# delela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -dela +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-delela$^?$
* (transitive) to despise, to disregard, to be rude to

#### Inflection

Tone unknown :
| Infinitive | ukudelela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukudelela | ukungadeleli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | delela | -delele |
| Plural | delelani | -deleleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyadelela, ngidelela | engidelelayo, engidelela | ngidelela | angideleli | engingadeleli | ngingadeleli |
| 2nd singular | uyadelela, udelela | odelelayo, odelela | udelela | awudeleli | ongadeleli | ungadeleli |
| 1st plural | siyadelela, sidelela | esidelelayo, esidelela | sidelela | asideleli | esingadeleli | singadeleli |
| 2nd plural | niyadelela, nidelela | enidelelayo, enidelela | nidelela | anideleli | eningadeleli | ningadeleli |
| Class 1 | uyadelela, udelela | odelelayo, odelela | edelela | akadeleli | ongadeleli | engadeleli |
| Class 2 | bayadelela, badelela | abadelelayo, abadelela | bedelela | abadeleli | abangadeleli | bengadeleli |
| Class 3 | uyadelela, udelela | odelelayo, odelela | udelela | awudeleli | ongadeleli | ungadeleli |
| Class 4 | iyadelela, idelela | edelelayo, edelela | idelela | ayideleli | engadeleli | ingadeleli |
| Class 5 | liyadelela, lidelela | elidelelayo, elidelela | lidelela | alideleli | elingadeleli | lingadeleli |
| Class 6 | ayadelela, adelela | adelelayo, adelela | edelela | awadeleli | angadeleli | engadeleli |
| Class 7 | siyadelela, sidelela | esidelelayo, esidelela | sidelela | asideleli | esingadeleli | singadeleli |
| Class 8 | ziyadelela, zidelela | ezidelelayo, ezidelela | zidelela | azideleli | ezingadeleli | zingadeleli |
| Class 9 | iyadelela, idelela | edelelayo, edelela | idelela | ayideleli | engadeleli | ingadeleli |
| Class 10 | ziyadelela, zidelela | ezidelelayo, ezidelela | zidelela | azideleli | ezingadeleli | zingadeleli |
| Class 11 | luyadelela, ludelela | oludelelayo, oludelela | ludelela | aludeleli | olungadeleli | lungadeleli |
| Class 14 | buyadelela, budelela | obudelelayo, obudelela | budelela | abudeleli | obungadeleli | bungadeleli |
| Class 15 | kuyadelela, kudelela | okudelelayo, okudelela | kudelela | akudeleli | okungadeleli | kungadeleli |
| Class 17 | kuyadelela, kudelela | okudelelayo, okudelela | kudelela | akudeleli | okungadeleli | kungadeleli |
| | 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 | ngidelelile, ngidelelē | engidelelile, engidelelē | ngidelelile, ngidelelē | angidelelanga | engingadelelanga | ngingadelelanga |
| 2nd singular | udelelile, udelelē | odelelile, odelelē | udelelile, udelelē | awudelelanga | ongadelelanga | ungadelelanga |
| 1st plural | sidelelile, sidelelē | esidelelile, esidelelē | sidelelile, sidelelē | asidelelanga | esingadelelanga | singadelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nidelelile, nidelelē | enidelelile, enidelelē | nidelelile, nidelelē | anidelelanga | eningadelelanga | ningadelelanga |
| Class 1 | udelelile, udelelē | odelelile, odelelē | edelelile, edelelē | akadelelanga | ongadelelanga | engadelelanga |
| Class 2 | badelelile, badelelē | abadelelile, abadelelē | bedelelile, bedelelē | abadelelanga | abangadelelanga | bengadelelanga |
| Class 3 | udelelile, udelelē | odelelile, odelelē | udelelile, udelelē | awudelelanga | ongadelelanga | ungadelelanga |
