# ambatha
## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-ámbatha
* to cover oneself with blanket
* to wear

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-ámbatha
* (intransitive) to put on a blanket

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-ambatha
* to dress

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukwambatha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwambatha | ukungambathi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yambatha | -ambathe |
| Plural | yambathani | -ambatheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyambatha, ngambatha | engambathayo, engambatha | ngambatha | angambathi | engingambathi | ngingambathi |
| 2nd singular | uyambatha, wambatha | owambathayo, owambatha | wambatha | awambathi | ongambathi | ungambathi |
| 1st plural | siyambatha, sambatha | esambathayo, esambatha | sambatha | asambathi | esingambathi | singambathi |
| 2nd plural | niyambatha, nambatha | enambathayo, enambatha | nambatha | anambathi | eningambathi | ningambathi |
| Class 1 | uyambatha, wambatha | owambathayo, owambatha | ambatha | akambathi | ongambathi | engambathi |
| Class 2 | bayambatha, bambatha | abambathayo, abambatha | bambatha | abambathi | abangambathi | bengambathi |
| Class 3 | uyambatha, wambatha | owambathayo, owambatha | wambatha | awambathi | ongambathi | ungambathi |
| Class 4 | iyambatha, yambatha | eyambathayo, eyambatha | yambatha | ayambathi | engambathi | ingambathi |
| Class 5 | liyambatha, lambatha | elambathayo, elambatha | lambatha | alambathi | elingambathi | lingambathi |
| Class 6 | ayambatha, ambatha | ambathayo, ambatha | ambatha | awambathi | angambathi | engambathi |
| Class 7 | siyambatha, sambatha | esambathayo, esambatha | sambatha | asambathi | esingambathi | singambathi |
| Class 8 | ziyambatha, zambatha | ezambathayo, ezambatha | zambatha | azambathi | ezingambathi | zingambathi |
| Class 9 | iyambatha, yambatha | eyambathayo, eyambatha | yambatha | ayambathi | engambathi | ingambathi |
| Class 10 | ziyambatha, zambatha | ezambathayo, ezambatha | zambatha | azambathi | ezingambathi | zingambathi |
| Class 11 | luyambatha, lwambatha | olwambathayo, olwambatha | lwambatha | alwambathi | olungambathi | lungambathi |
| Class 14 | buyambatha, bambatha | obambathayo, obambatha | bambatha | abambathi | obungambathi | bungambathi |
| Class 15 | kuyambatha, kwambatha | okwambathayo, okwambatha | kwambatha | akwambathi | okungambathi | kungambathi |
| Class 17 | kuyambatha, kwambatha | okwambathayo, okwambatha | kwambatha | akwambathi | okungambathi | kungambathi |
| | 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 | ngambathile, ngambathē | engambathile, engambathē | ngambathile, ngambathē | angambathanga | engingambathanga | ngingambathanga |
| 2nd singular | wambathile, wambathē | owambathile, owambathē | wambathile, wambathē | awambathanga | ongambathanga | ungambathanga |
| 1st plural | sambathile, sambathē | esambathile, esambathē | sambathile, sambathē | asambathanga | esingambathanga | singambathanga |
| 2nd plural | nambathile, nambathē | enambathile, enambathē | nambathile, nambathē | anambathanga | eningambathanga | ningambathanga |
| Class 1 | wambathile, wambathē | owambathile, owambathē | ambathile, ambathē | akambathanga | ongambathanga | engambathanga |
| Class 2 | bambathile, bambathē | abambathile, abambathē | bambathile, bambathē | abambathanga | abangambathanga | bengambathanga |
| Class 3 | wambathile, wambathē | owambathile, owambathē | wambathile, wambathē | awambathanga | ongambathanga | ungambathanga |
