# enaba
## Zulu
### Alternative forms

* naba

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-enaba
* (intransitive) to sprawl, spread out
* (intransitive) to live at ease, be comfortable, feel at home

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwenaba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwenaba | ukungenabi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yenaba | -enabe |
| Plural | yenabani | -enabeni |
| | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative | Stative |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngenabile, ngenabē | engenabile, engenabē | ngenabile, ngenabē | angenabile, angenabē | engingenabile, engingenabē | ngingenabile, ngingenabē |
| 2nd singular | wenabile, wenabē | owenabile, owenabē | wenabile, wenabē | awenabile, awenabē | ongenabile, ongenabē | ungenabile, ungenabē |
| 1st plural | senabile, senabē | esenabile, esenabē | senabile, senabē | asenabile, asenabē | esingenabile, esingenabē | singenabile, singenabē |
| 2nd plural | nenabile, nenabē | enenabile, enenabē | nenabile, nenabē | anenabile, anenabē | eningenabile, eningenabē | ningenabile, ningenabē |
| Class 1 | wenabile, wenabē | owenabile, owenabē | enabile, enabē | akenabile, akenabē | ongenabile, ongenabē | engenabile, engenabē |
| Class 2 | benabile, benabē | abenabile, abenabē | benabile, benabē | abenabile, abenabē | abangenabile, abangenabē | bengenabile, bengenabē |
| Class 3 | wenabile, wenabē | owenabile, owenabē | wenabile, wenabē | awenabile, awenabē | ongenabile, ongenabē | ungenabile, ungenabē |
| Class 4 | yenabile, yenabē | eyenabile, eyenabē | yenabile, yenabē | ayenabile, ayenabē | engenabile, engenabē | ingenabile, ingenabē |
| Class 5 | lenabile, lenabē | elenabile, elenabē | lenabile, lenabē | alenabile, alenabē | elingenabile, elingenabē | lingenabile, lingenabē |
| Class 6 | enabile, enabē | enabile, enabē | enabile, enabē | awenabile, awenabē | angenabile, angenabē | engenabile, engenabē |
| Class 7 | senabile, senabē | esenabile, esenabē | senabile, senabē | asenabile, asenabē | esingenabile, esingenabē | singenabile, singenabē |
| Class 8 | zenabile, zenabē | ezenabile, ezenabē | zenabile, zenabē | azenabile, azenabē | ezingenabile, ezingenabē | zingenabile, zingenabē |
| Class 9 | yenabile, yenabē | eyenabile, eyenabē | yenabile, yenabē | ayenabile, ayenabē | engenabile, engenabē | ingenabile, ingenabē |
| Class 10 | zenabile, zenabē | ezenabile, ezenabē | zenabile, zenabē | azenabile, azenabē | ezingenabile, ezingenabē | zingenabile, zingenabē |
| Class 11 | lwenabile, lwenabē | olwenabile, olwenabē | lwenabile, lwenabē | alwenabile, alwenabē | olungenabile, olungenabē | lungenabile, lungenabē |
| Class 14 | benabile, benabē | obenabile, obenabē | benabile, benabē | abenabile, abenabē | obungenabile, obungenabē | bungenabile, bungenabē |
| Class 15 | kwenabile, kwenabē | okwenabile, okwenabē | kwenabile, kwenabē | akwenabile, akwenabē | okungenabile, okungenabē | kungenabile, kungenabē |
