# beletha
## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

Derived from Proto-Bantu *mbèdɪ̀ with the verbalizing suffix -th.

### Verb

-béletha
* to give birth

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Etymology

Derived from Proto-Bantu *mbèdɪ̀ with the verbalizing suffix -th.

### Verb

-beletha
* (transitive) to carry on one's back, to carry piggyback
* (intransitive) to bear, to give birth

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubeletha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubeletha | ukungabelethi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | beletha | -belethe |
| Plural | belethani | -beletheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabeletha, ngibeletha | engibelethayo, engibeletha | ngibeletha | angibelethi | engingabelethi | ngingabelethi |
| 2nd singular | uyabeletha, ubeletha | obelethayo, obeletha | ubeletha | awubelethi | ongabelethi | ungabelethi |
| 1st plural | siyabeletha, sibeletha | esibelethayo, esibeletha | sibeletha | asibelethi | esingabelethi | singabelethi |
| 2nd plural | niyabeletha, nibeletha | enibelethayo, enibeletha | nibeletha | anibelethi | eningabelethi | ningabelethi |
| Class 1 | uyabeletha, ubeletha | obelethayo, obeletha | ebeletha | akabelethi | ongabelethi | engabelethi |
| Class 2 | bayabeletha, babeletha | ababelethayo, ababeletha | bebeletha | ababelethi | abangabelethi | bengabelethi |
| Class 3 | uyabeletha, ubeletha | obelethayo, obeletha | ubeletha | awubelethi | ongabelethi | ungabelethi |
| Class 4 | iyabeletha, ibeletha | ebelethayo, ebeletha | ibeletha | ayibelethi | engabelethi | ingabelethi |
| Class 5 | liyabeletha, libeletha | elibelethayo, elibeletha | libeletha | alibelethi | elingabelethi | lingabelethi |
| Class 6 | ayabeletha, abeletha | abelethayo, abeletha | ebeletha | awabelethi | angabelethi | engabelethi |
| Class 7 | siyabeletha, sibeletha | esibelethayo, esibeletha | sibeletha | asibelethi | esingabelethi | singabelethi |
| Class 8 | ziyabeletha, zibeletha | ezibelethayo, ezibeletha | zibeletha | azibelethi | ezingabelethi | zingabelethi |
| Class 9 | iyabeletha, ibeletha | ebelethayo, ebeletha | ibeletha | ayibelethi | engabelethi | ingabelethi |
| Class 10 | ziyabeletha, zibeletha | ezibelethayo, ezibeletha | zibeletha | azibelethi | ezingabelethi | zingabelethi |
| Class 11 | luyabeletha, lubeletha | olubelethayo, olubeletha | lubeletha | alubelethi | olungabelethi | lungabelethi |
| Class 14 | buyabeletha, bubeletha | obubelethayo, obubeletha | bubeletha | abubelethi | obungabelethi | bungabelethi |
| Class 15 | kuyabeletha, kubeletha | okubelethayo, okubeletha | kubeletha | akubelethi | okungabelethi | kungabelethi |
| Class 17 | kuyabeletha, kubeletha | okubelethayo, okubeletha | kubeletha | akubelethi | okungabelethi | kungabelethi |
| | 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 | ngibelethile, ngibelethē | engibelethile, engibelethē | ngibelethile, ngibelethē | angibelethanga | engingabelethanga | ngingabelethanga |
| 2nd singular | ubelethile, ubelethē | obelethile, obelethē | ubelethile, ubelethē | awubelethanga | ongabelethanga | ungabelethanga |
| 1st plural | sibelethile, sibelethē | esibelethile, esibelethē | sibelethile, sibelethē | asibelethanga | esingabelethanga | singabelethanga |
| 2nd plural | nibelethile, nibelethē | enibelethile, enibelethē | nibelethile, nibelethē | anibelethanga | eningabelethanga | ningabelethanga |
| Class 1 | ubelethile, ubelethē | obelethile, obelethē | ebelethile, ebelethē | akabelethanga | ongabelethanga | engabelethanga |
