# lahla
## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -lahla, from Proto-Bantu *-dáca.

### Verb

lahla
* to throw away, to discard

## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáca.

### Verb

-láhla
* to throw away, to discard

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáca.

### Verb

lahla
* to abandon
* to lose

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáca.

### Verb

-láhla
* to throw away, to discard

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáca.

### Verb

-láhla
* (transitive) to throw away, to discard
* (transitive) to abandon
* (transitive) to lose

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dáca.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /láːɬa/

### Verb

-láhla
* (transitive) to throw away, to discard
* (transitive) to abandon, to forsake
* (transitive) to lose
* (transitive) to bury

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukulahla |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulahla | ukungalahli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | lahla | -lahle |
| Plural | lahlani | -lahleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyalahla, ngilahla | engilahlayo, engilahla | ngilahla | angilahli | engingalahli | ngingalahli |
| 2nd singular | uyalahla, ulahla | olahlayo, olahla | ulahla | awulahli | ongalahli | ungalahli |
| 1st plural | siyalahla, silahla | esilahlayo, esilahla | silahla | asilahli | esingalahli | singalahli |
| 2nd plural | niyalahla, nilahla | enilahlayo, enilahla | nilahla | anilahli | eningalahli | ningalahli |
| Class 1 | uyalahla, ulahla | olahlayo, olahla | elahla | akalahli | ongalahli | engalahli |
| Class 2 | bayalahla, balahla | abalahlayo, abalahla | belahla | abalahli | abangalahli | bengalahli |
| Class 3 | uyalahla, ulahla | olahlayo, olahla | ulahla | awulahli | ongalahli | ungalahli |
| Class 4 | iyalahla, ilahla | elahlayo, elahla | ilahla | ayilahli | engalahli | ingalahli |
| Class 5 | liyalahla, lilahla | elilahlayo, elilahla | lilahla | alilahli | elingalahli | lingalahli |
| Class 6 | ayalahla, alahla | alahlayo, alahla | elahla | awalahli | angalahli | engalahli |
| Class 7 | siyalahla, silahla | esilahlayo, esilahla | silahla | asilahli | esingalahli | singalahli |
| Class 8 | ziyalahla, zilahla | ezilahlayo, ezilahla | zilahla | azilahli | ezingalahli | zingalahli |
| Class 9 | iyalahla, ilahla | elahlayo, elahla | ilahla | ayilahli | engalahli | ingalahli |
| Class 10 | ziyalahla, zilahla | ezilahlayo, ezilahla | zilahla | azilahli | ezingalahli | zingalahli |
| Class 11 | luyalahla, lulahla | olulahlayo, olulahla | lulahla | alulahli | olungalahli | lungalahli |
| Class 14 | buyalahla, bulahla | obulahlayo, obulahla | bulahla | abulahli | obungalahli | bungalahli |
| Class 15 | kuyalahla, kulahla | okulahlayo, okulahla | kulahla | akulahli | okungalahli | kungalahli |
| Class 17 | kuyalahla, kulahla | okulahlayo, okulahla | kulahla | akulahli | okungalahli | kungalahli |
| | 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 | ngilahlile, ngilahlē | engilahlile, engilahlē | ngilahlile, ngilahlē | angilahlanga | engingalahlanga | ngingalahlanga |
| 2nd singular | ulahlile, ulahlē | olahlile, olahlē | ulahlile, ulahlē | awulahlanga | ongalahlanga | ungalahlanga |
| 1st plural | silahlile, silahlē | esilahlile, esilahlē | silahlile, silahlē | asilahlanga | esingalahlanga | singalahlanga |
