# fihla
## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-píca.

### Verb

-fíhla
* to hide

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Sotho
### Verb

fihla
* to arrive

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-píca.

### Verb

-fîhla
* (transitive) to hide, to conceal

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* imfihlo

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-píca.

### Verb

-fîhla
* (transitive) to hide, to conceal
* (transitive) to bury (a body)

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukufihla |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukufihla | ukungafihli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | fihla | -fihle |
| Plural | fihlani | -fihleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyafihla, ngifihla | engifihlayo, engifihla | ngifihla | angifihli | engingafihli | ngingafihli |
| 2nd singular | uyafihla, ufihla | ofihlayo, ofihla | ufihla | awufihli | ongafihli | ungafihli |
| 1st plural | siyafihla, sifihla | esifihlayo, esifihla | sifihla | asifihli | esingafihli | singafihli |
| 2nd plural | niyafihla, nifihla | enifihlayo, enifihla | nifihla | anifihli | eningafihli | ningafihli |
| Class 1 | uyafihla, ufihla | ofihlayo, ofihla | efihla | akafihli | ongafihli | engafihli |
| Class 2 | bayafihla, bafihla | abafihlayo, abafihla | befihla | abafihli | abangafihli | bengafihli |
| Class 3 | uyafihla, ufihla | ofihlayo, ofihla | ufihla | awufihli | ongafihli | ungafihli |
| Class 4 | iyafihla, ifihla | efihlayo, efihla | ifihla | ayifihli | engafihli | ingafihli |
| Class 5 | liyafihla, lifihla | elifihlayo, elifihla | lifihla | alifihli | elingafihli | lingafihli |
| Class 6 | ayafihla, afihla | afihlayo, afihla | efihla | awafihli | angafihli | engafihli |
| Class 7 | siyafihla, sifihla | esifihlayo, esifihla | sifihla | asifihli | esingafihli | singafihli |
| Class 8 | ziyafihla, zifihla | ezifihlayo, ezifihla | zifihla | azifihli | ezingafihli | zingafihli |
| Class 9 | iyafihla, ifihla | efihlayo, efihla | ifihla | ayifihli | engafihli | ingafihli |
| Class 10 | ziyafihla, zifihla | ezifihlayo, ezifihla | zifihla | azifihli | ezingafihli | zingafihli |
| Class 11 | luyafihla, lufihla | olufihlayo, olufihla | lufihla | alufihli | olungafihli | lungafihli |
| Class 14 | buyafihla, bufihla | obufihlayo, obufihla | bufihla | abufihli | obungafihli | bungafihli |
| Class 15 | kuyafihla, kufihla | okufihlayo, okufihla | kufihla | akufihli | okungafihli | kungafihli |
| Class 17 | kuyafihla, kufihla | okufihlayo, okufihla | kufihla | akufihli | okungafihli | kungafihli |
| | 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 | ngifihlile, ngifihlē | engifihlile, engifihlē | ngifihlile, ngifihlē | angifihlanga | engingafihlanga | ngingafihlanga |
| 2nd singular | ufihlile, ufihlē | ofihlile, ofihlē | ufihlile, ufihlē | awufihlanga | ongafihlanga | ungafihlanga |
| 1st plural | sifihlile, sifihlē | esifihlile, esifihlē | sifihlile, sifihlē | asifihlanga | esingafihlanga | singafihlanga |
| 2nd plural | nifihlile, nifihlē | enifihlile, enifihlē | nifihlile, nifihlē | anifihlanga | eningafihlanga | ningafihlanga |
| Class 1 | ufihlile, ufihlē | ofihlile, ofihlē | efihlile, efihlē | akafihlanga | ongafihlanga | engafihlanga |
