# bheka
## Phuthi
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-bheka
* to look at

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Shona
### Etymology

From English baker.

### Noun

bhéka class 5
* bakery

## Swazi
### Verb

-bheka
* to go somewhere

#### 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

-bheka
* to look at

#### 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

-bheka
* (intransitive) to look [with locative ‘to (for help, guidance)’]
* (transitive) to view, to watch
* (transitive) to face towards
* (transitive) to go towards
* (transitive) to face, to be confronted by
* (transitive) to attend, to look after
* (transitive) to expect

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukubheka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubheka | ukungabheki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bheka | -bheke |
| Plural | bhekani | -bhekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabheka, ngibheka | engibhekayo, engibheka | ngibheka | angibheki | engingabheki | ngingabheki |
| 2nd singular | uyabheka, ubheka | obhekayo, obheka | ubheka | awubheki | ongabheki | ungabheki |
| 1st plural | siyabheka, sibheka | esibhekayo, esibheka | sibheka | asibheki | esingabheki | singabheki |
| 2nd plural | niyabheka, nibheka | enibhekayo, enibheka | nibheka | anibheki | eningabheki | ningabheki |
| Class 1 | uyabheka, ubheka | obhekayo, obheka | ebheka | akabheki | ongabheki | engabheki |
| Class 2 | bayabheka, babheka | ababhekayo, ababheka | bebheka | ababheki | abangabheki | bengabheki |
| Class 3 | uyabheka, ubheka | obhekayo, obheka | ubheka | awubheki | ongabheki | ungabheki |
| Class 4 | iyabheka, ibheka | ebhekayo, ebheka | ibheka | ayibheki | engabheki | ingabheki |
| Class 5 | liyabheka, libheka | elibhekayo, elibheka | libheka | alibheki | elingabheki | lingabheki |
| Class 6 | ayabheka, abheka | abhekayo, abheka | ebheka | awabheki | angabheki | engabheki |
| Class 7 | siyabheka, sibheka | esibhekayo, esibheka | sibheka | asibheki | esingabheki | singabheki |
| Class 8 | ziyabheka, zibheka | ezibhekayo, ezibheka | zibheka | azibheki | ezingabheki | zingabheki |
| Class 9 | iyabheka, ibheka | ebhekayo, ebheka | ibheka | ayibheki | engabheki | ingabheki |
| Class 10 | ziyabheka, zibheka | ezibhekayo, ezibheka | zibheka | azibheki | ezingabheki | zingabheki |
| Class 11 | luyabheka, lubheka | olubhekayo, olubheka | lubheka | alubheki | olungabheki | lungabheki |
| Class 14 | buyabheka, bubheka | obubhekayo, obubheka | bubheka | abubheki | obungabheki | bungabheki |
| Class 15 | kuyabheka, kubheka | okubhekayo, okubheka | kubheka | akubheki | okungabheki | kungabheki |
| Class 17 | kuyabheka, kubheka | okubhekayo, okubheka | kubheka | akubheki | okungabheki | kungabheki |
| | 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 | ngibhekile, ngibhekē | engibhekile, engibhekē | ngibhekile, ngibhekē | angibhekanga | engingabhekanga | ngingabhekanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhekile, ubhekē | obhekile, obhekē | ubhekile, ubhekē | awubhekanga | ongabhekanga | ungabhekanga |
| 1st plural | sibhekile, sibhekē | esibhekile, esibhekē | sibhekile, sibhekē | asibhekanga | esingabhekanga | singabhekanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhekile, nibhekē | enibhekile, enibhekē | nibhekile, nibhekē | anibhekanga | eningabhekanga | ningabhekanga |
