# thulisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -thula +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-thulisa$^?$
* (transitive) to quieten, to silence, to tranquilize
* (transitive) to allay, to alleviate, to assuage, to calm, to ease, to soothe

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukuthulisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuthulisa | ukungathulisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | thulisa | -thulise |
| Plural | thulisani | -thuliseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyathulisa, ngithulisa | engithulisayo, engithulisa | ngithulisa | angithulisi | engingathulisi | ngingathulisi |
| 2nd singular | uyathulisa, uthulisa | othulisayo, othulisa | uthulisa | awuthulisi | ongathulisi | ungathulisi |
| 1st plural | siyathulisa, sithulisa | esithulisayo, esithulisa | sithulisa | asithulisi | esingathulisi | singathulisi |
| 2nd plural | niyathulisa, nithulisa | enithulisayo, enithulisa | nithulisa | anithulisi | eningathulisi | ningathulisi |
| Class 1 | uyathulisa, uthulisa | othulisayo, othulisa | ethulisa | akathulisi | ongathulisi | engathulisi |
| Class 2 | bayathulisa, bathulisa | abathulisayo, abathulisa | bethulisa | abathulisi | abangathulisi | bengathulisi |
| Class 3 | uyathulisa, uthulisa | othulisayo, othulisa | uthulisa | awuthulisi | ongathulisi | ungathulisi |
| Class 4 | iyathulisa, ithulisa | ethulisayo, ethulisa | ithulisa | ayithulisi | engathulisi | ingathulisi |
| Class 5 | liyathulisa, lithulisa | elithulisayo, elithulisa | lithulisa | alithulisi | elingathulisi | lingathulisi |
| Class 6 | ayathulisa, athulisa | athulisayo, athulisa | ethulisa | awathulisi | angathulisi | engathulisi |
| Class 7 | siyathulisa, sithulisa | esithulisayo, esithulisa | sithulisa | asithulisi | esingathulisi | singathulisi |
| Class 8 | ziyathulisa, zithulisa | ezithulisayo, ezithulisa | zithulisa | azithulisi | ezingathulisi | zingathulisi |
| Class 9 | iyathulisa, ithulisa | ethulisayo, ethulisa | ithulisa | ayithulisi | engathulisi | ingathulisi |
| Class 10 | ziyathulisa, zithulisa | ezithulisayo, ezithulisa | zithulisa | azithulisi | ezingathulisi | zingathulisi |
| Class 11 | luyathulisa, luthulisa | oluthulisayo, oluthulisa | luthulisa | aluthulisi | olungathulisi | lungathulisi |
| Class 14 | buyathulisa, buthulisa | obuthulisayo, obuthulisa | buthulisa | abuthulisi | obungathulisi | bungathulisi |
| Class 15 | kuyathulisa, kuthulisa | okuthulisayo, okuthulisa | kuthulisa | akuthulisi | okungathulisi | kungathulisi |
| Class 17 | kuyathulisa, kuthulisa | okuthulisayo, okuthulisa | kuthulisa | akuthulisi | okungathulisi | kungathulisi |
| | 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 | ngithulisile, ngithulisē | engithulisile, engithulisē | ngithulisile, ngithulisē | angithulisanga | engingathulisanga | ngingathulisanga |
| 2nd singular | uthulisile, uthulisē | othulisile, othulisē | uthulisile, uthulisē | awuthulisanga | ongathulisanga | ungathulisanga |
| 1st plural | sithulisile, sithulisē | esithulisile, esithulisē | sithulisile, sithulisē | asithulisanga | esingathulisanga | singathulisanga |
| 2nd plural | nithulisile, nithulisē | enithulisile, enithulisē | nithulisile, nithulisē | anithulisanga | eningathulisanga | ningathulisanga |
| Class 1 | uthulisile, uthulisē | othulisile, othulisē | ethulisile, ethulisē | akathulisanga | ongathulisanga | engathulisanga |
| Class 2 | bathulisile, bathulisē | abathulisile, abathulisē | bethulisile, bethulisē | abathulisanga | abangathulisanga | bengathulisanga |
| Class 3 | uthulisile, uthulisē | othulisile, othulisē | uthulisile, uthulisē | awuthulisanga | ongathulisanga | ungathulisanga |
