# zila
## English
### Noun

zila (plural zilas)
* Alternative form of zillah

### Anagrams

* Lazi, Liza, aliz, liza, zail

## Ibanag
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

### Noun

zilá
* (anatomy) tongue

## Latvian
### Adjective

zila
* inflection of zils:
** genitive singular masculine
** nominative singular feminine

## Lingala
### Verb

zila
* to wait

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gìda.

### Verb

-zila
* (transitive) to abstain from
* (transitive) to avoid, to refrain from
* (intransitive) to fast

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuzila |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuzila | ukungazili |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | zila | -zile |
| Plural | zilani | -zileni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyazila, ngizila | engizilayo, engizila | ngizila | angizili | engingazili | ngingazili |
| 2nd singular | uyazila, uzila | ozilayo, ozila | uzila | awuzili | ongazili | ungazili |
| 1st plural | siyazila, sizila | esizilayo, esizila | sizila | asizili | esingazili | singazili |
| 2nd plural | niyazila, nizila | enizilayo, enizila | nizila | anizili | eningazili | ningazili |
| Class 1 | uyazila, uzila | ozilayo, ozila | ezila | akazili | ongazili | engazili |
| Class 2 | bayazila, bazila | abazilayo, abazila | bezila | abazili | abangazili | bengazili |
| Class 3 | uyazila, uzila | ozilayo, ozila | uzila | awuzili | ongazili | ungazili |
| Class 4 | iyazila, izila | ezilayo, ezila | izila | ayizili | engazili | ingazili |
| Class 5 | liyazila, lizila | elizilayo, elizila | lizila | alizili | elingazili | lingazili |
| Class 6 | ayazila, azila | azilayo, azila | ezila | awazili | angazili | engazili |
| Class 7 | siyazila, sizila | esizilayo, esizila | sizila | asizili | esingazili | singazili |
| Class 8 | ziyazila, zizila | ezizilayo, ezizila | zizila | azizili | ezingazili | zingazili |
| Class 9 | iyazila, izila | ezilayo, ezila | izila | ayizili | engazili | ingazili |
| Class 10 | ziyazila, zizila | ezizilayo, ezizila | zizila | azizili | ezingazili | zingazili |
| Class 11 | luyazila, luzila | oluzilayo, oluzila | luzila | aluzili | olungazili | lungazili |
| Class 14 | buyazila, buzila | obuzilayo, obuzila | buzila | abuzili | obungazili | bungazili |
| Class 15 | kuyazila, kuzila | okuzilayo, okuzila | kuzila | akuzili | okungazili | kungazili |
| Class 17 | kuyazila, kuzila | okuzilayo, okuzila | kuzila | akuzili | okungazili | kungazili |
| | 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 | ngizilile, ngizilē | engizilile, engizilē | ngizilile, ngizilē | angizilanga | engingazilanga | ngingazilanga |
| 2nd singular | uzilile, uzilē | ozilile, ozilē | uzilile, uzilē | awuzilanga | ongazilanga | ungazilanga |
| 1st plural | sizilile, sizilē | esizilile, esizilē | sizilile, sizilē | asizilanga | esingazilanga | singazilanga |
| 2nd plural | nizilile, nizilē | enizilile, enizilē | nizilile, nizilē | anizilanga | eningazilanga | ningazilanga |
| Class 1 | uzilile, uzilē | ozilile, ozilē | ezilile, ezilē | akazilanga | ongazilanga | engazilanga |
| Class 2 | bazilile, bazilē | abazilile, abazilē | bezilile, bezilē | abazilanga | abangazilanga | bengazilanga |
| Class 3 | uzilile, uzilē | ozilile, ozilē | uzilile, uzilē | awuzilanga | ongazilanga | ungazilanga |
| Class 4 | izilile, izilē | ezilile, ezilē | izilile, izilē | ayizilanga | engazilanga | ingazilanga |
| Class 5 | lizilile, lizilē | elizilile, elizilē | lizilile, lizilē | alizilanga | elingazilanga | lingazilanga |
| Class 6 | azilile, azilē | azilile, azilē | ezilile, ezilē | awazilanga | angazilanga | engazilanga |
| Class 7 | sizilile, sizilē | esizilile, esizilē | sizilile, sizilē | asizilanga | esingazilanga | singazilanga |
| Class 8 | zizilile, zizilē | ezizilile, ezizilē | zizilile, zizilē | azizilanga | ezingazilanga | zingazilanga |
| Class 9 | izilile, izilē | ezilile, ezilē | izilile, izilē | ayizilanga | engazilanga | ingazilanga |
| Class 10 | zizilile, zizilē | ezizilile, ezizilē | zizilile, zizilē | azizilanga | ezingazilanga | zingazilanga |