| Class 1 | ubhekile, ubhekē | obhekile, obhekē | ebhekile, ebhekē | akabhekanga | ongabhekanga | engabhekanga |
| Class 2 | babhekile, babhekē | ababhekile, ababhekē | bebhekile, bebhekē | ababhekanga | abangabhekanga | bengabhekanga |
| Class 3 | ubhekile, ubhekē | obhekile, obhekē | ubhekile, ubhekē | awubhekanga | ongabhekanga | ungabhekanga |
| Class 4 | ibhekile, ibhekē | ebhekile, ebhekē | ibhekile, ibhekē | ayibhekanga | engabhekanga | ingabhekanga |
| Class 5 | libhekile, libhekē | elibhekile, elibhekē | libhekile, libhekē | alibhekanga | elingabhekanga | lingabhekanga |
| Class 6 | abhekile, abhekē | abhekile, abhekē | ebhekile, ebhekē | awabhekanga | angabhekanga | engabhekanga |
| Class 7 | sibhekile, sibhekē | esibhekile, esibhekē | sibhekile, sibhekē | asibhekanga | esingabhekanga | singabhekanga |
| Class 8 | zibhekile, zibhekē | ezibhekile, ezibhekē | zibhekile, zibhekē | azibhekanga | ezingabhekanga | zingabhekanga |
| Class 9 | ibhekile, ibhekē | ebhekile, ebhekē | ibhekile, ibhekē | ayibhekanga | engabhekanga | ingabhekanga |
| Class 10 | zibhekile, zibhekē | ezibhekile, ezibhekē | zibhekile, zibhekē | azibhekanga | ezingabhekanga | zingabhekanga |
| Class 11 | lubhekile, lubhekē | olubhekile, olubhekē | lubhekile, lubhekē | alubhekanga | olungabhekanga | lungabhekanga |
| Class 14 | bubhekile, bubhekē | obubhekile, obubhekē | bubhekile, bubhekē | abubhekanga | obungabhekanga | bungabhekanga |
| Class 15 | kubhekile, kubhekē | okubhekile, okubhekē | kubhekile, kubhekē | akubhekanga | okungabhekanga | kungabhekanga |
| Class 17 | kubhekile, kubhekē | okubhekile, okubhekē | kubhekile, kubhekē | akubhekanga | okungabhekanga | kungabhekanga |
| | 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 | ngābheka | engābheka | ngābheka | angibhekanga | engingabhekanga | ngingabhekanga |
| 2nd singular | wābheka | owābheka | wābheka | awubhekanga | ongabhekanga | ungabhekanga |
| 1st plural | sābheka | esābheka | sābheka | asibhekanga | esingabhekanga | singabhekanga |
| 2nd plural | nābheka | enābheka | nābheka | anibhekanga | eningabhekanga | ningabhekanga |
| Class 1 | wābheka | owābheka | ābheka | akabhekanga | ongabhekanga | engabhekanga |
| Class 2 | bābheka | abābheka | bābheka | ababhekanga | abangabhekanga | bengabhekanga |
| Class 3 | wābheka | owābheka | wābheka | awubhekanga | ongabhekanga | ungabhekanga |
| Class 4 | yābheka | eyābheka | yābheka | ayibhekanga | engabhekanga | ingabhekanga |
| Class 5 | lābheka | elābheka | lābheka | alibhekanga | elingabhekanga | lingabhekanga |
| Class 6 | ābheka | ābheka | ābheka | awabhekanga | angabhekanga | engabhekanga |
| Class 7 | sābheka | esābheka | sābheka | asibhekanga | esingabhekanga | singabhekanga |
| Class 8 | zābheka | ezābheka | zābheka | azibhekanga | ezingabhekanga | zingabhekanga |
| Class 9 | yābheka | eyābheka | yābheka | ayibhekanga | engabhekanga | ingabhekanga |
| Class 10 | zābheka | ezābheka | zābheka | azibhekanga | ezingabhekanga | zingabhekanga |
| Class 11 | lwābheka | olwābheka | lwābheka | alubhekanga | olungabhekanga | lungabhekanga |
| Class 14 | bābheka | obābheka | bābheka | abubhekanga | obungabhekanga | bungabhekanga |
| Class 15 | kwābheka | okwābheka | kwābheka | akubhekanga | okungabhekanga | kungabhekanga |