| 2nd plural | nilahlile, nilahlē | enilahlile, enilahlē | nilahlile, nilahlē | anilahlanga | eningalahlanga | ningalahlanga |
| Class 1 | ulahlile, ulahlē | olahlile, olahlē | elahlile, elahlē | akalahlanga | ongalahlanga | engalahlanga |
| Class 2 | balahlile, balahlē | abalahlile, abalahlē | belahlile, belahlē | abalahlanga | abangalahlanga | bengalahlanga |
| Class 3 | ulahlile, ulahlē | olahlile, olahlē | ulahlile, ulahlē | awulahlanga | ongalahlanga | ungalahlanga |
| Class 4 | ilahlile, ilahlē | elahlile, elahlē | ilahlile, ilahlē | ayilahlanga | engalahlanga | ingalahlanga |
| Class 5 | lilahlile, lilahlē | elilahlile, elilahlē | lilahlile, lilahlē | alilahlanga | elingalahlanga | lingalahlanga |
| Class 6 | alahlile, alahlē | alahlile, alahlē | elahlile, elahlē | awalahlanga | angalahlanga | engalahlanga |
| Class 7 | silahlile, silahlē | esilahlile, esilahlē | silahlile, silahlē | asilahlanga | esingalahlanga | singalahlanga |
| Class 8 | zilahlile, zilahlē | ezilahlile, ezilahlē | zilahlile, zilahlē | azilahlanga | ezingalahlanga | zingalahlanga |
| Class 9 | ilahlile, ilahlē | elahlile, elahlē | ilahlile, ilahlē | ayilahlanga | engalahlanga | ingalahlanga |
| Class 10 | zilahlile, zilahlē | ezilahlile, ezilahlē | zilahlile, zilahlē | azilahlanga | ezingalahlanga | zingalahlanga |
| Class 11 | lulahlile, lulahlē | olulahlile, olulahlē | lulahlile, lulahlē | alulahlanga | olungalahlanga | lungalahlanga |
| Class 14 | bulahlile, bulahlē | obulahlile, obulahlē | bulahlile, bulahlē | abulahlanga | obungalahlanga | bungalahlanga |
| Class 15 | kulahlile, kulahlē | okulahlile, okulahlē | kulahlile, kulahlē | akulahlanga | okungalahlanga | kungalahlanga |
| Class 17 | kulahlile, kulahlē | okulahlile, okulahlē | kulahlile, kulahlē | akulahlanga | okungalahlanga | kungalahlanga |
| | 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 | ngālahla | engālahla | ngālahla | angilahlanga | engingalahlanga | ngingalahlanga |
| 2nd singular | wālahla | owālahla | wālahla | awulahlanga | ongalahlanga | ungalahlanga |
| 1st plural | sālahla | esālahla | sālahla | asilahlanga | esingalahlanga | singalahlanga |
| 2nd plural | nālahla | enālahla | nālahla | anilahlanga | eningalahlanga | ningalahlanga |
| Class 1 | wālahla | owālahla | ālahla | akalahlanga | ongalahlanga | engalahlanga |
| Class 2 | bālahla | abālahla | bālahla | abalahlanga | abangalahlanga | bengalahlanga |
| Class 3 | wālahla | owālahla | wālahla | awulahlanga | ongalahlanga | ungalahlanga |
| Class 4 | yālahla | eyālahla | yālahla | ayilahlanga | engalahlanga | ingalahlanga |
| Class 5 | lālahla | elālahla | lālahla | alilahlanga | elingalahlanga | lingalahlanga |
| Class 6 | ālahla | ālahla | ālahla | awalahlanga | angalahlanga | engalahlanga |
| Class 7 | sālahla | esālahla | sālahla | asilahlanga | esingalahlanga | singalahlanga |
| Class 8 | zālahla | ezālahla | zālahla | azilahlanga | ezingalahlanga | zingalahlanga |
| Class 9 | yālahla | eyālahla | yālahla | ayilahlanga | engalahlanga | ingalahlanga |
| Class 10 | zālahla | ezālahla | zālahla | azilahlanga | ezingalahlanga | zingalahlanga |
| Class 11 | lwālahla | olwālahla | lwālahla | alulahlanga | olungalahlanga | lungalahlanga |
| Class 14 | bālahla | obālahla | bālahla | abulahlanga | obungalahlanga | bungalahlanga |
| Class 15 | kwālahla | okwālahla | kwālahla | akulahlanga | okungalahlanga | kungalahlanga |
