# phemba
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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### Verb

-phêmba
* (transitive) to kindle, to start a fire
    Synonym: -basa

#### Inflection

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## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-phémba
* (transitive) to kindle, to start a fire
    Synonym: -basa

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuphemba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuphemba | ukungaphembi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | phemba | -phembe |
| Plural | phembani | -phembeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaphemba, ngiphemba | engiphembayo, engiphemba | ngiphemba | angiphembi | engingaphembi | ngingaphembi |
| 2nd singular | uyaphemba, uphemba | ophembayo, ophemba | uphemba | awuphembi | ongaphembi | ungaphembi |
| 1st plural | siyaphemba, siphemba | esiphembayo, esiphemba | siphemba | asiphembi | esingaphembi | singaphembi |
| 2nd plural | niyaphemba, niphemba | eniphembayo, eniphemba | niphemba | aniphembi | eningaphembi | ningaphembi |
| Class 1 | uyaphemba, uphemba | ophembayo, ophemba | ephemba | akaphembi | ongaphembi | engaphembi |
| Class 2 | bayaphemba, baphemba | abaphembayo, abaphemba | bephemba | abaphembi | abangaphembi | bengaphembi |
| Class 3 | uyaphemba, uphemba | ophembayo, ophemba | uphemba | awuphembi | ongaphembi | ungaphembi |
| Class 4 | iyaphemba, iphemba | ephembayo, ephemba | iphemba | ayiphembi | engaphembi | ingaphembi |
| Class 5 | liyaphemba, liphemba | eliphembayo, eliphemba | liphemba | aliphembi | elingaphembi | lingaphembi |
| Class 6 | ayaphemba, aphemba | aphembayo, aphemba | ephemba | awaphembi | angaphembi | engaphembi |
| Class 7 | siyaphemba, siphemba | esiphembayo, esiphemba | siphemba | asiphembi | esingaphembi | singaphembi |
| Class 8 | ziyaphemba, ziphemba | eziphembayo, eziphemba | ziphemba | aziphembi | ezingaphembi | zingaphembi |
| Class 9 | iyaphemba, iphemba | ephembayo, ephemba | iphemba | ayiphembi | engaphembi | ingaphembi |
| Class 10 | ziyaphemba, ziphemba | eziphembayo, eziphemba | ziphemba | aziphembi | ezingaphembi | zingaphembi |
| Class 11 | luyaphemba, luphemba | oluphembayo, oluphemba | luphemba | aluphembi | olungaphembi | lungaphembi |
| Class 14 | buyaphemba, buphemba | obuphembayo, obuphemba | buphemba | abuphembi | obungaphembi | bungaphembi |
| Class 15 | kuyaphemba, kuphemba | okuphembayo, okuphemba | kuphemba | akuphembi | okungaphembi | kungaphembi |
| Class 17 | kuyaphemba, kuphemba | okuphembayo, okuphemba | kuphemba | akuphembi | okungaphembi | kungaphembi |
| | 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 | ngiphembile, ngiphembē | engiphembile, engiphembē | ngiphembile, ngiphembē | angiphembanga | engingaphembanga | ngingaphembanga |
| 2nd singular | uphembile, uphembē | ophembile, ophembē | uphembile, uphembē | awuphembanga | ongaphembanga | ungaphembanga |
| 1st plural | siphembile, siphembē | esiphembile, esiphembē | siphembile, siphembē | asiphembanga | esingaphembanga | singaphembanga |
| 2nd plural | niphembile, niphembē | eniphembile, eniphembē | niphembile, niphembē | aniphembanga | eningaphembanga | ningaphembanga |
| Class 1 | uphembile, uphembē | ophembile, ophembē | ephembile, ephembē | akaphembanga | ongaphembanga | engaphembanga |
| Class 2 | baphembile, baphembē | abaphembile, abaphembē | bephembile, bephembē | abaphembanga | abangaphembanga | bengaphembanga |