| Class 17 | kwenabile, kwenabē | okwenabile, okwenabē | kwenabile, kwenabē | akwenabile, akwenabē | okungenabile, okungenabē | kungenabile, kungenabē |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyenaba, ngenaba | engenabayo, engenaba | ngenaba | angenabi | engingenabi | ngingenabi |
| 2nd singular | uyenaba, wenaba | owenabayo, owenaba | wenaba | awenabi | ongenabi | ungenabi |
| 1st plural | siyenaba, senaba | esenabayo, esenaba | senaba | asenabi | esingenabi | singenabi |
| 2nd plural | niyenaba, nenaba | enenabayo, enenaba | nenaba | anenabi | eningenabi | ningenabi |
| Class 1 | uyenaba, wenaba | owenabayo, owenaba | enaba | akenabi | ongenabi | engenabi |
| Class 2 | bayenaba, benaba | abenabayo, abenaba | benaba | abenabi | abangenabi | bengenabi |
| Class 3 | uyenaba, wenaba | owenabayo, owenaba | wenaba | awenabi | ongenabi | ungenabi |
| Class 4 | iyenaba, yenaba | eyenabayo, eyenaba | yenaba | ayenabi | engenabi | ingenabi |
| Class 5 | liyenaba, lenaba | elenabayo, elenaba | lenaba | alenabi | elingenabi | lingenabi |
| Class 6 | ayenaba, enaba | enabayo, enaba | enaba | awenabi | angenabi | engenabi |
| Class 7 | siyenaba, senaba | esenabayo, esenaba | senaba | asenabi | esingenabi | singenabi |
| Class 8 | ziyenaba, zenaba | ezenabayo, ezenaba | zenaba | azenabi | ezingenabi | zingenabi |
| Class 9 | iyenaba, yenaba | eyenabayo, eyenaba | yenaba | ayenabi | engenabi | ingenabi |
| Class 10 | ziyenaba, zenaba | ezenabayo, ezenaba | zenaba | azenabi | ezingenabi | zingenabi |
| Class 11 | luyenaba, lwenaba | olwenabayo, olwenaba | lwenaba | alwenabi | olungenabi | lungenabi |
| Class 14 | buyenaba, benaba | obenabayo, obenaba | benaba | abenabi | obungenabi | bungenabi |
| Class 15 | kuyenaba, kwenaba | okwenabayo, okwenaba | kwenaba | akwenabi | okungenabi | kungenabi |
| Class 17 | kuyenaba, kwenaba | okwenabayo, okwenaba | kwenaba | akwenabi | okungenabi | kungenabi |
| | 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 | ngenabile, ngenabē | engenabile, engenabē | ngenabile, ngenabē | angenabanga | engingenabanga | ngingenabanga |
| 2nd singular | wenabile, wenabē | owenabile, owenabē | wenabile, wenabē | awenabanga | ongenabanga | ungenabanga |
| 1st plural | senabile, senabē | esenabile, esenabē | senabile, senabē | asenabanga | esingenabanga | singenabanga |
| 2nd plural | nenabile, nenabē | enenabile, enenabē | nenabile, nenabē | anenabanga | eningenabanga | ningenabanga |
| Class 1 | wenabile, wenabē | owenabile, owenabē | enabile, enabē | akenabanga | ongenabanga | engenabanga |
| Class 2 | benabile, benabē | abenabile, abenabē | benabile, benabē | abenabanga | abangenabanga | bengenabanga |
| Class 3 | wenabile, wenabē | owenabile, owenabē | wenabile, wenabē | awenabanga | ongenabanga | ungenabanga |
| Class 4 | yenabile, yenabē | eyenabile, eyenabē | yenabile, yenabē | ayenabanga | engenabanga | ingenabanga |
| Class 5 | lenabile, lenabē | elenabile, elenabē | lenabile, lenabē | alenabanga | elingenabanga | lingenabanga |
| Class 6 | enabile, enabē | enabile, enabē | enabile, enabē | awenabanga | angenabanga | engenabanga |
| Class 7 | senabile, senabē | esenabile, esenabē | senabile, senabē | asenabanga | esingenabanga | singenabanga |
