# lotha
## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-lotha$^?$
* (intransitive) to die down (of a fire), to smoulder
* (intransitive) to subside, to abate

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukulotha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulotha | ukungalothi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | lotha | -lothe |
| Plural | lothani | -lotheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyalotha, ngilotha | engilothayo, engilotha | ngilotha | angilothi | engingalothi | ngingalothi |
| 2nd singular | uyalotha, ulotha | olothayo, olotha | ulotha | awulothi | ongalothi | ungalothi |
| 1st plural | siyalotha, silotha | esilothayo, esilotha | silotha | asilothi | esingalothi | singalothi |
| 2nd plural | niyalotha, nilotha | enilothayo, enilotha | nilotha | anilothi | eningalothi | ningalothi |
| Class 1 | uyalotha, ulotha | olothayo, olotha | elotha | akalothi | ongalothi | engalothi |
| Class 2 | bayalotha, balotha | abalothayo, abalotha | belotha | abalothi | abangalothi | bengalothi |
| Class 3 | uyalotha, ulotha | olothayo, olotha | ulotha | awulothi | ongalothi | ungalothi |
| Class 4 | iyalotha, ilotha | elothayo, elotha | ilotha | ayilothi | engalothi | ingalothi |
| Class 5 | liyalotha, lilotha | elilothayo, elilotha | lilotha | alilothi | elingalothi | lingalothi |
| Class 6 | ayalotha, alotha | alothayo, alotha | elotha | awalothi | angalothi | engalothi |
| Class 7 | siyalotha, silotha | esilothayo, esilotha | silotha | asilothi | esingalothi | singalothi |
| Class 8 | ziyalotha, zilotha | ezilothayo, ezilotha | zilotha | azilothi | ezingalothi | zingalothi |
| Class 9 | iyalotha, ilotha | elothayo, elotha | ilotha | ayilothi | engalothi | ingalothi |
| Class 10 | ziyalotha, zilotha | ezilothayo, ezilotha | zilotha | azilothi | ezingalothi | zingalothi |
| Class 11 | luyalotha, lulotha | olulothayo, olulotha | lulotha | alulothi | olungalothi | lungalothi |
| Class 14 | buyalotha, bulotha | obulothayo, obulotha | bulotha | abulothi | obungalothi | bungalothi |
| Class 15 | kuyalotha, kulotha | okulothayo, okulotha | kulotha | akulothi | okungalothi | kungalothi |
| Class 17 | kuyalotha, kulotha | okulothayo, okulotha | kulotha | akulothi | okungalothi | kungalothi |
| | 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 | ngilothile, ngilothē | engilothile, engilothē | ngilothile, ngilothē | angilothanga | engingalothanga | ngingalothanga |
| 2nd singular | ulothile, ulothē | olothile, olothē | ulothile, ulothē | awulothanga | ongalothanga | ungalothanga |
| 1st plural | silothile, silothē | esilothile, esilothē | silothile, silothē | asilothanga | esingalothanga | singalothanga |
| 2nd plural | nilothile, nilothē | enilothile, enilothē | nilothile, nilothē | anilothanga | eningalothanga | ningalothanga |
| Class 1 | ulothile, ulothē | olothile, olothē | elothile, elothē | akalothanga | ongalothanga | engalothanga |
| Class 2 | balothile, balothē | abalothile, abalothē | belothile, belothē | abalothanga | abangalothanga | bengalothanga |
| Class 3 | ulothile, ulothē | olothile, olothē | ulothile, ulothē | awulothanga | ongalothanga | ungalothanga |
| Class 4 | ilothile, ilothē | elothile, elothē | ilothile, ilothē | ayilothanga | engalothanga | ingalothanga |
| Class 5 | lilothile, lilothē | elilothile, elilothē | lilothile, lilothē | alilothanga | elingalothanga | lingalothanga |
| Class 6 | alothile, alothē | alothile, alothē | elothile, elothē | awalothanga | angalothanga | engalothanga |
| Class 7 | silothile, silothē | esilothile, esilothē | silothile, silothē | asilothanga | esingalothanga | singalothanga |
| Class 8 | zilothile, zilothē | ezilothile, ezilothē | zilothile, zilothē | azilothanga | ezingalothanga | zingalothanga |
| Class 9 | ilothile, ilothē | elothile, elothē | ilothile, ilothē | ayilothanga | engalothanga | ingalothanga |
| Class 10 | zilothile, zilothē | ezilothile, ezilothē | zilothile, zilothē | azilothanga | ezingalothanga | zingalothanga |
| Class 11 | lulothile, lulothē | olulothile, olulothē | lulothile, lulothē | alulothanga | olungalothanga | lungalothanga |
| Class 14 | bulothile, bulothē | obulothile, obulothē | bulothile, bulothē | abulothanga | obungalothanga | bungalothanga |
