# quba
## Oromo
### Noun

quba
* finger

## Xhosa
### Etymology

Cognate with Khoekhoe ǃkhū (“beat to death”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kǃuːɓa]

### Verb

-quba
* (transitive) to strike

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃúːɓa/

### Verb

-qúba
* (intransitive) to pass by and kick up dust
* (intransitive) to lie down in hiding, to sleep in the open

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuquba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuquba | ukungaqubi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | quba | -qube |
| Plural | qubani | -qubeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaquba, ngiquba | engiqubayo, engiquba | ngiquba | angiqubi | engingaqubi | ngingaqubi |
| 2nd singular | uyaquba, uquba | oqubayo, oquba | uquba | awuqubi | ongaqubi | ungaqubi |
| 1st plural | siyaquba, siquba | esiqubayo, esiquba | siquba | asiqubi | esingaqubi | singaqubi |
| 2nd plural | niyaquba, niquba | eniqubayo, eniquba | niquba | aniqubi | eningaqubi | ningaqubi |
| Class 1 | uyaquba, uquba | oqubayo, oquba | equba | akaqubi | ongaqubi | engaqubi |
| Class 2 | bayaquba, baquba | abaqubayo, abaquba | bequba | abaqubi | abangaqubi | bengaqubi |
| Class 3 | uyaquba, uquba | oqubayo, oquba | uquba | awuqubi | ongaqubi | ungaqubi |
| Class 4 | iyaquba, iquba | equbayo, equba | iquba | ayiqubi | engaqubi | ingaqubi |
| Class 5 | liyaquba, liquba | eliqubayo, eliquba | liquba | aliqubi | elingaqubi | lingaqubi |
| Class 6 | ayaquba, aquba | aqubayo, aquba | equba | awaqubi | angaqubi | engaqubi |
| Class 7 | siyaquba, siquba | esiqubayo, esiquba | siquba | asiqubi | esingaqubi | singaqubi |
| Class 8 | ziyaquba, ziquba | eziqubayo, eziquba | ziquba | aziqubi | ezingaqubi | zingaqubi |
| Class 9 | iyaquba, iquba | equbayo, equba | iquba | ayiqubi | engaqubi | ingaqubi |
| Class 10 | ziyaquba, ziquba | eziqubayo, eziquba | ziquba | aziqubi | ezingaqubi | zingaqubi |
| Class 11 | luyaquba, luquba | oluqubayo, oluquba | luquba | aluqubi | olungaqubi | lungaqubi |
| Class 14 | buyaquba, buquba | obuqubayo, obuquba | buquba | abuqubi | obungaqubi | bungaqubi |
| Class 15 | kuyaquba, kuquba | okuqubayo, okuquba | kuquba | akuqubi | okungaqubi | kungaqubi |
| Class 17 | kuyaquba, kuquba | okuqubayo, okuquba | kuquba | akuqubi | okungaqubi | kungaqubi |
| | 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 | ngiqubile, ngiqubē | engiqubile, engiqubē | ngiqubile, ngiqubē | angiqubanga | engingaqubanga | ngingaqubanga |
| 2nd singular | uqubile, uqubē | oqubile, oqubē | uqubile, uqubē | awuqubanga | ongaqubanga | ungaqubanga |
| 1st plural | siqubile, siqubē | esiqubile, esiqubē | siqubile, siqubē | asiqubanga | esingaqubanga | singaqubanga |
| 2nd plural | niqubile, niqubē | eniqubile, eniqubē | niqubile, niqubē | aniqubanga | eningaqubanga | ningaqubanga |
| Class 1 | uqubile, uqubē | oqubile, oqubē | equbile, equbē | akaqubanga | ongaqubanga | engaqubanga |
| Class 2 | baqubile, baqubē | abaqubile, abaqubē | bequbile, bequbē | abaqubanga | abangaqubanga | bengaqubanga |
