# khula
## English
### Alternative forms

* khul'

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُلْع (ḵulʕ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuːˈlɑː/, enPR: ko͞o-läʹ
* Rhymes: -ɑː

### Noun

khula (uncountable)
* (Islam) A form of divorce initiated by the wife.

#### See also

* talaq

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

### Verb

-khúla
* to grow

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

### Verb

-khúla
* to grow up

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

### Verb

-khúla
* to become big
* to grow
* to become mature

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

### Verb

-khûla
* (intransitive) to grow, to increase

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

### Verb

-khûla
* (intransitive) to grow, to increase
* (intransitive) to mature, to reach puberty

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukukhula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukukhula | ukungakhuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | khula | -khule |
| Plural | khulani | -khuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyakhula, ngikhula | engikhulayo, engikhula | ngikhula | angikhuli | engingakhuli | ngingakhuli |
| 2nd singular | uyakhula, ukhula | okhulayo, okhula | ukhula | awukhuli | ongakhuli | ungakhuli |
| 1st plural | siyakhula, sikhula | esikhulayo, esikhula | sikhula | asikhuli | esingakhuli | singakhuli |
| 2nd plural | niyakhula, nikhula | enikhulayo, enikhula | nikhula | anikhuli | eningakhuli | ningakhuli |
| Class 1 | uyakhula, ukhula | okhulayo, okhula | ekhula | akakhuli | ongakhuli | engakhuli |
| Class 2 | bayakhula, bakhula | abakhulayo, abakhula | bekhula | abakhuli | abangakhuli | bengakhuli |
| Class 3 | uyakhula, ukhula | okhulayo, okhula | ukhula | awukhuli | ongakhuli | ungakhuli |
| Class 4 | iyakhula, ikhula | ekhulayo, ekhula | ikhula | ayikhuli | engakhuli | ingakhuli |
| Class 5 | liyakhula, likhula | elikhulayo, elikhula | likhula | alikhuli | elingakhuli | lingakhuli |
| Class 6 | ayakhula, akhula | akhulayo, akhula | ekhula | awakhuli | angakhuli | engakhuli |
| Class 7 | siyakhula, sikhula | esikhulayo, esikhula | sikhula | asikhuli | esingakhuli | singakhuli |
| Class 8 | ziyakhula, zikhula | ezikhulayo, ezikhula | zikhula | azikhuli | ezingakhuli | zingakhuli |
| Class 9 | iyakhula, ikhula | ekhulayo, ekhula | ikhula | ayikhuli | engakhuli | ingakhuli |
| Class 10 | ziyakhula, zikhula | ezikhulayo, ezikhula | zikhula | azikhuli | ezingakhuli | zingakhuli |
| Class 11 | luyakhula, lukhula | olukhulayo, olukhula | lukhula | alukhuli | olungakhuli | lungakhuli |
| Class 14 | buyakhula, bukhula | obukhulayo, obukhula | bukhula | abukhuli | obungakhuli | bungakhuli |
| Class 15 | kuyakhula, kukhula | okukhulayo, okukhula | kukhula | akukhuli | okungakhuli | kungakhuli |
| Class 17 | kuyakhula, kukhula | okukhulayo, okukhula | kukhula | akukhuli | okungakhuli | kungakhuli |
| | 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 | ngikhulile, ngikhulē | engikhulile, engikhulē | ngikhulile, ngikhulē | angikhulanga | engingakhulanga | ngingakhulanga |
| 2nd singular | ukhulile, ukhulē | okhulile, okhulē | ukhulile, ukhulē | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| 1st plural | sikhulile, sikhulē | esikhulile, esikhulē | sikhulile, sikhulē | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| 2nd plural | nikhulile, nikhulē | enikhulile, enikhulē | nikhulile, nikhulē | anikhulanga | eningakhulanga | ningakhulanga |
