# xegisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -xega +‎ -isa.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǁeɡiːsa/

### Verb

-xegisa
* (transitive) to loosen
* (transitive) to relax (make less strict)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxegisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxegisa | ukungaxegisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xegisa | -xegise |
| Plural | xegisani | -xegiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxegisa, ngixegisa | engixegisayo, engixegisa | ngixegisa | angixegisi | engingaxegisi | ngingaxegisi |
| 2nd singular | uyaxegisa, uxegisa | oxegisayo, oxegisa | uxegisa | awuxegisi | ongaxegisi | ungaxegisi |
| 1st plural | siyaxegisa, sixegisa | esixegisayo, esixegisa | sixegisa | asixegisi | esingaxegisi | singaxegisi |
| 2nd plural | niyaxegisa, nixegisa | enixegisayo, enixegisa | nixegisa | anixegisi | eningaxegisi | ningaxegisi |
| Class 1 | uyaxegisa, uxegisa | oxegisayo, oxegisa | exegisa | akaxegisi | ongaxegisi | engaxegisi |
| Class 2 | bayaxegisa, baxegisa | abaxegisayo, abaxegisa | bexegisa | abaxegisi | abangaxegisi | bengaxegisi |
| Class 3 | uyaxegisa, uxegisa | oxegisayo, oxegisa | uxegisa | awuxegisi | ongaxegisi | ungaxegisi |
| Class 4 | iyaxegisa, ixegisa | exegisayo, exegisa | ixegisa | ayixegisi | engaxegisi | ingaxegisi |
| Class 5 | liyaxegisa, lixegisa | elixegisayo, elixegisa | lixegisa | alixegisi | elingaxegisi | lingaxegisi |
| Class 6 | ayaxegisa, axegisa | axegisayo, axegisa | exegisa | awaxegisi | angaxegisi | engaxegisi |
| Class 7 | siyaxegisa, sixegisa | esixegisayo, esixegisa | sixegisa | asixegisi | esingaxegisi | singaxegisi |
| Class 8 | ziyaxegisa, zixegisa | ezixegisayo, ezixegisa | zixegisa | azixegisi | ezingaxegisi | zingaxegisi |
| Class 9 | iyaxegisa, ixegisa | exegisayo, exegisa | ixegisa | ayixegisi | engaxegisi | ingaxegisi |
| Class 10 | ziyaxegisa, zixegisa | ezixegisayo, ezixegisa | zixegisa | azixegisi | ezingaxegisi | zingaxegisi |
| Class 11 | luyaxegisa, luxegisa | oluxegisayo, oluxegisa | luxegisa | aluxegisi | olungaxegisi | lungaxegisi |
| Class 14 | buyaxegisa, buxegisa | obuxegisayo, obuxegisa | buxegisa | abuxegisi | obungaxegisi | bungaxegisi |
| Class 15 | kuyaxegisa, kuxegisa | okuxegisayo, okuxegisa | kuxegisa | akuxegisi | okungaxegisi | kungaxegisi |
| Class 17 | kuyaxegisa, kuxegisa | okuxegisayo, okuxegisa | kuxegisa | akuxegisi | okungaxegisi | kungaxegisi |
| | 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 | ngixegisile, ngixegisē | engixegisile, engixegisē | ngixegisile, ngixegisē | angixegisanga | engingaxegisanga | ngingaxegisanga |
| 2nd singular | uxegisile, uxegisē | oxegisile, oxegisē | uxegisile, uxegisē | awuxegisanga | ongaxegisanga | ungaxegisanga |
| 1st plural | sixegisile, sixegisē | esixegisile, esixegisē | sixegisile, sixegisē | asixegisanga | esingaxegisanga | singaxegisanga |
| 2nd plural | nixegisile, nixegisē | enixegisile, enixegisē | nixegisile, nixegisē | anixegisanga | eningaxegisanga | ningaxegisanga |
| Class 1 | uxegisile, uxegisē | oxegisile, oxegisē | exegisile, exegisē | akaxegisanga | ongaxegisanga | engaxegisanga |
| Class 2 | baxegisile, baxegisē | abaxegisile, abaxegisē | bexegisile, bexegisē | abaxegisanga | abangaxegisanga | bengaxegisanga |
| Class 3 | uxegisile, uxegisē | oxegisile, oxegisē | uxegisile, uxegisē | awuxegisanga | ongaxegisanga | ungaxegisanga |
