# xhapha
## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-xhapha
* to lap up

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǁʰaːpʰa/

### Verb

-xhapha
* (intransitive) to seethe
* (transitive) to lap, to lick up

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxhapha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxhapha | ukungaxhaphi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xhapha | -xhaphe |
| Plural | xhaphani | -xhapheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxhapha, ngixhapha | engixhaphayo, engixhapha | ngixhapha | angixhaphi | engingaxhaphi | ngingaxhaphi |
| 2nd singular | uyaxhapha, uxhapha | oxhaphayo, oxhapha | uxhapha | awuxhaphi | ongaxhaphi | ungaxhaphi |
| 1st plural | siyaxhapha, sixhapha | esixhaphayo, esixhapha | sixhapha | asixhaphi | esingaxhaphi | singaxhaphi |
| 2nd plural | niyaxhapha, nixhapha | enixhaphayo, enixhapha | nixhapha | anixhaphi | eningaxhaphi | ningaxhaphi |
| Class 1 | uyaxhapha, uxhapha | oxhaphayo, oxhapha | exhapha | akaxhaphi | ongaxhaphi | engaxhaphi |
| Class 2 | bayaxhapha, baxhapha | abaxhaphayo, abaxhapha | bexhapha | abaxhaphi | abangaxhaphi | bengaxhaphi |
| Class 3 | uyaxhapha, uxhapha | oxhaphayo, oxhapha | uxhapha | awuxhaphi | ongaxhaphi | ungaxhaphi |
| Class 4 | iyaxhapha, ixhapha | exhaphayo, exhapha | ixhapha | ayixhaphi | engaxhaphi | ingaxhaphi |
| Class 5 | liyaxhapha, lixhapha | elixhaphayo, elixhapha | lixhapha | alixhaphi | elingaxhaphi | lingaxhaphi |
| Class 6 | ayaxhapha, axhapha | axhaphayo, axhapha | exhapha | awaxhaphi | angaxhaphi | engaxhaphi |
| Class 7 | siyaxhapha, sixhapha | esixhaphayo, esixhapha | sixhapha | asixhaphi | esingaxhaphi | singaxhaphi |
| Class 8 | ziyaxhapha, zixhapha | ezixhaphayo, ezixhapha | zixhapha | azixhaphi | ezingaxhaphi | zingaxhaphi |
| Class 9 | iyaxhapha, ixhapha | exhaphayo, exhapha | ixhapha | ayixhaphi | engaxhaphi | ingaxhaphi |
| Class 10 | ziyaxhapha, zixhapha | ezixhaphayo, ezixhapha | zixhapha | azixhaphi | ezingaxhaphi | zingaxhaphi |
| Class 11 | luyaxhapha, luxhapha | oluxhaphayo, oluxhapha | luxhapha | aluxhaphi | olungaxhaphi | lungaxhaphi |
| Class 14 | buyaxhapha, buxhapha | obuxhaphayo, obuxhapha | buxhapha | abuxhaphi | obungaxhaphi | bungaxhaphi |
| Class 15 | kuyaxhapha, kuxhapha | okuxhaphayo, okuxhapha | kuxhapha | akuxhaphi | okungaxhaphi | kungaxhaphi |
| Class 17 | kuyaxhapha, kuxhapha | okuxhaphayo, okuxhapha | kuxhapha | akuxhaphi | okungaxhaphi | kungaxhaphi |
| | 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 | ngixhaphile, ngixhaphē | engixhaphile, engixhaphē | ngixhaphile, ngixhaphē | angixhaphanga | engingaxhaphanga | ngingaxhaphanga |
| 2nd singular | uxhaphile, uxhaphē | oxhaphile, oxhaphē | uxhaphile, uxhaphē | awuxhaphanga | ongaxhaphanga | ungaxhaphanga |