| Class 4 | yambathile, yambathē | eyambathile, eyambathē | yambathile, yambathē | ayambathanga | engambathanga | ingambathanga |
| Class 5 | lambathile, lambathē | elambathile, elambathē | lambathile, lambathē | alambathanga | elingambathanga | lingambathanga |
| Class 6 | ambathile, ambathē | ambathile, ambathē | ambathile, ambathē | awambathanga | angambathanga | engambathanga |
| Class 7 | sambathile, sambathē | esambathile, esambathē | sambathile, sambathē | asambathanga | esingambathanga | singambathanga |
| Class 8 | zambathile, zambathē | ezambathile, ezambathē | zambathile, zambathē | azambathanga | ezingambathanga | zingambathanga |
| Class 9 | yambathile, yambathē | eyambathile, eyambathē | yambathile, yambathē | ayambathanga | engambathanga | ingambathanga |
| Class 10 | zambathile, zambathē | ezambathile, ezambathē | zambathile, zambathē | azambathanga | ezingambathanga | zingambathanga |
| Class 11 | lwambathile, lwambathē | olwambathile, olwambathē | lwambathile, lwambathē | alwambathanga | olungambathanga | lungambathanga |
| Class 14 | bambathile, bambathē | obambathile, obambathē | bambathile, bambathē | abambathanga | obungambathanga | bungambathanga |
| Class 15 | kwambathile, kwambathē | okwambathile, okwambathē | kwambathile, kwambathē | akwambathanga | okungambathanga | kungambathanga |
| Class 17 | kwambathile, kwambathē | okwambathile, okwambathē | kwambathile, kwambathē | akwambathanga | okungambathanga | kungambathanga |
| | 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 | ngāmbatha | engāmbatha | ngāmbatha | angambathanga | engingambathanga | ngingambathanga |
| 2nd singular | wāmbatha | owāmbatha | wāmbatha | awambathanga | ongambathanga | ungambathanga |
| 1st plural | sāmbatha | esāmbatha | sāmbatha | asambathanga | esingambathanga | singambathanga |
| 2nd plural | nāmbatha | enāmbatha | nāmbatha | anambathanga | eningambathanga | ningambathanga |
| Class 1 | wāmbatha | owāmbatha | āmbatha | akambathanga | ongambathanga | engambathanga |
| Class 2 | bāmbatha | abāmbatha | bāmbatha | abambathanga | abangambathanga | bengambathanga |
| Class 3 | wāmbatha | owāmbatha | wāmbatha | awambathanga | ongambathanga | ungambathanga |
| Class 4 | yāmbatha | eyāmbatha | yāmbatha | ayambathanga | engambathanga | ingambathanga |
| Class 5 | lāmbatha | elāmbatha | lāmbatha | alambathanga | elingambathanga | lingambathanga |
| Class 6 | āmbatha | āmbatha | āmbatha | awambathanga | angambathanga | engambathanga |
| Class 7 | sāmbatha | esāmbatha | sāmbatha | asambathanga | esingambathanga | singambathanga |
| Class 8 | zāmbatha | ezāmbatha | zāmbatha | azambathanga | ezingambathanga | zingambathanga |
| Class 9 | yāmbatha | eyāmbatha | yāmbatha | ayambathanga | engambathanga | ingambathanga |
| Class 10 | zāmbatha | ezāmbatha | zāmbatha | azambathanga | ezingambathanga | zingambathanga |
| Class 11 | lwāmbatha | olwāmbatha | lwāmbatha | alwambathanga | olungambathanga | lungambathanga |
| Class 14 | bāmbatha | obāmbatha | bāmbatha | abambathanga | obungambathanga | bungambathanga |
| Class 15 | kwāmbatha | okwāmbatha | kwāmbatha | akwambathanga | okungambathanga | kungambathanga |
| Class 17 | kwāmbatha | okwāmbatha | kwāmbatha | akwambathanga | okungambathanga | kungambathanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingambatha | — | ngingambatha | ngingambathe | — | ngingambathe |
| 2nd singular | ungambatha | — | ungambatha | ungambathe | — | ungambathe |
| 1st plural | singambatha | — | singambatha | singambathe | — | singambathe |
| 2nd plural | ningambatha | — | ningambatha | ningambathe | — | ningambathe |
| Class 1 | angambatha | — | engambatha | angambathe | — | engambathe |
