Class 1 | uyabheca, ubheca | obhecayo, obheca | ebheca | akabheci | ongabheci | engabheci |
| Class 2 | bayabheca, babheca | ababhecayo, ababheca | bebheca | ababheci | abangabheci | bengabheci |
| Class 3 | uyabheca, ubheca | obhecayo, obheca | ubheca | awubheci | ongabheci | ungabheci |
| Class 4 | iyabheca, ibheca | ebhecayo, ebheca | ibheca | ayibheci | engabheci | ingabheci |
| Class 5 | liyabheca, libheca | elibhecayo, elibheca | libheca | alibheci | elingabheci | lingabheci |
| Class 6 | ayabheca, abheca | abhecayo, abheca | ebheca | awabheci | angabheci | engabheci |
| Class 7 | siyabheca, sibheca | esibhecayo, esibheca | sibheca | asibheci | esingabheci | singabheci |
| Class 8 | ziyabheca, zibheca | ezibhecayo, ezibheca | zibheca | azibheci | ezingabheci | zingabheci |
| Class 9 | iyabheca, ibheca | ebhecayo, ebheca | ibheca | ayibheci | engabheci | ingabheci |
| Class 10 | ziyabheca, zibheca | ezibhecayo, ezibheca | zibheca | azibheci | ezingabheci | zingabheci |
| Class 11 | luyabheca, lubheca | olubhecayo, olubheca | lubheca | alubheci | olungabheci | lungabheci |
| Class 14 | buyabheca, bubheca | obubhecayo, obubheca | bubheca | abubheci | obungabheci | bungabheci |
| Class 15 | kuyabheca, kubheca | okubhecayo, okubheca | kubheca | akubheci | okungabheci | kungabheci |
| Class 17 | kuyabheca, kubheca | okubhecayo, okubheca | kubheca | akubheci | okungabheci | kungabheci |
| | 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 | ngibhecile, ngibhecē | engibhecile, engibhecē | ngibhecile, ngibhecē | angibhecanga | engingabhecanga | ngingabhecanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhecile, ubhecē | obhecile, obhecē | ubhecile, ubhecē | awubhecanga | ongabhecanga | ungabhecanga |
| 1st plural | sibhecile, sibhecē | esibhecile, esibhecē | sibhecile, sibhecē | asibhecanga | esingabhecanga | singabhecanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhecile, nibhecē | enibhecile, enibhecē | nibhecile, nibhecē | anibhecanga | eningabhecanga | ningabhecanga |
| Class 1 | ubhecile, ubhecē | obhecile, obhecē | ebhecile, ebhecē | akabhecanga | ongabhecanga | engabhecanga |
| Class 2 | babhecile, babhecē | ababhecile, ababhecē | bebhecile, bebhecē | ababhecanga | abangabhecanga | bengabhecanga |
| Class 3 | ubhecile, ubhecē | obhecile, obhecē | ubhecile, ubhecē | awubhecanga | ongabhecanga | ungabhecanga |
| Class 4 | ibhecile, ibhecē | ebhecile, ebhecē | ibhecile, ibhecē | ayibhecanga | engabhecanga | ingabhecanga |
| Class 5 | libhecile, libhecē | elibhecile, elibhecē | libhecile, libhecē | alibhecanga | elingabhecanga | lingabhecanga |
| Class 6 | abhecile, abhecē | abhecile, abhecē | ebhecile, ebhecē | awabhecanga | angabhecanga | engabhecanga |
| Class 7 | sibhecile, sibhecē | esibhecile, esibhecē | sibhecile, sibhecē | asibhecanga | esingabhecanga | singabhecanga |
| Class 8 | zibhecile, zibhecē | ezibhecile, ezibhecē | zibhecile, zibhecē | azibhecanga | ezingabhecanga | zingabhecanga |
| Class 9 | ibhecile, ibhecē | ebhecile, ebhecē | ibhecile, ibhecē | ayibhecanga | engabhecanga | ingabhecanga |
| Class 10 | zibhecile, zibhecē | ezibhecile, ezibhecē | zibhecile, zibhecē | azibhecanga | ezingabhecanga | zingabhecanga |
| Class 11 | lubhecile, lubhecē | olubhecile, olubhecē | lubhecile, lubhecē | alubhecanga | olungabhecanga | lungabhecanga |
| Class 14 | bubhecile, bubhecē | obubhecile, obubhecē | bubhecile, bubhecē | abubhecanga | obungabhecanga | bungabhecanga |
| Class 15 | kubhecile, kubhecē | okubhecile, okubhecē | kubhecile, kubhecē | akubhecanga | okungabhecanga | kungabhecanga |
| Class 17 | kubhecile, kubhecē | okubhecile, okubhecē | kubhecile, kubhecē | akubhecanga | okungabhecanga | kungabhecanga |
| | 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 | ngābheca | engābheca | ngābheca | angibhecanga | engingabhecanga | ngingabhecanga |
| 2nd singular | wābheca | owābheca | wābheca | awubhecanga | ongabhecanga | ungabhecanga |