| Class 1 | ukhulile, ukhulē | okhulile, okhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | akakhulanga | ongakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| Class 2 | bakhulile, bakhulē | abakhulile, abakhulē | bekhulile, bekhulē | abakhulanga | abangakhulanga | bengakhulanga |
| Class 3 | ukhulile, ukhulē | okhulile, okhulē | ukhulile, ukhulē | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| Class 4 | ikhulile, ikhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | ikhulile, ikhulē | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| Class 5 | likhulile, likhulē | elikhulile, elikhulē | likhulile, likhulē | alikhulanga | elingakhulanga | lingakhulanga |
| Class 6 | akhulile, akhulē | akhulile, akhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | awakhulanga | angakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| Class 7 | sikhulile, sikhulē | esikhulile, esikhulē | sikhulile, sikhulē | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| Class 8 | zikhulile, zikhulē | ezikhulile, ezikhulē | zikhulile, zikhulē | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| Class 9 | ikhulile, ikhulē | ekhulile, ekhulē | ikhulile, ikhulē | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| Class 10 | zikhulile, zikhulē | ezikhulile, ezikhulē | zikhulile, zikhulē | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| Class 11 | lukhulile, lukhulē | olukhulile, olukhulē | lukhulile, lukhulē | alukhulanga | olungakhulanga | lungakhulanga |
| Class 14 | bukhulile, bukhulē | obukhulile, obukhulē | bukhulile, bukhulē | abukhulanga | obungakhulanga | bungakhulanga |
| Class 15 | kukhulile, kukhulē | okukhulile, okukhulē | kukhulile, kukhulē | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| Class 17 | kukhulile, kukhulē | okukhulile, okukhulē | kukhulile, kukhulē | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| | 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 | ngākhula | engākhula | ngākhula | angikhulanga | engingakhulanga | ngingakhulanga |
| 2nd singular | wākhula | owākhula | wākhula | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| 1st plural | sākhula | esākhula | sākhula | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| 2nd plural | nākhula | enākhula | nākhula | anikhulanga | eningakhulanga | ningakhulanga |
| Class 1 | wākhula | owākhula | ākhula | akakhulanga | ongakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| Class 2 | bākhula | abākhula | bākhula | abakhulanga | abangakhulanga | bengakhulanga |
| Class 3 | wākhula | owākhula | wākhula | awukhulanga | ongakhulanga | ungakhulanga |
| Class 4 | yākhula | eyākhula | yākhula | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| Class 5 | lākhula | elākhula | lākhula | alikhulanga | elingakhulanga | lingakhulanga |
| Class 6 | ākhula | ākhula | ākhula | awakhulanga | angakhulanga | engakhulanga |
| Class 7 | sākhula | esākhula | sākhula | asikhulanga | esingakhulanga | singakhulanga |
| Class 8 | zākhula | ezākhula | zākhula | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| Class 9 | yākhula | eyākhula | yākhula | ayikhulanga | engakhulanga | ingakhulanga |
| Class 10 | zākhula | ezākhula | zākhula | azikhulanga | ezingakhulanga | zingakhulanga |
| Class 11 | lwākhula | olwākhula | lwākhula | alukhulanga | olungakhulanga | lungakhulanga |
