# xolisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -xola +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-xolisa
* (transitive) to pacify, to quieten
* (intransitive) to be sorry, to beg pardon, to apologise
    Ngiyaxolisa.I'm sorry.

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxolisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxolisa | ukungaxolisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xolisa | -xolise |
| Plural | xolisani | -xoliseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxolisa, ngixolisa | engixolisayo, engixolisa | ngixolisa | angixolisi | engingaxolisi | ngingaxolisi |
| 2nd singular | uyaxolisa, uxolisa | oxolisayo, oxolisa | uxolisa | awuxolisi | ongaxolisi | ungaxolisi |
| 1st plural | siyaxolisa, sixolisa | esixolisayo, esixolisa | sixolisa | asixolisi | esingaxolisi | singaxolisi |
| 2nd plural | niyaxolisa, nixolisa | enixolisayo, enixolisa | nixolisa | anixolisi | eningaxolisi | ningaxolisi |
| Class 1 | uyaxolisa, uxolisa | oxolisayo, oxolisa | exolisa | akaxolisi | ongaxolisi | engaxolisi |
| Class 2 | bayaxolisa, baxolisa | abaxolisayo, abaxolisa | bexolisa | abaxolisi | abangaxolisi | bengaxolisi |
| Class 3 | uyaxolisa, uxolisa | oxolisayo, oxolisa | uxolisa | awuxolisi | ongaxolisi | ungaxolisi |
| Class 4 | iyaxolisa, ixolisa | exolisayo, exolisa | ixolisa | ayixolisi | engaxolisi | ingaxolisi |
| Class 5 | liyaxolisa, lixolisa | elixolisayo, elixolisa | lixolisa | alixolisi | elingaxolisi | lingaxolisi |
| Class 6 | ayaxolisa, axolisa | axolisayo, axolisa | exolisa | awaxolisi | angaxolisi | engaxolisi |
| Class 7 | siyaxolisa, sixolisa | esixolisayo, esixolisa | sixolisa | asixolisi | esingaxolisi | singaxolisi |
| Class 8 | ziyaxolisa, zixolisa | ezixolisayo, ezixolisa | zixolisa | azixolisi | ezingaxolisi | zingaxolisi |
| Class 9 | iyaxolisa, ixolisa | exolisayo, exolisa | ixolisa | ayixolisi | engaxolisi | ingaxolisi |
| Class 10 | ziyaxolisa, zixolisa | ezixolisayo, ezixolisa | zixolisa | azixolisi | ezingaxolisi | zingaxolisi |
| Class 11 | luyaxolisa, luxolisa | oluxolisayo, oluxolisa | luxolisa | aluxolisi | olungaxolisi | lungaxolisi |
| Class 14 | buyaxolisa, buxolisa | obuxolisayo, obuxolisa | buxolisa | abuxolisi | obungaxolisi | bungaxolisi |
| Class 15 | kuyaxolisa, kuxolisa | okuxolisayo, okuxolisa | kuxolisa | akuxolisi | okungaxolisi | kungaxolisi |
| Class 17 | kuyaxolisa, kuxolisa | okuxolisayo, okuxolisa | kuxolisa | akuxolisi | okungaxolisi | kungaxolisi |
| | 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 | ngixolisile, ngixolisē | engixolisile, engixolisē | ngixolisile, ngixolisē | angixolisanga | engingaxolisanga | ngingaxolisanga |
| 2nd singular | uxolisile, uxolisē | oxolisile, oxolisē | uxolisile, uxolisē | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga |
| 1st plural | sixolisile, sixolisē | esixolisile, esixolisē | sixolisile, sixolisē | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga |
| 2nd plural | nixolisile, nixolisē | enixolisile, enixolisē | nixolisile, nixolisē | anixolisanga | eningaxolisanga | ningaxolisanga |
| Class 1 | uxolisile, uxolisē | oxolisile, oxolisē | exolisile, exolisē | akaxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | engaxolisanga |
| Class 2 | baxolisile, baxolisē | abaxolisile, abaxolisē | bexolisile, bexolisē | abaxolisanga | abangaxolisanga | bengaxolisanga |
| Class 3 | uxolisile, uxolisē | oxolisile, oxolisē | uxolisile, uxolisē | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga |
| Class 4 | ixolisile, ixolisē | exolisile, exolisē | ixolisile, ixolisē | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga |
| Class 5 | lixolisile, lixolisē | elixolisile, elixolisē | lixolisile, lixolisē | alixolisanga | elingaxolisanga | lingaxolisanga |
| Class 6 | axolisile, axolisē | axolisile, axolisē | exolisile, exolisē | awaxolisanga | angaxolisanga | engaxolisanga |
| Class 7 | sixolisile, sixolisē | esixolisile, esixolisē | sixolisile, sixolisē | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga |
| Class 8 | zixolisile, zixolisē | ezixolisile, ezixolisē | zixolisile, zixolisē | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga |
| Class 9 | ixolisile, ixolisē | exolisile, exolisē | ixolisile, ixolisē | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga |
| Class 10 | zixolisile, zixolisē | ezixolisile, ezixolisē | zixolisile, zixolisē | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga |
| Class 11 | luxolisile, luxolisē | oluxolisile, oluxolisē | luxolisile, luxolisē | aluxolisanga | olungaxolisanga | lungaxolisanga |
| Class 14 | buxolisile, buxolisē | obuxolisile, obuxolisē | buxolisile, buxolisē | abuxolisanga | obungaxolisanga | bungaxolisanga |
| Class 15 | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | okuxolisile, okuxolisē | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga |
| Class 17 | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | okuxolisile, okuxolisē | kuxolisile, kuxolisē | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga |
| | 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 | ngāxolisa | engāxolisa | ngāxolisa | angixolisanga | engingaxolisanga | ngingaxolisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxolisa | owāxolisa | wāxolisa | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga |
| 1st plural | sāxolisa | esāxolisa | sāxolisa | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxolisa | enāxolisa | nāxolisa | anixolisanga | eningaxolisanga | ningaxolisanga |
| Class 1 | wāxolisa | owāxolisa | āxolisa | akaxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | engaxolisanga |
| Class 2 | bāxolisa | abāxolisa | bāxolisa | abaxolisanga | abangaxolisanga | bengaxolisanga |
| Class 3 | wāxolisa | owāxolisa | wāxolisa | awuxolisanga | ongaxolisanga | ungaxolisanga |
| Class 4 | yāxolisa | eyāxolisa | yāxolisa | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga |
| Class 5 | lāxolisa | elāxolisa | lāxolisa | alixolisanga | elingaxolisanga | lingaxolisanga |
| Class 6 | āxolisa | āxolisa | āxolisa | awaxolisanga | angaxolisanga | engaxolisanga |
| Class 7 | sāxolisa | esāxolisa | sāxolisa | asixolisanga | esingaxolisanga | singaxolisanga |
| Class 8 | zāxolisa | ezāxolisa | zāxolisa | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga |
| Class 9 | yāxolisa | eyāxolisa | yāxolisa | ayixolisanga | engaxolisanga | ingaxolisanga |
| Class 10 | zāxolisa | ezāxolisa | zāxolisa | azixolisanga | ezingaxolisanga | zingaxolisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāxolisa | olwāxolisa | lwāxolisa | aluxolisanga | olungaxolisanga | lungaxolisanga |
| Class 14 | bāxolisa | obāxolisa | bāxolisa | abuxolisanga | obungaxolisanga | bungaxolisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāxolisa | okwāxolisa | kwāxolisa | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāxolisa | okwāxolisa | kwāxolisa | akuxolisanga | okungaxolisanga | kungaxolisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxolisa | — | ngingaxolisa | ngingexolise | — | ngingexolise |