| Class 3 | uqubile, uqubē | oqubile, oqubē | uqubile, uqubē | awuqubanga | ongaqubanga | ungaqubanga |
| Class 4 | iqubile, iqubē | equbile, equbē | iqubile, iqubē | ayiqubanga | engaqubanga | ingaqubanga |
| Class 5 | liqubile, liqubē | eliqubile, eliqubē | liqubile, liqubē | aliqubanga | elingaqubanga | lingaqubanga |
| Class 6 | aqubile, aqubē | aqubile, aqubē | equbile, equbē | awaqubanga | angaqubanga | engaqubanga |
| Class 7 | siqubile, siqubē | esiqubile, esiqubē | siqubile, siqubē | asiqubanga | esingaqubanga | singaqubanga |
| Class 8 | ziqubile, ziqubē | eziqubile, eziqubē | ziqubile, ziqubē | aziqubanga | ezingaqubanga | zingaqubanga |
| Class 9 | iqubile, iqubē | equbile, equbē | iqubile, iqubē | ayiqubanga | engaqubanga | ingaqubanga |
| Class 10 | ziqubile, ziqubē | eziqubile, eziqubē | ziqubile, ziqubē | aziqubanga | ezingaqubanga | zingaqubanga |
| Class 11 | luqubile, luqubē | oluqubile, oluqubē | luqubile, luqubē | aluqubanga | olungaqubanga | lungaqubanga |
| Class 14 | buqubile, buqubē | obuqubile, obuqubē | buqubile, buqubē | abuqubanga | obungaqubanga | bungaqubanga |
| Class 15 | kuqubile, kuqubē | okuqubile, okuqubē | kuqubile, kuqubē | akuqubanga | okungaqubanga | kungaqubanga |
| Class 17 | kuqubile, kuqubē | okuqubile, okuqubē | kuqubile, kuqubē | akuqubanga | okungaqubanga | kungaqubanga |
| | 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 | ngāquba | engāquba | ngāquba | angiqubanga | engingaqubanga | ngingaqubanga |
| 2nd singular | wāquba | owāquba | wāquba | awuqubanga | ongaqubanga | ungaqubanga |
| 1st plural | sāquba | esāquba | sāquba | asiqubanga | esingaqubanga | singaqubanga |
| 2nd plural | nāquba | enāquba | nāquba | aniqubanga | eningaqubanga | ningaqubanga |
| Class 1 | wāquba | owāquba | āquba | akaqubanga | ongaqubanga | engaqubanga |
| Class 2 | bāquba | abāquba | bāquba | abaqubanga | abangaqubanga | bengaqubanga |
| Class 3 | wāquba | owāquba | wāquba | awuqubanga | ongaqubanga | ungaqubanga |
| Class 4 | yāquba | eyāquba | yāquba | ayiqubanga | engaqubanga | ingaqubanga |
| Class 5 | lāquba | elāquba | lāquba | aliqubanga | elingaqubanga | lingaqubanga |
| Class 6 | āquba | āquba | āquba | awaqubanga | angaqubanga | engaqubanga |
| Class 7 | sāquba | esāquba | sāquba | asiqubanga | esingaqubanga | singaqubanga |
| Class 8 | zāquba | ezāquba | zāquba | aziqubanga | ezingaqubanga | zingaqubanga |
| Class 9 | yāquba | eyāquba | yāquba | ayiqubanga | engaqubanga | ingaqubanga |
| Class 10 | zāquba | ezāquba | zāquba | aziqubanga | ezingaqubanga | zingaqubanga |
| Class 11 | lwāquba | olwāquba | lwāquba | aluqubanga | olungaqubanga | lungaqubanga |
| Class 14 | bāquba | obāquba | bāquba | abuqubanga | obungaqubanga | bungaqubanga |
| Class 15 | kwāquba | okwāquba | kwāquba | akuqubanga | okungaqubanga | kungaqubanga |
| Class 17 | kwāquba | okwāquba | kwāquba | akuqubanga | okungaqubanga | kungaqubanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaquba | — | ngingaquba | ngingeqube | — | ngingeqube |
