# abela
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -aba +‎ -ela.

### Verb

-abela$^?$
* (transitive) to apportion to, to distribute among
* (transitive) to award to

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwabela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwabela | ukungabeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yabela | -abele |
| Plural | yabelani | -abeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabela, ngabela | engabelayo, engabela | ngabela | angabeli | engingabeli | ngingabeli |
| 2nd singular | uyabela, wabela | owabelayo, owabela | wabela | awabeli | ongabeli | ungabeli |
| 1st plural | siyabela, sabela | esabelayo, esabela | sabela | asabeli | esingabeli | singabeli |
| 2nd plural | niyabela, nabela | enabelayo, enabela | nabela | anabeli | eningabeli | ningabeli |
| Class 1 | uyabela, wabela | owabelayo, owabela | abela | akabeli | ongabeli | engabeli |
| Class 2 | bayabela, babela | ababelayo, ababela | babela | ababeli | abangabeli | bengabeli |
| Class 3 | uyabela, wabela | owabelayo, owabela | wabela | awabeli | ongabeli | ungabeli |
| Class 4 | iyabela, yabela | eyabelayo, eyabela | yabela | ayabeli | engabeli | ingabeli |
| Class 5 | liyabela, labela | elabelayo, elabela | labela | alabeli | elingabeli | lingabeli |
| Class 6 | ayabela, abela | abelayo, abela | abela | awabeli | angabeli | engabeli |
| Class 7 | siyabela, sabela | esabelayo, esabela | sabela | asabeli | esingabeli | singabeli |
| Class 8 | ziyabela, zabela | ezabelayo, ezabela | zabela | azabeli | ezingabeli | zingabeli |
| Class 9 | iyabela, yabela | eyabelayo, eyabela | yabela | ayabeli | engabeli | ingabeli |
| Class 10 | ziyabela, zabela | ezabelayo, ezabela | zabela | azabeli | ezingabeli | zingabeli |
| Class 11 | luyabela, lwabela | olwabelayo, olwabela | lwabela | alwabeli | olungabeli | lungabeli |
| Class 14 | buyabela, babela | obabelayo, obabela | babela | ababeli | obungabeli | bungabeli |
| Class 15 | kuyabela, kwabela | okwabelayo, okwabela | kwabela | akwabeli | okungabeli | kungabeli |
| Class 17 | kuyabela, kwabela | okwabelayo, okwabela | kwabela | akwabeli | okungabeli | kungabeli |
| | 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 | ngabelile, ngabelē | engabelile, engabelē | ngabelile, ngabelē | angabelanga | engingabelanga | ngingabelanga |
| 2nd singular | wabelile, wabelē | owabelile, owabelē | wabelile, wabelē | awabelanga | ongabelanga | ungabelanga |
| 1st plural | sabelile, sabelē | esabelile, esabelē | sabelile, sabelē | asabelanga | esingabelanga | singabelanga |
| 2nd plural | nabelile, nabelē | enabelile, enabelē | nabelile, nabelē | anabelanga | eningabelanga | ningabelanga |
| Class 1 | wabelile, wabelē | owabelile, owabelē | abelile, abelē | akabelanga | ongabelanga | engabelanga |
| Class 2 | babelile, babelē | ababelile, ababelē | babelile, babelē | ababelanga | abangabelanga | bengabelanga |
| Class 3 | wabelile, wabelē | owabelile, owabelē | wabelile, wabelē | awabelanga | ongabelanga | ungabelanga |
| Class 4 | yabelile, yabelē | eyabelile, eyabelē | yabelile, yabelē | ayabelanga | engabelanga | ingabelanga |
| Class 5 | labelile, labelē | elabelile, elabelē | labelile, labelē | alabelanga | elingabelanga | lingabelanga |
| Class 6 | abelile, abelē | abelile, abelē | abelile, abelē | awabelanga | angabelanga | engabelanga |
| Class 7 | sabelile, sabelē | esabelile, esabelē | sabelile, sabelē | asabelanga | esingabelanga | singabelanga |
| Class 8 | zabelile, zabelē | ezabelile, ezabelē | zabelile, zabelē | azabelanga | ezingabelanga | zingabelanga |
| Class 9 | yabelile, yabelē | eyabelile, eyabelē | yabelile, yabelē | ayabelanga | engabelanga | ingabelanga |
| Class 10 | zabelile, zabelē | ezabelile, ezabelē | zabelile, zabelē | azabelanga | ezingabelanga | zingabelanga |
| Class 11 | lwabelile, lwabelē | olwabelile, olwabelē | lwabelile, lwabelē | alwabelanga | olungabelanga | lungabelanga |
| Class 14 | babelile, babelē | obabelile, obabelē | babelile, babelē | ababelanga | obungabelanga | bungabelanga |
| Class 15 | kwabelile, kwabelē | okwabelile, okwabelē | kwabelile, kwabelē | akwabelanga | okungabelanga | kungabelanga |
