# hleba
## Southern Ndebele
### Verb

-hléba
* to whisper, to gossip

#### Inflection

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## Swazi
### Verb

-hléba
* to whisper
* to backbite

#### Inflection

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## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-hleba$^?$
* to gossip

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Verb

-hlêba
* to backbite, to calumniate, to defame, to libel, to slander, to traduce

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukuhleba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuhleba | ukungahlebi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | hleba | -hlebe |
| Plural | hlebani | -hlebeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyahleba, ngihleba | engihlebayo, engihleba | ngihleba | angihlebi | engingahlebi | ngingahlebi |
| 2nd singular | uyahleba, uhleba | ohlebayo, ohleba | uhleba | awuhlebi | ongahlebi | ungahlebi |
| 1st plural | siyahleba, sihleba | esihlebayo, esihleba | sihleba | asihlebi | esingahlebi | singahlebi |
| 2nd plural | niyahleba, nihleba | enihlebayo, enihleba | nihleba | anihlebi | eningahlebi | ningahlebi |
| Class 1 | uyahleba, uhleba | ohlebayo, ohleba | ehleba | akahlebi | ongahlebi | engahlebi |
| Class 2 | bayahleba, bahleba | abahlebayo, abahleba | behleba | abahlebi | abangahlebi | bengahlebi |
| Class 3 | uyahleba, uhleba | ohlebayo, ohleba | uhleba | awuhlebi | ongahlebi | ungahlebi |
| Class 4 | iyahleba, ihleba | ehlebayo, ehleba | ihleba | ayihlebi | engahlebi | ingahlebi |
| Class 5 | liyahleba, lihleba | elihlebayo, elihleba | lihleba | alihlebi | elingahlebi | lingahlebi |
| Class 6 | ayahleba, ahleba | ahlebayo, ahleba | ehleba | awahlebi | angahlebi | engahlebi |
| Class 7 | siyahleba, sihleba | esihlebayo, esihleba | sihleba | asihlebi | esingahlebi | singahlebi |
| Class 8 | ziyahleba, zihleba | ezihlebayo, ezihleba | zihleba | azihlebi | ezingahlebi | zingahlebi |
| Class 9 | iyahleba, ihleba | ehlebayo, ehleba | ihleba | ayihlebi | engahlebi | ingahlebi |
| Class 10 | ziyahleba, zihleba | ezihlebayo, ezihleba | zihleba | azihlebi | ezingahlebi | zingahlebi |
| Class 11 | luyahleba, luhleba | oluhlebayo, oluhleba | luhleba | aluhlebi | olungahlebi | lungahlebi |
| Class 14 | buyahleba, buhleba | obuhlebayo, obuhleba | buhleba | abuhlebi | obungahlebi | bungahlebi |
| Class 15 | kuyahleba, kuhleba | okuhlebayo, okuhleba | kuhleba | akuhlebi | okungahlebi | kungahlebi |
| Class 17 | kuyahleba, kuhleba | okuhlebayo, okuhleba | kuhleba | akuhlebi | okungahlebi | kungahlebi |
| | 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 | ngihlebile, ngihlebē | engihlebile, engihlebē | ngihlebile, ngihlebē | angihlebanga | engingahlebanga | ngingahlebanga |
| 2nd singular | uhlebile, uhlebē | ohlebile, ohlebē | uhlebile, uhlebē | awuhlebanga | ongahlebanga | ungahlebanga |
| 1st plural | sihlebile, sihlebē | esihlebile, esihlebē | sihlebile, sihlebē | asihlebanga | esingahlebanga | singahlebanga |
| 2nd plural | nihlebile, nihlebē | enihlebile, enihlebē | nihlebile, nihlebē | anihlebanga | eningahlebanga | ningahlebanga |
| Class 1 | uhlebile, uhlebē | ohlebile, ohlebē | ehlebile, ehlebē | akahlebanga | ongahlebanga | engahlebanga |
| Class 2 | bahlebile, bahlebē | abahlebile, abahlebē | behlebile, behlebē | abahlebanga | abangahlebanga | bengahlebanga |
