# thula
## English
### Etymology

From Old Norse þula.

### Noun

thula (plural thulas or thulur)
* A kind of ancient poem in Germanic languages, consisting of metrical lists of poetic synonyms for oral recitation.

### Anagrams

* Lauth, hault

## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-thúla
* to be quiet

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu thula.

### Verb

-thúla
* to be quiet

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-thúla
* (intransitive) to be quiet

#### 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: /tʰúːla/

### Verb

-thúla
* (intransitive) to be quiet, to be peaceful, to be still

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuthula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthula | ukungathuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thula | -thule |
| Plural | thulani | -thuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathula, ngithula | engithulayo, engithula | ngithula | angithuli | engingathuli | ngingathuli |
| 2nd singular | uyathula, uthula | othulayo, othula | uthula | awuthuli | ongathuli | ungathuli |
| 1st plural | siyathula, sithula | esithulayo, esithula | sithula | asithuli | esingathuli | singathuli |
| 2nd plural | niyathula, nithula | enithulayo, enithula | nithula | anithuli | eningathuli | ningathuli |
| Class 1 | uyathula, uthula | othulayo, othula | ethula | akathuli | ongathuli | engathuli |
| Class 2 | bayathula, bathula | abathulayo, abathula | bethula | abathuli | abangathuli | bengathuli |
| Class 3 | uyathula, uthula | othulayo, othula | uthula | awuthuli | ongathuli | ungathuli |
| Class 4 | iyathula, ithula | ethulayo, ethula | ithula | ayithuli | engathuli | ingathuli |
| Class 5 | liyathula, lithula | elithulayo, elithula | lithula | alithuli | elingathuli | lingathuli |
| Class 6 | ayathula, athula | athulayo, athula | ethula | awathuli | angathuli | engathuli |
| Class 7 | siyathula, sithula | esithulayo, esithula | sithula | asithuli | esingathuli | singathuli |
| Class 8 | ziyathula, zithula | ezithulayo, ezithula | zithula | azithuli | ezingathuli | zingathuli |
| Class 9 | iyathula, ithula | ethulayo, ethula | ithula | ayithuli | engathuli | ingathuli |
| Class 10 | ziyathula, zithula | ezithulayo, ezithula | zithula | azithuli | ezingathuli | zingathuli |
| Class 11 | luyathula, luthula | oluthulayo, oluthula | luthula | aluthuli | olungathuli | lungathuli |
| Class 14 | buyathula, buthula | obuthulayo, obuthula | buthula | abuthuli | obungathuli | bungathuli |
| Class 15 | kuyathula, kuthula | okuthulayo, okuthula | kuthula | akuthuli | okungathuli | kungathuli |
| Class 17 | kuyathula, kuthula | okuthulayo, okuthula | kuthula | akuthuli | okungathuli | kungathuli |
| | 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 | ngithulile, ngithulē | engithulile, engithulē | ngithulile, ngithulē | angithulanga | engingathulanga | ngingathulanga |
| 2nd singular | uthulile, uthulē | othulile, othulē | uthulile, uthulē | awuthulanga | ongathulanga | ungathulanga |
| 1st plural | sithulile, sithulē | esithulile, esithulē | sithulile, sithulē | asithulanga | esingathulanga | singathulanga |
| 2nd plural | nithulile, nithulē | enithulile, enithulē | nithulile, nithulē | anithulanga | eningathulanga | ningathulanga |
| Class 1 | uthulile, uthulē | othulile, othulē | ethulile, ethulē | akathulanga | ongathulanga | engathulanga |
| Class 2 | bathulile, bathulē | abathulile, abathulē | bethulile, bethulē | abathulanga | abangathulanga | bengathulanga |
| Class 3 | uthulile, uthulē | othulile, othulē | uthulile, uthulē | awuthulanga | ongathulanga | ungathulanga |
| Class 4 | ithulile, ithulē | ethulile, ethulē | ithulile, ithulē | ayithulanga | engathulanga | ingathulanga |
| Class 5 | lithulile, lithulē | elithulile, elithulē | lithulile, lithulē | alithulanga | elingathulanga | lingathulanga |
| Class 6 | athulile, athulē | athulile, athulē | ethulile, ethulē | awathulanga | angathulanga | engathulanga |
| Class 7 | sithulile, sithulē | esithulile, esithulē | sithulile, sithulē | asithulanga | esingathulanga | singathulanga |
| Class 8 | zithulile, zithulē | ezithulile, ezithulē | zithulile, zithulē | azithulanga | ezingathulanga | zingathulanga |
| Class 9 | ithulile, ithulē | ethulile, ethulē | ithulile, ithulē | ayithulanga | engathulanga | ingathulanga |
| Class 10 | zithulile, zithulē | ezithulile, ezithulē | zithulile, zithulē | azithulanga | ezingathulanga | zingathulanga |
