# otha
## Karao
### Noun

otha
* vomit

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to warm oneself”).

### Verb

-ótha
* to warm oneself

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to warm oneself”).

### Verb

-ôtha
* (transitive) to bask in

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to warm oneself”).

### Verb

-ôtha
* (transitive) to warm oneself at, to bask in

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukotha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukotha | ukungothi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yotha | -othe |
| Plural | yothani | -otheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyotha, ngotha | engothayo, engotha | ngotha | angothi | engingothi | ngingothi |
| 2nd singular | uyotha, wotha | owothayo, owotha | wotha | awothi | ongothi | ungothi |
| 1st plural | siyotha, sotha | esothayo, esotha | sotha | asothi | esingothi | singothi |
| 2nd plural | niyotha, notha | enothayo, enotha | notha | anothi | eningothi | ningothi |
| Class 1 | uyotha, wotha | owothayo, owotha | otha | akothi | ongothi | engothi |
| Class 2 | bayotha, botha | abothayo, abotha | botha | abothi | abangothi | bengothi |
| Class 3 | uyotha, wotha | owothayo, owotha | wotha | awothi | ongothi | ungothi |
| Class 4 | iyotha, yotha | eyothayo, eyotha | yotha | ayothi | engothi | ingothi |
| Class 5 | liyotha, lotha | elothayo, elotha | lotha | alothi | elingothi | lingothi |
| Class 6 | ayotha, otha | othayo, otha | otha | awothi | angothi | engothi |
| Class 7 | siyotha, sotha | esothayo, esotha | sotha | asothi | esingothi | singothi |
| Class 8 | ziyotha, zotha | ezothayo, ezotha | zotha | azothi | ezingothi | zingothi |
| Class 9 | iyotha, yotha | eyothayo, eyotha | yotha | ayothi | engothi | ingothi |
| Class 10 | ziyotha, zotha | ezothayo, ezotha | zotha | azothi | ezingothi | zingothi |
| Class 11 | luyotha, lotha | olothayo, olotha | lotha | alothi | olungothi | lungothi |
| Class 14 | buyotha, botha | obothayo, obotha | botha | abothi | obungothi | bungothi |
| Class 15 | kuyotha, kotha | okothayo, okotha | kotha | akothi | okungothi | kungothi |
| Class 17 | kuyotha, kotha | okothayo, okotha | kotha | akothi | okungothi | kungothi |
| | 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 | ngothile, ngothē | engothile, engothē | ngothile, ngothē | angothanga | engingothanga | ngingothanga |
| 2nd singular | wothile, wothē | owothile, owothē | wothile, wothē | awothanga | ongothanga | ungothanga |
| 1st plural | sothile, sothē | esothile, esothē | sothile, sothē | asothanga | esingothanga | singothanga |
| 2nd plural | nothile, nothē | enothile, enothē | nothile, nothē | anothanga | eningothanga | ningothanga |
| Class 1 | wothile, wothē | owothile, owothē | othile, othē | akothanga | ongothanga | engothanga |
| Class 2 | bothile, bothē | abothile, abothē | bothile, bothē | abothanga | abangothanga | bengothanga |
| Class 3 | wothile, wothē | owothile, owothē | wothile, wothē | awothanga | ongothanga | ungothanga |
| Class 4 | yothile, yothē | eyothile, eyothē | yothile, yothē | ayothanga | engothanga | ingothanga |
| Class 5 | lothile, lothē | elothile, elothē | lothile, lothē | alothanga | elingothanga | lingothanga |
| Class 6 | othile, othē | othile, othē | othile, othē | awothanga | angothanga | engothanga |
| Class 7 | sothile, sothē | esothile, esothē | sothile, sothē | asothanga | esingothanga | singothanga |
| Class 8 | zothile, zothē | ezothile, ezothē | zothile, zothē | azothanga | ezingothanga | zingothanga |
| Class 9 | yothile, yothē | eyothile, eyothē | yothile, yothē | ayothanga | engothanga | ingothanga |
| Class 10 | zothile, zothē | ezothile, ezothē | zothile, zothē | azothanga | ezingothanga | zingothanga |
| Class 11 | lothile, lothē | olothile, olothē | lothile, lothē | alothanga | olungothanga | lungothanga |
| Class 14 | bothile, bothē | obothile, obothē | bothile, bothē | abothanga | obungothanga | bungothanga |
| Class 15 | kothile, kothē | okothile, okothē | kothile, kothē | akothanga | okungothanga | kungothanga |