| 2nd singular | ungaquba | — | ungaquba | ungeqube | — | ungeqube |
| 1st plural | singaquba | — | singaquba | singeqube | — | singeqube |
| 2nd plural | ningaquba | — | ningaquba | ningeqube | — | ningeqube |
| Class 1 | angaquba | — | engaquba | angeqube | — | engeqube |
| Class 2 | bangaquba | — | bengaquba | bangeqube | — | bengeqube |
| Class 3 | ungaquba | — | ungaquba | ungeqube | — | ungeqube |
| Class 4 | ingaquba | — | ingaquba | ingeqube | — | ingeqube |
| Class 5 | lingaquba | — | lingaquba | lingeqube | — | lingeqube |
| Class 6 | angaquba | — | engaquba | angeqube | — | engeqube |
| Class 7 | singaquba | — | singaquba | singeqube | — | singeqube |
| Class 8 | zingaquba | — | zingaquba | zingeqube | — | zingeqube |
| Class 9 | ingaquba | — | ingaquba | ingeqube | — | ingeqube |
| Class 10 | zingaquba | — | zingaquba | zingeqube | — | zingeqube |
| Class 11 | lungaquba | — | lungaquba | lungeqube | — | lungeqube |
| Class 14 | bungaquba | — | bungaquba | bungeqube | — | bungeqube |
| Class 15 | kungaquba | — | kungaquba | kungeqube | — | kungeqube |
| Class 17 | kungaquba | — | kungaquba | kungeqube | — | kungeqube |
| | 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 | ngizoquba | engizoquba | ngizoquba | angizuquba | engingezuquba | ngingezuquba |
| 2nd singular | uzoquba | ozoquba | uzoquba | awuzuquba | ongezuquba | ungezuquba |
| 1st plural | sizoquba | esizoquba | sizoquba | asizuquba | esingezuquba | singezuquba |
| 2nd plural | nizoquba | enizoquba | nizoquba | anizuquba | eningezuquba | ningezuquba |
| Class 1 | uzoquba | ozoquba | ezoquba | akazuquba | ongezuquba | engezuquba |
| Class 2 | bazoquba | abazoquba | bezoquba | abazuquba | abangezuquba | bengezuquba |
| Class 3 | uzoquba | ozoquba | uzoquba | awuzuquba | ongezuquba | ungezuquba |
| Class 4 | izoquba | ezoquba | izoquba | ayizuquba | engezuquba | ingezuquba |
| Class 5 | lizoquba | elizoquba | lizoquba | alizuquba | elingezuquba | lingezuquba |
| Class 6 | azoquba | azoquba | ezoquba | awazuquba | angezuquba | engezuquba |
| Class 7 | sizoquba | esizoquba | sizoquba | asizuquba | esingezuquba | singezuquba |
| Class 8 | zizoquba | ezizoquba | zizoquba | azizuquba | ezingezuquba | zingezuquba |
| Class 9 | izoquba | ezoquba | izoquba | ayizuquba | engezuquba | ingezuquba |
| Class 10 | zizoquba | ezizoquba | zizoquba | azizuquba | ezingezuquba | zingezuquba |
| Class 11 | luzoquba | oluzoquba | luzoquba | aluzuquba | olungezuquba | lungezuquba |
| Class 14 | buzoquba | obuzoquba | buzoquba | abuzuquba | obungezuquba | bungezuquba |
| Class 15 | kuzoquba | okuzoquba | kuzoquba | akuzuquba | okungezuquba | kungezuquba |
| Class 17 | kuzoquba | okuzoquba | kuzoquba | akuzuquba | okungezuquba | kungezuquba |
| | 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 | ngiyoquba | engiyoquba | ngiyoquba | angiyuquba | engingeyuquba | ngingeyuquba |
| 2nd singular | uyoquba | oyoquba | uyoquba | awuyuquba | ongeyuquba | ungeyuquba |
| 1st plural | siyoquba | esiyoquba | siyoquba | asiyuquba | esingeyuquba | singeyuquba |