| Class 8 | zenabile, zenabē | ezenabile, ezenabē | zenabile, zenabē | azenabanga | ezingenabanga | zingenabanga |
| Class 9 | yenabile, yenabē | eyenabile, eyenabē | yenabile, yenabē | ayenabanga | engenabanga | ingenabanga |
| Class 10 | zenabile, zenabē | ezenabile, ezenabē | zenabile, zenabē | azenabanga | ezingenabanga | zingenabanga |
| Class 11 | lwenabile, lwenabē | olwenabile, olwenabē | lwenabile, lwenabē | alwenabanga | olungenabanga | lungenabanga |
| Class 14 | benabile, benabē | obenabile, obenabē | benabile, benabē | abenabanga | obungenabanga | bungenabanga |
| Class 15 | kwenabile, kwenabē | okwenabile, okwenabē | kwenabile, kwenabē | akwenabanga | okungenabanga | kungenabanga |
| Class 17 | kwenabile, kwenabē | okwenabile, okwenabē | kwenabile, kwenabē | akwenabanga | okungenabanga | kungenabanga |
| | 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 | ngēnaba | engēnaba | ngēnaba | angenabanga | engingenabanga | ngingenabanga |
| 2nd singular | wēnaba | owēnaba | wēnaba | awenabanga | ongenabanga | ungenabanga |
| 1st plural | sēnaba | esēnaba | sēnaba | asenabanga | esingenabanga | singenabanga |
| 2nd plural | nēnaba | enēnaba | nēnaba | anenabanga | eningenabanga | ningenabanga |
| Class 1 | wēnaba | owēnaba | ēnaba | akenabanga | ongenabanga | engenabanga |
| Class 2 | bēnaba | abēnaba | bēnaba | abenabanga | abangenabanga | bengenabanga |
| Class 3 | wēnaba | owēnaba | wēnaba | awenabanga | ongenabanga | ungenabanga |
| Class 4 | yēnaba | eyēnaba | yēnaba | ayenabanga | engenabanga | ingenabanga |
| Class 5 | lēnaba | elēnaba | lēnaba | alenabanga | elingenabanga | lingenabanga |
| Class 6 | ēnaba | ēnaba | ēnaba | awenabanga | angenabanga | engenabanga |
| Class 7 | sēnaba | esēnaba | sēnaba | asenabanga | esingenabanga | singenabanga |
| Class 8 | zēnaba | ezēnaba | zēnaba | azenabanga | ezingenabanga | zingenabanga |
| Class 9 | yēnaba | eyēnaba | yēnaba | ayenabanga | engenabanga | ingenabanga |
| Class 10 | zēnaba | ezēnaba | zēnaba | azenabanga | ezingenabanga | zingenabanga |
| Class 11 | lwēnaba | olwēnaba | lwēnaba | alwenabanga | olungenabanga | lungenabanga |
| Class 14 | bēnaba | obēnaba | bēnaba | abenabanga | obungenabanga | bungenabanga |
| Class 15 | kwēnaba | okwēnaba | kwēnaba | akwenabanga | okungenabanga | kungenabanga |
| Class 17 | kwēnaba | okwēnaba | kwēnaba | akwenabanga | okungenabanga | kungenabanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingenaba | — | ngingenaba | ngingenabe | — | ngingenabe |
| 2nd singular | ungenaba | — | ungenaba | ungenabe | — | ungenabe |
| 1st plural | singenaba | — | singenaba | singenabe | — | singenabe |
| 2nd plural | ningenaba | — | ningenaba | ningenabe | — | ningenabe |
| Class 1 | angenaba | — | engenaba | angenabe | — | engenabe |
| Class 2 | bangenaba | — | bengenaba | bangenabe | — | bengenabe |
| Class 3 | ungenaba | — | ungenaba | ungenabe | — | ungenabe |
| Class 4 | ingenaba | — | ingenaba | ingenabe | — | ingenabe |
| Class 5 | lingenaba | — | lingenaba | lingenabe | — | lingenabe |
