# bhula
## Swazi
### Verb

-bhúla
* to flail
* to foretell

#### 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

-bhula$^?$
* to smother

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Verb

-bhûla
* (transitive) to beat
* (transitive) to thresh
* (transitive) to extinguish, to beat out (a fire)
* (transitive) to flap (wings)
* (transitive) to diagnose, to divine
* (transitive) to exorcize
* (intransitive) to flap (as wings, curtain etc.)
* (intransitive) to consult (diviner) [with locative]

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukubhula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukubhula | ukungabhuli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | bhula | -bhule |
| Plural | bhulani | -bhuleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyabhula, ngibhula | engibhulayo, engibhula | ngibhula | angibhuli | engingabhuli | ngingabhuli |
| 2nd singular | uyabhula, ubhula | obhulayo, obhula | ubhula | awubhuli | ongabhuli | ungabhuli |
| 1st plural | siyabhula, sibhula | esibhulayo, esibhula | sibhula | asibhuli | esingabhuli | singabhuli |
| 2nd plural | niyabhula, nibhula | enibhulayo, enibhula | nibhula | anibhuli | eningabhuli | ningabhuli |
| Class 1 | uyabhula, ubhula | obhulayo, obhula | ebhula | akabhuli | ongabhuli | engabhuli |
| Class 2 | bayabhula, babhula | ababhulayo, ababhula | bebhula | ababhuli | abangabhuli | bengabhuli |
| Class 3 | uyabhula, ubhula | obhulayo, obhula | ubhula | awubhuli | ongabhuli | ungabhuli |
| Class 4 | iyabhula, ibhula | ebhulayo, ebhula | ibhula | ayibhuli | engabhuli | ingabhuli |
| Class 5 | liyabhula, libhula | elibhulayo, elibhula | libhula | alibhuli | elingabhuli | lingabhuli |
| Class 6 | ayabhula, abhula | abhulayo, abhula | ebhula | awabhuli | angabhuli | engabhuli |
| Class 7 | siyabhula, sibhula | esibhulayo, esibhula | sibhula | asibhuli | esingabhuli | singabhuli |
| Class 8 | ziyabhula, zibhula | ezibhulayo, ezibhula | zibhula | azibhuli | ezingabhuli | zingabhuli |
| Class 9 | iyabhula, ibhula | ebhulayo, ebhula | ibhula | ayibhuli | engabhuli | ingabhuli |
| Class 10 | ziyabhula, zibhula | ezibhulayo, ezibhula | zibhula | azibhuli | ezingabhuli | zingabhuli |
| Class 11 | luyabhula, lubhula | olubhulayo, olubhula | lubhula | alubhuli | olungabhuli | lungabhuli |
| Class 14 | buyabhula, bubhula | obubhulayo, obubhula | bubhula | abubhuli | obungabhuli | bungabhuli |
| Class 15 | kuyabhula, kubhula | okubhulayo, okubhula | kubhula | akubhuli | okungabhuli | kungabhuli |
| Class 17 | kuyabhula, kubhula | okubhulayo, okubhula | kubhula | akubhuli | okungabhuli | kungabhuli |
| | 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 | ngibhulile, ngibhulē | engibhulile, engibhulē | ngibhulile, ngibhulē | angibhulanga | engingabhulanga | ngingabhulanga |
| 2nd singular | ubhulile, ubhulē | obhulile, obhulē | ubhulile, ubhulē | awubhulanga | ongabhulanga | ungabhulanga |
| 1st plural | sibhulile, sibhulē | esibhulile, esibhulē | sibhulile, sibhulē | asibhulanga | esingabhulanga | singabhulanga |
| 2nd plural | nibhulile, nibhulē | enibhulile, enibhulē | nibhulile, nibhulē | anibhulanga | eningabhulanga | ningabhulanga |
| Class 1 | ubhulile, ubhulē | obhulile, obhulē | ebhulile, ebhulē | akabhulanga | ongabhulanga | engabhulanga |