| Class 17 | kwābheka | okwābheka | kwābheka | akubhekanga | okungabhekanga | kungabhekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabheka | — | ngingabheka | ngingebheke | — | ngingebheke |
| 2nd singular | ungabheka | — | ungabheka | ungebheke | — | ungebheke |
| 1st plural | singabheka | — | singabheka | singebheke | — | singebheke |
| 2nd plural | ningabheka | — | ningabheka | ningebheke | — | ningebheke |
| Class 1 | angabheka | — | engabheka | angebheke | — | engebheke |
| Class 2 | bangabheka | — | bengabheka | bangebheke | — | bengebheke |
| Class 3 | ungabheka | — | ungabheka | ungebheke | — | ungebheke |
| Class 4 | ingabheka | — | ingabheka | ingebheke | — | ingebheke |
| Class 5 | lingabheka | — | lingabheka | lingebheke | — | lingebheke |
| Class 6 | angabheka | — | engabheka | angebheke | — | engebheke |
| Class 7 | singabheka | — | singabheka | singebheke | — | singebheke |
| Class 8 | zingabheka | — | zingabheka | zingebheke | — | zingebheke |
| Class 9 | ingabheka | — | ingabheka | ingebheke | — | ingebheke |
| Class 10 | zingabheka | — | zingabheka | zingebheke | — | zingebheke |
| Class 11 | lungabheka | — | lungabheka | lungebheke | — | lungebheke |
| Class 14 | bungabheka | — | bungabheka | bungebheke | — | bungebheke |
| Class 15 | kungabheka | — | kungabheka | kungebheke | — | kungebheke |
| Class 17 | kungabheka | — | kungabheka | kungebheke | — | kungebheke |
| | 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 | ngizobheka | engizobheka | ngizobheka | angizubheka | engingezubheka | ngingezubheka |
| 2nd singular | uzobheka | ozobheka | uzobheka | awuzubheka | ongezubheka | ungezubheka |
| 1st plural | sizobheka | esizobheka | sizobheka | asizubheka | esingezubheka | singezubheka |
| 2nd plural | nizobheka | enizobheka | nizobheka | anizubheka | eningezubheka | ningezubheka |
| Class 1 | uzobheka | ozobheka | ezobheka | akazubheka | ongezubheka | engezubheka |
| Class 2 | bazobheka | abazobheka | bezobheka | abazubheka | abangezubheka | bengezubheka |
| Class 3 | uzobheka | ozobheka | uzobheka | awuzubheka | ongezubheka | ungezubheka |
| Class 4 | izobheka | ezobheka | izobheka | ayizubheka | engezubheka | ingezubheka |
| Class 5 | lizobheka | elizobheka | lizobheka | alizubheka | elingezubheka | lingezubheka |
| Class 6 | azobheka | azobheka | ezobheka | awazubheka | angezubheka | engezubheka |
| Class 7 | sizobheka | esizobheka | sizobheka | asizubheka | esingezubheka | singezubheka |
| Class 8 | zizobheka | ezizobheka | zizobheka | azizubheka | ezingezubheka | zingezubheka |
| Class 9 | izobheka | ezobheka | izobheka | ayizubheka | engezubheka | ingezubheka |
| Class 10 | zizobheka | ezizobheka | zizobheka | azizubheka | ezingezubheka | zingezubheka |
| Class 11 | luzobheka | oluzobheka | luzobheka | aluzubheka | olungezubheka | lungezubheka |
| Class 14 | buzobheka | obuzobheka | buzobheka | abuzubheka | obungezubheka | bungezubheka |
| Class 15 | kuzobheka | okuzobheka | kuzobheka | akuzubheka | okungezubheka | kungezubheka |
| Class 17 | kuzobheka | okuzobheka | kuzobheka | akuzubheka | okungezubheka | kungezubheka |
| | 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 | ngiyobheka | engiyobheka | ngiyobheka | angiyubheka | engingeyubheka | ngingeyubheka |
| 2nd singular | uyobheka | oyobheka | uyobheka | awuyubheka | ongeyubheka | ungeyubheka |