| Class 6 | angenaba | — | engenaba | angenabe | — | engenabe |
| Class 7 | singenaba | — | singenaba | singenabe | — | singenabe |
| Class 8 | zingenaba | — | zingenaba | zingenabe | — | zingenabe |
| Class 9 | ingenaba | — | ingenaba | ingenabe | — | ingenabe |
| Class 10 | zingenaba | — | zingenaba | zingenabe | — | zingenabe |
| Class 11 | lungenaba | — | lungenaba | lungenabe | — | lungenabe |
| Class 14 | bungenaba | — | bungenaba | bungenabe | — | bungenabe |
| Class 15 | kungenaba | — | kungenaba | kungenabe | — | kungenabe |
| Class 17 | kungenaba | — | kungenaba | kungenabe | — | kungenabe |
| | 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 | ngizokwenaba | engizokwenaba | ngizokwenaba | angizukwenaba | engingezukwenaba | ngingezukwenaba |
| 2nd singular | uzokwenaba | ozokwenaba | uzokwenaba | awuzukwenaba | ongezukwenaba | ungezukwenaba |
| 1st plural | sizokwenaba | esizokwenaba | sizokwenaba | asizukwenaba | esingezukwenaba | singezukwenaba |
| 2nd plural | nizokwenaba | enizokwenaba | nizokwenaba | anizukwenaba | eningezukwenaba | ningezukwenaba |
| Class 1 | uzokwenaba | ozokwenaba | ezokwenaba | akazukwenaba | ongezukwenaba | engezukwenaba |
| Class 2 | bazokwenaba | abazokwenaba | bezokwenaba | abazukwenaba | abangezukwenaba | bengezukwenaba |
| Class 3 | uzokwenaba | ozokwenaba | uzokwenaba | awuzukwenaba | ongezukwenaba | ungezukwenaba |
| Class 4 | izokwenaba | ezokwenaba | izokwenaba | ayizukwenaba | engezukwenaba | ingezukwenaba |
| Class 5 | lizokwenaba | elizokwenaba | lizokwenaba | alizukwenaba | elingezukwenaba | lingezukwenaba |
| Class 6 | azokwenaba | azokwenaba | ezokwenaba | awazukwenaba | angezukwenaba | engezukwenaba |
| Class 7 | sizokwenaba | esizokwenaba | sizokwenaba | asizukwenaba | esingezukwenaba | singezukwenaba |
| Class 8 | zizokwenaba | ezizokwenaba | zizokwenaba | azizukwenaba | ezingezukwenaba | zingezukwenaba |
| Class 9 | izokwenaba | ezokwenaba | izokwenaba | ayizukwenaba | engezukwenaba | ingezukwenaba |
| Class 10 | zizokwenaba | ezizokwenaba | zizokwenaba | azizukwenaba | ezingezukwenaba | zingezukwenaba |
| Class 11 | luzokwenaba | oluzokwenaba | luzokwenaba | aluzukwenaba | olungezukwenaba | lungezukwenaba |
| Class 14 | buzokwenaba | obuzokwenaba | buzokwenaba | abuzukwenaba | obungezukwenaba | bungezukwenaba |
| Class 15 | kuzokwenaba | okuzokwenaba | kuzokwenaba | akuzukwenaba | okungezukwenaba | kungezukwenaba |
| Class 17 | kuzokwenaba | okuzokwenaba | kuzokwenaba | akuzukwenaba | okungezukwenaba | kungezukwenaba |
| | 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 | ngiyokwenaba | engiyokwenaba | ngiyokwenaba | angiyukwenaba | engingeyukwenaba | ngingeyukwenaba |
| 2nd singular | uyokwenaba | oyokwenaba | uyokwenaba | awuyukwenaba | ongeyukwenaba | ungeyukwenaba |
| 1st plural | siyokwenaba | esiyokwenaba | siyokwenaba | asiyukwenaba | esingeyukwenaba | singeyukwenaba |
| 2nd plural | niyokwenaba | eniyokwenaba | niyokwenaba | aniyukwenaba | eningeyukwenaba | ningeyukwenaba |
| Class 1 | uyokwenaba | oyokwenaba | eyokwenaba | akayukwenaba | ongeyukwenaba | engeyukwenaba |