| 1st plural | sixhaphile, sixhaphē | esixhaphile, esixhaphē | sixhaphile, sixhaphē | asixhaphanga | esingaxhaphanga | singaxhaphanga |
| 2nd plural | nixhaphile, nixhaphē | enixhaphile, enixhaphē | nixhaphile, nixhaphē | anixhaphanga | eningaxhaphanga | ningaxhaphanga |
| Class 1 | uxhaphile, uxhaphē | oxhaphile, oxhaphē | exhaphile, exhaphē | akaxhaphanga | ongaxhaphanga | engaxhaphanga |
| Class 2 | baxhaphile, baxhaphē | abaxhaphile, abaxhaphē | bexhaphile, bexhaphē | abaxhaphanga | abangaxhaphanga | bengaxhaphanga |
| Class 3 | uxhaphile, uxhaphē | oxhaphile, oxhaphē | uxhaphile, uxhaphē | awuxhaphanga | ongaxhaphanga | ungaxhaphanga |
| Class 4 | ixhaphile, ixhaphē | exhaphile, exhaphē | ixhaphile, ixhaphē | ayixhaphanga | engaxhaphanga | ingaxhaphanga |
| Class 5 | lixhaphile, lixhaphē | elixhaphile, elixhaphē | lixhaphile, lixhaphē | alixhaphanga | elingaxhaphanga | lingaxhaphanga |
| Class 6 | axhaphile, axhaphē | axhaphile, axhaphē | exhaphile, exhaphē | awaxhaphanga | angaxhaphanga | engaxhaphanga |
| Class 7 | sixhaphile, sixhaphē | esixhaphile, esixhaphē | sixhaphile, sixhaphē | asixhaphanga | esingaxhaphanga | singaxhaphanga |
| Class 8 | zixhaphile, zixhaphē | ezixhaphile, ezixhaphē | zixhaphile, zixhaphē | azixhaphanga | ezingaxhaphanga | zingaxhaphanga |
| Class 9 | ixhaphile, ixhaphē | exhaphile, exhaphē | ixhaphile, ixhaphē | ayixhaphanga | engaxhaphanga | ingaxhaphanga |
| Class 10 | zixhaphile, zixhaphē | ezixhaphile, ezixhaphē | zixhaphile, zixhaphē | azixhaphanga | ezingaxhaphanga | zingaxhaphanga |
| Class 11 | luxhaphile, luxhaphē | oluxhaphile, oluxhaphē | luxhaphile, luxhaphē | aluxhaphanga | olungaxhaphanga | lungaxhaphanga |
| Class 14 | buxhaphile, buxhaphē | obuxhaphile, obuxhaphē | buxhaphile, buxhaphē | abuxhaphanga | obungaxhaphanga | bungaxhaphanga |
| Class 15 | kuxhaphile, kuxhaphē | okuxhaphile, okuxhaphē | kuxhaphile, kuxhaphē | akuxhaphanga | okungaxhaphanga | kungaxhaphanga |
| Class 17 | kuxhaphile, kuxhaphē | okuxhaphile, okuxhaphē | kuxhaphile, kuxhaphē | akuxhaphanga | okungaxhaphanga | kungaxhaphanga |
| | 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 | ngāxhapha | engāxhapha | ngāxhapha | angixhaphanga | engingaxhaphanga | ngingaxhaphanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxhapha | owāxhapha | wāxhapha | awuxhaphanga | ongaxhaphanga | ungaxhaphanga |
| 1st plural | sāxhapha | esāxhapha | sāxhapha | asixhaphanga | esingaxhaphanga | singaxhaphanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxhapha | enāxhapha | nāxhapha | anixhaphanga | eningaxhaphanga | ningaxhaphanga |
| Class 1 | wāxhapha | owāxhapha | āxhapha | akaxhaphanga | ongaxhaphanga | engaxhaphanga |