| Class 4 | idelelile, idelelē | edelelile, edelelē | idelelile, idelelē | ayidelelanga | engadelelanga | ingadelelanga |
| Class 5 | lidelelile, lidelelē | elidelelile, elidelelē | lidelelile, lidelelē | alidelelanga | elingadelelanga | lingadelelanga |
| Class 6 | adelelile, adelelē | adelelile, adelelē | edelelile, edelelē | awadelelanga | angadelelanga | engadelelanga |
| Class 7 | sidelelile, sidelelē | esidelelile, esidelelē | sidelelile, sidelelē | asidelelanga | esingadelelanga | singadelelanga |
| Class 8 | zidelelile, zidelelē | ezidelelile, ezidelelē | zidelelile, zidelelē | azidelelanga | ezingadelelanga | zingadelelanga |
| Class 9 | idelelile, idelelē | edelelile, edelelē | idelelile, idelelē | ayidelelanga | engadelelanga | ingadelelanga |
| Class 10 | zidelelile, zidelelē | ezidelelile, ezidelelē | zidelelile, zidelelē | azidelelanga | ezingadelelanga | zingadelelanga |
| Class 11 | ludelelile, ludelelē | oludelelile, oludelelē | ludelelile, ludelelē | aludelelanga | olungadelelanga | lungadelelanga |
| Class 14 | budelelile, budelelē | obudelelile, obudelelē | budelelile, budelelē | abudelelanga | obungadelelanga | bungadelelanga |
| Class 15 | kudelelile, kudelelē | okudelelile, okudelelē | kudelelile, kudelelē | akudelelanga | okungadelelanga | kungadelelanga |
| Class 17 | kudelelile, kudelelē | okudelelile, okudelelē | kudelelile, kudelelē | akudelelanga | okungadelelanga | kungadelelanga |
| | 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 | ngādelela | engādelela | ngādelela | angidelelanga | engingadelelanga | ngingadelelanga |
| 2nd singular | wādelela | owādelela | wādelela | awudelelanga | ongadelelanga | ungadelelanga |
| 1st plural | sādelela | esādelela | sādelela | asidelelanga | esingadelelanga | singadelelanga |
| 2nd plural | nādelela | enādelela | nādelela | anidelelanga | eningadelelanga | ningadelelanga |
| Class 1 | wādelela | owādelela | ādelela | akadelelanga | ongadelelanga | engadelelanga |
| Class 2 | bādelela | abādelela | bādelela | abadelelanga | abangadelelanga | bengadelelanga |
| Class 3 | wādelela | owādelela | wādelela | awudelelanga | ongadelelanga | ungadelelanga |
| Class 4 | yādelela | eyādelela | yādelela | ayidelelanga | engadelelanga | ingadelelanga |
| Class 5 | lādelela | elādelela | lādelela | alidelelanga | elingadelelanga | lingadelelanga |
| Class 6 | ādelela | ādelela | ādelela | awadelelanga | angadelelanga | engadelelanga |
| Class 7 | sādelela | esādelela | sādelela | asidelelanga | esingadelelanga | singadelelanga |
| Class 8 | zādelela | ezādelela | zādelela | azidelelanga | ezingadelelanga | zingadelelanga |
| Class 9 | yādelela | eyādelela | yādelela | ayidelelanga | engadelelanga | ingadelelanga |
| Class 10 | zādelela | ezādelela | zādelela | azidelelanga | ezingadelelanga | zingadelelanga |
| Class 11 | lwādelela | olwādelela | lwādelela | aludelelanga | olungadelelanga | lungadelelanga |
| Class 14 | bādelela | obādelela | bādelela | abudelelanga | obungadelelanga | bungadelelanga |
| Class 15 | kwādelela | okwādelela | kwādelela | akudelelanga | okungadelelanga | kungadelelanga |
| Class 17 | kwādelela | okwādelela | kwādelela | akudelelanga | okungadelelanga | kungadelelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingadelela | — | ngingadelela | ngingedelele | — | ngingedelele |
| 2nd singular | ungadelela | — | ungadelela | ungedelele | — | ungedelele |