| Class 14 | bākhula | obākhula | bākhula | abukhulanga | obungakhulanga | bungakhulanga |
| Class 15 | kwākhula | okwākhula | kwākhula | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| Class 17 | kwākhula | okwākhula | kwākhula | akukhulanga | okungakhulanga | kungakhulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingakhula | — | ngingakhula | ngingekhule | — | ngingekhule |
| 2nd singular | ungakhula | — | ungakhula | ungekhule | — | ungekhule |
| 1st plural | singakhula | — | singakhula | singekhule | — | singekhule |
| 2nd plural | ningakhula | — | ningakhula | ningekhule | — | ningekhule |
| Class 1 | angakhula | — | engakhula | angekhule | — | engekhule |
| Class 2 | bangakhula | — | bengakhula | bangekhule | — | bengekhule |
| Class 3 | ungakhula | — | ungakhula | ungekhule | — | ungekhule |
| Class 4 | ingakhula | — | ingakhula | ingekhule | — | ingekhule |
| Class 5 | lingakhula | — | lingakhula | lingekhule | — | lingekhule |
| Class 6 | angakhula | — | engakhula | angekhule | — | engekhule |
| Class 7 | singakhula | — | singakhula | singekhule | — | singekhule |
| Class 8 | zingakhula | — | zingakhula | zingekhule | — | zingekhule |
| Class 9 | ingakhula | — | ingakhula | ingekhule | — | ingekhule |
| Class 10 | zingakhula | — | zingakhula | zingekhule | — | zingekhule |
| Class 11 | lungakhula | — | lungakhula | lungekhule | — | lungekhule |
| Class 14 | bungakhula | — | bungakhula | bungekhule | — | bungekhule |
| Class 15 | kungakhula | — | kungakhula | kungekhule | — | kungekhule |
| Class 17 | kungakhula | — | kungakhula | kungekhule | — | kungekhule |
| | 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 | ngizokhula | engizokhula | ngizokhula | angizukhula | engingezukhula | ngingezukhula |
| 2nd singular | uzokhula | ozokhula | uzokhula | awuzukhula | ongezukhula | ungezukhula |
| 1st plural | sizokhula | esizokhula | sizokhula | asizukhula | esingezukhula | singezukhula |
| 2nd plural | nizokhula | enizokhula | nizokhula | anizukhula | eningezukhula | ningezukhula |
| Class 1 | uzokhula | ozokhula | ezokhula | akazukhula | ongezukhula | engezukhula |
| Class 2 | bazokhula | abazokhula | bezokhula | abazukhula | abangezukhula | bengezukhula |
| Class 3 | uzokhula | ozokhula | uzokhula | awuzukhula | ongezukhula | ungezukhula |
| Class 4 | izokhula | ezokhula | izokhula | ayizukhula | engezukhula | ingezukhula |
| Class 5 | lizokhula | elizokhula | lizokhula | alizukhula | elingezukhula | lingezukhula |
| Class 6 | azokhula | azokhula | ezokhula | awazukhula | angezukhula | engezukhula |
| Class 7 | sizokhula | esizokhula | sizokhula | asizukhula | esingezukhula | singezukhula |
| Class 8 | zizokhula | ezizokhula | zizokhula | azizukhula | ezingezukhula | zingezukhula |
| Class 9 | izokhula | ezokhula | izokhula | ayizukhula | engezukhula | ingezukhula |
| Class 10 | zizokhula | ezizokhula | zizokhula | azizukhula | ezingezukhula | zingezukhula |
| Class 11 | luzokhula | oluzokhula | luzokhula | aluzukhula | olungezukhula | lungezukhula |
| Class 14 | buzokhula | obuzokhula | buzokhula | abuzukhula | obungezukhula | bungezukhula |
| Class 15 | kuzokhula | okuzokhula | kuzokhula | akuzukhula | okungezukhula | kungezukhula |
| Class 17 | kuzokhula | okuzokhula | kuzokhula | akuzukhula | okungezukhula | kungezukhula |
| | 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 | ngiyokhula | engiyokhula | ngiyokhula | angiyukhula | engingeyukhula | ngingeyukhula |