| Class 11 | luzilile, luzilē | oluzilile, oluzilē | luzilile, luzilē | aluzilanga | olungazilanga | lungazilanga |
| Class 14 | buzilile, buzilē | obuzilile, obuzilē | buzilile, buzilē | abuzilanga | obungazilanga | bungazilanga |
| Class 15 | kuzilile, kuzilē | okuzilile, okuzilē | kuzilile, kuzilē | akuzilanga | okungazilanga | kungazilanga |
| Class 17 | kuzilile, kuzilē | okuzilile, okuzilē | kuzilile, kuzilē | akuzilanga | okungazilanga | kungazilanga |
| | 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 | ngāzila | engāzila | ngāzila | angizilanga | engingazilanga | ngingazilanga |
| 2nd singular | wāzila | owāzila | wāzila | awuzilanga | ongazilanga | ungazilanga |
| 1st plural | sāzila | esāzila | sāzila | asizilanga | esingazilanga | singazilanga |
| 2nd plural | nāzila | enāzila | nāzila | anizilanga | eningazilanga | ningazilanga |
| Class 1 | wāzila | owāzila | āzila | akazilanga | ongazilanga | engazilanga |
| Class 2 | bāzila | abāzila | bāzila | abazilanga | abangazilanga | bengazilanga |
| Class 3 | wāzila | owāzila | wāzila | awuzilanga | ongazilanga | ungazilanga |
| Class 4 | yāzila | eyāzila | yāzila | ayizilanga | engazilanga | ingazilanga |
| Class 5 | lāzila | elāzila | lāzila | alizilanga | elingazilanga | lingazilanga |
| Class 6 | āzila | āzila | āzila | awazilanga | angazilanga | engazilanga |
| Class 7 | sāzila | esāzila | sāzila | asizilanga | esingazilanga | singazilanga |
| Class 8 | zāzila | ezāzila | zāzila | azizilanga | ezingazilanga | zingazilanga |
| Class 9 | yāzila | eyāzila | yāzila | ayizilanga | engazilanga | ingazilanga |
| Class 10 | zāzila | ezāzila | zāzila | azizilanga | ezingazilanga | zingazilanga |
| Class 11 | lwāzila | olwāzila | lwāzila | aluzilanga | olungazilanga | lungazilanga |
| Class 14 | bāzila | obāzila | bāzila | abuzilanga | obungazilanga | bungazilanga |
| Class 15 | kwāzila | okwāzila | kwāzila | akuzilanga | okungazilanga | kungazilanga |
| Class 17 | kwāzila | okwāzila | kwāzila | akuzilanga | okungazilanga | kungazilanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingazila | — | ngingazila | ngingezile | — | ngingezile |
| 2nd singular | ungazila | — | ungazila | ungezile | — | ungezile |
| 1st plural | singazila | — | singazila | singezile | — | singezile |
| 2nd plural | ningazila | — | ningazila | ningezile | — | ningezile |
| Class 1 | angazila | — | engazila | angezile | — | engezile |
| Class 2 | bangazila | — | bengazila | bangezile | — | bengezile |
| Class 3 | ungazila | — | ungazila | ungezile | — | ungezile |
| Class 4 | ingazila | — | ingazila | ingezile | — | ingezile |
| Class 5 | lingazila | — | lingazila | lingezile | — | lingezile |
| Class 6 | angazila | — | engazila | angezile | — | engezile |
| Class 7 | singazila | — | singazila | singezile | — | singezile |
| Class 8 | zingazila | — | zingazila | zingezile | — | zingezile |
| Class 9 | ingazila | — | ingazila | ingezile | — | ingezile |
| Class 10 | zingazila | — | zingazila | zingezile | — | zingezile |
| Class 11 | lungazila | — | lungazila | lungezile | — | lungezile |
| Class 14 | bungazila | — | bungazila | bungezile | — | bungezile |
| Class 15 | kungazila | — | kungazila | kungezile | — | kungezile |
| Class 17 | kungazila | — | kungazila | kungezile | — | kungezile |
| | 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 | ngizozila | engizozila | ngizozila | angizuzila | engingezuzila | ngingezuzila |
| 2nd singular | uzozila | ozozila | uzozila | awuzuzila | ongezuzila | ungezuzila |
| 1st plural | sizozila | esizozila | sizozila | asizuzila | esingezuzila | singezuzila |
| 2nd plural | nizozila | enizozila | nizozila | anizuzila | eningezuzila | ningezuzila |
| Class 1 | uzozila | ozozila | ezozila | akazuzila | ongezuzila | engezuzila |
| Class 2 | bazozila | abazozila | bezozila | abazuzila | abangezuzila | bengezuzila |
| Class 3 | uzozila | ozozila | uzozila | awuzuzila | ongezuzila | ungezuzila |
| Class 4 | izozila | ezozila | izozila | ayizuzila | engezuzila | ingezuzila |
| Class 5 | lizozila | elizozila | lizozila | alizuzila | elingezuzila | lingezuzila |