| Class 4 | ixegisile, ixegisē | exegisile, exegisē | ixegisile, ixegisē | ayixegisanga | engaxegisanga | ingaxegisanga |
| Class 5 | lixegisile, lixegisē | elixegisile, elixegisē | lixegisile, lixegisē | alixegisanga | elingaxegisanga | lingaxegisanga |
| Class 6 | axegisile, axegisē | axegisile, axegisē | exegisile, exegisē | awaxegisanga | angaxegisanga | engaxegisanga |
| Class 7 | sixegisile, sixegisē | esixegisile, esixegisē | sixegisile, sixegisē | asixegisanga | esingaxegisanga | singaxegisanga |
| Class 8 | zixegisile, zixegisē | ezixegisile, ezixegisē | zixegisile, zixegisē | azixegisanga | ezingaxegisanga | zingaxegisanga |
| Class 9 | ixegisile, ixegisē | exegisile, exegisē | ixegisile, ixegisē | ayixegisanga | engaxegisanga | ingaxegisanga |
| Class 10 | zixegisile, zixegisē | ezixegisile, ezixegisē | zixegisile, zixegisē | azixegisanga | ezingaxegisanga | zingaxegisanga |
| Class 11 | luxegisile, luxegisē | oluxegisile, oluxegisē | luxegisile, luxegisē | aluxegisanga | olungaxegisanga | lungaxegisanga |
| Class 14 | buxegisile, buxegisē | obuxegisile, obuxegisē | buxegisile, buxegisē | abuxegisanga | obungaxegisanga | bungaxegisanga |
| Class 15 | kuxegisile, kuxegisē | okuxegisile, okuxegisē | kuxegisile, kuxegisē | akuxegisanga | okungaxegisanga | kungaxegisanga |
| Class 17 | kuxegisile, kuxegisē | okuxegisile, okuxegisē | kuxegisile, kuxegisē | akuxegisanga | okungaxegisanga | kungaxegisanga |
| | 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 | ngāxegisa | engāxegisa | ngāxegisa | angixegisanga | engingaxegisanga | ngingaxegisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxegisa | owāxegisa | wāxegisa | awuxegisanga | ongaxegisanga | ungaxegisanga |
| 1st plural | sāxegisa | esāxegisa | sāxegisa | asixegisanga | esingaxegisanga | singaxegisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxegisa | enāxegisa | nāxegisa | anixegisanga | eningaxegisanga | ningaxegisanga |
| Class 1 | wāxegisa | owāxegisa | āxegisa | akaxegisanga | ongaxegisanga | engaxegisanga |
| Class 2 | bāxegisa | abāxegisa | bāxegisa | abaxegisanga | abangaxegisanga | bengaxegisanga |
| Class 3 | wāxegisa | owāxegisa | wāxegisa | awuxegisanga | ongaxegisanga | ungaxegisanga |
| Class 4 | yāxegisa | eyāxegisa | yāxegisa | ayixegisanga | engaxegisanga | ingaxegisanga |
| Class 5 | lāxegisa | elāxegisa | lāxegisa | alixegisanga | elingaxegisanga | lingaxegisanga |
| Class 6 | āxegisa | āxegisa | āxegisa | awaxegisanga | angaxegisanga | engaxegisanga |
| Class 7 | sāxegisa | esāxegisa | sāxegisa | asixegisanga | esingaxegisanga | singaxegisanga |
| Class 8 | zāxegisa | ezāxegisa | zāxegisa | azixegisanga | ezingaxegisanga | zingaxegisanga |
| Class 9 | yāxegisa | eyāxegisa | yāxegisa | ayixegisanga | engaxegisanga | ingaxegisanga |
| Class 10 | zāxegisa | ezāxegisa | zāxegisa | azixegisanga | ezingaxegisanga | zingaxegisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāxegisa | olwāxegisa | lwāxegisa | aluxegisanga | olungaxegisanga | lungaxegisanga |
| Class 14 | bāxegisa | obāxegisa | bāxegisa | abuxegisanga | obungaxegisanga | bungaxegisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāxegisa | okwāxegisa | kwāxegisa | akuxegisanga | okungaxegisanga | kungaxegisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāxegisa | okwāxegisa | kwāxegisa | akuxegisanga | okungaxegisanga | kungaxegisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxegisa | — | ngingaxegisa | ngingexegise | — | ngingexegise |