| Class 2 | bafihlile, bafihlē | abafihlile, abafihlē | befihlile, befihlē | abafihlanga | abangafihlanga | bengafihlanga |
| Class 3 | ufihlile, ufihlē | ofihlile, ofihlē | ufihlile, ufihlē | awufihlanga | ongafihlanga | ungafihlanga |
| Class 4 | ifihlile, ifihlē | efihlile, efihlē | ifihlile, ifihlē | ayifihlanga | engafihlanga | ingafihlanga |
| Class 5 | lifihlile, lifihlē | elifihlile, elifihlē | lifihlile, lifihlē | alifihlanga | elingafihlanga | lingafihlanga |
| Class 6 | afihlile, afihlē | afihlile, afihlē | efihlile, efihlē | awafihlanga | angafihlanga | engafihlanga |
| Class 7 | sifihlile, sifihlē | esifihlile, esifihlē | sifihlile, sifihlē | asifihlanga | esingafihlanga | singafihlanga |
| Class 8 | zifihlile, zifihlē | ezifihlile, ezifihlē | zifihlile, zifihlē | azifihlanga | ezingafihlanga | zingafihlanga |
| Class 9 | ifihlile, ifihlē | efihlile, efihlē | ifihlile, ifihlē | ayifihlanga | engafihlanga | ingafihlanga |
| Class 10 | zifihlile, zifihlē | ezifihlile, ezifihlē | zifihlile, zifihlē | azifihlanga | ezingafihlanga | zingafihlanga |
| Class 11 | lufihlile, lufihlē | olufihlile, olufihlē | lufihlile, lufihlē | alufihlanga | olungafihlanga | lungafihlanga |
| Class 14 | bufihlile, bufihlē | obufihlile, obufihlē | bufihlile, bufihlē | abufihlanga | obungafihlanga | bungafihlanga |
| Class 15 | kufihlile, kufihlē | okufihlile, okufihlē | kufihlile, kufihlē | akufihlanga | okungafihlanga | kungafihlanga |
| Class 17 | kufihlile, kufihlē | okufihlile, okufihlē | kufihlile, kufihlē | akufihlanga | okungafihlanga | kungafihlanga |
| | 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 | ngāfihla | engāfihla | ngāfihla | angifihlanga | engingafihlanga | ngingafihlanga |
| 2nd singular | wāfihla | owāfihla | wāfihla | awufihlanga | ongafihlanga | ungafihlanga |
| 1st plural | sāfihla | esāfihla | sāfihla | asifihlanga | esingafihlanga | singafihlanga |
| 2nd plural | nāfihla | enāfihla | nāfihla | anifihlanga | eningafihlanga | ningafihlanga |
| Class 1 | wāfihla | owāfihla | āfihla | akafihlanga | ongafihlanga | engafihlanga |
| Class 2 | bāfihla | abāfihla | bāfihla | abafihlanga | abangafihlanga | bengafihlanga |
| Class 3 | wāfihla | owāfihla | wāfihla | awufihlanga | ongafihlanga | ungafihlanga |
| Class 4 | yāfihla | eyāfihla | yāfihla | ayifihlanga | engafihlanga | ingafihlanga |
| Class 5 | lāfihla | elāfihla | lāfihla | alifihlanga | elingafihlanga | lingafihlanga |
| Class 6 | āfihla | āfihla | āfihla | awafihlanga | angafihlanga | engafihlanga |
| Class 7 | sāfihla | esāfihla | sāfihla | asifihlanga | esingafihlanga | singafihlanga |
| Class 8 | zāfihla | ezāfihla | zāfihla | azifihlanga | ezingafihlanga | zingafihlanga |
| Class 9 | yāfihla | eyāfihla | yāfihla | ayifihlanga | engafihlanga | ingafihlanga |
| Class 10 | zāfihla | ezāfihla | zāfihla | azifihlanga | ezingafihlanga | zingafihlanga |
| Class 11 | lwāfihla | olwāfihla | lwāfihla | alufihlanga | olungafihlanga | lungafihlanga |
| Class 14 | bāfihla | obāfihla | bāfihla | abufihlanga | obungafihlanga | bungafihlanga |
| Class 15 | kwāfihla | okwāfihla | kwāfihla | akufihlanga | okungafihlanga | kungafihlanga |
| Class 17 | kwāfihla | okwāfihla | kwāfihla | akufihlanga | okungafihlanga | kungafihlanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingafihla | — | ngingafihla | ngingefihle | — | ngingefihle |