| Class 11 | luthulile, luthulē | oluthulile, oluthulē | luthulile, luthulē | aluthulanga | olungathulanga | lungathulanga |
| Class 14 | buthulile, buthulē | obuthulile, obuthulē | buthulile, buthulē | abuthulanga | obungathulanga | bungathulanga |
| Class 15 | kuthulile, kuthulē | okuthulile, okuthulē | kuthulile, kuthulē | akuthulanga | okungathulanga | kungathulanga |
| Class 17 | kuthulile, kuthulē | okuthulile, okuthulē | kuthulile, kuthulē | akuthulanga | okungathulanga | kungathulanga |
| | 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 | ngāthula | engāthula | ngāthula | angithulanga | engingathulanga | ngingathulanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthula | owāthula | wāthula | awuthulanga | ongathulanga | ungathulanga |
| 1st plural | sāthula | esāthula | sāthula | asithulanga | esingathulanga | singathulanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthula | enāthula | nāthula | anithulanga | eningathulanga | ningathulanga |
| Class 1 | wāthula | owāthula | āthula | akathulanga | ongathulanga | engathulanga |
| Class 2 | bāthula | abāthula | bāthula | abathulanga | abangathulanga | bengathulanga |
| Class 3 | wāthula | owāthula | wāthula | awuthulanga | ongathulanga | ungathulanga |
| Class 4 | yāthula | eyāthula | yāthula | ayithulanga | engathulanga | ingathulanga |
| Class 5 | lāthula | elāthula | lāthula | alithulanga | elingathulanga | lingathulanga |
| Class 6 | āthula | āthula | āthula | awathulanga | angathulanga | engathulanga |
| Class 7 | sāthula | esāthula | sāthula | asithulanga | esingathulanga | singathulanga |
| Class 8 | zāthula | ezāthula | zāthula | azithulanga | ezingathulanga | zingathulanga |
| Class 9 | yāthula | eyāthula | yāthula | ayithulanga | engathulanga | ingathulanga |
| Class 10 | zāthula | ezāthula | zāthula | azithulanga | ezingathulanga | zingathulanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthula | olwāthula | lwāthula | aluthulanga | olungathulanga | lungathulanga |
| Class 14 | bāthula | obāthula | bāthula | abuthulanga | obungathulanga | bungathulanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthula | okwāthula | kwāthula | akuthulanga | okungathulanga | kungathulanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthula | okwāthula | kwāthula | akuthulanga | okungathulanga | kungathulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathula | — | ngingathula | ngingethule | — | ngingethule |
| 2nd singular | ungathula | — | ungathula | ungethule | — | ungethule |
| 1st plural | singathula | — | singathula | singethule | — | singethule |
| 2nd plural | ningathula | — | ningathula | ningethule | — | ningethule |
| Class 1 | angathula | — | engathula | angethule | — | engethule |
| Class 2 | bangathula | — | bengathula | bangethule | — | bengethule |
| Class 3 | ungathula | — | ungathula | ungethule | — | ungethule |
| Class 4 | ingathula | — | ingathula | ingethule | — | ingethule |
| Class 5 | lingathula | — | lingathula | lingethule | — | lingethule |
| Class 6 | angathula | — | engathula | angethule | — | engethule |
| Class 7 | singathula | — | singathula | singethule | — | singethule |
| Class 8 | zingathula | — | zingathula | zingethule | — | zingethule |
| Class 9 | ingathula | — | ingathula | ingethule | — | ingethule |
| Class 10 | zingathula | — | zingathula | zingethule | — | zingethule |
| Class 11 | lungathula | — | lungathula | lungethule | — | lungethule |
| Class 14 | bungathula | — | bungathula | bungethule | — | bungethule |
| Class 15 | kungathula | — | kungathula | kungethule | — | kungethule |
| Class 17 | kungathula | — | kungathula | kungethule | — | kungethule |
| | 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 | ngizothula | engizothula | ngizothula | angizuthula | engingezuthula | ngingezuthula |
| 2nd singular | uzothula | ozothula | uzothula | awuzuthula | ongezuthula | ungezuthula |
| 1st plural | sizothula | esizothula | sizothula | asizuthula | esingezuthula | singezuthula |
| 2nd plural | nizothula | enizothula | nizothula | anizuthula | eningezuthula | ningezuthula |
| Class 1 | uzothula | ozothula | ezothula | akazuthula | ongezuthula | engezuthula |
| Class 2 | bazothula | abazothula | bezothula | abazuthula | abangezuthula | bengezuthula |
| Class 3 | uzothula | ozothula | uzothula | awuzuthula | ongezuthula | ungezuthula |
| Class 4 | izothula | ezothula | izothula | ayizuthula | engezuthula | ingezuthula |