| 1st plural | siyobheka | esiyobheka | siyobheka | asiyubheka | esingeyubheka | singeyubheka |
| 2nd plural | niyobheka | eniyobheka | niyobheka | aniyubheka | eningeyubheka | ningeyubheka |
| Class 1 | uyobheka | oyobheka | eyobheka | akayubheka | ongeyubheka | engeyubheka |
| Class 2 | bayobheka | abayobheka | beyobheka | abayubheka | abangeyubheka | bengeyubheka |
| Class 3 | uyobheka | oyobheka | uyobheka | awuyubheka | ongeyubheka | ungeyubheka |
| Class 4 | iyobheka | eyobheka | iyobheka | ayiyubheka | engeyubheka | ingeyubheka |
| Class 5 | liyobheka | eliyobheka | liyobheka | aliyubheka | elingeyubheka | lingeyubheka |
| Class 6 | ayobheka | ayobheka | eyobheka | awayubheka | angeyubheka | engeyubheka |
| Class 7 | siyobheka | esiyobheka | siyobheka | asiyubheka | esingeyubheka | singeyubheka |
| Class 8 | ziyobheka | eziyobheka | ziyobheka | aziyubheka | ezingeyubheka | zingeyubheka |
| Class 9 | iyobheka | eyobheka | iyobheka | ayiyubheka | engeyubheka | ingeyubheka |
| Class 10 | ziyobheka | eziyobheka | ziyobheka | aziyubheka | ezingeyubheka | zingeyubheka |
| Class 11 | luyobheka | oluyobheka | luyobheka | aluyubheka | olungeyubheka | lungeyubheka |
| Class 14 | buyobheka | obuyobheka | buyobheka | abuyubheka | obungeyubheka | bungeyubheka |
| Class 15 | kuyobheka | okuyobheka | kuyobheka | akuyubheka | okungeyubheka | kungeyubheka |
| Class 17 | kuyobheka | okuyobheka | kuyobheka | akuyubheka | okungeyubheka | kungeyubheka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibheke | ngingabheki |
| 2nd singular | ubheke | ungabheki |
| 1st plural | sibheke | singabheki |
| 2nd plural | nibheke | ningabheki |
| Class 1 | abheke | angabheki |
| Class 2 | babheke | bangabheki |
| Class 3 | ubheke | ungabheki |
| Class 4 | ibheke | ingabheki |
| Class 5 | libheke | lingabheki |
| Class 6 | abheke | angabheki |
| Class 7 | sibheke | singabheki |
| Class 8 | zibheke | zingabheki |
| Class 9 | ibheke | ingabheki |
| Class 10 | zibheke | zingabheki |
| Class 11 | lubheke | lungabheki |
| Class 14 | bubheke | bungabheki |
| Class 15 | kubheke | kungabheki |
| Class 17 | kubheke | kungabheki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabheka | ngangabheka, angabheka, angangabheka |
| 2nd singular | wabheka | wangabheka, awabheka, awangabheka |
| 1st plural | sabheka | sangabheka, asabheka, asangabheka |
| 2nd plural | nabheka | nangabheka, anabheka, anangabheka |
| Class 1 | wabheka | wangabheka, akabheka, akangabheka |
| Class 2 | babheka | bangabheka, ababheka, abangabheka |
| Class 3 | wabheka | wangabheka, awabheka, awangabheka |
| Class 4 | yabheka | yangabheka, ayabheka, ayangabheka |
| Class 5 | labheka | langabheka, alabheka, alangabheka |
| Class 6 | abheka | angabheka, awabheka, awangabheka |
| Class 7 | sabheka | sangabheka, asabheka, asangabheka |
| Class 8 | zabheka | zangabheka, azabheka, azangabheka |
| Class 9 | yabheka | yangabheka, ayabheka, ayangabheka |
| Class 10 | zabheka | zangabheka, azabheka, azangabheka |
| Class 11 | lwabheka | lwangabheka, alwabheka, alwangabheka |
| Class 14 | babheka | bangabheka, ababheka, abangabheka |
| Class 15 | kwabheka | kwangabheka, akwabheka, akwangabheka |
| Class 17 | kwabheka | kwangabheka, akwabheka, akwangabheka |

### References

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