# khomba
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-khomba$^?$
* to point

#### 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.)

### Verb

-khómba
* (transitive) to point at/to
* (transitive) to accuse

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukukhomba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhomba | ukungakhombi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khomba | -khombe |
| Plural | khombani | -khombeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhomba, ngikhomba | engikhombayo, engikhomba | ngikhomba | angikhombi | engingakhombi | ngingakhombi |
| 2nd singular | uyakhomba, ukhomba | okhombayo, okhomba | ukhomba | awukhombi | ongakhombi | ungakhombi |
| 1st plural | siyakhomba, sikhomba | esikhombayo, esikhomba | sikhomba | asikhombi | esingakhombi | singakhombi |
| 2nd plural | niyakhomba, nikhomba | enikhombayo, enikhomba | nikhomba | anikhombi | eningakhombi | ningakhombi |
| Class 1 | uyakhomba, ukhomba | okhombayo, okhomba | ekhomba | akakhombi | ongakhombi | engakhombi |
| Class 2 | bayakhomba, bakhomba | abakhombayo, abakhomba | bekhomba | abakhombi | abangakhombi | bengakhombi |
| Class 3 | uyakhomba, ukhomba | okhombayo, okhomba | ukhomba | awukhombi | ongakhombi | ungakhombi |
| Class 4 | iyakhomba, ikhomba | ekhombayo, ekhomba | ikhomba | ayikhombi | engakhombi | ingakhombi |
| Class 5 | liyakhomba, likhomba | elikhombayo, elikhomba | likhomba | alikhombi | elingakhombi | lingakhombi |
| Class 6 | ayakhomba, akhomba | akhombayo, akhomba | ekhomba | awakhombi | angakhombi | engakhombi |
| Class 7 | siyakhomba, sikhomba | esikhombayo, esikhomba | sikhomba | asikhombi | esingakhombi | singakhombi |
| Class 8 | ziyakhomba, zikhomba | ezikhombayo, ezikhomba | zikhomba | azikhombi | ezingakhombi | zingakhombi |
| Class 9 | iyakhomba, ikhomba | ekhombayo, ekhomba | ikhomba | ayikhombi | engakhombi | ingakhombi |
| Class 10 | ziyakhomba, zikhomba | ezikhombayo, ezikhomba | zikhomba | azikhombi | ezingakhombi | zingakhombi |
| Class 11 | luyakhomba, lukhomba | olukhombayo, olukhomba | lukhomba | alukhombi | olungakhombi | lungakhombi |
| Class 14 | buyakhomba, bukhomba | obukhombayo, obukhomba | bukhomba | abukhombi | obungakhombi | bungakhombi |
| Class 15 | kuyakhomba, kukhomba | okukhombayo, okukhomba | kukhomba | akukhombi | okungakhombi | kungakhombi |
| Class 17 | kuyakhomba, kukhomba | okukhombayo, okukhomba | kukhomba | akukhombi | okungakhombi | kungakhombi |
| | 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 | ngikhombile, ngikhombē | engikhombile, engikhombē | ngikhombile, ngikhombē | angikhombanga | engingakhombanga | ngingakhombanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhombile, ukhombē | okhombile, okhombē | ukhombile, ukhombē | awukhombanga | ongakhombanga | ungakhombanga |
| 1st plural | sikhombile, sikhombē | esikhombile, esikhombē | sikhombile, sikhombē | asikhombanga | esingakhombanga | singakhombanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhombile, nikhombē | enikhombile, enikhombē | nikhombile, nikhombē | anikhombanga | eningakhombanga | ningakhombanga |
| Class 1 | ukhombile, ukhombē | okhombile, okhombē | ekhombile, ekhombē | akakhombanga | ongakhombanga | engakhombanga |
| Class 2 | bakhombile, bakhombē | abakhombile, abakhombē | bekhombile, bekhombē | abakhombanga | abangakhombanga | bengakhombanga |
| Class 3 | ukhombile, ukhombē | okhombile, okhombē | ukhombile, ukhombē | awukhombanga | ongakhombanga | ungakhombanga |