| 1st plural | sābheca | esābheca | sābheca | asibhecanga | esingabhecanga | singabhecanga |
| 2nd plural | nābheca | enābheca | nābheca | anibhecanga | eningabhecanga | ningabhecanga |
| Class 1 | wābheca | owābheca | ābheca | akabhecanga | ongabhecanga | engabhecanga |
| Class 2 | bābheca | abābheca | bābheca | ababhecanga | abangabhecanga | bengabhecanga |
| Class 3 | wābheca | owābheca | wābheca | awubhecanga | ongabhecanga | ungabhecanga |
| Class 4 | yābheca | eyābheca | yābheca | ayibhecanga | engabhecanga | ingabhecanga |
| Class 5 | lābheca | elābheca | lābheca | alibhecanga | elingabhecanga | lingabhecanga |
| Class 6 | ābheca | ābheca | ābheca | awabhecanga | angabhecanga | engabhecanga |
| Class 7 | sābheca | esābheca | sābheca | asibhecanga | esingabhecanga | singabhecanga |
| Class 8 | zābheca | ezābheca | zābheca | azibhecanga | ezingabhecanga | zingabhecanga |
| Class 9 | yābheca | eyābheca | yābheca | ayibhecanga | engabhecanga | ingabhecanga |
| Class 10 | zābheca | ezābheca | zābheca | azibhecanga | ezingabhecanga | zingabhecanga |
| Class 11 | lwābheca | olwābheca | lwābheca | alubhecanga | olungabhecanga | lungabhecanga |
| Class 14 | bābheca | obābheca | bābheca | abubhecanga | obungabhecanga | bungabhecanga |
| Class 15 | kwābheca | okwābheca | kwābheca | akubhecanga | okungabhecanga | kungabhecanga |
| Class 17 | kwābheca | okwābheca | kwābheca | akubhecanga | okungabhecanga | kungabhecanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabheca | — | ngingabheca | ngingebhece | — | ngingebhece |
| 2nd singular | ungabheca | — | ungabheca | ungebhece | — | ungebhece |
| 1st plural | singabheca | — | singabheca | singebhece | — | singebhece |
| 2nd plural | ningabheca | — | ningabheca | ningebhece | — | ningebhece |
| Class 1 | angabheca | — | engabheca | angebhece | — | engebhece |
| Class 2 | bangabheca | — | bengabheca | bangebhece | — | bengebhece |
| Class 3 | ungabheca | — | ungabheca | ungebhece | — | ungebhece |
| Class 4 | ingabheca | — | ingabheca | ingebhece | — | ingebhece |
| Class 5 | lingabheca | — | lingabheca | lingebhece | — | lingebhece |
| Class 6 | angabheca | — | engabheca | angebhece | — | engebhece |
| Class 7 | singabheca | — | singabheca | singebhece | — | singebhece |
| Class 8 | zingabheca | — | zingabheca | zingebhece | — | zingebhece |
| Class 9 | ingabheca | — | ingabheca | ingebhece | — | ingebhece |
| Class 10 | zingabheca | — | zingabheca | zingebhece | — | zingebhece |
| Class 11 | lungabheca | — | lungabheca | lungebhece | — | lungebhece |
| Class 14 | bungabheca | — | bungabheca | bungebhece | — | bungebhece |
| Class 15 | kungabheca | — | kungabheca | kungebhece | — | kungebhece |
| Class 17 | kungabheca | — | kungabheca | kungebhece | — | kungebhece |
| | 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 | ngizobheca | engizobheca | ngizobheca | angizubheca | engingezubheca | ngingezubheca |
| 2nd singular | uzobheca | ozobheca | uzobheca | awuzubheca | ongezubheca | ungezubheca |
| 1st plural | sizobheca | esizobheca | sizobheca | asizubheca | esingezubheca | singezubheca |
| 2nd plural | nizobheca | enizobheca | nizobheca | anizubheca | eningezubheca | ningezubheca |
| Class 1 | uzobheca | ozobheca | ezobheca | akazubheca | ongezubheca | engezubheca |
| Class 2 | bazobheca | abazobheca | bezobheca | abazubheca | abangezubheca | bengezubheca |
| Class 3 | uzobheca | ozobheca | uzobheca | awuzubheca | ongezubheca | ungezubheca |
| Class 4 | izobheca | ezobheca | izobheca | ayizubheca | engezubheca | ingezubheca |
| Class 5 | lizobheca | elizobheca | lizobheca | alizubheca | elingezubheca | lingezubheca |
| Class 6 | azobheca | azobheca | ezobheca | awazubheca | angezubheca | engezubheca |
| Class 7 | sizobheca | esizobheca | sizobheca | asizubheca | esingezubheca | singezubheca |
| Class 8 | zizobheca | ezizobheca | zizobheca | azizubheca | ezingezubheca | zingezubheca |
| Class 9 | izobheca | ezobheca | izobheca | ayizubheca | engezubheca | ingezubheca |