| Class 2 | babelethile, babelethē | ababelethile, ababelethē | bebelethile, bebelethē | ababelethanga | abangabelethanga | bengabelethanga |
| Class 3 | ubelethile, ubelethē | obelethile, obelethē | ubelethile, ubelethē | awubelethanga | ongabelethanga | ungabelethanga |
| Class 4 | ibelethile, ibelethē | ebelethile, ebelethē | ibelethile, ibelethē | ayibelethanga | engabelethanga | ingabelethanga |
| Class 5 | libelethile, libelethē | elibelethile, elibelethē | libelethile, libelethē | alibelethanga | elingabelethanga | lingabelethanga |
| Class 6 | abelethile, abelethē | abelethile, abelethē | ebelethile, ebelethē | awabelethanga | angabelethanga | engabelethanga |
| Class 7 | sibelethile, sibelethē | esibelethile, esibelethē | sibelethile, sibelethē | asibelethanga | esingabelethanga | singabelethanga |
| Class 8 | zibelethile, zibelethē | ezibelethile, ezibelethē | zibelethile, zibelethē | azibelethanga | ezingabelethanga | zingabelethanga |
| Class 9 | ibelethile, ibelethē | ebelethile, ebelethē | ibelethile, ibelethē | ayibelethanga | engabelethanga | ingabelethanga |
| Class 10 | zibelethile, zibelethē | ezibelethile, ezibelethē | zibelethile, zibelethē | azibelethanga | ezingabelethanga | zingabelethanga |
| Class 11 | lubelethile, lubelethē | olubelethile, olubelethē | lubelethile, lubelethē | alubelethanga | olungabelethanga | lungabelethanga |
| Class 14 | bubelethile, bubelethē | obubelethile, obubelethē | bubelethile, bubelethē | abubelethanga | obungabelethanga | bungabelethanga |
| Class 15 | kubelethile, kubelethē | okubelethile, okubelethē | kubelethile, kubelethē | akubelethanga | okungabelethanga | kungabelethanga |
| Class 17 | kubelethile, kubelethē | okubelethile, okubelethē | kubelethile, kubelethē | akubelethanga | okungabelethanga | kungabelethanga |
| | 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 | ngābeletha | engābeletha | ngābeletha | angibelethanga | engingabelethanga | ngingabelethanga |
| 2nd singular | wābeletha | owābeletha | wābeletha | awubelethanga | ongabelethanga | ungabelethanga |
| 1st plural | sābeletha | esābeletha | sābeletha | asibelethanga | esingabelethanga | singabelethanga |
| 2nd plural | nābeletha | enābeletha | nābeletha | anibelethanga | eningabelethanga | ningabelethanga |
| Class 1 | wābeletha | owābeletha | ābeletha | akabelethanga | ongabelethanga | engabelethanga |
| Class 2 | bābeletha | abābeletha | bābeletha | ababelethanga | abangabelethanga | bengabelethanga |
| Class 3 | wābeletha | owābeletha | wābeletha | awubelethanga | ongabelethanga | ungabelethanga |
| Class 4 | yābeletha | eyābeletha | yābeletha | ayibelethanga | engabelethanga | ingabelethanga |
| Class 5 | lābeletha | elābeletha | lābeletha | alibelethanga | elingabelethanga | lingabelethanga |
| Class 6 | ābeletha | ābeletha | ābeletha | awabelethanga | angabelethanga | engabelethanga |
| Class 7 | sābeletha | esābeletha | sābeletha | asibelethanga | esingabelethanga | singabelethanga |
| Class 8 | zābeletha | ezābeletha | zābeletha | azibelethanga | ezingabelethanga | zingabelethanga |
| Class 9 | yābeletha | eyābeletha | yābeletha | ayibelethanga | engabelethanga | ingabelethanga |
| Class 10 | zābeletha | ezābeletha | zābeletha | azibelethanga | ezingabelethanga | zingabelethanga |
| Class 11 | lwābeletha | olwābeletha | lwābeletha | alubelethanga | olungabelethanga | lungabelethanga |
| Class 14 | bābeletha | obābeletha | bābeletha | abubelethanga | obungabelethanga | bungabelethanga |
| Class 15 | kwābeletha | okwābeletha | kwābeletha | akubelethanga | okungabelethanga | kungabelethanga |
| Class 17 | kwābeletha | okwābeletha | kwābeletha | akubelethanga | okungabelethanga | kungabelethanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabeletha | — | ngingabeletha | ngingebelethe | — | ngingebelethe |