| Class 2 | bangambatha | — | bengambatha | bangambathe | — | bengambathe |
| Class 3 | ungambatha | — | ungambatha | ungambathe | — | ungambathe |
| Class 4 | ingambatha | — | ingambatha | ingambathe | — | ingambathe |
| Class 5 | lingambatha | — | lingambatha | lingambathe | — | lingambathe |
| Class 6 | angambatha | — | engambatha | angambathe | — | engambathe |
| Class 7 | singambatha | — | singambatha | singambathe | — | singambathe |
| Class 8 | zingambatha | — | zingambatha | zingambathe | — | zingambathe |
| Class 9 | ingambatha | — | ingambatha | ingambathe | — | ingambathe |
| Class 10 | zingambatha | — | zingambatha | zingambathe | — | zingambathe |
| Class 11 | lungambatha | — | lungambatha | lungambathe | — | lungambathe |
| Class 14 | bungambatha | — | bungambatha | bungambathe | — | bungambathe |
| Class 15 | kungambatha | — | kungambatha | kungambathe | — | kungambathe |
| Class 17 | kungambatha | — | kungambatha | kungambathe | — | kungambathe |
| | 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 | ngizokwambatha | engizokwambatha | ngizokwambatha | angizukwambatha | engingezukwambatha | ngingezukwambatha |
| 2nd singular | uzokwambatha | ozokwambatha | uzokwambatha | awuzukwambatha | ongezukwambatha | ungezukwambatha |
| 1st plural | sizokwambatha | esizokwambatha | sizokwambatha | asizukwambatha | esingezukwambatha | singezukwambatha |
| 2nd plural | nizokwambatha | enizokwambatha | nizokwambatha | anizukwambatha | eningezukwambatha | ningezukwambatha |
| Class 1 | uzokwambatha | ozokwambatha | ezokwambatha | akazukwambatha | ongezukwambatha | engezukwambatha |
| Class 2 | bazokwambatha | abazokwambatha | bezokwambatha | abazukwambatha | abangezukwambatha | bengezukwambatha |
| Class 3 | uzokwambatha | ozokwambatha | uzokwambatha | awuzukwambatha | ongezukwambatha | ungezukwambatha |
| Class 4 | izokwambatha | ezokwambatha | izokwambatha | ayizukwambatha | engezukwambatha | ingezukwambatha |
| Class 5 | lizokwambatha | elizokwambatha | lizokwambatha | alizukwambatha | elingezukwambatha | lingezukwambatha |
| Class 6 | azokwambatha | azokwambatha | ezokwambatha | awazukwambatha | angezukwambatha | engezukwambatha |
| Class 7 | sizokwambatha | esizokwambatha | sizokwambatha | asizukwambatha | esingezukwambatha | singezukwambatha |
| Class 8 | zizokwambatha | ezizokwambatha | zizokwambatha | azizukwambatha | ezingezukwambatha | zingezukwambatha |
| Class 9 | izokwambatha | ezokwambatha | izokwambatha | ayizukwambatha | engezukwambatha | ingezukwambatha |
| Class 10 | zizokwambatha | ezizokwambatha | zizokwambatha | azizukwambatha | ezingezukwambatha | zingezukwambatha |
| Class 11 | luzokwambatha | oluzokwambatha | luzokwambatha | aluzukwambatha | olungezukwambatha | lungezukwambatha |
| Class 14 | buzokwambatha | obuzokwambatha | buzokwambatha | abuzukwambatha | obungezukwambatha | bungezukwambatha |
| Class 15 | kuzokwambatha | okuzokwambatha | kuzokwambatha | akuzukwambatha | okungezukwambatha | kungezukwambatha |
| Class 17 | kuzokwambatha | okuzokwambatha | kuzokwambatha | akuzukwambatha | okungezukwambatha | kungezukwambatha |
| | 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 | ngiyokwambatha | engiyokwambatha | ngiyokwambatha | angiyukwambatha | engingeyukwambatha | ngingeyukwambatha |
| 2nd singular | uyokwambatha | oyokwambatha | uyokwambatha | awuyukwambatha | ongeyukwambatha | ungeyukwambatha |
| 1st plural | siyokwambatha | esiyokwambatha | siyokwambatha | asiyukwambatha | esingeyukwambatha | singeyukwambatha |
| 2nd plural | niyokwambatha | eniyokwambatha | niyokwambatha | aniyukwambatha | eningeyukwambatha | ningeyukwambatha |