| 2nd singular | ungaxolisa | — | ungaxolisa | ungexolise | — | ungexolise |
| 1st plural | singaxolisa | — | singaxolisa | singexolise | — | singexolise |
| 2nd plural | ningaxolisa | — | ningaxolisa | ningexolise | — | ningexolise |
| Class 1 | angaxolisa | — | engaxolisa | angexolise | — | engexolise |
| Class 2 | bangaxolisa | — | bengaxolisa | bangexolise | — | bengexolise |
| Class 3 | ungaxolisa | — | ungaxolisa | ungexolise | — | ungexolise |
| Class 4 | ingaxolisa | — | ingaxolisa | ingexolise | — | ingexolise |
| Class 5 | lingaxolisa | — | lingaxolisa | lingexolise | — | lingexolise |
| Class 6 | angaxolisa | — | engaxolisa | angexolise | — | engexolise |
| Class 7 | singaxolisa | — | singaxolisa | singexolise | — | singexolise |
| Class 8 | zingaxolisa | — | zingaxolisa | zingexolise | — | zingexolise |
| Class 9 | ingaxolisa | — | ingaxolisa | ingexolise | — | ingexolise |
| Class 10 | zingaxolisa | — | zingaxolisa | zingexolise | — | zingexolise |
| Class 11 | lungaxolisa | — | lungaxolisa | lungexolise | — | lungexolise |
| Class 14 | bungaxolisa | — | bungaxolisa | bungexolise | — | bungexolise |
| Class 15 | kungaxolisa | — | kungaxolisa | kungexolise | — | kungexolise |
| Class 17 | kungaxolisa | — | kungaxolisa | kungexolise | — | kungexolise |
| | 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 | ngizoxolisa | engizoxolisa | ngizoxolisa | angizuxolisa | engingezuxolisa | ngingezuxolisa |
| 2nd singular | uzoxolisa | ozoxolisa | uzoxolisa | awuzuxolisa | ongezuxolisa | ungezuxolisa |
| 1st plural | sizoxolisa | esizoxolisa | sizoxolisa | asizuxolisa | esingezuxolisa | singezuxolisa |
| 2nd plural | nizoxolisa | enizoxolisa | nizoxolisa | anizuxolisa | eningezuxolisa | ningezuxolisa |
| Class 1 | uzoxolisa | ozoxolisa | ezoxolisa | akazuxolisa | ongezuxolisa | engezuxolisa |
| Class 2 | bazoxolisa | abazoxolisa | bezoxolisa | abazuxolisa | abangezuxolisa | bengezuxolisa |
| Class 3 | uzoxolisa | ozoxolisa | uzoxolisa | awuzuxolisa | ongezuxolisa | ungezuxolisa |
| Class 4 | izoxolisa | ezoxolisa | izoxolisa | ayizuxolisa | engezuxolisa | ingezuxolisa |
| Class 5 | lizoxolisa | elizoxolisa | lizoxolisa | alizuxolisa | elingezuxolisa | lingezuxolisa |
| Class 6 | azoxolisa | azoxolisa | ezoxolisa | awazuxolisa | angezuxolisa | engezuxolisa |
| Class 7 | sizoxolisa | esizoxolisa | sizoxolisa | asizuxolisa | esingezuxolisa | singezuxolisa |
| Class 8 | zizoxolisa | ezizoxolisa | zizoxolisa | azizuxolisa | ezingezuxolisa | zingezuxolisa |
| Class 9 | izoxolisa | ezoxolisa | izoxolisa | ayizuxolisa | engezuxolisa | ingezuxolisa |
| Class 10 | zizoxolisa | ezizoxolisa | zizoxolisa | azizuxolisa | ezingezuxolisa | zingezuxolisa |
| Class 11 | luzoxolisa | oluzoxolisa | luzoxolisa | aluzuxolisa | olungezuxolisa | lungezuxolisa |
| Class 14 | buzoxolisa | obuzoxolisa | buzoxolisa | abuzuxolisa | obungezuxolisa | bungezuxolisa |
| Class 15 | kuzoxolisa | okuzoxolisa | kuzoxolisa | akuzuxolisa | okungezuxolisa | kungezuxolisa |
| Class 17 | kuzoxolisa | okuzoxolisa | kuzoxolisa | akuzuxolisa | okungezuxolisa | kungezuxolisa |
| | 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 | ngiyoxolisa | engiyoxolisa | ngiyoxolisa | angiyuxolisa | engingeyuxolisa | ngingeyuxolisa |
| 2nd singular | uyoxolisa | oyoxolisa | uyoxolisa | awuyuxolisa | ongeyuxolisa | ungeyuxolisa |