| 1st plural | singadelela | — | singadelela | singedelele | — | singedelele |
| 2nd plural | ningadelela | — | ningadelela | ningedelele | — | ningedelele |
| Class 1 | angadelela | — | engadelela | angedelele | — | engedelele |
| Class 2 | bangadelela | — | bengadelela | bangedelele | — | bengedelele |
| Class 3 | ungadelela | — | ungadelela | ungedelele | — | ungedelele |
| Class 4 | ingadelela | — | ingadelela | ingedelele | — | ingedelele |
| Class 5 | lingadelela | — | lingadelela | lingedelele | — | lingedelele |
| Class 6 | angadelela | — | engadelela | angedelele | — | engedelele |
| Class 7 | singadelela | — | singadelela | singedelele | — | singedelele |
| Class 8 | zingadelela | — | zingadelela | zingedelele | — | zingedelele |
| Class 9 | ingadelela | — | ingadelela | ingedelele | — | ingedelele |
| Class 10 | zingadelela | — | zingadelela | zingedelele | — | zingedelele |
| Class 11 | lungadelela | — | lungadelela | lungedelele | — | lungedelele |
| Class 14 | bungadelela | — | bungadelela | bungedelele | — | bungedelele |
| Class 15 | kungadelela | — | kungadelela | kungedelele | — | kungedelele |
| Class 17 | kungadelela | — | kungadelela | kungedelele | — | kungedelele |
| | 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 | ngizodelela | engizodelela | ngizodelela | angizudelela | engingezudelela | ngingezudelela |
| 2nd singular | uzodelela | ozodelela | uzodelela | awuzudelela | ongezudelela | ungezudelela |
| 1st plural | sizodelela | esizodelela | sizodelela | asizudelela | esingezudelela | singezudelela |
| 2nd plural | nizodelela | enizodelela | nizodelela | anizudelela | eningezudelela | ningezudelela |
| Class 1 | uzodelela | ozodelela | ezodelela | akazudelela | ongezudelela | engezudelela |
| Class 2 | bazodelela | abazodelela | bezodelela | abazudelela | abangezudelela | bengezudelela |
| Class 3 | uzodelela | ozodelela | uzodelela | awuzudelela | ongezudelela | ungezudelela |
| Class 4 | izodelela | ezodelela | izodelela | ayizudelela | engezudelela | ingezudelela |
| Class 5 | lizodelela | elizodelela | lizodelela | alizudelela | elingezudelela | lingezudelela |
| Class 6 | azodelela | azodelela | ezodelela | awazudelela | angezudelela | engezudelela |
| Class 7 | sizodelela | esizodelela | sizodelela | asizudelela | esingezudelela | singezudelela |
| Class 8 | zizodelela | ezizodelela | zizodelela | azizudelela | ezingezudelela | zingezudelela |
| Class 9 | izodelela | ezodelela | izodelela | ayizudelela | engezudelela | ingezudelela |
| Class 10 | zizodelela | ezizodelela | zizodelela | azizudelela | ezingezudelela | zingezudelela |
| Class 11 | luzodelela | oluzodelela | luzodelela | aluzudelela | olungezudelela | lungezudelela |
| Class 14 | buzodelela | obuzodelela | buzodelela | abuzudelela | obungezudelela | bungezudelela |
| Class 15 | kuzodelela | okuzodelela | kuzodelela | akuzudelela | okungezudelela | kungezudelela |
| Class 17 | kuzodelela | okuzodelela | kuzodelela | akuzudelela | okungezudelela | kungezudelela |
| | 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 | ngiyodelela | engiyodelela | ngiyodelela | angiyudelela | engingeyudelela | ngingeyudelela |
| 2nd singular | uyodelela | oyodelela | uyodelela | awuyudelela | ongeyudelela | ungeyudelela |
| 1st plural | siyodelela | esiyodelela | siyodelela | asiyudelela | esingeyudelela | singeyudelela |