| Class 17 | kwabelile, kwabelē | okwabelile, okwabelē | kwabelile, kwabelē | akwabelanga | okungabelanga | kungabelanga |
| | 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 | ngābela | engābela | ngābela | angabelanga | engingabelanga | ngingabelanga |
| 2nd singular | wābela | owābela | wābela | awabelanga | ongabelanga | ungabelanga |
| 1st plural | sābela | esābela | sābela | asabelanga | esingabelanga | singabelanga |
| 2nd plural | nābela | enābela | nābela | anabelanga | eningabelanga | ningabelanga |
| Class 1 | wābela | owābela | ābela | akabelanga | ongabelanga | engabelanga |
| Class 2 | bābela | abābela | bābela | ababelanga | abangabelanga | bengabelanga |
| Class 3 | wābela | owābela | wābela | awabelanga | ongabelanga | ungabelanga |
| Class 4 | yābela | eyābela | yābela | ayabelanga | engabelanga | ingabelanga |
| Class 5 | lābela | elābela | lābela | alabelanga | elingabelanga | lingabelanga |
| Class 6 | ābela | ābela | ābela | awabelanga | angabelanga | engabelanga |
| Class 7 | sābela | esābela | sābela | asabelanga | esingabelanga | singabelanga |
| Class 8 | zābela | ezābela | zābela | azabelanga | ezingabelanga | zingabelanga |
| Class 9 | yābela | eyābela | yābela | ayabelanga | engabelanga | ingabelanga |
| Class 10 | zābela | ezābela | zābela | azabelanga | ezingabelanga | zingabelanga |
| Class 11 | lwābela | olwābela | lwābela | alwabelanga | olungabelanga | lungabelanga |
| Class 14 | bābela | obābela | bābela | ababelanga | obungabelanga | bungabelanga |
| Class 15 | kwābela | okwābela | kwābela | akwabelanga | okungabelanga | kungabelanga |
| Class 17 | kwābela | okwābela | kwābela | akwabelanga | okungabelanga | kungabelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabela | — | ngingabela | ngingabele | — | ngingabele |
| 2nd singular | ungabela | — | ungabela | ungabele | — | ungabele |
| 1st plural | singabela | — | singabela | singabele | — | singabele |
| 2nd plural | ningabela | — | ningabela | ningabele | — | ningabele |
| Class 1 | angabela | — | engabela | angabele | — | engabele |
| Class 2 | bangabela | — | bengabela | bangabele | — | bengabele |
| Class 3 | ungabela | — | ungabela | ungabele | — | ungabele |
| Class 4 | ingabela | — | ingabela | ingabele | — | ingabele |
| Class 5 | lingabela | — | lingabela | lingabele | — | lingabele |
| Class 6 | angabela | — | engabela | angabele | — | engabele |
| Class 7 | singabela | — | singabela | singabele | — | singabele |
| Class 8 | zingabela | — | zingabela | zingabele | — | zingabele |
| Class 9 | ingabela | — | ingabela | ingabele | — | ingabele |
| Class 10 | zingabela | — | zingabela | zingabele | — | zingabele |
| Class 11 | lungabela | — | lungabela | lungabele | — | lungabele |
| Class 14 | bungabela | — | bungabela | bungabele | — | bungabele |
| Class 15 | kungabela | — | kungabela | kungabele | — | kungabele |
| Class 17 | kungabela | — | kungabela | kungabele | — | kungabele |
| | 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 | ngizokwabela | engizokwabela | ngizokwabela | angizukwabela | engingezukwabela | ngingezukwabela |
| 2nd singular | uzokwabela | ozokwabela | uzokwabela | awuzukwabela | ongezukwabela | ungezukwabela |
| 1st plural | sizokwabela | esizokwabela | sizokwabela | asizukwabela | esingezukwabela | singezukwabela |
| 2nd plural | nizokwabela | enizokwabela | nizokwabela | anizukwabela | eningezukwabela | ningezukwabela |
| Class 1 | uzokwabela | ozokwabela | ezokwabela | akazukwabela | ongezukwabela | engezukwabela |
| Class 2 | bazokwabela | abazokwabela | bezokwabela | abazukwabela | abangezukwabela | bengezukwabela |
| Class 3 | uzokwabela | ozokwabela | uzokwabela | awuzukwabela | ongezukwabela | ungezukwabela |
| Class 4 | izokwabela | ezokwabela | izokwabela | ayizukwabela | engezukwabela | ingezukwabela |
| Class 5 | lizokwabela | elizokwabela | lizokwabela | alizukwabela | elingezukwabela | lingezukwabela |
| Class 6 | azokwabela | azokwabela | ezokwabela | awazukwabela | angezukwabela | engezukwabela |
| Class 7 | sizokwabela | esizokwabela | sizokwabela | asizukwabela | esingezukwabela | singezukwabela |
| Class 8 | zizokwabela | ezizokwabela | zizokwabela | azizukwabela | ezingezukwabela | zingezukwabela |
| Class 9 | izokwabela | ezokwabela | izokwabela | ayizukwabela | engezukwabela | ingezukwabela |