| Class 2 | bāxhapha | abāxhapha | bāxhapha | abaxhaphanga | abangaxhaphanga | bengaxhaphanga |
| Class 3 | wāxhapha | owāxhapha | wāxhapha | awuxhaphanga | ongaxhaphanga | ungaxhaphanga |
| Class 4 | yāxhapha | eyāxhapha | yāxhapha | ayixhaphanga | engaxhaphanga | ingaxhaphanga |
| Class 5 | lāxhapha | elāxhapha | lāxhapha | alixhaphanga | elingaxhaphanga | lingaxhaphanga |
| Class 6 | āxhapha | āxhapha | āxhapha | awaxhaphanga | angaxhaphanga | engaxhaphanga |
| Class 7 | sāxhapha | esāxhapha | sāxhapha | asixhaphanga | esingaxhaphanga | singaxhaphanga |
| Class 8 | zāxhapha | ezāxhapha | zāxhapha | azixhaphanga | ezingaxhaphanga | zingaxhaphanga |
| Class 9 | yāxhapha | eyāxhapha | yāxhapha | ayixhaphanga | engaxhaphanga | ingaxhaphanga |
| Class 10 | zāxhapha | ezāxhapha | zāxhapha | azixhaphanga | ezingaxhaphanga | zingaxhaphanga |
| Class 11 | lwāxhapha | olwāxhapha | lwāxhapha | aluxhaphanga | olungaxhaphanga | lungaxhaphanga |
| Class 14 | bāxhapha | obāxhapha | bāxhapha | abuxhaphanga | obungaxhaphanga | bungaxhaphanga |
| Class 15 | kwāxhapha | okwāxhapha | kwāxhapha | akuxhaphanga | okungaxhaphanga | kungaxhaphanga |
| Class 17 | kwāxhapha | okwāxhapha | kwāxhapha | akuxhaphanga | okungaxhaphanga | kungaxhaphanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxhapha | — | ngingaxhapha | ngingexhaphe | — | ngingexhaphe |
| 2nd singular | ungaxhapha | — | ungaxhapha | ungexhaphe | — | ungexhaphe |
| 1st plural | singaxhapha | — | singaxhapha | singexhaphe | — | singexhaphe |
| 2nd plural | ningaxhapha | — | ningaxhapha | ningexhaphe | — | ningexhaphe |
| Class 1 | angaxhapha | — | engaxhapha | angexhaphe | — | engexhaphe |
| Class 2 | bangaxhapha | — | bengaxhapha | bangexhaphe | — | bengexhaphe |
| Class 3 | ungaxhapha | — | ungaxhapha | ungexhaphe | — | ungexhaphe |
| Class 4 | ingaxhapha | — | ingaxhapha | ingexhaphe | — | ingexhaphe |
| Class 5 | lingaxhapha | — | lingaxhapha | lingexhaphe | — | lingexhaphe |
| Class 6 | angaxhapha | — | engaxhapha | angexhaphe | — | engexhaphe |
| Class 7 | singaxhapha | — | singaxhapha | singexhaphe | — | singexhaphe |
| Class 8 | zingaxhapha | — | zingaxhapha | zingexhaphe | — | zingexhaphe |
| Class 9 | ingaxhapha | — | ingaxhapha | ingexhaphe | — | ingexhaphe |
| Class 10 | zingaxhapha | — | zingaxhapha | zingexhaphe | — | zingexhaphe |
| Class 11 | lungaxhapha | — | lungaxhapha | lungexhaphe | — | lungexhaphe |
| Class 14 | bungaxhapha | — | bungaxhapha | bungexhaphe | — | bungexhaphe |
| Class 15 | kungaxhapha | — | kungaxhapha | kungexhaphe | — | kungexhaphe |
| Class 17 | kungaxhapha | — | kungaxhapha | kungexhaphe | — | kungexhaphe |
| | 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 | ngizoxhapha | engizoxhapha | ngizoxhapha | angizuxhapha | engingezuxhapha | ngingezuxhapha |