| Class 1 | uyokwambatha | oyokwambatha | eyokwambatha | akayukwambatha | ongeyukwambatha | engeyukwambatha |
| Class 2 | bayokwambatha | abayokwambatha | beyokwambatha | abayukwambatha | abangeyukwambatha | bengeyukwambatha |
| Class 3 | uyokwambatha | oyokwambatha | uyokwambatha | awuyukwambatha | ongeyukwambatha | ungeyukwambatha |
| Class 4 | iyokwambatha | eyokwambatha | iyokwambatha | ayiyukwambatha | engeyukwambatha | ingeyukwambatha |
| Class 5 | liyokwambatha | eliyokwambatha | liyokwambatha | aliyukwambatha | elingeyukwambatha | lingeyukwambatha |
| Class 6 | ayokwambatha | ayokwambatha | eyokwambatha | awayukwambatha | angeyukwambatha | engeyukwambatha |
| Class 7 | siyokwambatha | esiyokwambatha | siyokwambatha | asiyukwambatha | esingeyukwambatha | singeyukwambatha |
| Class 8 | ziyokwambatha | eziyokwambatha | ziyokwambatha | aziyukwambatha | ezingeyukwambatha | zingeyukwambatha |
| Class 9 | iyokwambatha | eyokwambatha | iyokwambatha | ayiyukwambatha | engeyukwambatha | ingeyukwambatha |
| Class 10 | ziyokwambatha | eziyokwambatha | ziyokwambatha | aziyukwambatha | ezingeyukwambatha | zingeyukwambatha |
| Class 11 | luyokwambatha | oluyokwambatha | luyokwambatha | aluyukwambatha | olungeyukwambatha | lungeyukwambatha |
| Class 14 | buyokwambatha | obuyokwambatha | buyokwambatha | abuyukwambatha | obungeyukwambatha | bungeyukwambatha |
| Class 15 | kuyokwambatha | okuyokwambatha | kuyokwambatha | akuyukwambatha | okungeyukwambatha | kungeyukwambatha |
| Class 17 | kuyokwambatha | okuyokwambatha | kuyokwambatha | akuyukwambatha | okungeyukwambatha | kungeyukwambatha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngambathe | ngingambathi |
| 2nd singular | wambathe | ungambathi |
| 1st plural | sambathe | singambathi |
| 2nd plural | nambathe | ningambathi |
| Class 1 | ambathe | angambathi |
| Class 2 | bambathe | bangambathi |
| Class 3 | wambathe | ungambathi |
| Class 4 | yambathe | ingambathi |
| Class 5 | lambathe | lingambathi |
| Class 6 | ambathe | angambathi |
| Class 7 | sambathe | singambathi |
| Class 8 | zambathe | zingambathi |
| Class 9 | yambathe | ingambathi |
| Class 10 | zambathe | zingambathi |
| Class 11 | lwambathe | lungambathi |
| Class 14 | bambathe | bungambathi |
| Class 15 | kwambathe | kungambathi |
| Class 17 | kwambathe | kungambathi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngambatha | ngangambatha, angambatha, angangambatha |
| 2nd singular | wambatha | wangambatha, awambatha, awangambatha |
| 1st plural | sambatha | sangambatha, asambatha, asangambatha |
| 2nd plural | nambatha | nangambatha, anambatha, anangambatha |
| Class 1 | wambatha | wangambatha, akambatha, akangambatha |
| Class 2 | bambatha | bangambatha, abambatha, abangambatha |
| Class 3 | wambatha | wangambatha, awambatha, awangambatha |
| Class 4 | yambatha | yangambatha, ayambatha, ayangambatha |
| Class 5 | lambatha | langambatha, alambatha, alangambatha |
| Class 6 | ambatha | angambatha, awambatha, awangambatha |
| Class 7 | sambatha | sangambatha, asambatha, asangambatha |
| Class 8 | zambatha | zangambatha, azambatha, azangambatha |
| Class 9 | yambatha | yangambatha, ayambatha, ayangambatha |
| Class 10 | zambatha | zangambatha, azambatha, azangambatha |
| Class 11 | lwambatha | lwangambatha, alwambatha, alwangambatha |
| Class 14 | bambatha | bangambatha, abambatha, abangambatha |
| Class 15 | kwambatha | kwangambatha, akwambatha, akwangambatha |
| Class 17 | kwambatha | kwangambatha, akwambatha, akwangambatha |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “ambatha”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ambatha (3.2.9)”