| Class 10 | zizokwabela | ezizokwabela | zizokwabela | azizukwabela | ezingezukwabela | zingezukwabela |
| Class 11 | luzokwabela | oluzokwabela | luzokwabela | aluzukwabela | olungezukwabela | lungezukwabela |
| Class 14 | buzokwabela | obuzokwabela | buzokwabela | abuzukwabela | obungezukwabela | bungezukwabela |
| Class 15 | kuzokwabela | okuzokwabela | kuzokwabela | akuzukwabela | okungezukwabela | kungezukwabela |
| Class 17 | kuzokwabela | okuzokwabela | kuzokwabela | akuzukwabela | okungezukwabela | kungezukwabela |
| | 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 | ngiyokwabela | engiyokwabela | ngiyokwabela | angiyukwabela | engingeyukwabela | ngingeyukwabela |
| 2nd singular | uyokwabela | oyokwabela | uyokwabela | awuyukwabela | ongeyukwabela | ungeyukwabela |
| 1st plural | siyokwabela | esiyokwabela | siyokwabela | asiyukwabela | esingeyukwabela | singeyukwabela |
| 2nd plural | niyokwabela | eniyokwabela | niyokwabela | aniyukwabela | eningeyukwabela | ningeyukwabela |
| Class 1 | uyokwabela | oyokwabela | eyokwabela | akayukwabela | ongeyukwabela | engeyukwabela |
| Class 2 | bayokwabela | abayokwabela | beyokwabela | abayukwabela | abangeyukwabela | bengeyukwabela |
| Class 3 | uyokwabela | oyokwabela | uyokwabela | awuyukwabela | ongeyukwabela | ungeyukwabela |
| Class 4 | iyokwabela | eyokwabela | iyokwabela | ayiyukwabela | engeyukwabela | ingeyukwabela |
| Class 5 | liyokwabela | eliyokwabela | liyokwabela | aliyukwabela | elingeyukwabela | lingeyukwabela |
| Class 6 | ayokwabela | ayokwabela | eyokwabela | awayukwabela | angeyukwabela | engeyukwabela |
| Class 7 | siyokwabela | esiyokwabela | siyokwabela | asiyukwabela | esingeyukwabela | singeyukwabela |
| Class 8 | ziyokwabela | eziyokwabela | ziyokwabela | aziyukwabela | ezingeyukwabela | zingeyukwabela |
| Class 9 | iyokwabela | eyokwabela | iyokwabela | ayiyukwabela | engeyukwabela | ingeyukwabela |
| Class 10 | ziyokwabela | eziyokwabela | ziyokwabela | aziyukwabela | ezingeyukwabela | zingeyukwabela |
| Class 11 | luyokwabela | oluyokwabela | luyokwabela | aluyukwabela | olungeyukwabela | lungeyukwabela |
| Class 14 | buyokwabela | obuyokwabela | buyokwabela | abuyukwabela | obungeyukwabela | bungeyukwabela |
| Class 15 | kuyokwabela | okuyokwabela | kuyokwabela | akuyukwabela | okungeyukwabela | kungeyukwabela |
| Class 17 | kuyokwabela | okuyokwabela | kuyokwabela | akuyukwabela | okungeyukwabela | kungeyukwabela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabele | ngingabeli |
| 2nd singular | wabele | ungabeli |
| 1st plural | sabele | singabeli |
| 2nd plural | nabele | ningabeli |
| Class 1 | abele | angabeli |
| Class 2 | babele | bangabeli |
| Class 3 | wabele | ungabeli |
| Class 4 | yabele | ingabeli |
| Class 5 | labele | lingabeli |
| Class 6 | abele | angabeli |
| Class 7 | sabele | singabeli |
| Class 8 | zabele | zingabeli |
| Class 9 | yabele | ingabeli |
| Class 10 | zabele | zingabeli |
| Class 11 | lwabele | lungabeli |
| Class 14 | babele | bungabeli |
| Class 15 | kwabele | kungabeli |
| Class 17 | kwabele | kungabeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabela | ngangabela, angabela, angangabela |
| 2nd singular | wabela | wangabela, awabela, awangabela |
| 1st plural | sabela | sangabela, asabela, asangabela |
| 2nd plural | nabela | nangabela, anabela, anangabela |
| Class 1 | wabela | wangabela, akabela, akangabela |
| Class 2 | babela | bangabela, ababela, abangabela |
| Class 3 | wabela | wangabela, awabela, awangabela |
| Class 4 | yabela | yangabela, ayabela, ayangabela |
| Class 5 | labela | langabela, alabela, alangabela |
| Class 6 | abela | angabela, awabela, awangabela |
| Class 7 | sabela | sangabela, asabela, asangabela |
| Class 8 | zabela | zangabela, azabela, azangabela |
| Class 9 | yabela | yangabela, ayabela, ayangabela |
| Class 10 | zabela | zangabela, azabela, azangabela |
| Class 11 | lwabela | lwangabela, alwabela, alwangabela |
| Class 14 | babela | bangabela, ababela, abangabela |
| Class 15 | kwabela | kwangabela, akwabela, akwangabela |
| Class 17 | kwabela | kwangabela, akwabela, akwangabela |

#### Derived terms

* isabelo

### References

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