| 2nd singular | uzoxhapha | ozoxhapha | uzoxhapha | awuzuxhapha | ongezuxhapha | ungezuxhapha |
| 1st plural | sizoxhapha | esizoxhapha | sizoxhapha | asizuxhapha | esingezuxhapha | singezuxhapha |
| 2nd plural | nizoxhapha | enizoxhapha | nizoxhapha | anizuxhapha | eningezuxhapha | ningezuxhapha |
| Class 1 | uzoxhapha | ozoxhapha | ezoxhapha | akazuxhapha | ongezuxhapha | engezuxhapha |
| Class 2 | bazoxhapha | abazoxhapha | bezoxhapha | abazuxhapha | abangezuxhapha | bengezuxhapha |
| Class 3 | uzoxhapha | ozoxhapha | uzoxhapha | awuzuxhapha | ongezuxhapha | ungezuxhapha |
| Class 4 | izoxhapha | ezoxhapha | izoxhapha | ayizuxhapha | engezuxhapha | ingezuxhapha |
| Class 5 | lizoxhapha | elizoxhapha | lizoxhapha | alizuxhapha | elingezuxhapha | lingezuxhapha |
| Class 6 | azoxhapha | azoxhapha | ezoxhapha | awazuxhapha | angezuxhapha | engezuxhapha |
| Class 7 | sizoxhapha | esizoxhapha | sizoxhapha | asizuxhapha | esingezuxhapha | singezuxhapha |
| Class 8 | zizoxhapha | ezizoxhapha | zizoxhapha | azizuxhapha | ezingezuxhapha | zingezuxhapha |
| Class 9 | izoxhapha | ezoxhapha | izoxhapha | ayizuxhapha | engezuxhapha | ingezuxhapha |
| Class 10 | zizoxhapha | ezizoxhapha | zizoxhapha | azizuxhapha | ezingezuxhapha | zingezuxhapha |
| Class 11 | luzoxhapha | oluzoxhapha | luzoxhapha | aluzuxhapha | olungezuxhapha | lungezuxhapha |
| Class 14 | buzoxhapha | obuzoxhapha | buzoxhapha | abuzuxhapha | obungezuxhapha | bungezuxhapha |
| Class 15 | kuzoxhapha | okuzoxhapha | kuzoxhapha | akuzuxhapha | okungezuxhapha | kungezuxhapha |
| Class 17 | kuzoxhapha | okuzoxhapha | kuzoxhapha | akuzuxhapha | okungezuxhapha | kungezuxhapha |
| | 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 | ngiyoxhapha | engiyoxhapha | ngiyoxhapha | angiyuxhapha | engingeyuxhapha | ngingeyuxhapha |
| 2nd singular | uyoxhapha | oyoxhapha | uyoxhapha | awuyuxhapha | ongeyuxhapha | ungeyuxhapha |
| 1st plural | siyoxhapha | esiyoxhapha | siyoxhapha | asiyuxhapha | esingeyuxhapha | singeyuxhapha |
| 2nd plural | niyoxhapha | eniyoxhapha | niyoxhapha | aniyuxhapha | eningeyuxhapha | ningeyuxhapha |
| Class 1 | uyoxhapha | oyoxhapha | eyoxhapha | akayuxhapha | ongeyuxhapha | engeyuxhapha |
| Class 2 | bayoxhapha | abayoxhapha | beyoxhapha | abayuxhapha | abangeyuxhapha | bengeyuxhapha |
| Class 3 | uyoxhapha | oyoxhapha | uyoxhapha | awuyuxhapha | ongeyuxhapha | ungeyuxhapha |
| Class 4 | iyoxhapha | eyoxhapha | iyoxhapha | ayiyuxhapha | engeyuxhapha | ingeyuxhapha |
| Class 5 | liyoxhapha | eliyoxhapha | liyoxhapha | aliyuxhapha | elingeyuxhapha | lingeyuxhapha |
| Class 6 | ayoxhapha | ayoxhapha | eyoxhapha | awayuxhapha | angeyuxhapha | engeyuxhapha |