| Class 17 | kothile, kothē | okothile, okothē | kothile, kothē | akothanga | okungothanga | kungothanga |
| | 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 | ngōtha | engōtha | ngōtha | angothanga | engingothanga | ngingothanga |
| 2nd singular | wōtha | owōtha | wōtha | awothanga | ongothanga | ungothanga |
| 1st plural | sōtha | esōtha | sōtha | asothanga | esingothanga | singothanga |
| 2nd plural | nōtha | enōtha | nōtha | anothanga | eningothanga | ningothanga |
| Class 1 | wōtha | owōtha | ōtha | akothanga | ongothanga | engothanga |
| Class 2 | bōtha | abōtha | bōtha | abothanga | abangothanga | bengothanga |
| Class 3 | wōtha | owōtha | wōtha | awothanga | ongothanga | ungothanga |
| Class 4 | yōtha | eyōtha | yōtha | ayothanga | engothanga | ingothanga |
| Class 5 | lōtha | elōtha | lōtha | alothanga | elingothanga | lingothanga |
| Class 6 | ōtha | ōtha | ōtha | awothanga | angothanga | engothanga |
| Class 7 | sōtha | esōtha | sōtha | asothanga | esingothanga | singothanga |
| Class 8 | zōtha | ezōtha | zōtha | azothanga | ezingothanga | zingothanga |
| Class 9 | yōtha | eyōtha | yōtha | ayothanga | engothanga | ingothanga |
| Class 10 | zōtha | ezōtha | zōtha | azothanga | ezingothanga | zingothanga |
| Class 11 | lōtha | olōtha | lōtha | alothanga | olungothanga | lungothanga |
| Class 14 | bōtha | obōtha | bōtha | abothanga | obungothanga | bungothanga |
| Class 15 | kōtha | okōtha | kōtha | akothanga | okungothanga | kungothanga |
| Class 17 | kōtha | okōtha | kōtha | akothanga | okungothanga | kungothanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingotha | — | ngingotha | ngingothe | — | ngingothe |
| 2nd singular | ungotha | — | ungotha | ungothe | — | ungothe |
| 1st plural | singotha | — | singotha | singothe | — | singothe |
| 2nd plural | ningotha | — | ningotha | ningothe | — | ningothe |
| Class 1 | angotha | — | engotha | angothe | — | engothe |
| Class 2 | bangotha | — | bengotha | bangothe | — | bengothe |
| Class 3 | ungotha | — | ungotha | ungothe | — | ungothe |
| Class 4 | ingotha | — | ingotha | ingothe | — | ingothe |
| Class 5 | lingotha | — | lingotha | lingothe | — | lingothe |
| Class 6 | angotha | — | engotha | angothe | — | engothe |
| Class 7 | singotha | — | singotha | singothe | — | singothe |
| Class 8 | zingotha | — | zingotha | zingothe | — | zingothe |
| Class 9 | ingotha | — | ingotha | ingothe | — | ingothe |
| Class 10 | zingotha | — | zingotha | zingothe | — | zingothe |
| Class 11 | lungotha | — | lungotha | lungothe | — | lungothe |
| Class 14 | bungotha | — | bungotha | bungothe | — | bungothe |
| Class 15 | kungotha | — | kungotha | kungothe | — | kungothe |
| Class 17 | kungotha | — | kungotha | kungothe | — | kungothe |
| | 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 | ngizokotha | engizokotha | ngizokotha | angizukotha | engingezukotha | ngingezukotha |
| 2nd singular | uzokotha | ozokotha | uzokotha | awuzukotha | ongezukotha | ungezukotha |
| 1st plural | sizokotha | esizokotha | sizokotha | asizukotha | esingezukotha | singezukotha |
| 2nd plural | nizokotha | enizokotha | nizokotha | anizukotha | eningezukotha | ningezukotha |
| Class 1 | uzokotha | ozokotha | ezokotha | akazukotha | ongezukotha | engezukotha |
| Class 2 | bazokotha | abazokotha | bezokotha | abazukotha | abangezukotha | bengezukotha |
| Class 3 | uzokotha | ozokotha | uzokotha | awuzukotha | ongezukotha | ungezukotha |
| Class 4 | izokotha | ezokotha | izokotha | ayizukotha | engezukotha | ingezukotha |
| Class 5 | lizokotha | elizokotha | lizokotha | alizukotha | elingezukotha | lingezukotha |
| Class 6 | azokotha | azokotha | ezokotha | awazukotha | angezukotha | engezukotha |
| Class 7 | sizokotha | esizokotha | sizokotha | asizukotha | esingezukotha | singezukotha |
| Class 8 | zizokotha | ezizokotha | zizokotha | azizukotha | ezingezukotha | zingezukotha |
| Class 9 | izokotha | ezokotha | izokotha | ayizukotha | engezukotha | ingezukotha |