| Class 3 | uhlebile, uhlebē | ohlebile, ohlebē | uhlebile, uhlebē | awuhlebanga | ongahlebanga | ungahlebanga |
| Class 4 | ihlebile, ihlebē | ehlebile, ehlebē | ihlebile, ihlebē | ayihlebanga | engahlebanga | ingahlebanga |
| Class 5 | lihlebile, lihlebē | elihlebile, elihlebē | lihlebile, lihlebē | alihlebanga | elingahlebanga | lingahlebanga |
| Class 6 | ahlebile, ahlebē | ahlebile, ahlebē | ehlebile, ehlebē | awahlebanga | angahlebanga | engahlebanga |
| Class 7 | sihlebile, sihlebē | esihlebile, esihlebē | sihlebile, sihlebē | asihlebanga | esingahlebanga | singahlebanga |
| Class 8 | zihlebile, zihlebē | ezihlebile, ezihlebē | zihlebile, zihlebē | azihlebanga | ezingahlebanga | zingahlebanga |
| Class 9 | ihlebile, ihlebē | ehlebile, ehlebē | ihlebile, ihlebē | ayihlebanga | engahlebanga | ingahlebanga |
| Class 10 | zihlebile, zihlebē | ezihlebile, ezihlebē | zihlebile, zihlebē | azihlebanga | ezingahlebanga | zingahlebanga |
| Class 11 | luhlebile, luhlebē | oluhlebile, oluhlebē | luhlebile, luhlebē | aluhlebanga | olungahlebanga | lungahlebanga |
| Class 14 | buhlebile, buhlebē | obuhlebile, obuhlebē | buhlebile, buhlebē | abuhlebanga | obungahlebanga | bungahlebanga |
| Class 15 | kuhlebile, kuhlebē | okuhlebile, okuhlebē | kuhlebile, kuhlebē | akuhlebanga | okungahlebanga | kungahlebanga |
| Class 17 | kuhlebile, kuhlebē | okuhlebile, okuhlebē | kuhlebile, kuhlebē | akuhlebanga | okungahlebanga | kungahlebanga |
| | 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 | ngāhleba | engāhleba | ngāhleba | angihlebanga | engingahlebanga | ngingahlebanga |
| 2nd singular | wāhleba | owāhleba | wāhleba | awuhlebanga | ongahlebanga | ungahlebanga |
| 1st plural | sāhleba | esāhleba | sāhleba | asihlebanga | esingahlebanga | singahlebanga |
| 2nd plural | nāhleba | enāhleba | nāhleba | anihlebanga | eningahlebanga | ningahlebanga |
| Class 1 | wāhleba | owāhleba | āhleba | akahlebanga | ongahlebanga | engahlebanga |
| Class 2 | bāhleba | abāhleba | bāhleba | abahlebanga | abangahlebanga | bengahlebanga |
| Class 3 | wāhleba | owāhleba | wāhleba | awuhlebanga | ongahlebanga | ungahlebanga |
| Class 4 | yāhleba | eyāhleba | yāhleba | ayihlebanga | engahlebanga | ingahlebanga |
| Class 5 | lāhleba | elāhleba | lāhleba | alihlebanga | elingahlebanga | lingahlebanga |
| Class 6 | āhleba | āhleba | āhleba | awahlebanga | angahlebanga | engahlebanga |
| Class 7 | sāhleba | esāhleba | sāhleba | asihlebanga | esingahlebanga | singahlebanga |
| Class 8 | zāhleba | ezāhleba | zāhleba | azihlebanga | ezingahlebanga | zingahlebanga |
| Class 9 | yāhleba | eyāhleba | yāhleba | ayihlebanga | engahlebanga | ingahlebanga |
| Class 10 | zāhleba | ezāhleba | zāhleba | azihlebanga | ezingahlebanga | zingahlebanga |
| Class 11 | lwāhleba | olwāhleba | lwāhleba | aluhlebanga | olungahlebanga | lungahlebanga |
| Class 14 | bāhleba | obāhleba | bāhleba | abuhlebanga | obungahlebanga | bungahlebanga |
| Class 15 | kwāhleba | okwāhleba | kwāhleba | akuhlebanga | okungahlebanga | kungahlebanga |
| Class 17 | kwāhleba | okwāhleba | kwāhleba | akuhlebanga | okungahlebanga | kungahlebanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingahleba | — | ngingahleba | ngingehlebe | — | ngingehlebe |
| 2nd singular | ungahleba | — | ungahleba | ungehlebe | — | ungehlebe |