| Class 2 | babhulile, babhulē | ababhulile, ababhulē | bebhulile, bebhulē | ababhulanga | abangabhulanga | bengabhulanga |
| Class 3 | ubhulile, ubhulē | obhulile, obhulē | ubhulile, ubhulē | awubhulanga | ongabhulanga | ungabhulanga |
| Class 4 | ibhulile, ibhulē | ebhulile, ebhulē | ibhulile, ibhulē | ayibhulanga | engabhulanga | ingabhulanga |
| Class 5 | libhulile, libhulē | elibhulile, elibhulē | libhulile, libhulē | alibhulanga | elingabhulanga | lingabhulanga |
| Class 6 | abhulile, abhulē | abhulile, abhulē | ebhulile, ebhulē | awabhulanga | angabhulanga | engabhulanga |
| Class 7 | sibhulile, sibhulē | esibhulile, esibhulē | sibhulile, sibhulē | asibhulanga | esingabhulanga | singabhulanga |
| Class 8 | zibhulile, zibhulē | ezibhulile, ezibhulē | zibhulile, zibhulē | azibhulanga | ezingabhulanga | zingabhulanga |
| Class 9 | ibhulile, ibhulē | ebhulile, ebhulē | ibhulile, ibhulē | ayibhulanga | engabhulanga | ingabhulanga |
| Class 10 | zibhulile, zibhulē | ezibhulile, ezibhulē | zibhulile, zibhulē | azibhulanga | ezingabhulanga | zingabhulanga |
| Class 11 | lubhulile, lubhulē | olubhulile, olubhulē | lubhulile, lubhulē | alubhulanga | olungabhulanga | lungabhulanga |
| Class 14 | bubhulile, bubhulē | obubhulile, obubhulē | bubhulile, bubhulē | abubhulanga | obungabhulanga | bungabhulanga |
| Class 15 | kubhulile, kubhulē | okubhulile, okubhulē | kubhulile, kubhulē | akubhulanga | okungabhulanga | kungabhulanga |
| Class 17 | kubhulile, kubhulē | okubhulile, okubhulē | kubhulile, kubhulē | akubhulanga | okungabhulanga | kungabhulanga |
| | 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 | ngābhula | engābhula | ngābhula | angibhulanga | engingabhulanga | ngingabhulanga |
| 2nd singular | wābhula | owābhula | wābhula | awubhulanga | ongabhulanga | ungabhulanga |
| 1st plural | sābhula | esābhula | sābhula | asibhulanga | esingabhulanga | singabhulanga |
| 2nd plural | nābhula | enābhula | nābhula | anibhulanga | eningabhulanga | ningabhulanga |
| Class 1 | wābhula | owābhula | ābhula | akabhulanga | ongabhulanga | engabhulanga |
| Class 2 | bābhula | abābhula | bābhula | ababhulanga | abangabhulanga | bengabhulanga |
| Class 3 | wābhula | owābhula | wābhula | awubhulanga | ongabhulanga | ungabhulanga |
| Class 4 | yābhula | eyābhula | yābhula | ayibhulanga | engabhulanga | ingabhulanga |
| Class 5 | lābhula | elābhula | lābhula | alibhulanga | elingabhulanga | lingabhulanga |
| Class 6 | ābhula | ābhula | ābhula | awabhulanga | angabhulanga | engabhulanga |
| Class 7 | sābhula | esābhula | sābhula | asibhulanga | esingabhulanga | singabhulanga |
| Class 8 | zābhula | ezābhula | zābhula | azibhulanga | ezingabhulanga | zingabhulanga |
| Class 9 | yābhula | eyābhula | yābhula | ayibhulanga | engabhulanga | ingabhulanga |
| Class 10 | zābhula | ezābhula | zābhula | azibhulanga | ezingabhulanga | zingabhulanga |
| Class 11 | lwābhula | olwābhula | lwābhula | alubhulanga | olungabhulanga | lungabhulanga |
| Class 14 | bābhula | obābhula | bābhula | abubhulanga | obungabhulanga | bungabhulanga |
| Class 15 | kwābhula | okwābhula | kwābhula | akubhulanga | okungabhulanga | kungabhulanga |
| Class 17 | kwābhula | okwābhula | kwābhula | akubhulanga | okungabhulanga | kungabhulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingabhula | — | ngingabhula | ngingebhule | — | ngingebhule |
