# busisa
## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-busisa$^?$
* to bless

#### Inflection

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## Swazi
### Verb

-busisa$^?$
* to bless

#### Inflection

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## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-busisa$^?$
* (transitive) to bless
    Synonym: -sikelela

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Verb

-busisa$^?$
* (transitive) to bless

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukubusisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubusisa | ukungabusisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | busisa | -busise |
| Plural | busisani | -busiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabusisa, ngibusisa | engibusisayo, engibusisa | ngibusisa | angibusisi | engingabusisi | ngingabusisi |
| 2nd singular | uyabusisa, ubusisa | obusisayo, obusisa | ubusisa | awubusisi | ongabusisi | ungabusisi |
| 1st plural | siyabusisa, sibusisa | esibusisayo, esibusisa | sibusisa | asibusisi | esingabusisi | singabusisi |
| 2nd plural | niyabusisa, nibusisa | enibusisayo, enibusisa | nibusisa | anibusisi | eningabusisi | ningabusisi |
| Class 1 | uyabusisa, ubusisa | obusisayo, obusisa | ebusisa | akabusisi | ongabusisi | engabusisi |
| Class 2 | bayabusisa, babusisa | ababusisayo, ababusisa | bebusisa | ababusisi | abangabusisi | bengabusisi |
| Class 3 | uyabusisa, ubusisa | obusisayo, obusisa | ubusisa | awubusisi | ongabusisi | ungabusisi |
| Class 4 | iyabusisa, ibusisa | ebusisayo, ebusisa | ibusisa | ayibusisi | engabusisi | ingabusisi |
| Class 5 | liyabusisa, libusisa | elibusisayo, elibusisa | libusisa | alibusisi | elingabusisi | lingabusisi |
| Class 6 | ayabusisa, abusisa | abusisayo, abusisa | ebusisa | awabusisi | angabusisi | engabusisi |
| Class 7 | siyabusisa, sibusisa | esibusisayo, esibusisa | sibusisa | asibusisi | esingabusisi | singabusisi |
| Class 8 | ziyabusisa, zibusisa | ezibusisayo, ezibusisa | zibusisa | azibusisi | ezingabusisi | zingabusisi |
| Class 9 | iyabusisa, ibusisa | ebusisayo, ebusisa | ibusisa | ayibusisi | engabusisi | ingabusisi |
| Class 10 | ziyabusisa, zibusisa | ezibusisayo, ezibusisa | zibusisa | azibusisi | ezingabusisi | zingabusisi |
| Class 11 | luyabusisa, lubusisa | olubusisayo, olubusisa | lubusisa | alubusisi | olungabusisi | lungabusisi |
| Class 14 | buyabusisa, bubusisa | obubusisayo, obubusisa | bubusisa | abubusisi | obungabusisi | bungabusisi |
| Class 15 | kuyabusisa, kubusisa | okubusisayo, okubusisa | kubusisa | akubusisi | okungabusisi | kungabusisi |
| Class 17 | kuyabusisa, kubusisa | okubusisayo, okubusisa | kubusisa | akubusisi | okungabusisi | kungabusisi |
| | 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 | ngibusisile, ngibusisē | engibusisile, engibusisē | ngibusisile, ngibusisē | angibusisanga | engingabusisanga | ngingabusisanga |
| 2nd singular | ubusisile, ubusisē | obusisile, obusisē | ubusisile, ubusisē | awubusisanga | ongabusisanga | ungabusisanga |
| 1st plural | sibusisile, sibusisē | esibusisile, esibusisē | sibusisile, sibusisē | asibusisanga | esingabusisanga | singabusisanga |
| 2nd plural | nibusisile, nibusisē | enibusisile, enibusisē | nibusisile, nibusisē | anibusisanga | eningabusisanga | ningabusisanga |
| Class 1 | ubusisile, ubusisē | obusisile, obusisē | ebusisile, ebusisē | akabusisanga | ongabusisanga | engabusisanga |