| 1st plural | singahleba | — | singahleba | singehlebe | — | singehlebe |
| 2nd plural | ningahleba | — | ningahleba | ningehlebe | — | ningehlebe |
| Class 1 | angahleba | — | engahleba | angehlebe | — | engehlebe |
| Class 2 | bangahleba | — | bengahleba | bangehlebe | — | bengehlebe |
| Class 3 | ungahleba | — | ungahleba | ungehlebe | — | ungehlebe |
| Class 4 | ingahleba | — | ingahleba | ingehlebe | — | ingehlebe |
| Class 5 | lingahleba | — | lingahleba | lingehlebe | — | lingehlebe |
| Class 6 | angahleba | — | engahleba | angehlebe | — | engehlebe |
| Class 7 | singahleba | — | singahleba | singehlebe | — | singehlebe |
| Class 8 | zingahleba | — | zingahleba | zingehlebe | — | zingehlebe |
| Class 9 | ingahleba | — | ingahleba | ingehlebe | — | ingehlebe |
| Class 10 | zingahleba | — | zingahleba | zingehlebe | — | zingehlebe |
| Class 11 | lungahleba | — | lungahleba | lungehlebe | — | lungehlebe |
| Class 14 | bungahleba | — | bungahleba | bungehlebe | — | bungehlebe |
| Class 15 | kungahleba | — | kungahleba | kungehlebe | — | kungehlebe |
| Class 17 | kungahleba | — | kungahleba | kungehlebe | — | kungehlebe |
| | 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 | ngizohleba | engizohleba | ngizohleba | angizuhleba | engingezuhleba | ngingezuhleba |
| 2nd singular | uzohleba | ozohleba | uzohleba | awuzuhleba | ongezuhleba | ungezuhleba |
| 1st plural | sizohleba | esizohleba | sizohleba | asizuhleba | esingezuhleba | singezuhleba |
| 2nd plural | nizohleba | enizohleba | nizohleba | anizuhleba | eningezuhleba | ningezuhleba |
| Class 1 | uzohleba | ozohleba | ezohleba | akazuhleba | ongezuhleba | engezuhleba |
| Class 2 | bazohleba | abazohleba | bezohleba | abazuhleba | abangezuhleba | bengezuhleba |
| Class 3 | uzohleba | ozohleba | uzohleba | awuzuhleba | ongezuhleba | ungezuhleba |
| Class 4 | izohleba | ezohleba | izohleba | ayizuhleba | engezuhleba | ingezuhleba |
| Class 5 | lizohleba | elizohleba | lizohleba | alizuhleba | elingezuhleba | lingezuhleba |
| Class 6 | azohleba | azohleba | ezohleba | awazuhleba | angezuhleba | engezuhleba |
| Class 7 | sizohleba | esizohleba | sizohleba | asizuhleba | esingezuhleba | singezuhleba |
| Class 8 | zizohleba | ezizohleba | zizohleba | azizuhleba | ezingezuhleba | zingezuhleba |
| Class 9 | izohleba | ezohleba | izohleba | ayizuhleba | engezuhleba | ingezuhleba |
| Class 10 | zizohleba | ezizohleba | zizohleba | azizuhleba | ezingezuhleba | zingezuhleba |
| Class 11 | luzohleba | oluzohleba | luzohleba | aluzuhleba | olungezuhleba | lungezuhleba |
| Class 14 | buzohleba | obuzohleba | buzohleba | abuzuhleba | obungezuhleba | bungezuhleba |
| Class 15 | kuzohleba | okuzohleba | kuzohleba | akuzuhleba | okungezuhleba | kungezuhleba |
| Class 17 | kuzohleba | okuzohleba | kuzohleba | akuzuhleba | okungezuhleba | kungezuhleba |
| | 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 | ngiyohleba | engiyohleba | ngiyohleba | angiyuhleba | engingeyuhleba | ngingeyuhleba |
| 2nd singular | uyohleba | oyohleba | uyohleba | awuyuhleba | ongeyuhleba | ungeyuhleba |
| 1st plural | siyohleba | esiyohleba | siyohleba | asiyuhleba | esingeyuhleba | singeyuhleba |
| 2nd plural | niyohleba | eniyohleba | niyohleba | aniyuhleba | eningeyuhleba | ningeyuhleba |
| Class 1 | uyohleba | oyohleba | eyohleba | akayuhleba | ongeyuhleba | engeyuhleba |