| Class 17 | kwālahla | okwālahla | kwālahla | akulahlanga | okungalahlanga | kungalahlanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingalahla | — | ngingalahla | ngingelahle | — | ngingelahle |
| 2nd singular | ungalahla | — | ungalahla | ungelahle | — | ungelahle |
| 1st plural | singalahla | — | singalahla | singelahle | — | singelahle |
| 2nd plural | ningalahla | — | ningalahla | ningelahle | — | ningelahle |
| Class 1 | angalahla | — | engalahla | angelahle | — | engelahle |
| Class 2 | bangalahla | — | bengalahla | bangelahle | — | bengelahle |
| Class 3 | ungalahla | — | ungalahla | ungelahle | — | ungelahle |
| Class 4 | ingalahla | — | ingalahla | ingelahle | — | ingelahle |
| Class 5 | lingalahla | — | lingalahla | lingelahle | — | lingelahle |
| Class 6 | angalahla | — | engalahla | angelahle | — | engelahle |
| Class 7 | singalahla | — | singalahla | singelahle | — | singelahle |
| Class 8 | zingalahla | — | zingalahla | zingelahle | — | zingelahle |
| Class 9 | ingalahla | — | ingalahla | ingelahle | — | ingelahle |
| Class 10 | zingalahla | — | zingalahla | zingelahle | — | zingelahle |
| Class 11 | lungalahla | — | lungalahla | lungelahle | — | lungelahle |
| Class 14 | bungalahla | — | bungalahla | bungelahle | — | bungelahle |
| Class 15 | kungalahla | — | kungalahla | kungelahle | — | kungelahle |
| Class 17 | kungalahla | — | kungalahla | kungelahle | — | kungelahle |
| | 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 | ngizolahla | engizolahla | ngizolahla | angizulahla | engingezulahla | ngingezulahla |
| 2nd singular | uzolahla | ozolahla | uzolahla | awuzulahla | ongezulahla | ungezulahla |
| 1st plural | sizolahla | esizolahla | sizolahla | asizulahla | esingezulahla | singezulahla |
| 2nd plural | nizolahla | enizolahla | nizolahla | anizulahla | eningezulahla | ningezulahla |
| Class 1 | uzolahla | ozolahla | ezolahla | akazulahla | ongezulahla | engezulahla |
| Class 2 | bazolahla | abazolahla | bezolahla | abazulahla | abangezulahla | bengezulahla |
| Class 3 | uzolahla | ozolahla | uzolahla | awuzulahla | ongezulahla | ungezulahla |
| Class 4 | izolahla | ezolahla | izolahla | ayizulahla | engezulahla | ingezulahla |
| Class 5 | lizolahla | elizolahla | lizolahla | alizulahla | elingezulahla | lingezulahla |
| Class 6 | azolahla | azolahla | ezolahla | awazulahla | angezulahla | engezulahla |
| Class 7 | sizolahla | esizolahla | sizolahla | asizulahla | esingezulahla | singezulahla |
| Class 8 | zizolahla | ezizolahla | zizolahla | azizulahla | ezingezulahla | zingezulahla |
| Class 9 | izolahla | ezolahla | izolahla | ayizulahla | engezulahla | ingezulahla |
| Class 10 | zizolahla | ezizolahla | zizolahla | azizulahla | ezingezulahla | zingezulahla |
| Class 11 | luzolahla | oluzolahla | luzolahla | aluzulahla | olungezulahla | lungezulahla |
| Class 14 | buzolahla | obuzolahla | buzolahla | abuzulahla | obungezulahla | bungezulahla |
| Class 15 | kuzolahla | okuzolahla | kuzolahla | akuzulahla | okungezulahla | kungezulahla |
| Class 17 | kuzolahla | okuzolahla | kuzolahla | akuzulahla | okungezulahla | kungezulahla |
| | 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 | ngiyolahla | engiyolahla | ngiyolahla | angiyulahla | engingeyulahla | ngingeyulahla |
| 2nd singular | uyolahla | oyolahla | uyolahla | awuyulahla | ongeyulahla | ungeyulahla |