| 2nd singular | ungafihla | — | ungafihla | ungefihle | — | ungefihle |
| 1st plural | singafihla | — | singafihla | singefihle | — | singefihle |
| 2nd plural | ningafihla | — | ningafihla | ningefihle | — | ningefihle |
| Class 1 | angafihla | — | engafihla | angefihle | — | engefihle |
| Class 2 | bangafihla | — | bengafihla | bangefihle | — | bengefihle |
| Class 3 | ungafihla | — | ungafihla | ungefihle | — | ungefihle |
| Class 4 | ingafihla | — | ingafihla | ingefihle | — | ingefihle |
| Class 5 | lingafihla | — | lingafihla | lingefihle | — | lingefihle |
| Class 6 | angafihla | — | engafihla | angefihle | — | engefihle |
| Class 7 | singafihla | — | singafihla | singefihle | — | singefihle |
| Class 8 | zingafihla | — | zingafihla | zingefihle | — | zingefihle |
| Class 9 | ingafihla | — | ingafihla | ingefihle | — | ingefihle |
| Class 10 | zingafihla | — | zingafihla | zingefihle | — | zingefihle |
| Class 11 | lungafihla | — | lungafihla | lungefihle | — | lungefihle |
| Class 14 | bungafihla | — | bungafihla | bungefihle | — | bungefihle |
| Class 15 | kungafihla | — | kungafihla | kungefihle | — | kungefihle |
| Class 17 | kungafihla | — | kungafihla | kungefihle | — | kungefihle |
| | 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 | ngizofihla | engizofihla | ngizofihla | angizufihla | engingezufihla | ngingezufihla |
| 2nd singular | uzofihla | ozofihla | uzofihla | awuzufihla | ongezufihla | ungezufihla |
| 1st plural | sizofihla | esizofihla | sizofihla | asizufihla | esingezufihla | singezufihla |
| 2nd plural | nizofihla | enizofihla | nizofihla | anizufihla | eningezufihla | ningezufihla |
| Class 1 | uzofihla | ozofihla | ezofihla | akazufihla | ongezufihla | engezufihla |
| Class 2 | bazofihla | abazofihla | bezofihla | abazufihla | abangezufihla | bengezufihla |
| Class 3 | uzofihla | ozofihla | uzofihla | awuzufihla | ongezufihla | ungezufihla |
| Class 4 | izofihla | ezofihla | izofihla | ayizufihla | engezufihla | ingezufihla |
| Class 5 | lizofihla | elizofihla | lizofihla | alizufihla | elingezufihla | lingezufihla |
| Class 6 | azofihla | azofihla | ezofihla | awazufihla | angezufihla | engezufihla |
| Class 7 | sizofihla | esizofihla | sizofihla | asizufihla | esingezufihla | singezufihla |
| Class 8 | zizofihla | ezizofihla | zizofihla | azizufihla | ezingezufihla | zingezufihla |
| Class 9 | izofihla | ezofihla | izofihla | ayizufihla | engezufihla | ingezufihla |
| Class 10 | zizofihla | ezizofihla | zizofihla | azizufihla | ezingezufihla | zingezufihla |
| Class 11 | luzofihla | oluzofihla | luzofihla | aluzufihla | olungezufihla | lungezufihla |
| Class 14 | buzofihla | obuzofihla | buzofihla | abuzufihla | obungezufihla | bungezufihla |
| Class 15 | kuzofihla | okuzofihla | kuzofihla | akuzufihla | okungezufihla | kungezufihla |
| Class 17 | kuzofihla | okuzofihla | kuzofihla | akuzufihla | okungezufihla | kungezufihla |
| | 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 | ngiyofihla | engiyofihla | ngiyofihla | angiyufihla | engingeyufihla | ngingeyufihla |
| 2nd singular | uyofihla | oyofihla | uyofihla | awuyufihla | ongeyufihla | ungeyufihla |
| 1st plural | siyofihla | esiyofihla | siyofihla | asiyufihla | esingeyufihla | singeyufihla |