| Class 3 | uphembile, uphembē | ophembile, ophembē | uphembile, uphembē | awuphembanga | ongaphembanga | ungaphembanga |
| Class 4 | iphembile, iphembē | ephembile, ephembē | iphembile, iphembē | ayiphembanga | engaphembanga | ingaphembanga |
| Class 5 | liphembile, liphembē | eliphembile, eliphembē | liphembile, liphembē | aliphembanga | elingaphembanga | lingaphembanga |
| Class 6 | aphembile, aphembē | aphembile, aphembē | ephembile, ephembē | awaphembanga | angaphembanga | engaphembanga |
| Class 7 | siphembile, siphembē | esiphembile, esiphembē | siphembile, siphembē | asiphembanga | esingaphembanga | singaphembanga |
| Class 8 | ziphembile, ziphembē | eziphembile, eziphembē | ziphembile, ziphembē | aziphembanga | ezingaphembanga | zingaphembanga |
| Class 9 | iphembile, iphembē | ephembile, ephembē | iphembile, iphembē | ayiphembanga | engaphembanga | ingaphembanga |
| Class 10 | ziphembile, ziphembē | eziphembile, eziphembē | ziphembile, ziphembē | aziphembanga | ezingaphembanga | zingaphembanga |
| Class 11 | luphembile, luphembē | oluphembile, oluphembē | luphembile, luphembē | aluphembanga | olungaphembanga | lungaphembanga |
| Class 14 | buphembile, buphembē | obuphembile, obuphembē | buphembile, buphembē | abuphembanga | obungaphembanga | bungaphembanga |
| Class 15 | kuphembile, kuphembē | okuphembile, okuphembē | kuphembile, kuphembē | akuphembanga | okungaphembanga | kungaphembanga |
| Class 17 | kuphembile, kuphembē | okuphembile, okuphembē | kuphembile, kuphembē | akuphembanga | okungaphembanga | kungaphembanga |
| | 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 | ngāphemba | engāphemba | ngāphemba | angiphembanga | engingaphembanga | ngingaphembanga |
| 2nd singular | wāphemba | owāphemba | wāphemba | awuphembanga | ongaphembanga | ungaphembanga |
| 1st plural | sāphemba | esāphemba | sāphemba | asiphembanga | esingaphembanga | singaphembanga |
| 2nd plural | nāphemba | enāphemba | nāphemba | aniphembanga | eningaphembanga | ningaphembanga |
| Class 1 | wāphemba | owāphemba | āphemba | akaphembanga | ongaphembanga | engaphembanga |
| Class 2 | bāphemba | abāphemba | bāphemba | abaphembanga | abangaphembanga | bengaphembanga |
| Class 3 | wāphemba | owāphemba | wāphemba | awuphembanga | ongaphembanga | ungaphembanga |
| Class 4 | yāphemba | eyāphemba | yāphemba | ayiphembanga | engaphembanga | ingaphembanga |
| Class 5 | lāphemba | elāphemba | lāphemba | aliphembanga | elingaphembanga | lingaphembanga |
| Class 6 | āphemba | āphemba | āphemba | awaphembanga | angaphembanga | engaphembanga |
| Class 7 | sāphemba | esāphemba | sāphemba | asiphembanga | esingaphembanga | singaphembanga |
| Class 8 | zāphemba | ezāphemba | zāphemba | aziphembanga | ezingaphembanga | zingaphembanga |
| Class 9 | yāphemba | eyāphemba | yāphemba | ayiphembanga | engaphembanga | ingaphembanga |
| Class 10 | zāphemba | ezāphemba | zāphemba | aziphembanga | ezingaphembanga | zingaphembanga |
| Class 11 | lwāphemba | olwāphemba | lwāphemba | aluphembanga | olungaphembanga | lungaphembanga |
| Class 14 | bāphemba | obāphemba | bāphemba | abuphembanga | obungaphembanga | bungaphembanga |
| Class 15 | kwāphemba | okwāphemba | kwāphemba | akuphembanga | okungaphembanga | kungaphembanga |
| Class 17 | kwāphemba | okwāphemba | kwāphemba | akuphembanga | okungaphembanga | kungaphembanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaphemba | — | ngingaphemba | ngingephembe | — | ngingephembe |