| 2nd singular | ungaxegisa | — | ungaxegisa | ungexegise | — | ungexegise |
| 1st plural | singaxegisa | — | singaxegisa | singexegise | — | singexegise |
| 2nd plural | ningaxegisa | — | ningaxegisa | ningexegise | — | ningexegise |
| Class 1 | angaxegisa | — | engaxegisa | angexegise | — | engexegise |
| Class 2 | bangaxegisa | — | bengaxegisa | bangexegise | — | bengexegise |
| Class 3 | ungaxegisa | — | ungaxegisa | ungexegise | — | ungexegise |
| Class 4 | ingaxegisa | — | ingaxegisa | ingexegise | — | ingexegise |
| Class 5 | lingaxegisa | — | lingaxegisa | lingexegise | — | lingexegise |
| Class 6 | angaxegisa | — | engaxegisa | angexegise | — | engexegise |
| Class 7 | singaxegisa | — | singaxegisa | singexegise | — | singexegise |
| Class 8 | zingaxegisa | — | zingaxegisa | zingexegise | — | zingexegise |
| Class 9 | ingaxegisa | — | ingaxegisa | ingexegise | — | ingexegise |
| Class 10 | zingaxegisa | — | zingaxegisa | zingexegise | — | zingexegise |
| Class 11 | lungaxegisa | — | lungaxegisa | lungexegise | — | lungexegise |
| Class 14 | bungaxegisa | — | bungaxegisa | bungexegise | — | bungexegise |
| Class 15 | kungaxegisa | — | kungaxegisa | kungexegise | — | kungexegise |
| Class 17 | kungaxegisa | — | kungaxegisa | kungexegise | — | kungexegise |
| | 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 | ngizoxegisa | engizoxegisa | ngizoxegisa | angizuxegisa | engingezuxegisa | ngingezuxegisa |
| 2nd singular | uzoxegisa | ozoxegisa | uzoxegisa | awuzuxegisa | ongezuxegisa | ungezuxegisa |
| 1st plural | sizoxegisa | esizoxegisa | sizoxegisa | asizuxegisa | esingezuxegisa | singezuxegisa |
| 2nd plural | nizoxegisa | enizoxegisa | nizoxegisa | anizuxegisa | eningezuxegisa | ningezuxegisa |
| Class 1 | uzoxegisa | ozoxegisa | ezoxegisa | akazuxegisa | ongezuxegisa | engezuxegisa |
| Class 2 | bazoxegisa | abazoxegisa | bezoxegisa | abazuxegisa | abangezuxegisa | bengezuxegisa |
| Class 3 | uzoxegisa | ozoxegisa | uzoxegisa | awuzuxegisa | ongezuxegisa | ungezuxegisa |
| Class 4 | izoxegisa | ezoxegisa | izoxegisa | ayizuxegisa | engezuxegisa | ingezuxegisa |
| Class 5 | lizoxegisa | elizoxegisa | lizoxegisa | alizuxegisa | elingezuxegisa | lingezuxegisa |
| Class 6 | azoxegisa | azoxegisa | ezoxegisa | awazuxegisa | angezuxegisa | engezuxegisa |
| Class 7 | sizoxegisa | esizoxegisa | sizoxegisa | asizuxegisa | esingezuxegisa | singezuxegisa |
| Class 8 | zizoxegisa | ezizoxegisa | zizoxegisa | azizuxegisa | ezingezuxegisa | zingezuxegisa |
| Class 9 | izoxegisa | ezoxegisa | izoxegisa | ayizuxegisa | engezuxegisa | ingezuxegisa |
| Class 10 | zizoxegisa | ezizoxegisa | zizoxegisa | azizuxegisa | ezingezuxegisa | zingezuxegisa |
| Class 11 | luzoxegisa | oluzoxegisa | luzoxegisa | aluzuxegisa | olungezuxegisa | lungezuxegisa |
| Class 14 | buzoxegisa | obuzoxegisa | buzoxegisa | abuzuxegisa | obungezuxegisa | bungezuxegisa |
| Class 15 | kuzoxegisa | okuzoxegisa | kuzoxegisa | akuzuxegisa | okungezuxegisa | kungezuxegisa |
| Class 17 | kuzoxegisa | okuzoxegisa | kuzoxegisa | akuzuxegisa | okungezuxegisa | kungezuxegisa |
| | 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 | ngiyoxegisa | engiyoxegisa | ngiyoxegisa | angiyuxegisa | engingeyuxegisa | ngingeyuxegisa |
| 2nd singular | uyoxegisa | oyoxegisa | uyoxegisa | awuyuxegisa | ongeyuxegisa | ungeyuxegisa |
| 1st plural | siyoxegisa | esiyoxegisa | siyoxegisa | asiyuxegisa | esingeyuxegisa | singeyuxegisa |