| Class 4 | ithulisile, ithulisē | ethulisile, ethulisē | ithulisile, ithulisē | ayithulisanga | engathulisanga | ingathulisanga |
| Class 5 | lithulisile, lithulisē | elithulisile, elithulisē | lithulisile, lithulisē | alithulisanga | elingathulisanga | lingathulisanga |
| Class 6 | athulisile, athulisē | athulisile, athulisē | ethulisile, ethulisē | awathulisanga | angathulisanga | engathulisanga |
| Class 7 | sithulisile, sithulisē | esithulisile, esithulisē | sithulisile, sithulisē | asithulisanga | esingathulisanga | singathulisanga |
| Class 8 | zithulisile, zithulisē | ezithulisile, ezithulisē | zithulisile, zithulisē | azithulisanga | ezingathulisanga | zingathulisanga |
| Class 9 | ithulisile, ithulisē | ethulisile, ethulisē | ithulisile, ithulisē | ayithulisanga | engathulisanga | ingathulisanga |
| Class 10 | zithulisile, zithulisē | ezithulisile, ezithulisē | zithulisile, zithulisē | azithulisanga | ezingathulisanga | zingathulisanga |
| Class 11 | luthulisile, luthulisē | oluthulisile, oluthulisē | luthulisile, luthulisē | aluthulisanga | olungathulisanga | lungathulisanga |
| Class 14 | buthulisile, buthulisē | obuthulisile, obuthulisē | buthulisile, buthulisē | abuthulisanga | obungathulisanga | bungathulisanga |
| Class 15 | kuthulisile, kuthulisē | okuthulisile, okuthulisē | kuthulisile, kuthulisē | akuthulisanga | okungathulisanga | kungathulisanga |
| Class 17 | kuthulisile, kuthulisē | okuthulisile, okuthulisē | kuthulisile, kuthulisē | akuthulisanga | okungathulisanga | kungathulisanga |
| | 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 | ngāthulisa | engāthulisa | ngāthulisa | angithulisanga | engingathulisanga | ngingathulisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāthulisa | owāthulisa | wāthulisa | awuthulisanga | ongathulisanga | ungathulisanga |
| 1st plural | sāthulisa | esāthulisa | sāthulisa | asithulisanga | esingathulisanga | singathulisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāthulisa | enāthulisa | nāthulisa | anithulisanga | eningathulisanga | ningathulisanga |
| Class 1 | wāthulisa | owāthulisa | āthulisa | akathulisanga | ongathulisanga | engathulisanga |
| Class 2 | bāthulisa | abāthulisa | bāthulisa | abathulisanga | abangathulisanga | bengathulisanga |
| Class 3 | wāthulisa | owāthulisa | wāthulisa | awuthulisanga | ongathulisanga | ungathulisanga |
| Class 4 | yāthulisa | eyāthulisa | yāthulisa | ayithulisanga | engathulisanga | ingathulisanga |
| Class 5 | lāthulisa | elāthulisa | lāthulisa | alithulisanga | elingathulisanga | lingathulisanga |
| Class 6 | āthulisa | āthulisa | āthulisa | awathulisanga | angathulisanga | engathulisanga |
| Class 7 | sāthulisa | esāthulisa | sāthulisa | asithulisanga | esingathulisanga | singathulisanga |
| Class 8 | zāthulisa | ezāthulisa | zāthulisa | azithulisanga | ezingathulisanga | zingathulisanga |
| Class 9 | yāthulisa | eyāthulisa | yāthulisa | ayithulisanga | engathulisanga | ingathulisanga |
| Class 10 | zāthulisa | ezāthulisa | zāthulisa | azithulisanga | ezingathulisanga | zingathulisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāthulisa | olwāthulisa | lwāthulisa | aluthulisanga | olungathulisanga | lungathulisanga |
| Class 14 | bāthulisa | obāthulisa | bāthulisa | abuthulisanga | obungathulisanga | bungathulisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāthulisa | okwāthulisa | kwāthulisa | akuthulisanga | okungathulisanga | kungathulisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāthulisa | okwāthulisa | kwāthulisa | akuthulisanga | okungathulisanga | kungathulisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingathulisa | — | ngingathulisa | ngingethulise | — | ngingethulise |