| 2nd plural | niyofihla | eniyofihla | niyofihla | aniyufihla | eningeyufihla | ningeyufihla |
| Class 1 | uyofihla | oyofihla | eyofihla | akayufihla | ongeyufihla | engeyufihla |
| Class 2 | bayofihla | abayofihla | beyofihla | abayufihla | abangeyufihla | bengeyufihla |
| Class 3 | uyofihla | oyofihla | uyofihla | awuyufihla | ongeyufihla | ungeyufihla |
| Class 4 | iyofihla | eyofihla | iyofihla | ayiyufihla | engeyufihla | ingeyufihla |
| Class 5 | liyofihla | eliyofihla | liyofihla | aliyufihla | elingeyufihla | lingeyufihla |
| Class 6 | ayofihla | ayofihla | eyofihla | awayufihla | angeyufihla | engeyufihla |
| Class 7 | siyofihla | esiyofihla | siyofihla | asiyufihla | esingeyufihla | singeyufihla |
| Class 8 | ziyofihla | eziyofihla | ziyofihla | aziyufihla | ezingeyufihla | zingeyufihla |
| Class 9 | iyofihla | eyofihla | iyofihla | ayiyufihla | engeyufihla | ingeyufihla |
| Class 10 | ziyofihla | eziyofihla | ziyofihla | aziyufihla | ezingeyufihla | zingeyufihla |
| Class 11 | luyofihla | oluyofihla | luyofihla | aluyufihla | olungeyufihla | lungeyufihla |
| Class 14 | buyofihla | obuyofihla | buyofihla | abuyufihla | obungeyufihla | bungeyufihla |
| Class 15 | kuyofihla | okuyofihla | kuyofihla | akuyufihla | okungeyufihla | kungeyufihla |
| Class 17 | kuyofihla | okuyofihla | kuyofihla | akuyufihla | okungeyufihla | kungeyufihla |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngifihle | ngingafihli |
| 2nd singular | ufihle | ungafihli |
| 1st plural | sifihle | singafihli |
| 2nd plural | nifihle | ningafihli |
| Class 1 | afihle | angafihli |
| Class 2 | bafihle | bangafihli |
| Class 3 | ufihle | ungafihli |
| Class 4 | ifihle | ingafihli |
| Class 5 | lifihle | lingafihli |
| Class 6 | afihle | angafihli |
| Class 7 | sifihle | singafihli |
| Class 8 | zifihle | zingafihli |
| Class 9 | ifihle | ingafihli |
| Class 10 | zifihle | zingafihli |
| Class 11 | lufihle | lungafihli |
| Class 14 | bufihle | bungafihli |
| Class 15 | kufihle | kungafihli |
| Class 17 | kufihle | kungafihli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngafihla | ngangafihla, angafihla, angangafihla |
| 2nd singular | wafihla | wangafihla, awafihla, awangafihla |
| 1st plural | safihla | sangafihla, asafihla, asangafihla |
| 2nd plural | nafihla | nangafihla, anafihla, anangafihla |
| Class 1 | wafihla | wangafihla, akafihla, akangafihla |
| Class 2 | bafihla | bangafihla, abafihla, abangafihla |
| Class 3 | wafihla | wangafihla, awafihla, awangafihla |
| Class 4 | yafihla | yangafihla, ayafihla, ayangafihla |
| Class 5 | lafihla | langafihla, alafihla, alangafihla |
| Class 6 | afihla | angafihla, awafihla, awangafihla |
| Class 7 | safihla | sangafihla, asafihla, asangafihla |
| Class 8 | zafihla | zangafihla, azafihla, azangafihla |
| Class 9 | yafihla | yangafihla, ayafihla, ayangafihla |
| Class 10 | zafihla | zangafihla, azafihla, azangafihla |
| Class 11 | lwafihla | lwangafihla, alwafihla, alwangafihla |
| Class 14 | bafihla | bangafihla, abafihla, abangafihla |
| Class 15 | kwafihla | kwangafihla, akwafihla, akwangafihla |
| Class 17 | kwafihla | kwangafihla, akwafihla, akwangafihla |

#### Derived terms

* imfihlo

### References

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