| Class 7 | siyoxhapha | esiyoxhapha | siyoxhapha | asiyuxhapha | esingeyuxhapha | singeyuxhapha |
| Class 8 | ziyoxhapha | eziyoxhapha | ziyoxhapha | aziyuxhapha | ezingeyuxhapha | zingeyuxhapha |
| Class 9 | iyoxhapha | eyoxhapha | iyoxhapha | ayiyuxhapha | engeyuxhapha | ingeyuxhapha |
| Class 10 | ziyoxhapha | eziyoxhapha | ziyoxhapha | aziyuxhapha | ezingeyuxhapha | zingeyuxhapha |
| Class 11 | luyoxhapha | oluyoxhapha | luyoxhapha | aluyuxhapha | olungeyuxhapha | lungeyuxhapha |
| Class 14 | buyoxhapha | obuyoxhapha | buyoxhapha | abuyuxhapha | obungeyuxhapha | bungeyuxhapha |
| Class 15 | kuyoxhapha | okuyoxhapha | kuyoxhapha | akuyuxhapha | okungeyuxhapha | kungeyuxhapha |
| Class 17 | kuyoxhapha | okuyoxhapha | kuyoxhapha | akuyuxhapha | okungeyuxhapha | kungeyuxhapha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixhaphe | ngingaxhaphi |
| 2nd singular | uxhaphe | ungaxhaphi |
| 1st plural | sixhaphe | singaxhaphi |
| 2nd plural | nixhaphe | ningaxhaphi |
| Class 1 | axhaphe | angaxhaphi |
| Class 2 | baxhaphe | bangaxhaphi |
| Class 3 | uxhaphe | ungaxhaphi |
| Class 4 | ixhaphe | ingaxhaphi |
| Class 5 | lixhaphe | lingaxhaphi |
| Class 6 | axhaphe | angaxhaphi |
| Class 7 | sixhaphe | singaxhaphi |
| Class 8 | zixhaphe | zingaxhaphi |
| Class 9 | ixhaphe | ingaxhaphi |
| Class 10 | zixhaphe | zingaxhaphi |
| Class 11 | luxhaphe | lungaxhaphi |
| Class 14 | buxhaphe | bungaxhaphi |
| Class 15 | kuxhaphe | kungaxhaphi |
| Class 17 | kuxhaphe | kungaxhaphi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxhapha | ngangaxhapha, angaxhapha, angangaxhapha |
| 2nd singular | waxhapha | wangaxhapha, awaxhapha, awangaxhapha |
| 1st plural | saxhapha | sangaxhapha, asaxhapha, asangaxhapha |
| 2nd plural | naxhapha | nangaxhapha, anaxhapha, anangaxhapha |
| Class 1 | waxhapha | wangaxhapha, akaxhapha, akangaxhapha |
| Class 2 | baxhapha | bangaxhapha, abaxhapha, abangaxhapha |
| Class 3 | waxhapha | wangaxhapha, awaxhapha, awangaxhapha |
| Class 4 | yaxhapha | yangaxhapha, ayaxhapha, ayangaxhapha |
| Class 5 | laxhapha | langaxhapha, alaxhapha, alangaxhapha |
| Class 6 | axhapha | angaxhapha, awaxhapha, awangaxhapha |
| Class 7 | saxhapha | sangaxhapha, asaxhapha, asangaxhapha |
| Class 8 | zaxhapha | zangaxhapha, azaxhapha, azangaxhapha |
| Class 9 | yaxhapha | yangaxhapha, ayaxhapha, ayangaxhapha |
| Class 10 | zaxhapha | zangaxhapha, azaxhapha, azangaxhapha |
| Class 11 | lwaxhapha | lwangaxhapha, alwaxhapha, alwangaxhapha |
| Class 14 | baxhapha | bangaxhapha, abaxhapha, abangaxhapha |
| Class 15 | kwaxhapha | kwangaxhapha, akwaxhapha, akwangaxhapha |
| Class 17 | kwaxhapha | kwangaxhapha, akwaxhapha, akwangaxhapha |

### References

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