| 2nd singular | ungabeletha | — | ungabeletha | ungebelethe | — | ungebelethe |
| 1st plural | singabeletha | — | singabeletha | singebelethe | — | singebelethe |
| 2nd plural | ningabeletha | — | ningabeletha | ningebelethe | — | ningebelethe |
| Class 1 | angabeletha | — | engabeletha | angebelethe | — | engebelethe |
| Class 2 | bangabeletha | — | bengabeletha | bangebelethe | — | bengebelethe |
| Class 3 | ungabeletha | — | ungabeletha | ungebelethe | — | ungebelethe |
| Class 4 | ingabeletha | — | ingabeletha | ingebelethe | — | ingebelethe |
| Class 5 | lingabeletha | — | lingabeletha | lingebelethe | — | lingebelethe |
| Class 6 | angabeletha | — | engabeletha | angebelethe | — | engebelethe |
| Class 7 | singabeletha | — | singabeletha | singebelethe | — | singebelethe |
| Class 8 | zingabeletha | — | zingabeletha | zingebelethe | — | zingebelethe |
| Class 9 | ingabeletha | — | ingabeletha | ingebelethe | — | ingebelethe |
| Class 10 | zingabeletha | — | zingabeletha | zingebelethe | — | zingebelethe |
| Class 11 | lungabeletha | — | lungabeletha | lungebelethe | — | lungebelethe |
| Class 14 | bungabeletha | — | bungabeletha | bungebelethe | — | bungebelethe |
| Class 15 | kungabeletha | — | kungabeletha | kungebelethe | — | kungebelethe |
| Class 17 | kungabeletha | — | kungabeletha | kungebelethe | — | kungebelethe |
| | 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 | ngizobeletha | engizobeletha | ngizobeletha | angizubeletha | engingezubeletha | ngingezubeletha |
| 2nd singular | uzobeletha | ozobeletha | uzobeletha | awuzubeletha | ongezubeletha | ungezubeletha |
| 1st plural | sizobeletha | esizobeletha | sizobeletha | asizubeletha | esingezubeletha | singezubeletha |
| 2nd plural | nizobeletha | enizobeletha | nizobeletha | anizubeletha | eningezubeletha | ningezubeletha |
| Class 1 | uzobeletha | ozobeletha | ezobeletha | akazubeletha | ongezubeletha | engezubeletha |
| Class 2 | bazobeletha | abazobeletha | bezobeletha | abazubeletha | abangezubeletha | bengezubeletha |
| Class 3 | uzobeletha | ozobeletha | uzobeletha | awuzubeletha | ongezubeletha | ungezubeletha |
| Class 4 | izobeletha | ezobeletha | izobeletha | ayizubeletha | engezubeletha | ingezubeletha |
| Class 5 | lizobeletha | elizobeletha | lizobeletha | alizubeletha | elingezubeletha | lingezubeletha |
| Class 6 | azobeletha | azobeletha | ezobeletha | awazubeletha | angezubeletha | engezubeletha |
| Class 7 | sizobeletha | esizobeletha | sizobeletha | asizubeletha | esingezubeletha | singezubeletha |
| Class 8 | zizobeletha | ezizobeletha | zizobeletha | azizubeletha | ezingezubeletha | zingezubeletha |
| Class 9 | izobeletha | ezobeletha | izobeletha | ayizubeletha | engezubeletha | ingezubeletha |
| Class 10 | zizobeletha | ezizobeletha | zizobeletha | azizubeletha | ezingezubeletha | zingezubeletha |
| Class 11 | luzobeletha | oluzobeletha | luzobeletha | aluzubeletha | olungezubeletha | lungezubeletha |
| Class 14 | buzobeletha | obuzobeletha | buzobeletha | abuzubeletha | obungezubeletha | bungezubeletha |
| Class 15 | kuzobeletha | okuzobeletha | kuzobeletha | akuzubeletha | okungezubeletha | kungezubeletha |
| Class 17 | kuzobeletha | okuzobeletha | kuzobeletha | akuzubeletha | okungezubeletha | kungezubeletha |
| | 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 | ngiyobeletha | engiyobeletha | ngiyobeletha | angiyubeletha | engingeyubeletha | ngingeyubeletha |
| 2nd singular | uyobeletha | oyobeletha | uyobeletha | awuyubeletha | ongeyubeletha | ungeyubeletha |