| 2nd plural | niyoxegisa | eniyoxegisa | niyoxegisa | aniyuxegisa | eningeyuxegisa | ningeyuxegisa |
| Class 1 | uyoxegisa | oyoxegisa | eyoxegisa | akayuxegisa | ongeyuxegisa | engeyuxegisa |
| Class 2 | bayoxegisa | abayoxegisa | beyoxegisa | abayuxegisa | abangeyuxegisa | bengeyuxegisa |
| Class 3 | uyoxegisa | oyoxegisa | uyoxegisa | awuyuxegisa | ongeyuxegisa | ungeyuxegisa |
| Class 4 | iyoxegisa | eyoxegisa | iyoxegisa | ayiyuxegisa | engeyuxegisa | ingeyuxegisa |
| Class 5 | liyoxegisa | eliyoxegisa | liyoxegisa | aliyuxegisa | elingeyuxegisa | lingeyuxegisa |
| Class 6 | ayoxegisa | ayoxegisa | eyoxegisa | awayuxegisa | angeyuxegisa | engeyuxegisa |
| Class 7 | siyoxegisa | esiyoxegisa | siyoxegisa | asiyuxegisa | esingeyuxegisa | singeyuxegisa |
| Class 8 | ziyoxegisa | eziyoxegisa | ziyoxegisa | aziyuxegisa | ezingeyuxegisa | zingeyuxegisa |
| Class 9 | iyoxegisa | eyoxegisa | iyoxegisa | ayiyuxegisa | engeyuxegisa | ingeyuxegisa |
| Class 10 | ziyoxegisa | eziyoxegisa | ziyoxegisa | aziyuxegisa | ezingeyuxegisa | zingeyuxegisa |
| Class 11 | luyoxegisa | oluyoxegisa | luyoxegisa | aluyuxegisa | olungeyuxegisa | lungeyuxegisa |
| Class 14 | buyoxegisa | obuyoxegisa | buyoxegisa | abuyuxegisa | obungeyuxegisa | bungeyuxegisa |
| Class 15 | kuyoxegisa | okuyoxegisa | kuyoxegisa | akuyuxegisa | okungeyuxegisa | kungeyuxegisa |
| Class 17 | kuyoxegisa | okuyoxegisa | kuyoxegisa | akuyuxegisa | okungeyuxegisa | kungeyuxegisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixegise | ngingaxegisi |
| 2nd singular | uxegise | ungaxegisi |
| 1st plural | sixegise | singaxegisi |
| 2nd plural | nixegise | ningaxegisi |
| Class 1 | axegise | angaxegisi |
| Class 2 | baxegise | bangaxegisi |
| Class 3 | uxegise | ungaxegisi |
| Class 4 | ixegise | ingaxegisi |
| Class 5 | lixegise | lingaxegisi |
| Class 6 | axegise | angaxegisi |
| Class 7 | sixegise | singaxegisi |
| Class 8 | zixegise | zingaxegisi |
| Class 9 | ixegise | ingaxegisi |
| Class 10 | zixegise | zingaxegisi |
| Class 11 | luxegise | lungaxegisi |
| Class 14 | buxegise | bungaxegisi |
| Class 15 | kuxegise | kungaxegisi |
| Class 17 | kuxegise | kungaxegisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxegisa | ngangaxegisa, angaxegisa, angangaxegisa |
| 2nd singular | waxegisa | wangaxegisa, awaxegisa, awangaxegisa |
| 1st plural | saxegisa | sangaxegisa, asaxegisa, asangaxegisa |
| 2nd plural | naxegisa | nangaxegisa, anaxegisa, anangaxegisa |
| Class 1 | waxegisa | wangaxegisa, akaxegisa, akangaxegisa |
| Class 2 | baxegisa | bangaxegisa, abaxegisa, abangaxegisa |
| Class 3 | waxegisa | wangaxegisa, awaxegisa, awangaxegisa |
| Class 4 | yaxegisa | yangaxegisa, ayaxegisa, ayangaxegisa |
| Class 5 | laxegisa | langaxegisa, alaxegisa, alangaxegisa |
| Class 6 | axegisa | angaxegisa, awaxegisa, awangaxegisa |
| Class 7 | saxegisa | sangaxegisa, asaxegisa, asangaxegisa |
| Class 8 | zaxegisa | zangaxegisa, azaxegisa, azangaxegisa |
| Class 9 | yaxegisa | yangaxegisa, ayaxegisa, ayangaxegisa |
| Class 10 | zaxegisa | zangaxegisa, azaxegisa, azangaxegisa |
| Class 11 | lwaxegisa | lwangaxegisa, alwaxegisa, alwangaxegisa |
| Class 14 | baxegisa | bangaxegisa, abaxegisa, abangaxegisa |
| Class 15 | kwaxegisa | kwangaxegisa, akwaxegisa, akwangaxegisa |
| Class 17 | kwaxegisa | kwangaxegisa, akwaxegisa, akwangaxegisa |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “xegisa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “xegisa (3.2.9)”