| 2nd plural | niyodelela | eniyodelela | niyodelela | aniyudelela | eningeyudelela | ningeyudelela |
| Class 1 | uyodelela | oyodelela | eyodelela | akayudelela | ongeyudelela | engeyudelela |
| Class 2 | bayodelela | abayodelela | beyodelela | abayudelela | abangeyudelela | bengeyudelela |
| Class 3 | uyodelela | oyodelela | uyodelela | awuyudelela | ongeyudelela | ungeyudelela |
| Class 4 | iyodelela | eyodelela | iyodelela | ayiyudelela | engeyudelela | ingeyudelela |
| Class 5 | liyodelela | eliyodelela | liyodelela | aliyudelela | elingeyudelela | lingeyudelela |
| Class 6 | ayodelela | ayodelela | eyodelela | awayudelela | angeyudelela | engeyudelela |
| Class 7 | siyodelela | esiyodelela | siyodelela | asiyudelela | esingeyudelela | singeyudelela |
| Class 8 | ziyodelela | eziyodelela | ziyodelela | aziyudelela | ezingeyudelela | zingeyudelela |
| Class 9 | iyodelela | eyodelela | iyodelela | ayiyudelela | engeyudelela | ingeyudelela |
| Class 10 | ziyodelela | eziyodelela | ziyodelela | aziyudelela | ezingeyudelela | zingeyudelela |
| Class 11 | luyodelela | oluyodelela | luyodelela | aluyudelela | olungeyudelela | lungeyudelela |
| Class 14 | buyodelela | obuyodelela | buyodelela | abuyudelela | obungeyudelela | bungeyudelela |
| Class 15 | kuyodelela | okuyodelela | kuyodelela | akuyudelela | okungeyudelela | kungeyudelela |
| Class 17 | kuyodelela | okuyodelela | kuyodelela | akuyudelela | okungeyudelela | kungeyudelela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngidelele | ngingadeleli |
| 2nd singular | udelele | ungadeleli |
| 1st plural | sidelele | singadeleli |
| 2nd plural | nidelele | ningadeleli |
| Class 1 | adelele | angadeleli |
| Class 2 | badelele | bangadeleli |
| Class 3 | udelele | ungadeleli |
| Class 4 | idelele | ingadeleli |
| Class 5 | lidelele | lingadeleli |
| Class 6 | adelele | angadeleli |
| Class 7 | sidelele | singadeleli |
| Class 8 | zidelele | zingadeleli |
| Class 9 | idelele | ingadeleli |
| Class 10 | zidelele | zingadeleli |
| Class 11 | ludelele | lungadeleli |
| Class 14 | budelele | bungadeleli |
| Class 15 | kudelele | kungadeleli |
| Class 17 | kudelele | kungadeleli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngadelela | ngangadelela, angadelela, angangadelela |
| 2nd singular | wadelela | wangadelela, awadelela, awangadelela |
| 1st plural | sadelela | sangadelela, asadelela, asangadelela |
| 2nd plural | nadelela | nangadelela, anadelela, anangadelela |
| Class 1 | wadelela | wangadelela, akadelela, akangadelela |
| Class 2 | badelela | bangadelela, abadelela, abangadelela |
| Class 3 | wadelela | wangadelela, awadelela, awangadelela |
| Class 4 | yadelela | yangadelela, ayadelela, ayangadelela |
| Class 5 | ladelela | langadelela, aladelela, alangadelela |
| Class 6 | adelela | angadelela, awadelela, awangadelela |
| Class 7 | sadelela | sangadelela, asadelela, asangadelela |
| Class 8 | zadelela | zangadelela, azadelela, azangadelela |
| Class 9 | yadelela | yangadelela, ayadelela, ayangadelela |
| Class 10 | zadelela | zangadelela, azadelela, azangadelela |
| Class 11 | lwadelela | lwangadelela, alwadelela, alwangadelela |
| Class 14 | badelela | bangadelela, abadelela, abangadelela |
| Class 15 | kwadelela | kwangadelela, akwadelela, akwangadelela |
| Class 17 | kwadelela | kwangadelela, akwadelela, akwangadelela |

### References

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