| Class 15 | kulothile, kulothē | okulothile, okulothē | kulothile, kulothē | akulothanga | okungalothanga | kungalothanga |
| Class 17 | kulothile, kulothē | okulothile, okulothē | kulothile, kulothē | akulothanga | okungalothanga | kungalothanga |
| | 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 | ngālotha | engālotha | ngālotha | angilothanga | engingalothanga | ngingalothanga |
| 2nd singular | wālotha | owālotha | wālotha | awulothanga | ongalothanga | ungalothanga |
| 1st plural | sālotha | esālotha | sālotha | asilothanga | esingalothanga | singalothanga |
| 2nd plural | nālotha | enālotha | nālotha | anilothanga | eningalothanga | ningalothanga |
| Class 1 | wālotha | owālotha | ālotha | akalothanga | ongalothanga | engalothanga |
| Class 2 | bālotha | abālotha | bālotha | abalothanga | abangalothanga | bengalothanga |
| Class 3 | wālotha | owālotha | wālotha | awulothanga | ongalothanga | ungalothanga |
| Class 4 | yālotha | eyālotha | yālotha | ayilothanga | engalothanga | ingalothanga |
| Class 5 | lālotha | elālotha | lālotha | alilothanga | elingalothanga | lingalothanga |
| Class 6 | ālotha | ālotha | ālotha | awalothanga | angalothanga | engalothanga |
| Class 7 | sālotha | esālotha | sālotha | asilothanga | esingalothanga | singalothanga |
| Class 8 | zālotha | ezālotha | zālotha | azilothanga | ezingalothanga | zingalothanga |
| Class 9 | yālotha | eyālotha | yālotha | ayilothanga | engalothanga | ingalothanga |
| Class 10 | zālotha | ezālotha | zālotha | azilothanga | ezingalothanga | zingalothanga |
| Class 11 | lwālotha | olwālotha | lwālotha | alulothanga | olungalothanga | lungalothanga |
| Class 14 | bālotha | obālotha | bālotha | abulothanga | obungalothanga | bungalothanga |
| Class 15 | kwālotha | okwālotha | kwālotha | akulothanga | okungalothanga | kungalothanga |
| Class 17 | kwālotha | okwālotha | kwālotha | akulothanga | okungalothanga | kungalothanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingalotha | — | ngingalotha | ngingelothe | — | ngingelothe |
| 2nd singular | ungalotha | — | ungalotha | ungelothe | — | ungelothe |
| 1st plural | singalotha | — | singalotha | singelothe | — | singelothe |
| 2nd plural | ningalotha | — | ningalotha | ningelothe | — | ningelothe |
| Class 1 | angalotha | — | engalotha | angelothe | — | engelothe |
| Class 2 | bangalotha | — | bengalotha | bangelothe | — | bengelothe |
| Class 3 | ungalotha | — | ungalotha | ungelothe | — | ungelothe |
| Class 4 | ingalotha | — | ingalotha | ingelothe | — | ingelothe |
| Class 5 | lingalotha | — | lingalotha | lingelothe | — | lingelothe |
| Class 6 | angalotha | — | engalotha | angelothe | — | engelothe |
| Class 7 | singalotha | — | singalotha | singelothe | — | singelothe |
| Class 8 | zingalotha | — | zingalotha | zingelothe | — | zingelothe |
| Class 9 | ingalotha | — | ingalotha | ingelothe | — | ingelothe |
| Class 10 | zingalotha | — | zingalotha | zingelothe | — | zingelothe |
| Class 11 | lungalotha | — | lungalotha | lungelothe | — | lungelothe |
| Class 14 | bungalotha | — | bungalotha | bungelothe | — | bungelothe |
| Class 15 | kungalotha | — | kungalotha | kungelothe | — | kungelothe |
| Class 17 | kungalotha | — | kungalotha | kungelothe | — | kungelothe |
| | 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 | ngizolotha | engizolotha | ngizolotha | angizulotha | engingezulotha | ngingezulotha |
| 2nd singular | uzolotha | ozolotha | uzolotha | awuzulotha | ongezulotha | ungezulotha |
| 1st plural | sizolotha | esizolotha | sizolotha | asizulotha | esingezulotha | singezulotha |
| 2nd plural | nizolotha | enizolotha | nizolotha | anizulotha | eningezulotha | ningezulotha |
| Class 1 | uzolotha | ozolotha | ezolotha | akazulotha | ongezulotha | engezulotha |
| Class 2 | bazolotha | abazolotha | bezolotha | abazulotha | abangezulotha | bengezulotha |
| Class 3 | uzolotha | ozolotha | uzolotha | awuzulotha | ongezulotha | ungezulotha |
| Class 4 | izolotha | ezolotha | izolotha | ayizulotha | engezulotha | ingezulotha |
| Class 5 | lizolotha | elizolotha | lizolotha | alizulotha | elingezulotha | lingezulotha |
| Class 6 | azolotha | azolotha | ezolotha | awazulotha | angezulotha | engezulotha |
| Class 7 | sizolotha | esizolotha | sizolotha | asizulotha | esingezulotha | singezulotha |