| 2nd singular | ungaphemba | — | ungaphemba | ungephembe | — | ungephembe |
| 1st plural | singaphemba | — | singaphemba | singephembe | — | singephembe |
| 2nd plural | ningaphemba | — | ningaphemba | ningephembe | — | ningephembe |
| Class 1 | angaphemba | — | engaphemba | angephembe | — | engephembe |
| Class 2 | bangaphemba | — | bengaphemba | bangephembe | — | bengephembe |
| Class 3 | ungaphemba | — | ungaphemba | ungephembe | — | ungephembe |
| Class 4 | ingaphemba | — | ingaphemba | ingephembe | — | ingephembe |
| Class 5 | lingaphemba | — | lingaphemba | lingephembe | — | lingephembe |
| Class 6 | angaphemba | — | engaphemba | angephembe | — | engephembe |
| Class 7 | singaphemba | — | singaphemba | singephembe | — | singephembe |
| Class 8 | zingaphemba | — | zingaphemba | zingephembe | — | zingephembe |
| Class 9 | ingaphemba | — | ingaphemba | ingephembe | — | ingephembe |
| Class 10 | zingaphemba | — | zingaphemba | zingephembe | — | zingephembe |
| Class 11 | lungaphemba | — | lungaphemba | lungephembe | — | lungephembe |
| Class 14 | bungaphemba | — | bungaphemba | bungephembe | — | bungephembe |
| Class 15 | kungaphemba | — | kungaphemba | kungephembe | — | kungephembe |
| Class 17 | kungaphemba | — | kungaphemba | kungephembe | — | kungephembe |
| | 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 | ngizophemba | engizophemba | ngizophemba | angizuphemba | engingezuphemba | ngingezuphemba |
| 2nd singular | uzophemba | ozophemba | uzophemba | awuzuphemba | ongezuphemba | ungezuphemba |
| 1st plural | sizophemba | esizophemba | sizophemba | asizuphemba | esingezuphemba | singezuphemba |
| 2nd plural | nizophemba | enizophemba | nizophemba | anizuphemba | eningezuphemba | ningezuphemba |
| Class 1 | uzophemba | ozophemba | ezophemba | akazuphemba | ongezuphemba | engezuphemba |
| Class 2 | bazophemba | abazophemba | bezophemba | abazuphemba | abangezuphemba | bengezuphemba |
| Class 3 | uzophemba | ozophemba | uzophemba | awuzuphemba | ongezuphemba | ungezuphemba |
| Class 4 | izophemba | ezophemba | izophemba | ayizuphemba | engezuphemba | ingezuphemba |
| Class 5 | lizophemba | elizophemba | lizophemba | alizuphemba | elingezuphemba | lingezuphemba |
| Class 6 | azophemba | azophemba | ezophemba | awazuphemba | angezuphemba | engezuphemba |
| Class 7 | sizophemba | esizophemba | sizophemba | asizuphemba | esingezuphemba | singezuphemba |
| Class 8 | zizophemba | ezizophemba | zizophemba | azizuphemba | ezingezuphemba | zingezuphemba |
| Class 9 | izophemba | ezophemba | izophemba | ayizuphemba | engezuphemba | ingezuphemba |
| Class 10 | zizophemba | ezizophemba | zizophemba | azizuphemba | ezingezuphemba | zingezuphemba |
| Class 11 | luzophemba | oluzophemba | luzophemba | aluzuphemba | olungezuphemba | lungezuphemba |
| Class 14 | buzophemba | obuzophemba | buzophemba | abuzuphemba | obungezuphemba | bungezuphemba |
| Class 15 | kuzophemba | okuzophemba | kuzophemba | akuzuphemba | okungezuphemba | kungezuphemba |
| Class 17 | kuzophemba | okuzophemba | kuzophemba | akuzuphemba | okungezuphemba | kungezuphemba |
| | 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 | ngiyophemba | engiyophemba | ngiyophemba | angiyuphemba | engingeyuphemba | ngingeyuphemba |
| 2nd singular | uyophemba | oyophemba | uyophemba | awuyuphemba | ongeyuphemba | ungeyuphemba |
| 1st plural | siyophemba | esiyophemba | siyophemba | asiyuphemba | esingeyuphemba | singeyuphemba |