| 2nd singular | uyokhula | oyokhula | uyokhula | awuyukhula | ongeyukhula | ungeyukhula |
| 1st plural | siyokhula | esiyokhula | siyokhula | asiyukhula | esingeyukhula | singeyukhula |
| 2nd plural | niyokhula | eniyokhula | niyokhula | aniyukhula | eningeyukhula | ningeyukhula |
| Class 1 | uyokhula | oyokhula | eyokhula | akayukhula | ongeyukhula | engeyukhula |
| Class 2 | bayokhula | abayokhula | beyokhula | abayukhula | abangeyukhula | bengeyukhula |
| Class 3 | uyokhula | oyokhula | uyokhula | awuyukhula | ongeyukhula | ungeyukhula |
| Class 4 | iyokhula | eyokhula | iyokhula | ayiyukhula | engeyukhula | ingeyukhula |
| Class 5 | liyokhula | eliyokhula | liyokhula | aliyukhula | elingeyukhula | lingeyukhula |
| Class 6 | ayokhula | ayokhula | eyokhula | awayukhula | angeyukhula | engeyukhula |
| Class 7 | siyokhula | esiyokhula | siyokhula | asiyukhula | esingeyukhula | singeyukhula |
| Class 8 | ziyokhula | eziyokhula | ziyokhula | aziyukhula | ezingeyukhula | zingeyukhula |
| Class 9 | iyokhula | eyokhula | iyokhula | ayiyukhula | engeyukhula | ingeyukhula |
| Class 10 | ziyokhula | eziyokhula | ziyokhula | aziyukhula | ezingeyukhula | zingeyukhula |
| Class 11 | luyokhula | oluyokhula | luyokhula | aluyukhula | olungeyukhula | lungeyukhula |
| Class 14 | buyokhula | obuyokhula | buyokhula | abuyukhula | obungeyukhula | bungeyukhula |
| Class 15 | kuyokhula | okuyokhula | kuyokhula | akuyukhula | okungeyukhula | kungeyukhula |
| Class 17 | kuyokhula | okuyokhula | kuyokhula | akuyukhula | okungeyukhula | kungeyukhula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngikhule | ngingakhuli |
| 2nd singular | ukhule | ungakhuli |
| 1st plural | sikhule | singakhuli |
| 2nd plural | nikhule | ningakhuli |
| Class 1 | akhule | angakhuli |
| Class 2 | bakhule | bangakhuli |
| Class 3 | ukhule | ungakhuli |
| Class 4 | ikhule | ingakhuli |
| Class 5 | likhule | lingakhuli |
| Class 6 | akhule | angakhuli |
| Class 7 | sikhule | singakhuli |
| Class 8 | zikhule | zingakhuli |
| Class 9 | ikhule | ingakhuli |
| Class 10 | zikhule | zingakhuli |
| Class 11 | lukhule | lungakhuli |
| Class 14 | bukhule | bungakhuli |
| Class 15 | kukhule | kungakhuli |
| Class 17 | kukhule | kungakhuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngakhula | ngangakhula, angakhula, angangakhula |
| 2nd singular | wakhula | wangakhula, awakhula, awangakhula |
| 1st plural | sakhula | sangakhula, asakhula, asangakhula |
| 2nd plural | nakhula | nangakhula, anakhula, anangakhula |
| Class 1 | wakhula | wangakhula, akakhula, akangakhula |
| Class 2 | bakhula | bangakhula, abakhula, abangakhula |
| Class 3 | wakhula | wangakhula, awakhula, awangakhula |
| Class 4 | yakhula | yangakhula, ayakhula, ayangakhula |
| Class 5 | lakhula | langakhula, alakhula, alangakhula |
| Class 6 | akhula | angakhula, awakhula, awangakhula |
| Class 7 | sakhula | sangakhula, asakhula, asangakhula |
| Class 8 | zakhula | zangakhula, azakhula, azangakhula |
| Class 9 | yakhula | yangakhula, ayakhula, ayangakhula |
| Class 10 | zakhula | zangakhula, azakhula, azangakhula |
| Class 11 | lwakhula | lwangakhula, alwakhula, alwangakhula |
| Class 14 | bakhula | bangakhula, abakhula, abangakhula |
| Class 15 | kwakhula | kwangakhula, akwakhula, akwangakhula |
| Class 17 | kwakhula | kwangakhula, akwakhula, akwangakhula |

### References

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