| 2nd singular | ungathulisa | — | ungathulisa | ungethulise | — | ungethulise |
| 1st plural | singathulisa | — | singathulisa | singethulise | — | singethulise |
| 2nd plural | ningathulisa | — | ningathulisa | ningethulise | — | ningethulise |
| Class 1 | angathulisa | — | engathulisa | angethulise | — | engethulise |
| Class 2 | bangathulisa | — | bengathulisa | bangethulise | — | bengethulise |
| Class 3 | ungathulisa | — | ungathulisa | ungethulise | — | ungethulise |
| Class 4 | ingathulisa | — | ingathulisa | ingethulise | — | ingethulise |
| Class 5 | lingathulisa | — | lingathulisa | lingethulise | — | lingethulise |
| Class 6 | angathulisa | — | engathulisa | angethulise | — | engethulise |
| Class 7 | singathulisa | — | singathulisa | singethulise | — | singethulise |
| Class 8 | zingathulisa | — | zingathulisa | zingethulise | — | zingethulise |
| Class 9 | ingathulisa | — | ingathulisa | ingethulise | — | ingethulise |
| Class 10 | zingathulisa | — | zingathulisa | zingethulise | — | zingethulise |
| Class 11 | lungathulisa | — | lungathulisa | lungethulise | — | lungethulise |
| Class 14 | bungathulisa | — | bungathulisa | bungethulise | — | bungethulise |
| Class 15 | kungathulisa | — | kungathulisa | kungethulise | — | kungethulise |
| Class 17 | kungathulisa | — | kungathulisa | kungethulise | — | kungethulise |
| | 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 | ngizothulisa | engizothulisa | ngizothulisa | angizuthulisa | engingezuthulisa | ngingezuthulisa |
| 2nd singular | uzothulisa | ozothulisa | uzothulisa | awuzuthulisa | ongezuthulisa | ungezuthulisa |
| 1st plural | sizothulisa | esizothulisa | sizothulisa | asizuthulisa | esingezuthulisa | singezuthulisa |
| 2nd plural | nizothulisa | enizothulisa | nizothulisa | anizuthulisa | eningezuthulisa | ningezuthulisa |
| Class 1 | uzothulisa | ozothulisa | ezothulisa | akazuthulisa | ongezuthulisa | engezuthulisa |
| Class 2 | bazothulisa | abazothulisa | bezothulisa | abazuthulisa | abangezuthulisa | bengezuthulisa |
| Class 3 | uzothulisa | ozothulisa | uzothulisa | awuzuthulisa | ongezuthulisa | ungezuthulisa |
| Class 4 | izothulisa | ezothulisa | izothulisa | ayizuthulisa | engezuthulisa | ingezuthulisa |
| Class 5 | lizothulisa | elizothulisa | lizothulisa | alizuthulisa | elingezuthulisa | lingezuthulisa |
| Class 6 | azothulisa | azothulisa | ezothulisa | awazuthulisa | angezuthulisa | engezuthulisa |
| Class 7 | sizothulisa | esizothulisa | sizothulisa | asizuthulisa | esingezuthulisa | singezuthulisa |
| Class 8 | zizothulisa | ezizothulisa | zizothulisa | azizuthulisa | ezingezuthulisa | zingezuthulisa |
| Class 9 | izothulisa | ezothulisa | izothulisa | ayizuthulisa | engezuthulisa | ingezuthulisa |
| Class 10 | zizothulisa | ezizothulisa | zizothulisa | azizuthulisa | ezingezuthulisa | zingezuthulisa |
| Class 11 | luzothulisa | oluzothulisa | luzothulisa | aluzuthulisa | olungezuthulisa | lungezuthulisa |
| Class 14 | buzothulisa | obuzothulisa | buzothulisa | abuzuthulisa | obungezuthulisa | bungezuthulisa |
| Class 15 | kuzothulisa | okuzothulisa | kuzothulisa | akuzuthulisa | okungezuthulisa | kungezuthulisa |
| Class 17 | kuzothulisa | okuzothulisa | kuzothulisa | akuzuthulisa | okungezuthulisa | kungezuthulisa |
| | 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 | ngiyothulisa | engiyothulisa | ngiyothulisa | angiyuthulisa | engingeyuthulisa | ngingeyuthulisa |
| 2nd singular | uyothulisa | oyothulisa | uyothulisa | awuyuthulisa | ongeyuthulisa | ungeyuthulisa |
