# qabatheka
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃaɓatʰéːɠa/

### Verb

-qabathéka
* (intransitive) to crave, to long, to thirst, to yearn, to have a strong desire
* (intransitive) to speed, to run quickly

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuqabatheka |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqabatheka | ukungaqabatheki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qabatheka | -qabatheke |
| Plural | qabathekani | -qabathekeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqabatheka, ngiqabatheka | engiqabathekayo, engiqabatheka | ngiqabatheka | angiqabatheki | engingaqabatheki | ngingaqabatheki |
| 2nd singular | uyaqabatheka, uqabatheka | oqabathekayo, oqabatheka | uqabatheka | awuqabatheki | ongaqabatheki | ungaqabatheki |
| 1st plural | siyaqabatheka, siqabatheka | esiqabathekayo, esiqabatheka | siqabatheka | asiqabatheki | esingaqabatheki | singaqabatheki |
| 2nd plural | niyaqabatheka, niqabatheka | eniqabathekayo, eniqabatheka | niqabatheka | aniqabatheki | eningaqabatheki | ningaqabatheki |
| Class 1 | uyaqabatheka, uqabatheka | oqabathekayo, oqabatheka | eqabatheka | akaqabatheki | ongaqabatheki | engaqabatheki |
| Class 2 | bayaqabatheka, baqabatheka | abaqabathekayo, abaqabatheka | beqabatheka | abaqabatheki | abangaqabatheki | bengaqabatheki |
| Class 3 | uyaqabatheka, uqabatheka | oqabathekayo, oqabatheka | uqabatheka | awuqabatheki | ongaqabatheki | ungaqabatheki |
| Class 4 | iyaqabatheka, iqabatheka | eqabathekayo, eqabatheka | iqabatheka | ayiqabatheki | engaqabatheki | ingaqabatheki |
| Class 5 | liyaqabatheka, liqabatheka | eliqabathekayo, eliqabatheka | liqabatheka | aliqabatheki | elingaqabatheki | lingaqabatheki |
| Class 6 | ayaqabatheka, aqabatheka | aqabathekayo, aqabatheka | eqabatheka | awaqabatheki | angaqabatheki | engaqabatheki |
| Class 7 | siyaqabatheka, siqabatheka | esiqabathekayo, esiqabatheka | siqabatheka | asiqabatheki | esingaqabatheki | singaqabatheki |
| Class 8 | ziyaqabatheka, ziqabatheka | eziqabathekayo, eziqabatheka | ziqabatheka | aziqabatheki | ezingaqabatheki | zingaqabatheki |
| Class 9 | iyaqabatheka, iqabatheka | eqabathekayo, eqabatheka | iqabatheka | ayiqabatheki | engaqabatheki | ingaqabatheki |
| Class 10 | ziyaqabatheka, ziqabatheka | eziqabathekayo, eziqabatheka | ziqabatheka | aziqabatheki | ezingaqabatheki | zingaqabatheki |
| Class 11 | luyaqabatheka, luqabatheka | oluqabathekayo, oluqabatheka | luqabatheka | aluqabatheki | olungaqabatheki | lungaqabatheki |
| Class 14 | buyaqabatheka, buqabatheka | obuqabathekayo, obuqabatheka | buqabatheka | abuqabatheki | obungaqabatheki | bungaqabatheki |
| Class 15 | kuyaqabatheka, kuqabatheka | okuqabathekayo, okuqabatheka | kuqabatheka | akuqabatheki | okungaqabatheki | kungaqabatheki |
| Class 17 | kuyaqabatheka, kuqabatheka | okuqabathekayo, okuqabatheka | kuqabatheka | akuqabatheki | okungaqabatheki | kungaqabatheki |
| | 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 | ngiqabathekile, ngiqabathekē | engiqabathekile, engiqabathekē | ngiqabathekile, ngiqabathekē | angiqabathekanga | engingaqabathekanga | ngingaqabathekanga |
| 2nd singular | uqabathekile, uqabathekē | oqabathekile, oqabathekē | uqabathekile, uqabathekē | awuqabathekanga | ongaqabathekanga | ungaqabathekanga |