| 1st plural | siyolahla | esiyolahla | siyolahla | asiyulahla | esingeyulahla | singeyulahla |
| 2nd plural | niyolahla | eniyolahla | niyolahla | aniyulahla | eningeyulahla | ningeyulahla |
| Class 1 | uyolahla | oyolahla | eyolahla | akayulahla | ongeyulahla | engeyulahla |
| Class 2 | bayolahla | abayolahla | beyolahla | abayulahla | abangeyulahla | bengeyulahla |
| Class 3 | uyolahla | oyolahla | uyolahla | awuyulahla | ongeyulahla | ungeyulahla |
| Class 4 | iyolahla | eyolahla | iyolahla | ayiyulahla | engeyulahla | ingeyulahla |
| Class 5 | liyolahla | eliyolahla | liyolahla | aliyulahla | elingeyulahla | lingeyulahla |
| Class 6 | ayolahla | ayolahla | eyolahla | awayulahla | angeyulahla | engeyulahla |
| Class 7 | siyolahla | esiyolahla | siyolahla | asiyulahla | esingeyulahla | singeyulahla |
| Class 8 | ziyolahla | eziyolahla | ziyolahla | aziyulahla | ezingeyulahla | zingeyulahla |
| Class 9 | iyolahla | eyolahla | iyolahla | ayiyulahla | engeyulahla | ingeyulahla |
| Class 10 | ziyolahla | eziyolahla | ziyolahla | aziyulahla | ezingeyulahla | zingeyulahla |
| Class 11 | luyolahla | oluyolahla | luyolahla | aluyulahla | olungeyulahla | lungeyulahla |
| Class 14 | buyolahla | obuyolahla | buyolahla | abuyulahla | obungeyulahla | bungeyulahla |
| Class 15 | kuyolahla | okuyolahla | kuyolahla | akuyulahla | okungeyulahla | kungeyulahla |
| Class 17 | kuyolahla | okuyolahla | kuyolahla | akuyulahla | okungeyulahla | kungeyulahla |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilahle | ngingalahli |
| 2nd singular | ulahle | ungalahli |
| 1st plural | silahle | singalahli |
| 2nd plural | nilahle | ningalahli |
| Class 1 | alahle | angalahli |
| Class 2 | balahle | bangalahli |
| Class 3 | ulahle | ungalahli |
| Class 4 | ilahle | ingalahli |
| Class 5 | lilahle | lingalahli |
| Class 6 | alahle | angalahli |
| Class 7 | silahle | singalahli |
| Class 8 | zilahle | zingalahli |
| Class 9 | ilahle | ingalahli |
| Class 10 | zilahle | zingalahli |
| Class 11 | lulahle | lungalahli |
| Class 14 | bulahle | bungalahli |
| Class 15 | kulahle | kungalahli |
| Class 17 | kulahle | kungalahli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngalahla | ngangalahla, angalahla, angangalahla |
| 2nd singular | walahla | wangalahla, awalahla, awangalahla |
| 1st plural | salahla | sangalahla, asalahla, asangalahla |
| 2nd plural | nalahla | nangalahla, analahla, anangalahla |
| Class 1 | walahla | wangalahla, akalahla, akangalahla |
| Class 2 | balahla | bangalahla, abalahla, abangalahla |
| Class 3 | walahla | wangalahla, awalahla, awangalahla |
| Class 4 | yalahla | yangalahla, ayalahla, ayangalahla |
| Class 5 | lalahla | langalahla, alalahla, alangalahla |
| Class 6 | alahla | angalahla, awalahla, awangalahla |
| Class 7 | salahla | sangalahla, asalahla, asangalahla |
| Class 8 | zalahla | zangalahla, azalahla, azangalahla |
| Class 9 | yalahla | yangalahla, ayalahla, ayangalahla |
| Class 10 | zalahla | zangalahla, azalahla, azangalahla |
| Class 11 | lwalahla | lwangalahla, alwalahla, alwangalahla |
| Class 14 | balahla | bangalahla, abalahla, abangalahla |
| Class 15 | kwalahla | kwangalahla, akwalahla, akwangalahla |
| Class 17 | kwalahla | kwangalahla, akwalahla, akwangalahla |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lahla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lahla (3.9)”