| Class 4 | ikhombile, ikhombē | ekhombile, ekhombē | ikhombile, ikhombē | ayikhombanga | engakhombanga | ingakhombanga |
| Class 5 | likhombile, likhombē | elikhombile, elikhombē | likhombile, likhombē | alikhombanga | elingakhombanga | lingakhombanga |
| Class 6 | akhombile, akhombē | akhombile, akhombē | ekhombile, ekhombē | awakhombanga | angakhombanga | engakhombanga |
| Class 7 | sikhombile, sikhombē | esikhombile, esikhombē | sikhombile, sikhombē | asikhombanga | esingakhombanga | singakhombanga |
| Class 8 | zikhombile, zikhombē | ezikhombile, ezikhombē | zikhombile, zikhombē | azikhombanga | ezingakhombanga | zingakhombanga |
| Class 9 | ikhombile, ikhombē | ekhombile, ekhombē | ikhombile, ikhombē | ayikhombanga | engakhombanga | ingakhombanga |
| Class 10 | zikhombile, zikhombē | ezikhombile, ezikhombē | zikhombile, zikhombē | azikhombanga | ezingakhombanga | zingakhombanga |
| Class 11 | lukhombile, lukhombē | olukhombile, olukhombē | lukhombile, lukhombē | alukhombanga | olungakhombanga | lungakhombanga |
| Class 14 | bukhombile, bukhombē | obukhombile, obukhombē | bukhombile, bukhombē | abukhombanga | obungakhombanga | bungakhombanga |
| Class 15 | kukhombile, kukhombē | okukhombile, okukhombē | kukhombile, kukhombē | akukhombanga | okungakhombanga | kungakhombanga |
| Class 17 | kukhombile, kukhombē | okukhombile, okukhombē | kukhombile, kukhombē | akukhombanga | okungakhombanga | kungakhombanga |
| | 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 | ngākhomba | engākhomba | ngākhomba | angikhombanga | engingakhombanga | ngingakhombanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhomba | owākhomba | wākhomba | awukhombanga | ongakhombanga | ungakhombanga |
| 1st plural | sākhomba | esākhomba | sākhomba | asikhombanga | esingakhombanga | singakhombanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhomba | enākhomba | nākhomba | anikhombanga | eningakhombanga | ningakhombanga |
| Class 1 | wākhomba | owākhomba | ākhomba | akakhombanga | ongakhombanga | engakhombanga |
| Class 2 | bākhomba | abākhomba | bākhomba | abakhombanga | abangakhombanga | bengakhombanga |
| Class 3 | wākhomba | owākhomba | wākhomba | awukhombanga | ongakhombanga | ungakhombanga |
| Class 4 | yākhomba | eyākhomba | yākhomba | ayikhombanga | engakhombanga | ingakhombanga |
| Class 5 | lākhomba | elākhomba | lākhomba | alikhombanga | elingakhombanga | lingakhombanga |
| Class 6 | ākhomba | ākhomba | ākhomba | awakhombanga | angakhombanga | engakhombanga |
| Class 7 | sākhomba | esākhomba | sākhomba | asikhombanga | esingakhombanga | singakhombanga |
| Class 8 | zākhomba | ezākhomba | zākhomba | azikhombanga | ezingakhombanga | zingakhombanga |
| Class 9 | yākhomba | eyākhomba | yākhomba | ayikhombanga | engakhombanga | ingakhombanga |
| Class 10 | zākhomba | ezākhomba | zākhomba | azikhombanga | ezingakhombanga | zingakhombanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhomba | olwākhomba | lwākhomba | alukhombanga | olungakhombanga | lungakhombanga |
| Class 14 | bākhomba | obākhomba | bākhomba | abukhombanga | obungakhombanga | bungakhombanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhomba | okwākhomba | kwākhomba | akukhombanga | okungakhombanga | kungakhombanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhomba | okwākhomba | kwākhomba | akukhombanga | okungakhombanga | kungakhombanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhomba | — | ngingakhomba | ngingekhombe | — | ngingekhombe |