| 1st plural | siqabathekile, siqabathekē | esiqabathekile, esiqabathekē | siqabathekile, siqabathekē | asiqabathekanga | esingaqabathekanga | singaqabathekanga |
| 2nd plural | niqabathekile, niqabathekē | eniqabathekile, eniqabathekē | niqabathekile, niqabathekē | aniqabathekanga | eningaqabathekanga | ningaqabathekanga |
| Class 1 | uqabathekile, uqabathekē | oqabathekile, oqabathekē | eqabathekile, eqabathekē | akaqabathekanga | ongaqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga |
| Class 2 | baqabathekile, baqabathekē | abaqabathekile, abaqabathekē | beqabathekile, beqabathekē | abaqabathekanga | abangaqabathekanga | bengaqabathekanga |
| Class 3 | uqabathekile, uqabathekē | oqabathekile, oqabathekē | uqabathekile, uqabathekē | awuqabathekanga | ongaqabathekanga | ungaqabathekanga |
| Class 4 | iqabathekile, iqabathekē | eqabathekile, eqabathekē | iqabathekile, iqabathekē | ayiqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga | ingaqabathekanga |
| Class 5 | liqabathekile, liqabathekē | eliqabathekile, eliqabathekē | liqabathekile, liqabathekē | aliqabathekanga | elingaqabathekanga | lingaqabathekanga |
| Class 6 | aqabathekile, aqabathekē | aqabathekile, aqabathekē | eqabathekile, eqabathekē | awaqabathekanga | angaqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga |
| Class 7 | siqabathekile, siqabathekē | esiqabathekile, esiqabathekē | siqabathekile, siqabathekē | asiqabathekanga | esingaqabathekanga | singaqabathekanga |
| Class 8 | ziqabathekile, ziqabathekē | eziqabathekile, eziqabathekē | ziqabathekile, ziqabathekē | aziqabathekanga | ezingaqabathekanga | zingaqabathekanga |
| Class 9 | iqabathekile, iqabathekē | eqabathekile, eqabathekē | iqabathekile, iqabathekē | ayiqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga | ingaqabathekanga |
| Class 10 | ziqabathekile, ziqabathekē | eziqabathekile, eziqabathekē | ziqabathekile, ziqabathekē | aziqabathekanga | ezingaqabathekanga | zingaqabathekanga |
| Class 11 | luqabathekile, luqabathekē | oluqabathekile, oluqabathekē | luqabathekile, luqabathekē | aluqabathekanga | olungaqabathekanga | lungaqabathekanga |
| Class 14 | buqabathekile, buqabathekē | obuqabathekile, obuqabathekē | buqabathekile, buqabathekē | abuqabathekanga | obungaqabathekanga | bungaqabathekanga |
| Class 15 | kuqabathekile, kuqabathekē | okuqabathekile, okuqabathekē | kuqabathekile, kuqabathekē | akuqabathekanga | okungaqabathekanga | kungaqabathekanga |
| Class 17 | kuqabathekile, kuqabathekē | okuqabathekile, okuqabathekē | kuqabathekile, kuqabathekē | akuqabathekanga | okungaqabathekanga | kungaqabathekanga |
| | 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 | ngāqabatheka | engāqabatheka | ngāqabatheka | angiqabathekanga | engingaqabathekanga | ngingaqabathekanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqabatheka | owāqabatheka | wāqabatheka | awuqabathekanga | ongaqabathekanga | ungaqabathekanga |
| 1st plural | sāqabatheka | esāqabatheka | sāqabatheka | asiqabathekanga | esingaqabathekanga | singaqabathekanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqabatheka | enāqabatheka | nāqabatheka | aniqabathekanga | eningaqabathekanga | ningaqabathekanga |
| Class 1 | wāqabatheka | owāqabatheka | āqabatheka | akaqabathekanga | ongaqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga |
| Class 2 | bāqabatheka | abāqabatheka | bāqabatheka | abaqabathekanga | abangaqabathekanga | bengaqabathekanga |
| Class 3 | wāqabatheka | owāqabatheka | wāqabatheka | awuqabathekanga | ongaqabathekanga | ungaqabathekanga |
| Class 4 | yāqabatheka | eyāqabatheka | yāqabatheka | ayiqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga | ingaqabathekanga |
| Class 5 | lāqabatheka | elāqabatheka | lāqabatheka | aliqabathekanga | elingaqabathekanga | lingaqabathekanga |
| Class 6 | āqabatheka | āqabatheka | āqabatheka | awaqabathekanga | angaqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga |
| Class 7 | sāqabatheka | esāqabatheka | sāqabatheka | asiqabathekanga | esingaqabathekanga | singaqabathekanga |
| Class 8 | zāqabatheka | ezāqabatheka | zāqabatheka | aziqabathekanga | ezingaqabathekanga | zingaqabathekanga |
| Class 9 | yāqabatheka | eyāqabatheka | yāqabatheka | ayiqabathekanga | engaqabathekanga | ingaqabathekanga |
| Class 10 | zāqabatheka | ezāqabatheka | zāqabatheka | aziqabathekanga | ezingaqabathekanga | zingaqabathekanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqabatheka | olwāqabatheka | lwāqabatheka | aluqabathekanga | olungaqabathekanga | lungaqabathekanga |
| Class 14 | bāqabatheka | obāqabatheka | bāqabatheka | abuqabathekanga | obungaqabathekanga | bungaqabathekanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqabatheka | okwāqabatheka | kwāqabatheka | akuqabathekanga | okungaqabathekanga | kungaqabathekanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqabatheka | okwāqabatheka | kwāqabatheka | akuqabathekanga | okungaqabathekanga | kungaqabathekanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqabatheka | — | ngingaqabatheka | ngingeqabatheke | — | ngingeqabatheke |
| 2nd singular | ungaqabatheka | — | ungaqabatheka | ungeqabatheke | — | ungeqabatheke |
| 1st plural | singaqabatheka | — | singaqabatheka | singeqabatheke | — | singeqabatheke |
| 2nd plural | ningaqabatheka | — | ningaqabatheka | ningeqabatheke | — | ningeqabatheke |
| Class 1 | angaqabatheka | — | engaqabatheka | angeqabatheke | — | engeqabatheke |
| Class 2 | bangaqabatheka | — | bengaqabatheka | bangeqabatheke | — | bengeqabatheke |
| Class 3 | ungaqabatheka | — | ungaqabatheka | ungeqabatheke | — | ungeqabatheke |
| Class 4 | ingaqabatheka | — | ingaqabatheka | ingeqabatheke | — | ingeqabatheke |
| Class 5 | lingaqabatheka | — | lingaqabatheka | lingeqabatheke | — | lingeqabatheke |
| Class 6 | angaqabatheka | — | engaqabatheka | angeqabatheke | — | engeqabatheke |
| Class 7 | singaqabatheka | — | singaqabatheka | singeqabatheke | — | singeqabatheke |
| Class 8 | zingaqabatheka | — | zingaqabatheka | zingeqabatheke | — | zingeqabatheke |
| Class 9 | ingaqabatheka | — | ingaqabatheka | ingeqabatheke | — | ingeqabatheke |
| Class 10 | zingaqabatheka | — | zingaqabatheka | zingeqabatheke | — | zingeqabatheke |
| Class 11 | lungaqabatheka | — | lungaqabatheka | lungeqabatheke | — | lungeqabatheke |
| Class 14 | bungaqabatheka | — | bungaqabatheka | bungeqabatheke | — | bungeqabatheke |
| Class 15 | kungaqabatheka | — | kungaqabatheka | kungeqabatheke | — | kungeqabatheke |
| Class 17 | kungaqabatheka | — | kungaqabatheka | kungeqabatheke | — | kungeqabatheke |