| Class 2 | babusisile, babusisē | ababusisile, ababusisē | bebusisile, bebusisē | ababusisanga | abangabusisanga | bengabusisanga |
| Class 3 | ubusisile, ubusisē | obusisile, obusisē | ubusisile, ubusisē | awubusisanga | ongabusisanga | ungabusisanga |
| Class 4 | ibusisile, ibusisē | ebusisile, ebusisē | ibusisile, ibusisē | ayibusisanga | engabusisanga | ingabusisanga |
| Class 5 | libusisile, libusisē | elibusisile, elibusisē | libusisile, libusisē | alibusisanga | elingabusisanga | lingabusisanga |
| Class 6 | abusisile, abusisē | abusisile, abusisē | ebusisile, ebusisē | awabusisanga | angabusisanga | engabusisanga |
| Class 7 | sibusisile, sibusisē | esibusisile, esibusisē | sibusisile, sibusisē | asibusisanga | esingabusisanga | singabusisanga |
| Class 8 | zibusisile, zibusisē | ezibusisile, ezibusisē | zibusisile, zibusisē | azibusisanga | ezingabusisanga | zingabusisanga |
| Class 9 | ibusisile, ibusisē | ebusisile, ebusisē | ibusisile, ibusisē | ayibusisanga | engabusisanga | ingabusisanga |
| Class 10 | zibusisile, zibusisē | ezibusisile, ezibusisē | zibusisile, zibusisē | azibusisanga | ezingabusisanga | zingabusisanga |
| Class 11 | lubusisile, lubusisē | olubusisile, olubusisē | lubusisile, lubusisē | alubusisanga | olungabusisanga | lungabusisanga |
| Class 14 | bubusisile, bubusisē | obubusisile, obubusisē | bubusisile, bubusisē | abubusisanga | obungabusisanga | bungabusisanga |
| Class 15 | kubusisile, kubusisē | okubusisile, okubusisē | kubusisile, kubusisē | akubusisanga | okungabusisanga | kungabusisanga |
| Class 17 | kubusisile, kubusisē | okubusisile, okubusisē | kubusisile, kubusisē | akubusisanga | okungabusisanga | kungabusisanga |
| | 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 | ngābusisa | engābusisa | ngābusisa | angibusisanga | engingabusisanga | ngingabusisanga |
| 2nd singular | wābusisa | owābusisa | wābusisa | awubusisanga | ongabusisanga | ungabusisanga |
| 1st plural | sābusisa | esābusisa | sābusisa | asibusisanga | esingabusisanga | singabusisanga |
| 2nd plural | nābusisa | enābusisa | nābusisa | anibusisanga | eningabusisanga | ningabusisanga |
| Class 1 | wābusisa | owābusisa | ābusisa | akabusisanga | ongabusisanga | engabusisanga |
| Class 2 | bābusisa | abābusisa | bābusisa | ababusisanga | abangabusisanga | bengabusisanga |
| Class 3 | wābusisa | owābusisa | wābusisa | awubusisanga | ongabusisanga | ungabusisanga |
| Class 4 | yābusisa | eyābusisa | yābusisa | ayibusisanga | engabusisanga | ingabusisanga |
| Class 5 | lābusisa | elābusisa | lābusisa | alibusisanga | elingabusisanga | lingabusisanga |
| Class 6 | ābusisa | ābusisa | ābusisa | awabusisanga | angabusisanga | engabusisanga |
| Class 7 | sābusisa | esābusisa | sābusisa | asibusisanga | esingabusisanga | singabusisanga |
| Class 8 | zābusisa | ezābusisa | zābusisa | azibusisanga | ezingabusisanga | zingabusisanga |
| Class 9 | yābusisa | eyābusisa | yābusisa | ayibusisanga | engabusisanga | ingabusisanga |
| Class 10 | zābusisa | ezābusisa | zābusisa | azibusisanga | ezingabusisanga | zingabusisanga |
| Class 11 | lwābusisa | olwābusisa | lwābusisa | alubusisanga | olungabusisanga | lungabusisanga |
| Class 14 | bābusisa | obābusisa | bābusisa | abubusisanga | obungabusisanga | bungabusisanga |
| Class 15 | kwābusisa | okwābusisa | kwābusisa | akubusisanga | okungabusisanga | kungabusisanga |
| Class 17 | kwābusisa | okwābusisa | kwābusisa | akubusisanga | okungabusisanga | kungabusisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabusisa | — | ngingabusisa | ngingebusise | — | ngingebusise |