| 2nd singular | ungabhula | — | ungabhula | ungebhule | — | ungebhule |
| 1st plural | singabhula | — | singabhula | singebhule | — | singebhule |
| 2nd plural | ningabhula | — | ningabhula | ningebhule | — | ningebhule |
| Class 1 | angabhula | — | engabhula | angebhule | — | engebhule |
| Class 2 | bangabhula | — | bengabhula | bangebhule | — | bengebhule |
| Class 3 | ungabhula | — | ungabhula | ungebhule | — | ungebhule |
| Class 4 | ingabhula | — | ingabhula | ingebhule | — | ingebhule |
| Class 5 | lingabhula | — | lingabhula | lingebhule | — | lingebhule |
| Class 6 | angabhula | — | engabhula | angebhule | — | engebhule |
| Class 7 | singabhula | — | singabhula | singebhule | — | singebhule |
| Class 8 | zingabhula | — | zingabhula | zingebhule | — | zingebhule |
| Class 9 | ingabhula | — | ingabhula | ingebhule | — | ingebhule |
| Class 10 | zingabhula | — | zingabhula | zingebhule | — | zingebhule |
| Class 11 | lungabhula | — | lungabhula | lungebhule | — | lungebhule |
| Class 14 | bungabhula | — | bungabhula | bungebhule | — | bungebhule |
| Class 15 | kungabhula | — | kungabhula | kungebhule | — | kungebhule |
| Class 17 | kungabhula | — | kungabhula | kungebhule | — | kungebhule |
| | 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 | ngizobhula | engizobhula | ngizobhula | angizubhula | engingezubhula | ngingezubhula |
| 2nd singular | uzobhula | ozobhula | uzobhula | awuzubhula | ongezubhula | ungezubhula |
| 1st plural | sizobhula | esizobhula | sizobhula | asizubhula | esingezubhula | singezubhula |
| 2nd plural | nizobhula | enizobhula | nizobhula | anizubhula | eningezubhula | ningezubhula |
| Class 1 | uzobhula | ozobhula | ezobhula | akazubhula | ongezubhula | engezubhula |
| Class 2 | bazobhula | abazobhula | bezobhula | abazubhula | abangezubhula | bengezubhula |
| Class 3 | uzobhula | ozobhula | uzobhula | awuzubhula | ongezubhula | ungezubhula |
| Class 4 | izobhula | ezobhula | izobhula | ayizubhula | engezubhula | ingezubhula |
| Class 5 | lizobhula | elizobhula | lizobhula | alizubhula | elingezubhula | lingezubhula |
| Class 6 | azobhula | azobhula | ezobhula | awazubhula | angezubhula | engezubhula |
| Class 7 | sizobhula | esizobhula | sizobhula | asizubhula | esingezubhula | singezubhula |
| Class 8 | zizobhula | ezizobhula | zizobhula | azizubhula | ezingezubhula | zingezubhula |
| Class 9 | izobhula | ezobhula | izobhula | ayizubhula | engezubhula | ingezubhula |
| Class 10 | zizobhula | ezizobhula | zizobhula | azizubhula | ezingezubhula | zingezubhula |
| Class 11 | luzobhula | oluzobhula | luzobhula | aluzubhula | olungezubhula | lungezubhula |
| Class 14 | buzobhula | obuzobhula | buzobhula | abuzubhula | obungezubhula | bungezubhula |
| Class 15 | kuzobhula | okuzobhula | kuzobhula | akuzubhula | okungezubhula | kungezubhula |
| Class 17 | kuzobhula | okuzobhula | kuzobhula | akuzubhula | okungezubhula | kungezubhula |
| | 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 | ngiyobhula | engiyobhula | ngiyobhula | angiyubhula | engingeyubhula | ngingeyubhula |
| 2nd singular | uyobhula | oyobhula | uyobhula | awuyubhula | ongeyubhula | ungeyubhula |