| | 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 | ngizoqabatheka | engizoqabatheka | ngizoqabatheka | angizuqabatheka | engingezuqabatheka | ngingezuqabatheka |
| 2nd singular | uzoqabatheka | ozoqabatheka | uzoqabatheka | awuzuqabatheka | ongezuqabatheka | ungezuqabatheka |
| 1st plural | sizoqabatheka | esizoqabatheka | sizoqabatheka | asizuqabatheka | esingezuqabatheka | singezuqabatheka |
| 2nd plural | nizoqabatheka | enizoqabatheka | nizoqabatheka | anizuqabatheka | eningezuqabatheka | ningezuqabatheka |
| Class 1 | uzoqabatheka | ozoqabatheka | ezoqabatheka | akazuqabatheka | ongezuqabatheka | engezuqabatheka |
| Class 2 | bazoqabatheka | abazoqabatheka | bezoqabatheka | abazuqabatheka | abangezuqabatheka | bengezuqabatheka |
| Class 3 | uzoqabatheka | ozoqabatheka | uzoqabatheka | awuzuqabatheka | ongezuqabatheka | ungezuqabatheka |
| Class 4 | izoqabatheka | ezoqabatheka | izoqabatheka | ayizuqabatheka | engezuqabatheka | ingezuqabatheka |
| Class 5 | lizoqabatheka | elizoqabatheka | lizoqabatheka | alizuqabatheka | elingezuqabatheka | lingezuqabatheka |
| Class 6 | azoqabatheka | azoqabatheka | ezoqabatheka | awazuqabatheka | angezuqabatheka | engezuqabatheka |
| Class 7 | sizoqabatheka | esizoqabatheka | sizoqabatheka | asizuqabatheka | esingezuqabatheka | singezuqabatheka |
| Class 8 | zizoqabatheka | ezizoqabatheka | zizoqabatheka | azizuqabatheka | ezingezuqabatheka | zingezuqabatheka |
| Class 9 | izoqabatheka | ezoqabatheka | izoqabatheka | ayizuqabatheka | engezuqabatheka | ingezuqabatheka |
| Class 10 | zizoqabatheka | ezizoqabatheka | zizoqabatheka | azizuqabatheka | ezingezuqabatheka | zingezuqabatheka |
| Class 11 | luzoqabatheka | oluzoqabatheka | luzoqabatheka | aluzuqabatheka | olungezuqabatheka | lungezuqabatheka |
| Class 14 | buzoqabatheka | obuzoqabatheka | buzoqabatheka | abuzuqabatheka | obungezuqabatheka | bungezuqabatheka |
| Class 15 | kuzoqabatheka | okuzoqabatheka | kuzoqabatheka | akuzuqabatheka | okungezuqabatheka | kungezuqabatheka |
| Class 17 | kuzoqabatheka | okuzoqabatheka | kuzoqabatheka | akuzuqabatheka | okungezuqabatheka | kungezuqabatheka |
| | 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 | ngiyoqabatheka | engiyoqabatheka | ngiyoqabatheka | angiyuqabatheka | engingeyuqabatheka | ngingeyuqabatheka |
| 2nd singular | uyoqabatheka | oyoqabatheka | uyoqabatheka | awuyuqabatheka | ongeyuqabatheka | ungeyuqabatheka |
| 1st plural | siyoqabatheka | esiyoqabatheka | siyoqabatheka | asiyuqabatheka | esingeyuqabatheka | singeyuqabatheka |
| 2nd plural | niyoqabatheka | eniyoqabatheka | niyoqabatheka | aniyuqabatheka | eningeyuqabatheka | ningeyuqabatheka |
| Class 1 | uyoqabatheka | oyoqabatheka | eyoqabatheka | akayuqabatheka | ongeyuqabatheka | engeyuqabatheka |
| Class 2 | bayoqabatheka | abayoqabatheka | beyoqabatheka | abayuqabatheka | abangeyuqabatheka | bengeyuqabatheka |
| Class 3 | uyoqabatheka | oyoqabatheka | uyoqabatheka | awuyuqabatheka | ongeyuqabatheka | ungeyuqabatheka |
| Class 4 | iyoqabatheka | eyoqabatheka | iyoqabatheka | ayiyuqabatheka | engeyuqabatheka | ingeyuqabatheka |
| Class 5 | liyoqabatheka | eliyoqabatheka | liyoqabatheka | aliyuqabatheka | elingeyuqabatheka | lingeyuqabatheka |
| Class 6 | ayoqabatheka | ayoqabatheka | eyoqabatheka | awayuqabatheka | angeyuqabatheka | engeyuqabatheka |