| Class 2 | bayohleba | abayohleba | beyohleba | abayuhleba | abangeyuhleba | bengeyuhleba |
| Class 3 | uyohleba | oyohleba | uyohleba | awuyuhleba | ongeyuhleba | ungeyuhleba |
| Class 4 | iyohleba | eyohleba | iyohleba | ayiyuhleba | engeyuhleba | ingeyuhleba |
| Class 5 | liyohleba | eliyohleba | liyohleba | aliyuhleba | elingeyuhleba | lingeyuhleba |
| Class 6 | ayohleba | ayohleba | eyohleba | awayuhleba | angeyuhleba | engeyuhleba |
| Class 7 | siyohleba | esiyohleba | siyohleba | asiyuhleba | esingeyuhleba | singeyuhleba |
| Class 8 | ziyohleba | eziyohleba | ziyohleba | aziyuhleba | ezingeyuhleba | zingeyuhleba |
| Class 9 | iyohleba | eyohleba | iyohleba | ayiyuhleba | engeyuhleba | ingeyuhleba |
| Class 10 | ziyohleba | eziyohleba | ziyohleba | aziyuhleba | ezingeyuhleba | zingeyuhleba |
| Class 11 | luyohleba | oluyohleba | luyohleba | aluyuhleba | olungeyuhleba | lungeyuhleba |
| Class 14 | buyohleba | obuyohleba | buyohleba | abuyuhleba | obungeyuhleba | bungeyuhleba |
| Class 15 | kuyohleba | okuyohleba | kuyohleba | akuyuhleba | okungeyuhleba | kungeyuhleba |
| Class 17 | kuyohleba | okuyohleba | kuyohleba | akuyuhleba | okungeyuhleba | kungeyuhleba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngihlebe | ngingahlebi |
| 2nd singular | uhlebe | ungahlebi |
| 1st plural | sihlebe | singahlebi |
| 2nd plural | nihlebe | ningahlebi |
| Class 1 | ahlebe | angahlebi |
| Class 2 | bahlebe | bangahlebi |
| Class 3 | uhlebe | ungahlebi |
| Class 4 | ihlebe | ingahlebi |
| Class 5 | lihlebe | lingahlebi |
| Class 6 | ahlebe | angahlebi |
| Class 7 | sihlebe | singahlebi |
| Class 8 | zihlebe | zingahlebi |
| Class 9 | ihlebe | ingahlebi |
| Class 10 | zihlebe | zingahlebi |
| Class 11 | luhlebe | lungahlebi |
| Class 14 | buhlebe | bungahlebi |
| Class 15 | kuhlebe | kungahlebi |
| Class 17 | kuhlebe | kungahlebi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngahleba | ngangahleba, angahleba, angangahleba |
| 2nd singular | wahleba | wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba |
| 1st plural | sahleba | sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba |
| 2nd plural | nahleba | nangahleba, anahleba, anangahleba |
| Class 1 | wahleba | wangahleba, akahleba, akangahleba |
| Class 2 | bahleba | bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba |
| Class 3 | wahleba | wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba |
| Class 4 | yahleba | yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba |
| Class 5 | lahleba | langahleba, alahleba, alangahleba |
| Class 6 | ahleba | angahleba, awahleba, awangahleba |
| Class 7 | sahleba | sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba |
| Class 8 | zahleba | zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba |
| Class 9 | yahleba | yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba |
| Class 10 | zahleba | zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba |
| Class 11 | lwahleba | lwangahleba, alwahleba, alwangahleba |
| Class 14 | bahleba | bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba |
| Class 15 | kwahleba | kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba |
| Class 17 | kwahleba | kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba |

### References

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