| 2nd plural | niyoquba | eniyoquba | niyoquba | aniyuquba | eningeyuquba | ningeyuquba |
| Class 1 | uyoquba | oyoquba | eyoquba | akayuquba | ongeyuquba | engeyuquba |
| Class 2 | bayoquba | abayoquba | beyoquba | abayuquba | abangeyuquba | bengeyuquba |
| Class 3 | uyoquba | oyoquba | uyoquba | awuyuquba | ongeyuquba | ungeyuquba |
| Class 4 | iyoquba | eyoquba | iyoquba | ayiyuquba | engeyuquba | ingeyuquba |
| Class 5 | liyoquba | eliyoquba | liyoquba | aliyuquba | elingeyuquba | lingeyuquba |
| Class 6 | ayoquba | ayoquba | eyoquba | awayuquba | angeyuquba | engeyuquba |
| Class 7 | siyoquba | esiyoquba | siyoquba | asiyuquba | esingeyuquba | singeyuquba |
| Class 8 | ziyoquba | eziyoquba | ziyoquba | aziyuquba | ezingeyuquba | zingeyuquba |
| Class 9 | iyoquba | eyoquba | iyoquba | ayiyuquba | engeyuquba | ingeyuquba |
| Class 10 | ziyoquba | eziyoquba | ziyoquba | aziyuquba | ezingeyuquba | zingeyuquba |
| Class 11 | luyoquba | oluyoquba | luyoquba | aluyuquba | olungeyuquba | lungeyuquba |
| Class 14 | buyoquba | obuyoquba | buyoquba | abuyuquba | obungeyuquba | bungeyuquba |
| Class 15 | kuyoquba | okuyoquba | kuyoquba | akuyuquba | okungeyuquba | kungeyuquba |
| Class 17 | kuyoquba | okuyoquba | kuyoquba | akuyuquba | okungeyuquba | kungeyuquba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqube | ngingaqubi |
| 2nd singular | uqube | ungaqubi |
| 1st plural | siqube | singaqubi |
| 2nd plural | niqube | ningaqubi |
| Class 1 | aqube | angaqubi |
| Class 2 | baqube | bangaqubi |
| Class 3 | uqube | ungaqubi |
| Class 4 | iqube | ingaqubi |
| Class 5 | liqube | lingaqubi |
| Class 6 | aqube | angaqubi |
| Class 7 | siqube | singaqubi |
| Class 8 | ziqube | zingaqubi |
| Class 9 | iqube | ingaqubi |
| Class 10 | ziqube | zingaqubi |
| Class 11 | luqube | lungaqubi |
| Class 14 | buqube | bungaqubi |
| Class 15 | kuqube | kungaqubi |
| Class 17 | kuqube | kungaqubi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaquba | ngangaquba, angaquba, angangaquba |
| 2nd singular | waquba | wangaquba, awaquba, awangaquba |
| 1st plural | saquba | sangaquba, asaquba, asangaquba |
| 2nd plural | naquba | nangaquba, anaquba, anangaquba |
| Class 1 | waquba | wangaquba, akaquba, akangaquba |
| Class 2 | baquba | bangaquba, abaquba, abangaquba |
| Class 3 | waquba | wangaquba, awaquba, awangaquba |
| Class 4 | yaquba | yangaquba, ayaquba, ayangaquba |
| Class 5 | laquba | langaquba, alaquba, alangaquba |
| Class 6 | aquba | angaquba, awaquba, awangaquba |
| Class 7 | saquba | sangaquba, asaquba, asangaquba |
| Class 8 | zaquba | zangaquba, azaquba, azangaquba |
| Class 9 | yaquba | yangaquba, ayaquba, ayangaquba |
| Class 10 | zaquba | zangaquba, azaquba, azangaquba |
| Class 11 | lwaquba | lwangaquba, alwaquba, alwangaquba |
| Class 14 | baquba | bangaquba, abaquba, abangaquba |
| Class 15 | kwaquba | kwangaquba, akwaquba, akwangaquba |
| Class 17 | kwaquba | kwangaquba, akwaquba, akwangaquba |

#### Derived terms

* uMaquba

### References

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