| Class 7 | siyoqabatheka | esiyoqabatheka | siyoqabatheka | asiyuqabatheka | esingeyuqabatheka | singeyuqabatheka |
| Class 8 | ziyoqabatheka | eziyoqabatheka | ziyoqabatheka | aziyuqabatheka | ezingeyuqabatheka | zingeyuqabatheka |
| Class 9 | iyoqabatheka | eyoqabatheka | iyoqabatheka | ayiyuqabatheka | engeyuqabatheka | ingeyuqabatheka |
| Class 10 | ziyoqabatheka | eziyoqabatheka | ziyoqabatheka | aziyuqabatheka | ezingeyuqabatheka | zingeyuqabatheka |
| Class 11 | luyoqabatheka | oluyoqabatheka | luyoqabatheka | aluyuqabatheka | olungeyuqabatheka | lungeyuqabatheka |
| Class 14 | buyoqabatheka | obuyoqabatheka | buyoqabatheka | abuyuqabatheka | obungeyuqabatheka | bungeyuqabatheka |
| Class 15 | kuyoqabatheka | okuyoqabatheka | kuyoqabatheka | akuyuqabatheka | okungeyuqabatheka | kungeyuqabatheka |
| Class 17 | kuyoqabatheka | okuyoqabatheka | kuyoqabatheka | akuyuqabatheka | okungeyuqabatheka | kungeyuqabatheka |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqabatheke | ngingaqabatheki |
| 2nd singular | uqabatheke | ungaqabatheki |
| 1st plural | siqabatheke | singaqabatheki |
| 2nd plural | niqabatheke | ningaqabatheki |
| Class 1 | aqabatheke | angaqabatheki |
| Class 2 | baqabatheke | bangaqabatheki |
| Class 3 | uqabatheke | ungaqabatheki |
| Class 4 | iqabatheke | ingaqabatheki |
| Class 5 | liqabatheke | lingaqabatheki |
| Class 6 | aqabatheke | angaqabatheki |
| Class 7 | siqabatheke | singaqabatheki |
| Class 8 | ziqabatheke | zingaqabatheki |
| Class 9 | iqabatheke | ingaqabatheki |
| Class 10 | ziqabatheke | zingaqabatheki |
| Class 11 | luqabatheke | lungaqabatheki |
| Class 14 | buqabatheke | bungaqabatheki |
| Class 15 | kuqabatheke | kungaqabatheki |
| Class 17 | kuqabatheke | kungaqabatheki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqabatheka | ngangaqabatheka, angaqabatheka, angangaqabatheka |
| 2nd singular | waqabatheka | wangaqabatheka, awaqabatheka, awangaqabatheka |
| 1st plural | saqabatheka | sangaqabatheka, asaqabatheka, asangaqabatheka |
| 2nd plural | naqabatheka | nangaqabatheka, anaqabatheka, anangaqabatheka |
| Class 1 | waqabatheka | wangaqabatheka, akaqabatheka, akangaqabatheka |
| Class 2 | baqabatheka | bangaqabatheka, abaqabatheka, abangaqabatheka |
| Class 3 | waqabatheka | wangaqabatheka, awaqabatheka, awangaqabatheka |
| Class 4 | yaqabatheka | yangaqabatheka, ayaqabatheka, ayangaqabatheka |
| Class 5 | laqabatheka | langaqabatheka, alaqabatheka, alangaqabatheka |
| Class 6 | aqabatheka | angaqabatheka, awaqabatheka, awangaqabatheka |
| Class 7 | saqabatheka | sangaqabatheka, asaqabatheka, asangaqabatheka |
| Class 8 | zaqabatheka | zangaqabatheka, azaqabatheka, azangaqabatheka |
| Class 9 | yaqabatheka | yangaqabatheka, ayaqabatheka, ayangaqabatheka |
| Class 10 | zaqabatheka | zangaqabatheka, azaqabatheka, azangaqabatheka |
| Class 11 | lwaqabatheka | lwangaqabatheka, alwaqabatheka, alwangaqabatheka |
| Class 14 | baqabatheka | bangaqabatheka, abaqabatheka, abangaqabatheka |
| Class 15 | kwaqabatheka | kwangaqabatheka, akwaqabatheka, akwangaqabatheka |
| Class 17 | kwaqabatheka | kwangaqabatheka, akwaqabatheka, akwangaqabatheka |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “qaɓatheka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “qaɓatheka (3.3.2.9)”