| 1st plural | siyoxolisa | esiyoxolisa | siyoxolisa | asiyuxolisa | esingeyuxolisa | singeyuxolisa |
| 2nd plural | niyoxolisa | eniyoxolisa | niyoxolisa | aniyuxolisa | eningeyuxolisa | ningeyuxolisa |
| Class 1 | uyoxolisa | oyoxolisa | eyoxolisa | akayuxolisa | ongeyuxolisa | engeyuxolisa |
| Class 2 | bayoxolisa | abayoxolisa | beyoxolisa | abayuxolisa | abangeyuxolisa | bengeyuxolisa |
| Class 3 | uyoxolisa | oyoxolisa | uyoxolisa | awuyuxolisa | ongeyuxolisa | ungeyuxolisa |
| Class 4 | iyoxolisa | eyoxolisa | iyoxolisa | ayiyuxolisa | engeyuxolisa | ingeyuxolisa |
| Class 5 | liyoxolisa | eliyoxolisa | liyoxolisa | aliyuxolisa | elingeyuxolisa | lingeyuxolisa |
| Class 6 | ayoxolisa | ayoxolisa | eyoxolisa | awayuxolisa | angeyuxolisa | engeyuxolisa |
| Class 7 | siyoxolisa | esiyoxolisa | siyoxolisa | asiyuxolisa | esingeyuxolisa | singeyuxolisa |
| Class 8 | ziyoxolisa | eziyoxolisa | ziyoxolisa | aziyuxolisa | ezingeyuxolisa | zingeyuxolisa |
| Class 9 | iyoxolisa | eyoxolisa | iyoxolisa | ayiyuxolisa | engeyuxolisa | ingeyuxolisa |
| Class 10 | ziyoxolisa | eziyoxolisa | ziyoxolisa | aziyuxolisa | ezingeyuxolisa | zingeyuxolisa |
| Class 11 | luyoxolisa | oluyoxolisa | luyoxolisa | aluyuxolisa | olungeyuxolisa | lungeyuxolisa |
| Class 14 | buyoxolisa | obuyoxolisa | buyoxolisa | abuyuxolisa | obungeyuxolisa | bungeyuxolisa |
| Class 15 | kuyoxolisa | okuyoxolisa | kuyoxolisa | akuyuxolisa | okungeyuxolisa | kungeyuxolisa |
| Class 17 | kuyoxolisa | okuyoxolisa | kuyoxolisa | akuyuxolisa | okungeyuxolisa | kungeyuxolisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixolise | ngingaxolisi |
| 2nd singular | uxolise | ungaxolisi |
| 1st plural | sixolise | singaxolisi |
| 2nd plural | nixolise | ningaxolisi |
| Class 1 | axolise | angaxolisi |
| Class 2 | baxolise | bangaxolisi |
| Class 3 | uxolise | ungaxolisi |
| Class 4 | ixolise | ingaxolisi |
| Class 5 | lixolise | lingaxolisi |
| Class 6 | axolise | angaxolisi |
| Class 7 | sixolise | singaxolisi |
| Class 8 | zixolise | zingaxolisi |
| Class 9 | ixolise | ingaxolisi |
| Class 10 | zixolise | zingaxolisi |
| Class 11 | luxolise | lungaxolisi |
| Class 14 | buxolise | bungaxolisi |
| Class 15 | kuxolise | kungaxolisi |
| Class 17 | kuxolise | kungaxolisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxolisa | ngangaxolisa, angaxolisa, angangaxolisa |
| 2nd singular | waxolisa | wangaxolisa, awaxolisa, awangaxolisa |
| 1st plural | saxolisa | sangaxolisa, asaxolisa, asangaxolisa |
| 2nd plural | naxolisa | nangaxolisa, anaxolisa, anangaxolisa |
| Class 1 | waxolisa | wangaxolisa, akaxolisa, akangaxolisa |
| Class 2 | baxolisa | bangaxolisa, abaxolisa, abangaxolisa |
| Class 3 | waxolisa | wangaxolisa, awaxolisa, awangaxolisa |
| Class 4 | yaxolisa | yangaxolisa, ayaxolisa, ayangaxolisa |
| Class 5 | laxolisa | langaxolisa, alaxolisa, alangaxolisa |
| Class 6 | axolisa | angaxolisa, awaxolisa, awangaxolisa |
| Class 7 | saxolisa | sangaxolisa, asaxolisa, asangaxolisa |
| Class 8 | zaxolisa | zangaxolisa, azaxolisa, azangaxolisa |
| Class 9 | yaxolisa | yangaxolisa, ayaxolisa, ayangaxolisa |
| Class 10 | zaxolisa | zangaxolisa, azaxolisa, azangaxolisa |
| Class 11 | lwaxolisa | lwangaxolisa, alwaxolisa, alwangaxolisa |
| Class 14 | baxolisa | bangaxolisa, abaxolisa, abangaxolisa |
| Class 15 | kwaxolisa | kwangaxolisa, akwaxolisa, akwangaxolisa |
| Class 17 | kwaxolisa | kwangaxolisa, akwaxolisa, akwangaxolisa |

### References

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