| 1st plural | siyothulisa | esiyothulisa | siyothulisa | asiyuthulisa | esingeyuthulisa | singeyuthulisa |
| 2nd plural | niyothulisa | eniyothulisa | niyothulisa | aniyuthulisa | eningeyuthulisa | ningeyuthulisa |
| Class 1 | uyothulisa | oyothulisa | eyothulisa | akayuthulisa | ongeyuthulisa | engeyuthulisa |
| Class 2 | bayothulisa | abayothulisa | beyothulisa | abayuthulisa | abangeyuthulisa | bengeyuthulisa |
| Class 3 | uyothulisa | oyothulisa | uyothulisa | awuyuthulisa | ongeyuthulisa | ungeyuthulisa |
| Class 4 | iyothulisa | eyothulisa | iyothulisa | ayiyuthulisa | engeyuthulisa | ingeyuthulisa |
| Class 5 | liyothulisa | eliyothulisa | liyothulisa | aliyuthulisa | elingeyuthulisa | lingeyuthulisa |
| Class 6 | ayothulisa | ayothulisa | eyothulisa | awayuthulisa | angeyuthulisa | engeyuthulisa |
| Class 7 | siyothulisa | esiyothulisa | siyothulisa | asiyuthulisa | esingeyuthulisa | singeyuthulisa |
| Class 8 | ziyothulisa | eziyothulisa | ziyothulisa | aziyuthulisa | ezingeyuthulisa | zingeyuthulisa |
| Class 9 | iyothulisa | eyothulisa | iyothulisa | ayiyuthulisa | engeyuthulisa | ingeyuthulisa |
| Class 10 | ziyothulisa | eziyothulisa | ziyothulisa | aziyuthulisa | ezingeyuthulisa | zingeyuthulisa |
| Class 11 | luyothulisa | oluyothulisa | luyothulisa | aluyuthulisa | olungeyuthulisa | lungeyuthulisa |
| Class 14 | buyothulisa | obuyothulisa | buyothulisa | abuyuthulisa | obungeyuthulisa | bungeyuthulisa |
| Class 15 | kuyothulisa | okuyothulisa | kuyothulisa | akuyuthulisa | okungeyuthulisa | kungeyuthulisa |
| Class 17 | kuyothulisa | okuyothulisa | kuyothulisa | akuyuthulisa | okungeyuthulisa | kungeyuthulisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngithulise | ngingathulisi |
| 2nd singular | uthulise | ungathulisi |
| 1st plural | sithulise | singathulisi |
| 2nd plural | nithulise | ningathulisi |
| Class 1 | athulise | angathulisi |
| Class 2 | bathulise | bangathulisi |
| Class 3 | uthulise | ungathulisi |
| Class 4 | ithulise | ingathulisi |
| Class 5 | lithulise | lingathulisi |
| Class 6 | athulise | angathulisi |
| Class 7 | sithulise | singathulisi |
| Class 8 | zithulise | zingathulisi |
| Class 9 | ithulise | ingathulisi |
| Class 10 | zithulise | zingathulisi |
| Class 11 | luthulise | lungathulisi |
| Class 14 | buthulise | bungathulisi |
| Class 15 | kuthulise | kungathulisi |
| Class 17 | kuthulise | kungathulisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngathulisa | ngangathulisa, angathulisa, angangathulisa |
| 2nd singular | wathulisa | wangathulisa, awathulisa, awangathulisa |
| 1st plural | sathulisa | sangathulisa, asathulisa, asangathulisa |
| 2nd plural | nathulisa | nangathulisa, anathulisa, anangathulisa |
| Class 1 | wathulisa | wangathulisa, akathulisa, akangathulisa |
| Class 2 | bathulisa | bangathulisa, abathulisa, abangathulisa |
| Class 3 | wathulisa | wangathulisa, awathulisa, awangathulisa |
| Class 4 | yathulisa | yangathulisa, ayathulisa, ayangathulisa |
| Class 5 | lathulisa | langathulisa, alathulisa, alangathulisa |
| Class 6 | athulisa | angathulisa, awathulisa, awangathulisa |
| Class 7 | sathulisa | sangathulisa, asathulisa, asangathulisa |
| Class 8 | zathulisa | zangathulisa, azathulisa, azangathulisa |
| Class 9 | yathulisa | yangathulisa, ayathulisa, ayangathulisa |
| Class 10 | zathulisa | zangathulisa, azathulisa, azangathulisa |
| Class 11 | lwathulisa | lwangathulisa, alwathulisa, alwangathulisa |
| Class 14 | bathulisa | bangathulisa, abathulisa, abangathulisa |
| Class 15 | kwathulisa | kwangathulisa, akwathulisa, akwangathulisa |
| Class 17 | kwathulisa | kwangathulisa, akwathulisa, akwangathulisa |