| 2nd singular | ungabusisa | — | ungabusisa | ungebusise | — | ungebusise |
| 1st plural | singabusisa | — | singabusisa | singebusise | — | singebusise |
| 2nd plural | ningabusisa | — | ningabusisa | ningebusise | — | ningebusise |
| Class 1 | angabusisa | — | engabusisa | angebusise | — | engebusise |
| Class 2 | bangabusisa | — | bengabusisa | bangebusise | — | bengebusise |
| Class 3 | ungabusisa | — | ungabusisa | ungebusise | — | ungebusise |
| Class 4 | ingabusisa | — | ingabusisa | ingebusise | — | ingebusise |
| Class 5 | lingabusisa | — | lingabusisa | lingebusise | — | lingebusise |
| Class 6 | angabusisa | — | engabusisa | angebusise | — | engebusise |
| Class 7 | singabusisa | — | singabusisa | singebusise | — | singebusise |
| Class 8 | zingabusisa | — | zingabusisa | zingebusise | — | zingebusise |
| Class 9 | ingabusisa | — | ingabusisa | ingebusise | — | ingebusise |
| Class 10 | zingabusisa | — | zingabusisa | zingebusise | — | zingebusise |
| Class 11 | lungabusisa | — | lungabusisa | lungebusise | — | lungebusise |
| Class 14 | bungabusisa | — | bungabusisa | bungebusise | — | bungebusise |
| Class 15 | kungabusisa | — | kungabusisa | kungebusise | — | kungebusise |
| Class 17 | kungabusisa | — | kungabusisa | kungebusise | — | kungebusise |
| | 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 | ngizobusisa | engizobusisa | ngizobusisa | angizubusisa | engingezubusisa | ngingezubusisa |
| 2nd singular | uzobusisa | ozobusisa | uzobusisa | awuzubusisa | ongezubusisa | ungezubusisa |
| 1st plural | sizobusisa | esizobusisa | sizobusisa | asizubusisa | esingezubusisa | singezubusisa |
| 2nd plural | nizobusisa | enizobusisa | nizobusisa | anizubusisa | eningezubusisa | ningezubusisa |
| Class 1 | uzobusisa | ozobusisa | ezobusisa | akazubusisa | ongezubusisa | engezubusisa |
| Class 2 | bazobusisa | abazobusisa | bezobusisa | abazubusisa | abangezubusisa | bengezubusisa |
| Class 3 | uzobusisa | ozobusisa | uzobusisa | awuzubusisa | ongezubusisa | ungezubusisa |
| Class 4 | izobusisa | ezobusisa | izobusisa | ayizubusisa | engezubusisa | ingezubusisa |
| Class 5 | lizobusisa | elizobusisa | lizobusisa | alizubusisa | elingezubusisa | lingezubusisa |
| Class 6 | azobusisa | azobusisa | ezobusisa | awazubusisa | angezubusisa | engezubusisa |
| Class 7 | sizobusisa | esizobusisa | sizobusisa | asizubusisa | esingezubusisa | singezubusisa |
| Class 8 | zizobusisa | ezizobusisa | zizobusisa | azizubusisa | ezingezubusisa | zingezubusisa |
| Class 9 | izobusisa | ezobusisa | izobusisa | ayizubusisa | engezubusisa | ingezubusisa |
| Class 10 | zizobusisa | ezizobusisa | zizobusisa | azizubusisa | ezingezubusisa | zingezubusisa |
| Class 11 | luzobusisa | oluzobusisa | luzobusisa | aluzubusisa | olungezubusisa | lungezubusisa |
| Class 14 | buzobusisa | obuzobusisa | buzobusisa | abuzubusisa | obungezubusisa | bungezubusisa |
| Class 15 | kuzobusisa | okuzobusisa | kuzobusisa | akuzubusisa | okungezubusisa | kungezubusisa |
| Class 17 | kuzobusisa | okuzobusisa | kuzobusisa | akuzubusisa | okungezubusisa | kungezubusisa |
| | 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 | ngiyobusisa | engiyobusisa | ngiyobusisa | angiyubusisa | engingeyubusisa | ngingeyubusisa |
| 2nd singular | uyobusisa | oyobusisa | uyobusisa | awuyubusisa | ongeyubusisa | ungeyubusisa |