| 1st plural | siyobeletha | esiyobeletha | siyobeletha | asiyubeletha | esingeyubeletha | singeyubeletha |
| 2nd plural | niyobeletha | eniyobeletha | niyobeletha | aniyubeletha | eningeyubeletha | ningeyubeletha |
| Class 1 | uyobeletha | oyobeletha | eyobeletha | akayubeletha | ongeyubeletha | engeyubeletha |
| Class 2 | bayobeletha | abayobeletha | beyobeletha | abayubeletha | abangeyubeletha | bengeyubeletha |
| Class 3 | uyobeletha | oyobeletha | uyobeletha | awuyubeletha | ongeyubeletha | ungeyubeletha |
| Class 4 | iyobeletha | eyobeletha | iyobeletha | ayiyubeletha | engeyubeletha | ingeyubeletha |
| Class 5 | liyobeletha | eliyobeletha | liyobeletha | aliyubeletha | elingeyubeletha | lingeyubeletha |
| Class 6 | ayobeletha | ayobeletha | eyobeletha | awayubeletha | angeyubeletha | engeyubeletha |
| Class 7 | siyobeletha | esiyobeletha | siyobeletha | asiyubeletha | esingeyubeletha | singeyubeletha |
| Class 8 | ziyobeletha | eziyobeletha | ziyobeletha | aziyubeletha | ezingeyubeletha | zingeyubeletha |
| Class 9 | iyobeletha | eyobeletha | iyobeletha | ayiyubeletha | engeyubeletha | ingeyubeletha |
| Class 10 | ziyobeletha | eziyobeletha | ziyobeletha | aziyubeletha | ezingeyubeletha | zingeyubeletha |
| Class 11 | luyobeletha | oluyobeletha | luyobeletha | aluyubeletha | olungeyubeletha | lungeyubeletha |
| Class 14 | buyobeletha | obuyobeletha | buyobeletha | abuyubeletha | obungeyubeletha | bungeyubeletha |
| Class 15 | kuyobeletha | okuyobeletha | kuyobeletha | akuyubeletha | okungeyubeletha | kungeyubeletha |
| Class 17 | kuyobeletha | okuyobeletha | kuyobeletha | akuyubeletha | okungeyubeletha | kungeyubeletha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibelethe | ngingabelethi |
| 2nd singular | ubelethe | ungabelethi |
| 1st plural | sibelethe | singabelethi |
| 2nd plural | nibelethe | ningabelethi |
| Class 1 | abelethe | angabelethi |
| Class 2 | babelethe | bangabelethi |
| Class 3 | ubelethe | ungabelethi |
| Class 4 | ibelethe | ingabelethi |
| Class 5 | libelethe | lingabelethi |
| Class 6 | abelethe | angabelethi |
| Class 7 | sibelethe | singabelethi |
| Class 8 | zibelethe | zingabelethi |
| Class 9 | ibelethe | ingabelethi |
| Class 10 | zibelethe | zingabelethi |
| Class 11 | lubelethe | lungabelethi |
| Class 14 | bubelethe | bungabelethi |
| Class 15 | kubelethe | kungabelethi |
| Class 17 | kubelethe | kungabelethi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabeletha | ngangabeletha, angabeletha, angangabeletha |
| 2nd singular | wabeletha | wangabeletha, awabeletha, awangabeletha |
| 1st plural | sabeletha | sangabeletha, asabeletha, asangabeletha |
| 2nd plural | nabeletha | nangabeletha, anabeletha, anangabeletha |
| Class 1 | wabeletha | wangabeletha, akabeletha, akangabeletha |
| Class 2 | babeletha | bangabeletha, ababeletha, abangabeletha |
| Class 3 | wabeletha | wangabeletha, awabeletha, awangabeletha |
| Class 4 | yabeletha | yangabeletha, ayabeletha, ayangabeletha |
| Class 5 | labeletha | langabeletha, alabeletha, alangabeletha |
| Class 6 | abeletha | angabeletha, awabeletha, awangabeletha |
| Class 7 | sabeletha | sangabeletha, asabeletha, asangabeletha |
| Class 8 | zabeletha | zangabeletha, azabeletha, azangabeletha |
| Class 9 | yabeletha | yangabeletha, ayabeletha, ayangabeletha |
| Class 10 | zabeletha | zangabeletha, azabeletha, azangabeletha |
| Class 11 | lwabeletha | lwangabeletha, alwabeletha, alwangabeletha |
| Class 14 | babeletha | bangabeletha, ababeletha, abangabeletha |
| Class 15 | kwabeletha | kwangabeletha, akwabeletha, akwangabeletha |
| Class 17 | kwabeletha | kwangabeletha, akwabeletha, akwangabeletha |

#### Synonyms

* -zala