| 1st plural | siyobhula | esiyobhula | siyobhula | asiyubhula | esingeyubhula | singeyubhula |
| 2nd plural | niyobhula | eniyobhula | niyobhula | aniyubhula | eningeyubhula | ningeyubhula |
| Class 1 | uyobhula | oyobhula | eyobhula | akayubhula | ongeyubhula | engeyubhula |
| Class 2 | bayobhula | abayobhula | beyobhula | abayubhula | abangeyubhula | bengeyubhula |
| Class 3 | uyobhula | oyobhula | uyobhula | awuyubhula | ongeyubhula | ungeyubhula |
| Class 4 | iyobhula | eyobhula | iyobhula | ayiyubhula | engeyubhula | ingeyubhula |
| Class 5 | liyobhula | eliyobhula | liyobhula | aliyubhula | elingeyubhula | lingeyubhula |
| Class 6 | ayobhula | ayobhula | eyobhula | awayubhula | angeyubhula | engeyubhula |
| Class 7 | siyobhula | esiyobhula | siyobhula | asiyubhula | esingeyubhula | singeyubhula |
| Class 8 | ziyobhula | eziyobhula | ziyobhula | aziyubhula | ezingeyubhula | zingeyubhula |
| Class 9 | iyobhula | eyobhula | iyobhula | ayiyubhula | engeyubhula | ingeyubhula |
| Class 10 | ziyobhula | eziyobhula | ziyobhula | aziyubhula | ezingeyubhula | zingeyubhula |
| Class 11 | luyobhula | oluyobhula | luyobhula | aluyubhula | olungeyubhula | lungeyubhula |
| Class 14 | buyobhula | obuyobhula | buyobhula | abuyubhula | obungeyubhula | bungeyubhula |
| Class 15 | kuyobhula | okuyobhula | kuyobhula | akuyubhula | okungeyubhula | kungeyubhula |
| Class 17 | kuyobhula | okuyobhula | kuyobhula | akuyubhula | okungeyubhula | kungeyubhula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngibhule | ngingabhuli |
| 2nd singular | ubhule | ungabhuli |
| 1st plural | sibhule | singabhuli |
| 2nd plural | nibhule | ningabhuli |
| Class 1 | abhule | angabhuli |
| Class 2 | babhule | bangabhuli |
| Class 3 | ubhule | ungabhuli |
| Class 4 | ibhule | ingabhuli |
| Class 5 | libhule | lingabhuli |
| Class 6 | abhule | angabhuli |
| Class 7 | sibhule | singabhuli |
| Class 8 | zibhule | zingabhuli |
| Class 9 | ibhule | ingabhuli |
| Class 10 | zibhule | zingabhuli |
| Class 11 | lubhule | lungabhuli |
| Class 14 | bubhule | bungabhuli |
| Class 15 | kubhule | kungabhuli |
| Class 17 | kubhule | kungabhuli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngabhula | ngangabhula, angabhula, angangabhula |
| 2nd singular | wabhula | wangabhula, awabhula, awangabhula |
| 1st plural | sabhula | sangabhula, asabhula, asangabhula |
| 2nd plural | nabhula | nangabhula, anabhula, anangabhula |
| Class 1 | wabhula | wangabhula, akabhula, akangabhula |
| Class 2 | babhula | bangabhula, ababhula, abangabhula |
| Class 3 | wabhula | wangabhula, awabhula, awangabhula |
| Class 4 | yabhula | yangabhula, ayabhula, ayangabhula |
| Class 5 | labhula | langabhula, alabhula, alangabhula |
| Class 6 | abhula | angabhula, awabhula, awangabhula |
| Class 7 | sabhula | sangabhula, asabhula, asangabhula |
| Class 8 | zabhula | zangabhula, azabhula, azangabhula |
| Class 9 | yabhula | yangabhula, ayabhula, ayangabhula |
| Class 10 | zabhula | zangabhula, azabhula, azangabhula |
| Class 11 | lwabhula | lwangabhula, alwabhula, alwangabhula |
| Class 14 | babhula | bangabhula, ababhula, abangabhula |
| Class 15 | kwabhula | kwangabhula, akwabhula, akwangabhula |
| Class 17 | kwabhula | kwangabhula, akwabhula, akwangabhula |

### References

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