| 2nd singular | ungakhomba | — | ungakhomba | ungekhombe | — | ungekhombe |
| 1st plural | singakhomba | — | singakhomba | singekhombe | — | singekhombe |
| 2nd plural | ningakhomba | — | ningakhomba | ningekhombe | — | ningekhombe |
| Class 1 | angakhomba | — | engakhomba | angekhombe | — | engekhombe |
| Class 2 | bangakhomba | — | bengakhomba | bangekhombe | — | bengekhombe |
| Class 3 | ungakhomba | — | ungakhomba | ungekhombe | — | ungekhombe |
| Class 4 | ingakhomba | — | ingakhomba | ingekhombe | — | ingekhombe |
| Class 5 | lingakhomba | — | lingakhomba | lingekhombe | — | lingekhombe |
| Class 6 | angakhomba | — | engakhomba | angekhombe | — | engekhombe |
| Class 7 | singakhomba | — | singakhomba | singekhombe | — | singekhombe |
| Class 8 | zingakhomba | — | zingakhomba | zingekhombe | — | zingekhombe |
| Class 9 | ingakhomba | — | ingakhomba | ingekhombe | — | ingekhombe |
| Class 10 | zingakhomba | — | zingakhomba | zingekhombe | — | zingekhombe |
| Class 11 | lungakhomba | — | lungakhomba | lungekhombe | — | lungekhombe |
| Class 14 | bungakhomba | — | bungakhomba | bungekhombe | — | bungekhombe |
| Class 15 | kungakhomba | — | kungakhomba | kungekhombe | — | kungekhombe |
| Class 17 | kungakhomba | — | kungakhomba | kungekhombe | — | kungekhombe |
| | 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 | ngizokhomba | engizokhomba | ngizokhomba | angizukhomba | engingezukhomba | ngingezukhomba |
| 2nd singular | uzokhomba | ozokhomba | uzokhomba | awuzukhomba | ongezukhomba | ungezukhomba |
| 1st plural | sizokhomba | esizokhomba | sizokhomba | asizukhomba | esingezukhomba | singezukhomba |
| 2nd plural | nizokhomba | enizokhomba | nizokhomba | anizukhomba | eningezukhomba | ningezukhomba |
| Class 1 | uzokhomba | ozokhomba | ezokhomba | akazukhomba | ongezukhomba | engezukhomba |
| Class 2 | bazokhomba | abazokhomba | bezokhomba | abazukhomba | abangezukhomba | bengezukhomba |
| Class 3 | uzokhomba | ozokhomba | uzokhomba | awuzukhomba | ongezukhomba | ungezukhomba |
| Class 4 | izokhomba | ezokhomba | izokhomba | ayizukhomba | engezukhomba | ingezukhomba |
| Class 5 | lizokhomba | elizokhomba | lizokhomba | alizukhomba | elingezukhomba | lingezukhomba |
| Class 6 | azokhomba | azokhomba | ezokhomba | awazukhomba | angezukhomba | engezukhomba |
| Class 7 | sizokhomba | esizokhomba | sizokhomba | asizukhomba | esingezukhomba | singezukhomba |
| Class 8 | zizokhomba | ezizokhomba | zizokhomba | azizukhomba | ezingezukhomba | zingezukhomba |
| Class 9 | izokhomba | ezokhomba | izokhomba | ayizukhomba | engezukhomba | ingezukhomba |
| Class 10 | zizokhomba | ezizokhomba | zizokhomba | azizukhomba | ezingezukhomba | zingezukhomba |
| Class 11 | luzokhomba | oluzokhomba | luzokhomba | aluzukhomba | olungezukhomba | lungezukhomba |
| Class 14 | buzokhomba | obuzokhomba | buzokhomba | abuzukhomba | obungezukhomba | bungezukhomba |
| Class 15 | kuzokhomba | okuzokhomba | kuzokhomba | akuzukhomba | okungezukhomba | kungezukhomba |
| Class 17 | kuzokhomba | okuzokhomba | kuzokhomba | akuzukhomba | okungezukhomba | kungezukhomba |
| | 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 | ngiyokhomba | engiyokhomba | ngiyokhomba | angiyukhomba | engingeyukhomba | ngingeyukhomba |
| 2nd singular | uyokhomba | oyokhomba | uyokhomba | awuyukhomba | ongeyukhomba | ungeyukhomba |
| 1st plural | siyokhomba | esiyokhomba | siyokhomba | asiyukhomba | esingeyukhomba | singeyukhomba |