| Class 2 | bayokwenaba | abayokwenaba | beyokwenaba | abayukwenaba | abangeyukwenaba | bengeyukwenaba |
| Class 3 | uyokwenaba | oyokwenaba | uyokwenaba | awuyukwenaba | ongeyukwenaba | ungeyukwenaba |
| Class 4 | iyokwenaba | eyokwenaba | iyokwenaba | ayiyukwenaba | engeyukwenaba | ingeyukwenaba |
| Class 5 | liyokwenaba | eliyokwenaba | liyokwenaba | aliyukwenaba | elingeyukwenaba | lingeyukwenaba |
| Class 6 | ayokwenaba | ayokwenaba | eyokwenaba | awayukwenaba | angeyukwenaba | engeyukwenaba |
| Class 7 | siyokwenaba | esiyokwenaba | siyokwenaba | asiyukwenaba | esingeyukwenaba | singeyukwenaba |
| Class 8 | ziyokwenaba | eziyokwenaba | ziyokwenaba | aziyukwenaba | ezingeyukwenaba | zingeyukwenaba |
| Class 9 | iyokwenaba | eyokwenaba | iyokwenaba | ayiyukwenaba | engeyukwenaba | ingeyukwenaba |
| Class 10 | ziyokwenaba | eziyokwenaba | ziyokwenaba | aziyukwenaba | ezingeyukwenaba | zingeyukwenaba |
| Class 11 | luyokwenaba | oluyokwenaba | luyokwenaba | aluyukwenaba | olungeyukwenaba | lungeyukwenaba |
| Class 14 | buyokwenaba | obuyokwenaba | buyokwenaba | abuyukwenaba | obungeyukwenaba | bungeyukwenaba |
| Class 15 | kuyokwenaba | okuyokwenaba | kuyokwenaba | akuyukwenaba | okungeyukwenaba | kungeyukwenaba |
| Class 17 | kuyokwenaba | okuyokwenaba | kuyokwenaba | akuyukwenaba | okungeyukwenaba | kungeyukwenaba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngenabe | ngingenabi |
| 2nd singular | wenabe | ungenabi |
| 1st plural | senabe | singenabi |
| 2nd plural | nenabe | ningenabi |
| Class 1 | enabe | angenabi |
| Class 2 | benabe | bangenabi |
| Class 3 | wenabe | ungenabi |
| Class 4 | yenabe | ingenabi |
| Class 5 | lenabe | lingenabi |
| Class 6 | enabe | angenabi |
| Class 7 | senabe | singenabi |
| Class 8 | zenabe | zingenabi |
| Class 9 | yenabe | ingenabi |
| Class 10 | zenabe | zingenabi |
| Class 11 | lwenabe | lungenabi |
| Class 14 | benabe | bungenabi |
| Class 15 | kwenabe | kungenabi |
| Class 17 | kwenabe | kungenabi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngenaba | ngangenaba, angenaba, angangenaba |
| 2nd singular | wenaba | wangenaba, awenaba, awangenaba |
| 1st plural | senaba | sangenaba, asenaba, asangenaba |
| 2nd plural | nenaba | nangenaba, anenaba, anangenaba |
| Class 1 | wenaba | wangenaba, akenaba, akangenaba |
| Class 2 | benaba | bangenaba, abenaba, abangenaba |
| Class 3 | wenaba | wangenaba, awenaba, awangenaba |
| Class 4 | yenaba | yangenaba, ayenaba, ayangenaba |
| Class 5 | lenaba | langenaba, alenaba, alangenaba |
| Class 6 | enaba | angenaba, awenaba, awangenaba |
| Class 7 | senaba | sangenaba, asenaba, asangenaba |
| Class 8 | zenaba | zangenaba, azenaba, azangenaba |
| Class 9 | yenaba | yangenaba, ayenaba, ayangenaba |
| Class 10 | zenaba | zangenaba, azenaba, azangenaba |
| Class 11 | lwenaba | lwangenaba, alwenaba, alwangenaba |
| Class 14 | benaba | bangenaba, abenaba, abangenaba |
| Class 15 | kwenaba | kwangenaba, akwenaba, akwangenaba |
| Class 17 | kwenaba | kwangenaba, akwenaba, akwangenaba |

### References

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