| Class 10 | zizobheca | ezizobheca | zizobheca | azizubheca | ezingezubheca | zingezubheca |
| Class 11 | luzobheca | oluzobheca | luzobheca | aluzubheca | olungezubheca | lungezubheca |
| Class 14 | buzobheca | obuzobheca | buzobheca | abuzubheca | obungezubheca | bungezubheca |
| Class 15 | kuzobheca | okuzobheca | kuzobheca | akuzubheca | okungezubheca | kungezubheca |
| Class 17 | kuzobheca | okuzobheca | kuzobheca | akuzubheca | okungezubheca | kungezubheca |
| | 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 | ngiyobheca | engiyobheca | ngiyobheca | angiyubheca | engingeyubheca | ngingeyubheca |
| 2nd singular | uyobheca | oyobheca | uyobheca | awuyubheca | ongeyubheca | ungeyubheca |
| 1st plural | siyobheca | esiyobheca | siyobheca | asiyubheca | esingeyubheca | singeyubheca |
| 2nd plural | niyobheca | eniyobheca | niyobheca | aniyubheca | eningeyubheca | ningeyubheca |
| Class 1 | uyobheca | oyobheca | eyobheca | akayubheca | ongeyubheca | engeyubheca |
| Class 2 | bayobheca | abayobheca | beyobheca | abayubheca | abangeyubheca | bengeyubheca |
| Class 3 | uyobheca | oyobheca | uyobheca | awuyubheca | ongeyubheca | ungeyubheca |
| Class 4 | iyobheca | eyobheca | iyobheca | ayiyubheca | engeyubheca | ingeyubheca |
| Class 5 | liyobheca | eliyobheca | liyobheca | aliyubheca | elingeyubheca | lingeyubheca |
| Class 6 | ayobheca | ayobheca | eyobheca | awayubheca | angeyubheca | engeyubheca |
| Class 7 | siyobheca | esiyobheca | siyobheca | asiyubheca | esingeyubheca | singeyubheca |
| Class 8 | ziyobheca | eziyobheca | ziyobheca | aziyubheca | ezingeyubheca | zingeyubheca |
| Class 9 | iyobheca | eyobheca | iyobheca | ayiyubheca | engeyubheca | ingeyubheca |
| Class 10 | ziyobheca | eziyobheca | ziyobheca | aziyubheca | ezingeyubheca | zingeyubheca |
| Class 11 | luyobheca | oluyobheca | luyobheca | aluyubheca | olungeyubheca | lungeyubheca |
| Class 14 | buyobheca | obuyobheca | buyobheca | abuyubheca | obungeyubheca | bungeyubheca |
| Class 15 | kuyobheca | okuyobheca | kuyobheca | akuyubheca | okungeyubheca | kungeyubheca |
| Class 17 | kuyobheca | okuyobheca | kuyobheca | akuyubheca | okungeyubheca | kungeyubheca |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibhece | ngingabheci |
| 2nd singular | ubhece | ungabheci |
| 1st plural | sibhece | singabheci |
| 2nd plural | nibhece | ningabheci |
| Class 1 | abhece | angabheci |
| Class 2 | babhece | bangabheci |
| Class 3 | ubhece | ungabheci |
| Class 4 | ibhece | ingabheci |
| Class 5 | libhece | lingabheci |
| Class 6 | abhece | angabheci |
| Class 7 | sibhece | singabheci |
| Class 8 | zibhece | zingabheci |
| Class 9 | ibhece | ingabheci |
| Class 10 | zibhece | zingabheci |
| Class 11 | lubhece | lungabheci |
| Class 14 | bubhece | bungabheci |
| Class 15 | kubhece | kungabheci |
| Class 17 | kubhece | kungabheci |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabheca | ngangabheca, angabheca, angangabheca |
| 2nd singular | wabheca | wangabheca, awabheca, awangabheca |
| 1st plural | sabheca | sangabheca, asabheca, asangabheca |
| 2nd plural | nabheca | nangabheca, anabheca, anangabheca |
| Class 1 | wabheca | wangabheca, akabheca, akangabheca |
| Class 2 | babheca | bangabheca, ababheca, abangabheca |
| Class 3 | wabheca | wangabheca, awabheca, awangabheca |
| Class 4 | yabheca | yangabheca, ayabheca, ayangabheca |
| Class 5 | labheca | langabheca, alabheca, alangabheca |
| Class 6 | abheca | angabheca, awabheca, awangabheca |
| Class 7 | sabheca | sangabheca, asabheca, asangabheca |
| Class 8 | zabheca | zangabheca, azabheca, azangabheca |
| Class 9 | yabheca | yangabheca, ayabheca, ayangabheca |
| Class 10 | zabheca | zangabheca, azabheca, azangabheca |
| Class 11 | lwabheca | lwangabheca, alwabheca, alwangabheca |
| Class 14 | babheca | bangabheca, ababheca, abangabheca |
| Class 15 | kwabheca | kwangabheca, akwabheca, akwangabheca |
| Class 17 | kwabheca | kwangabheca, akwabheca, akwangabheca |

### References

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