| 2nd plural | niyokhomba | eniyokhomba | niyokhomba | aniyukhomba | eningeyukhomba | ningeyukhomba |
| Class 1 | uyokhomba | oyokhomba | eyokhomba | akayukhomba | ongeyukhomba | engeyukhomba |
| Class 2 | bayokhomba | abayokhomba | beyokhomba | abayukhomba | abangeyukhomba | bengeyukhomba |
| Class 3 | uyokhomba | oyokhomba | uyokhomba | awuyukhomba | ongeyukhomba | ungeyukhomba |
| Class 4 | iyokhomba | eyokhomba | iyokhomba | ayiyukhomba | engeyukhomba | ingeyukhomba |
| Class 5 | liyokhomba | eliyokhomba | liyokhomba | aliyukhomba | elingeyukhomba | lingeyukhomba |
| Class 6 | ayokhomba | ayokhomba | eyokhomba | awayukhomba | angeyukhomba | engeyukhomba |
| Class 7 | siyokhomba | esiyokhomba | siyokhomba | asiyukhomba | esingeyukhomba | singeyukhomba |
| Class 8 | ziyokhomba | eziyokhomba | ziyokhomba | aziyukhomba | ezingeyukhomba | zingeyukhomba |
| Class 9 | iyokhomba | eyokhomba | iyokhomba | ayiyukhomba | engeyukhomba | ingeyukhomba |
| Class 10 | ziyokhomba | eziyokhomba | ziyokhomba | aziyukhomba | ezingeyukhomba | zingeyukhomba |
| Class 11 | luyokhomba | oluyokhomba | luyokhomba | aluyukhomba | olungeyukhomba | lungeyukhomba |
| Class 14 | buyokhomba | obuyokhomba | buyokhomba | abuyukhomba | obungeyukhomba | bungeyukhomba |
| Class 15 | kuyokhomba | okuyokhomba | kuyokhomba | akuyukhomba | okungeyukhomba | kungeyukhomba |
| Class 17 | kuyokhomba | okuyokhomba | kuyokhomba | akuyukhomba | okungeyukhomba | kungeyukhomba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhombe | ngingakhombi |
| 2nd singular | ukhombe | ungakhombi |
| 1st plural | sikhombe | singakhombi |
| 2nd plural | nikhombe | ningakhombi |
| Class 1 | akhombe | angakhombi |
| Class 2 | bakhombe | bangakhombi |
| Class 3 | ukhombe | ungakhombi |
| Class 4 | ikhombe | ingakhombi |
| Class 5 | likhombe | lingakhombi |
| Class 6 | akhombe | angakhombi |
| Class 7 | sikhombe | singakhombi |
| Class 8 | zikhombe | zingakhombi |
| Class 9 | ikhombe | ingakhombi |
| Class 10 | zikhombe | zingakhombi |
| Class 11 | lukhombe | lungakhombi |
| Class 14 | bukhombe | bungakhombi |
| Class 15 | kukhombe | kungakhombi |
| Class 17 | kukhombe | kungakhombi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhomba | ngangakhomba, angakhomba, angangakhomba |
| 2nd singular | wakhomba | wangakhomba, awakhomba, awangakhomba |
| 1st plural | sakhomba | sangakhomba, asakhomba, asangakhomba |
| 2nd plural | nakhomba | nangakhomba, anakhomba, anangakhomba |
| Class 1 | wakhomba | wangakhomba, akakhomba, akangakhomba |
| Class 2 | bakhomba | bangakhomba, abakhomba, abangakhomba |
| Class 3 | wakhomba | wangakhomba, awakhomba, awangakhomba |
| Class 4 | yakhomba | yangakhomba, ayakhomba, ayangakhomba |
| Class 5 | lakhomba | langakhomba, alakhomba, alangakhomba |
| Class 6 | akhomba | angakhomba, awakhomba, awangakhomba |
| Class 7 | sakhomba | sangakhomba, asakhomba, asangakhomba |
| Class 8 | zakhomba | zangakhomba, azakhomba, azangakhomba |
| Class 9 | yakhomba | yangakhomba, ayakhomba, ayangakhomba |
| Class 10 | zakhomba | zangakhomba, azakhomba, azangakhomba |
| Class 11 | lwakhomba | lwangakhomba, alwakhomba, alwangakhomba |
| Class 14 | bakhomba | bangakhomba, abakhomba, abangakhomba |
| Class 15 | kwakhomba | kwangakhomba, akwakhomba, akwangakhomba |
| Class 17 | kwakhomba | kwangakhomba, akwakhomba, akwangakhomba |

#### Derived terms

* -khombisa

### References

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