| Class 6 | azozila | azozila | ezozila | awazuzila | angezuzila | engezuzila |
| Class 7 | sizozila | esizozila | sizozila | asizuzila | esingezuzila | singezuzila |
| Class 8 | zizozila | ezizozila | zizozila | azizuzila | ezingezuzila | zingezuzila |
| Class 9 | izozila | ezozila | izozila | ayizuzila | engezuzila | ingezuzila |
| Class 10 | zizozila | ezizozila | zizozila | azizuzila | ezingezuzila | zingezuzila |
| Class 11 | luzozila | oluzozila | luzozila | aluzuzila | olungezuzila | lungezuzila |
| Class 14 | buzozila | obuzozila | buzozila | abuzuzila | obungezuzila | bungezuzila |
| Class 15 | kuzozila | okuzozila | kuzozila | akuzuzila | okungezuzila | kungezuzila |
| Class 17 | kuzozila | okuzozila | kuzozila | akuzuzila | okungezuzila | kungezuzila |
| | 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 | ngiyozila | engiyozila | ngiyozila | angiyuzila | engingeyuzila | ngingeyuzila |
| 2nd singular | uyozila | oyozila | uyozila | awuyuzila | ongeyuzila | ungeyuzila |
| 1st plural | siyozila | esiyozila | siyozila | asiyuzila | esingeyuzila | singeyuzila |
| 2nd plural | niyozila | eniyozila | niyozila | aniyuzila | eningeyuzila | ningeyuzila |
| Class 1 | uyozila | oyozila | eyozila | akayuzila | ongeyuzila | engeyuzila |
| Class 2 | bayozila | abayozila | beyozila | abayuzila | abangeyuzila | bengeyuzila |
| Class 3 | uyozila | oyozila | uyozila | awuyuzila | ongeyuzila | ungeyuzila |
| Class 4 | iyozila | eyozila | iyozila | ayiyuzila | engeyuzila | ingeyuzila |
| Class 5 | liyozila | eliyozila | liyozila | aliyuzila | elingeyuzila | lingeyuzila |
| Class 6 | ayozila | ayozila | eyozila | awayuzila | angeyuzila | engeyuzila |
| Class 7 | siyozila | esiyozila | siyozila | asiyuzila | esingeyuzila | singeyuzila |
| Class 8 | ziyozila | eziyozila | ziyozila | aziyuzila | ezingeyuzila | zingeyuzila |
| Class 9 | iyozila | eyozila | iyozila | ayiyuzila | engeyuzila | ingeyuzila |
| Class 10 | ziyozila | eziyozila | ziyozila | aziyuzila | ezingeyuzila | zingeyuzila |
| Class 11 | luyozila | oluyozila | luyozila | aluyuzila | olungeyuzila | lungeyuzila |
| Class 14 | buyozila | obuyozila | buyozila | abuyuzila | obungeyuzila | bungeyuzila |
| Class 15 | kuyozila | okuyozila | kuyozila | akuyuzila | okungeyuzila | kungeyuzila |
| Class 17 | kuyozila | okuyozila | kuyozila | akuyuzila | okungeyuzila | kungeyuzila |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngizile | ngingazili |
| 2nd singular | uzile | ungazili |
| 1st plural | sizile | singazili |
| 2nd plural | nizile | ningazili |
| Class 1 | azile | angazili |
| Class 2 | bazile | bangazili |
| Class 3 | uzile | ungazili |
| Class 4 | izile | ingazili |
| Class 5 | lizile | lingazili |
| Class 6 | azile | angazili |
| Class 7 | sizile | singazili |
| Class 8 | zizile | zingazili |
| Class 9 | izile | ingazili |
| Class 10 | zizile | zingazili |
| Class 11 | luzile | lungazili |
| Class 14 | buzile | bungazili |
| Class 15 | kuzile | kungazili |
| Class 17 | kuzile | kungazili |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngazila | ngangazila, angazila, angangazila |
| 2nd singular | wazila | wangazila, awazila, awangazila |
| 1st plural | sazila | sangazila, asazila, asangazila |
| 2nd plural | nazila | nangazila, anazila, anangazila |
| Class 1 | wazila | wangazila, akazila, akangazila |
| Class 2 | bazila | bangazila, abazila, abangazila |
| Class 3 | wazila | wangazila, awazila, awangazila |
| Class 4 | yazila | yangazila, ayazila, ayangazila |
| Class 5 | lazila | langazila, alazila, alangazila |
| Class 6 | azila | angazila, awazila, awangazila |
| Class 7 | sazila | sangazila, asazila, asangazila |
| Class 8 | zazila | zangazila, azazila, azangazila |
| Class 9 | yazila | yangazila, ayazila, ayangazila |
| Class 10 | zazila | zangazila, azazila, azangazila |
| Class 11 | lwazila | lwangazila, alwazila, alwangazila |
| Class 14 | bazila | bangazila, abazila, abangazila |
| Class 15 | kwazila | kwangazila, akwazila, akwangazila |
| Class 17 | kwazila | kwangazila, akwazila, akwangazila |

### References

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