| Class 8 | zizolotha | ezizolotha | zizolotha | azizulotha | ezingezulotha | zingezulotha |
| Class 9 | izolotha | ezolotha | izolotha | ayizulotha | engezulotha | ingezulotha |
| Class 10 | zizolotha | ezizolotha | zizolotha | azizulotha | ezingezulotha | zingezulotha |
| Class 11 | luzolotha | oluzolotha | luzolotha | aluzulotha | olungezulotha | lungezulotha |
| Class 14 | buzolotha | obuzolotha | buzolotha | abuzulotha | obungezulotha | bungezulotha |
| Class 15 | kuzolotha | okuzolotha | kuzolotha | akuzulotha | okungezulotha | kungezulotha |
| Class 17 | kuzolotha | okuzolotha | kuzolotha | akuzulotha | okungezulotha | kungezulotha |
| | 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 | ngiyolotha | engiyolotha | ngiyolotha | angiyulotha | engingeyulotha | ngingeyulotha |
| 2nd singular | uyolotha | oyolotha | uyolotha | awuyulotha | ongeyulotha | ungeyulotha |
| 1st plural | siyolotha | esiyolotha | siyolotha | asiyulotha | esingeyulotha | singeyulotha |
| 2nd plural | niyolotha | eniyolotha | niyolotha | aniyulotha | eningeyulotha | ningeyulotha |
| Class 1 | uyolotha | oyolotha | eyolotha | akayulotha | ongeyulotha | engeyulotha |
| Class 2 | bayolotha | abayolotha | beyolotha | abayulotha | abangeyulotha | bengeyulotha |
| Class 3 | uyolotha | oyolotha | uyolotha | awuyulotha | ongeyulotha | ungeyulotha |
| Class 4 | iyolotha | eyolotha | iyolotha | ayiyulotha | engeyulotha | ingeyulotha |
| Class 5 | liyolotha | eliyolotha | liyolotha | aliyulotha | elingeyulotha | lingeyulotha |
| Class 6 | ayolotha | ayolotha | eyolotha | awayulotha | angeyulotha | engeyulotha |
| Class 7 | siyolotha | esiyolotha | siyolotha | asiyulotha | esingeyulotha | singeyulotha |
| Class 8 | ziyolotha | eziyolotha | ziyolotha | aziyulotha | ezingeyulotha | zingeyulotha |
| Class 9 | iyolotha | eyolotha | iyolotha | ayiyulotha | engeyulotha | ingeyulotha |
| Class 10 | ziyolotha | eziyolotha | ziyolotha | aziyulotha | ezingeyulotha | zingeyulotha |
| Class 11 | luyolotha | oluyolotha | luyolotha | aluyulotha | olungeyulotha | lungeyulotha |
| Class 14 | buyolotha | obuyolotha | buyolotha | abuyulotha | obungeyulotha | bungeyulotha |
| Class 15 | kuyolotha | okuyolotha | kuyolotha | akuyulotha | okungeyulotha | kungeyulotha |
| Class 17 | kuyolotha | okuyolotha | kuyolotha | akuyulotha | okungeyulotha | kungeyulotha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilothe | ngingalothi |
| 2nd singular | ulothe | ungalothi |
| 1st plural | silothe | singalothi |
| 2nd plural | nilothe | ningalothi |
| Class 1 | alothe | angalothi |
| Class 2 | balothe | bangalothi |
| Class 3 | ulothe | ungalothi |
| Class 4 | ilothe | ingalothi |
| Class 5 | lilothe | lingalothi |
| Class 6 | alothe | angalothi |
| Class 7 | silothe | singalothi |
| Class 8 | zilothe | zingalothi |
| Class 9 | ilothe | ingalothi |
| Class 10 | zilothe | zingalothi |
| Class 11 | lulothe | lungalothi |
| Class 14 | bulothe | bungalothi |
| Class 15 | kulothe | kungalothi |
| Class 17 | kulothe | kungalothi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngalotha | ngangalotha, angalotha, angangalotha |
| 2nd singular | walotha | wangalotha, awalotha, awangalotha |
| 1st plural | salotha | sangalotha, asalotha, asangalotha |
| 2nd plural | nalotha | nangalotha, analotha, anangalotha |
| Class 1 | walotha | wangalotha, akalotha, akangalotha |
| Class 2 | balotha | bangalotha, abalotha, abangalotha |
| Class 3 | walotha | wangalotha, awalotha, awangalotha |
| Class 4 | yalotha | yangalotha, ayalotha, ayangalotha |
| Class 5 | lalotha | langalotha, alalotha, alangalotha |
| Class 6 | alotha | angalotha, awalotha, awangalotha |
| Class 7 | salotha | sangalotha, asalotha, asangalotha |
| Class 8 | zalotha | zangalotha, azalotha, azangalotha |
| Class 9 | yalotha | yangalotha, ayalotha, ayangalotha |
| Class 10 | zalotha | zangalotha, azalotha, azangalotha |
| Class 11 | lwalotha | lwangalotha, alwalotha, alwangalotha |
| Class 14 | balotha | bangalotha, abalotha, abangalotha |
| Class 15 | kwalotha | kwangalotha, akwalotha, akwangalotha |
| Class 17 | kwalotha | kwangalotha, akwalotha, akwangalotha |

#### Derived terms

* umlotha

### References

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