| 2nd plural | niyophemba | eniyophemba | niyophemba | aniyuphemba | eningeyuphemba | ningeyuphemba |
| Class 1 | uyophemba | oyophemba | eyophemba | akayuphemba | ongeyuphemba | engeyuphemba |
| Class 2 | bayophemba | abayophemba | beyophemba | abayuphemba | abangeyuphemba | bengeyuphemba |
| Class 3 | uyophemba | oyophemba | uyophemba | awuyuphemba | ongeyuphemba | ungeyuphemba |
| Class 4 | iyophemba | eyophemba | iyophemba | ayiyuphemba | engeyuphemba | ingeyuphemba |
| Class 5 | liyophemba | eliyophemba | liyophemba | aliyuphemba | elingeyuphemba | lingeyuphemba |
| Class 6 | ayophemba | ayophemba | eyophemba | awayuphemba | angeyuphemba | engeyuphemba |
| Class 7 | siyophemba | esiyophemba | siyophemba | asiyuphemba | esingeyuphemba | singeyuphemba |
| Class 8 | ziyophemba | eziyophemba | ziyophemba | aziyuphemba | ezingeyuphemba | zingeyuphemba |
| Class 9 | iyophemba | eyophemba | iyophemba | ayiyuphemba | engeyuphemba | ingeyuphemba |
| Class 10 | ziyophemba | eziyophemba | ziyophemba | aziyuphemba | ezingeyuphemba | zingeyuphemba |
| Class 11 | luyophemba | oluyophemba | luyophemba | aluyuphemba | olungeyuphemba | lungeyuphemba |
| Class 14 | buyophemba | obuyophemba | buyophemba | abuyuphemba | obungeyuphemba | bungeyuphemba |
| Class 15 | kuyophemba | okuyophemba | kuyophemba | akuyuphemba | okungeyuphemba | kungeyuphemba |
| Class 17 | kuyophemba | okuyophemba | kuyophemba | akuyuphemba | okungeyuphemba | kungeyuphemba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiphembe | ngingaphembi |
| 2nd singular | uphembe | ungaphembi |
| 1st plural | siphembe | singaphembi |
| 2nd plural | niphembe | ningaphembi |
| Class 1 | aphembe | angaphembi |
| Class 2 | baphembe | bangaphembi |
| Class 3 | uphembe | ungaphembi |
| Class 4 | iphembe | ingaphembi |
| Class 5 | liphembe | lingaphembi |
| Class 6 | aphembe | angaphembi |
| Class 7 | siphembe | singaphembi |
| Class 8 | ziphembe | zingaphembi |
| Class 9 | iphembe | ingaphembi |
| Class 10 | ziphembe | zingaphembi |
| Class 11 | luphembe | lungaphembi |
| Class 14 | buphembe | bungaphembi |
| Class 15 | kuphembe | kungaphembi |
| Class 17 | kuphembe | kungaphembi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaphemba | ngangaphemba, angaphemba, angangaphemba |
| 2nd singular | waphemba | wangaphemba, awaphemba, awangaphemba |
| 1st plural | saphemba | sangaphemba, asaphemba, asangaphemba |
| 2nd plural | naphemba | nangaphemba, anaphemba, anangaphemba |
| Class 1 | waphemba | wangaphemba, akaphemba, akangaphemba |
| Class 2 | baphemba | bangaphemba, abaphemba, abangaphemba |
| Class 3 | waphemba | wangaphemba, awaphemba, awangaphemba |
| Class 4 | yaphemba | yangaphemba, ayaphemba, ayangaphemba |
| Class 5 | laphemba | langaphemba, alaphemba, alangaphemba |
| Class 6 | aphemba | angaphemba, awaphemba, awangaphemba |
| Class 7 | saphemba | sangaphemba, asaphemba, asangaphemba |
| Class 8 | zaphemba | zangaphemba, azaphemba, azangaphemba |
| Class 9 | yaphemba | yangaphemba, ayaphemba, ayangaphemba |
| Class 10 | zaphemba | zangaphemba, azaphemba, azangaphemba |
| Class 11 | lwaphemba | lwangaphemba, alwaphemba, alwangaphemba |
| Class 14 | baphemba | bangaphemba, abaphemba, abangaphemba |
| Class 15 | kwaphemba | kwangaphemba, akwaphemba, akwangaphemba |
| Class 17 | kwaphemba | kwangaphemba, akwaphemba, akwangaphemba |

### References

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