| Class 5 | lizothula | elizothula | lizothula | alizuthula | elingezuthula | lingezuthula |
| Class 6 | azothula | azothula | ezothula | awazuthula | angezuthula | engezuthula |
| Class 7 | sizothula | esizothula | sizothula | asizuthula | esingezuthula | singezuthula |
| Class 8 | zizothula | ezizothula | zizothula | azizuthula | ezingezuthula | zingezuthula |
| Class 9 | izothula | ezothula | izothula | ayizuthula | engezuthula | ingezuthula |
| Class 10 | zizothula | ezizothula | zizothula | azizuthula | ezingezuthula | zingezuthula |
| Class 11 | luzothula | oluzothula | luzothula | aluzuthula | olungezuthula | lungezuthula |
| Class 14 | buzothula | obuzothula | buzothula | abuzuthula | obungezuthula | bungezuthula |
| Class 15 | kuzothula | okuzothula | kuzothula | akuzuthula | okungezuthula | kungezuthula |
| Class 17 | kuzothula | okuzothula | kuzothula | akuzuthula | okungezuthula | kungezuthula |
| | 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 | ngiyothula | engiyothula | ngiyothula | angiyuthula | engingeyuthula | ngingeyuthula |
| 2nd singular | uyothula | oyothula | uyothula | awuyuthula | ongeyuthula | ungeyuthula |
| 1st plural | siyothula | esiyothula | siyothula | asiyuthula | esingeyuthula | singeyuthula |
| 2nd plural | niyothula | eniyothula | niyothula | aniyuthula | eningeyuthula | ningeyuthula |
| Class 1 | uyothula | oyothula | eyothula | akayuthula | ongeyuthula | engeyuthula |
| Class 2 | bayothula | abayothula | beyothula | abayuthula | abangeyuthula | bengeyuthula |
| Class 3 | uyothula | oyothula | uyothula | awuyuthula | ongeyuthula | ungeyuthula |
| Class 4 | iyothula | eyothula | iyothula | ayiyuthula | engeyuthula | ingeyuthula |
| Class 5 | liyothula | eliyothula | liyothula | aliyuthula | elingeyuthula | lingeyuthula |
| Class 6 | ayothula | ayothula | eyothula | awayuthula | angeyuthula | engeyuthula |
| Class 7 | siyothula | esiyothula | siyothula | asiyuthula | esingeyuthula | singeyuthula |
| Class 8 | ziyothula | eziyothula | ziyothula | aziyuthula | ezingeyuthula | zingeyuthula |
| Class 9 | iyothula | eyothula | iyothula | ayiyuthula | engeyuthula | ingeyuthula |
| Class 10 | ziyothula | eziyothula | ziyothula | aziyuthula | ezingeyuthula | zingeyuthula |
| Class 11 | luyothula | oluyothula | luyothula | aluyuthula | olungeyuthula | lungeyuthula |
| Class 14 | buyothula | obuyothula | buyothula | abuyuthula | obungeyuthula | bungeyuthula |
| Class 15 | kuyothula | okuyothula | kuyothula | akuyuthula | okungeyuthula | kungeyuthula |
| Class 17 | kuyothula | okuyothula | kuyothula | akuyuthula | okungeyuthula | kungeyuthula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithule | ngingathuli |
| 2nd singular | uthule | ungathuli |
| 1st plural | sithule | singathuli |
| 2nd plural | nithule | ningathuli |
| Class 1 | athule | angathuli |
| Class 2 | bathule | bangathuli |
| Class 3 | uthule | ungathuli |
| Class 4 | ithule | ingathuli |
| Class 5 | lithule | lingathuli |
| Class 6 | athule | angathuli |
| Class 7 | sithule | singathuli |
| Class 8 | zithule | zingathuli |
| Class 9 | ithule | ingathuli |
| Class 10 | zithule | zingathuli |
| Class 11 | luthule | lungathuli |
| Class 14 | buthule | bungathuli |
| Class 15 | kuthule | kungathuli |
| Class 17 | kuthule | kungathuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathula | ngangathula, angathula, angangathula |
| 2nd singular | wathula | wangathula, awathula, awangathula |
| 1st plural | sathula | sangathula, asathula, asangathula |
| 2nd plural | nathula | nangathula, anathula, anangathula |
| Class 1 | wathula | wangathula, akathula, akangathula |
| Class 2 | bathula | bangathula, abathula, abangathula |
| Class 3 | wathula | wangathula, awathula, awangathula |
| Class 4 | yathula | yangathula, ayathula, ayangathula |
| Class 5 | lathula | langathula, alathula, alangathula |
| Class 6 | athula | angathula, awathula, awangathula |
| Class 7 | sathula | sangathula, asathula, asangathula |
| Class 8 | zathula | zangathula, azathula, azangathula |
| Class 9 | yathula | yangathula, ayathula, ayangathula |
| Class 10 | zathula | zangathula, azathula, azangathula |
| Class 11 | lwathula | lwangathula, alwathula, alwangathula |
| Class 14 | bathula | bangathula, abathula, abangathula |
| Class 15 | kwathula | kwangathula, akwathula, akwangathula |
| Class 17 | kwathula | kwangathula, akwathula, akwangathula |

### References

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