| 1st plural | siyobusisa | esiyobusisa | siyobusisa | asiyubusisa | esingeyubusisa | singeyubusisa |
| 2nd plural | niyobusisa | eniyobusisa | niyobusisa | aniyubusisa | eningeyubusisa | ningeyubusisa |
| Class 1 | uyobusisa | oyobusisa | eyobusisa | akayubusisa | ongeyubusisa | engeyubusisa |
| Class 2 | bayobusisa | abayobusisa | beyobusisa | abayubusisa | abangeyubusisa | bengeyubusisa |
| Class 3 | uyobusisa | oyobusisa | uyobusisa | awuyubusisa | ongeyubusisa | ungeyubusisa |
| Class 4 | iyobusisa | eyobusisa | iyobusisa | ayiyubusisa | engeyubusisa | ingeyubusisa |
| Class 5 | liyobusisa | eliyobusisa | liyobusisa | aliyubusisa | elingeyubusisa | lingeyubusisa |
| Class 6 | ayobusisa | ayobusisa | eyobusisa | awayubusisa | angeyubusisa | engeyubusisa |
| Class 7 | siyobusisa | esiyobusisa | siyobusisa | asiyubusisa | esingeyubusisa | singeyubusisa |
| Class 8 | ziyobusisa | eziyobusisa | ziyobusisa | aziyubusisa | ezingeyubusisa | zingeyubusisa |
| Class 9 | iyobusisa | eyobusisa | iyobusisa | ayiyubusisa | engeyubusisa | ingeyubusisa |
| Class 10 | ziyobusisa | eziyobusisa | ziyobusisa | aziyubusisa | ezingeyubusisa | zingeyubusisa |
| Class 11 | luyobusisa | oluyobusisa | luyobusisa | aluyubusisa | olungeyubusisa | lungeyubusisa |
| Class 14 | buyobusisa | obuyobusisa | buyobusisa | abuyubusisa | obungeyubusisa | bungeyubusisa |
| Class 15 | kuyobusisa | okuyobusisa | kuyobusisa | akuyubusisa | okungeyubusisa | kungeyubusisa |
| Class 17 | kuyobusisa | okuyobusisa | kuyobusisa | akuyubusisa | okungeyubusisa | kungeyubusisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibusise | ngingabusisi |
| 2nd singular | ubusise | ungabusisi |
| 1st plural | sibusise | singabusisi |
| 2nd plural | nibusise | ningabusisi |
| Class 1 | abusise | angabusisi |
| Class 2 | babusise | bangabusisi |
| Class 3 | ubusise | ungabusisi |
| Class 4 | ibusise | ingabusisi |
| Class 5 | libusise | lingabusisi |
| Class 6 | abusise | angabusisi |
| Class 7 | sibusise | singabusisi |
| Class 8 | zibusise | zingabusisi |
| Class 9 | ibusise | ingabusisi |
| Class 10 | zibusise | zingabusisi |
| Class 11 | lubusise | lungabusisi |
| Class 14 | bubusise | bungabusisi |
| Class 15 | kubusise | kungabusisi |
| Class 17 | kubusise | kungabusisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabusisa | ngangabusisa, angabusisa, angangabusisa |
| 2nd singular | wabusisa | wangabusisa, awabusisa, awangabusisa |
| 1st plural | sabusisa | sangabusisa, asabusisa, asangabusisa |
| 2nd plural | nabusisa | nangabusisa, anabusisa, anangabusisa |
| Class 1 | wabusisa | wangabusisa, akabusisa, akangabusisa |
| Class 2 | babusisa | bangabusisa, ababusisa, abangabusisa |
| Class 3 | wabusisa | wangabusisa, awabusisa, awangabusisa |
| Class 4 | yabusisa | yangabusisa, ayabusisa, ayangabusisa |
| Class 5 | labusisa | langabusisa, alabusisa, alangabusisa |
| Class 6 | abusisa | angabusisa, awabusisa, awangabusisa |
| Class 7 | sabusisa | sangabusisa, asabusisa, asangabusisa |
| Class 8 | zabusisa | zangabusisa, azabusisa, azangabusisa |
| Class 9 | yabusisa | yangabusisa, ayabusisa, ayangabusisa |
| Class 10 | zabusisa | zangabusisa, azabusisa, azangabusisa |
| Class 11 | lwabusisa | lwangabusisa, alwabusisa, alwangabusisa |
| Class 14 | babusisa | bangabusisa, ababusisa, abangabusisa |
| Class 15 | kwabusisa | kwangabusisa, akwabusisa, akwangabusisa |
| Class 17 | kwabusisa | kwangabusisa, akwabusisa, akwangabusisa |

### References

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