| Class 10 | zizokotha | ezizokotha | zizokotha | azizukotha | ezingezukotha | zingezukotha |
| Class 11 | luzokotha | oluzokotha | luzokotha | aluzukotha | olungezukotha | lungezukotha |
| Class 14 | buzokotha | obuzokotha | buzokotha | abuzukotha | obungezukotha | bungezukotha |
| Class 15 | kuzokotha | okuzokotha | kuzokotha | akuzukotha | okungezukotha | kungezukotha |
| Class 17 | kuzokotha | okuzokotha | kuzokotha | akuzukotha | okungezukotha | kungezukotha |
| | 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 | ngiyokotha | engiyokotha | ngiyokotha | angiyukotha | engingeyukotha | ngingeyukotha |
| 2nd singular | uyokotha | oyokotha | uyokotha | awuyukotha | ongeyukotha | ungeyukotha |
| 1st plural | siyokotha | esiyokotha | siyokotha | asiyukotha | esingeyukotha | singeyukotha |
| 2nd plural | niyokotha | eniyokotha | niyokotha | aniyukotha | eningeyukotha | ningeyukotha |
| Class 1 | uyokotha | oyokotha | eyokotha | akayukotha | ongeyukotha | engeyukotha |
| Class 2 | bayokotha | abayokotha | beyokotha | abayukotha | abangeyukotha | bengeyukotha |
| Class 3 | uyokotha | oyokotha | uyokotha | awuyukotha | ongeyukotha | ungeyukotha |
| Class 4 | iyokotha | eyokotha | iyokotha | ayiyukotha | engeyukotha | ingeyukotha |
| Class 5 | liyokotha | eliyokotha | liyokotha | aliyukotha | elingeyukotha | lingeyukotha |
| Class 6 | ayokotha | ayokotha | eyokotha | awayukotha | angeyukotha | engeyukotha |
| Class 7 | siyokotha | esiyokotha | siyokotha | asiyukotha | esingeyukotha | singeyukotha |
| Class 8 | ziyokotha | eziyokotha | ziyokotha | aziyukotha | ezingeyukotha | zingeyukotha |
| Class 9 | iyokotha | eyokotha | iyokotha | ayiyukotha | engeyukotha | ingeyukotha |
| Class 10 | ziyokotha | eziyokotha | ziyokotha | aziyukotha | ezingeyukotha | zingeyukotha |
| Class 11 | luyokotha | oluyokotha | luyokotha | aluyukotha | olungeyukotha | lungeyukotha |
| Class 14 | buyokotha | obuyokotha | buyokotha | abuyukotha | obungeyukotha | bungeyukotha |
| Class 15 | kuyokotha | okuyokotha | kuyokotha | akuyukotha | okungeyukotha | kungeyukotha |
| Class 17 | kuyokotha | okuyokotha | kuyokotha | akuyukotha | okungeyukotha | kungeyukotha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngothe | ngingothi |
| 2nd singular | wothe | ungothi |
| 1st plural | sothe | singothi |
| 2nd plural | nothe | ningothi |
| Class 1 | othe | angothi |
| Class 2 | bothe | bangothi |
| Class 3 | wothe | ungothi |
| Class 4 | yothe | ingothi |
| Class 5 | lothe | lingothi |
| Class 6 | othe | angothi |
| Class 7 | sothe | singothi |
| Class 8 | zothe | zingothi |
| Class 9 | yothe | ingothi |
| Class 10 | zothe | zingothi |
| Class 11 | lothe | lungothi |
| Class 14 | bothe | bungothi |
| Class 15 | kothe | kungothi |
| Class 17 | kothe | kungothi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngotha | ngangotha, angotha, angangotha |
| 2nd singular | wotha | wangotha, awotha, awangotha |
| 1st plural | sotha | sangotha, asotha, asangotha |
| 2nd plural | notha | nangotha, anotha, anangotha |
| Class 1 | wotha | wangotha, akotha, akangotha |
| Class 2 | botha | bangotha, abotha, abangotha |
| Class 3 | wotha | wangotha, awotha, awangotha |
| Class 4 | yotha | yangotha, ayotha, ayangotha |
| Class 5 | lotha | langotha, alotha, alangotha |
| Class 6 | otha | angotha, awotha, awangotha |
| Class 7 | sotha | sangotha, asotha, asangotha |
| Class 8 | zotha | zangotha, azotha, azangotha |
| Class 9 | yotha | yangotha, ayotha, ayangotha |
| Class 10 | zotha | zangotha, azotha, azangotha |
| Class 11 | lotha | lwangotha, alotha, alwangotha |
| Class 14 | botha | bangotha, abotha, abangotha |
| Class 15 | kotha | kwangotha, akotha, akwangotha |
| Class 17 | kotha | kwangotha, akotha, akwangotha |

#### Derived terms

* -othela (applicative)
* -othisa (causative)
* -othayotha (diminutive)
* -othisisa (intensive)
* -otheka (neuter-passive)
* -othiwa (passive)
* -othana (reciprocal)

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “otha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “otha (6.3)”