# ambathisa
## Zulu
### Etymology

From -ambatha +‎ -isa.

### Verb

-ambathísa
* to clothe, to cover

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukwambathisa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukwambathisa | ukungambathisi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yambathisa | -ambathise |
| Plural | yambathisani | -ambathiseni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyambathisa, ngambathisa | engambathisayo, engambathisa | ngambathisa | angambathisi | engingambathisi | ngingambathisi |
| 2nd singular | uyambathisa, wambathisa | owambathisayo, owambathisa | wambathisa | awambathisi | ongambathisi | ungambathisi |
| 1st plural | siyambathisa, sambathisa | esambathisayo, esambathisa | sambathisa | asambathisi | esingambathisi | singambathisi |
| 2nd plural | niyambathisa, nambathisa | enambathisayo, enambathisa | nambathisa | anambathisi | eningambathisi | ningambathisi |
| Class 1 | uyambathisa, wambathisa | owambathisayo, owambathisa | ambathisa | akambathisi | ongambathisi | engambathisi |
| Class 2 | bayambathisa, bambathisa | abambathisayo, abambathisa | bambathisa | abambathisi | abangambathisi | bengambathisi |
| Class 3 | uyambathisa, wambathisa | owambathisayo, owambathisa | wambathisa | awambathisi | ongambathisi | ungambathisi |
| Class 4 | iyambathisa, yambathisa | eyambathisayo, eyambathisa | yambathisa | ayambathisi | engambathisi | ingambathisi |
| Class 5 | liyambathisa, lambathisa | elambathisayo, elambathisa | lambathisa | alambathisi | elingambathisi | lingambathisi |
| Class 6 | ayambathisa, ambathisa | ambathisayo, ambathisa | ambathisa | awambathisi | angambathisi | engambathisi |
| Class 7 | siyambathisa, sambathisa | esambathisayo, esambathisa | sambathisa | asambathisi | esingambathisi | singambathisi |
| Class 8 | ziyambathisa, zambathisa | ezambathisayo, ezambathisa | zambathisa | azambathisi | ezingambathisi | zingambathisi |
| Class 9 | iyambathisa, yambathisa | eyambathisayo, eyambathisa | yambathisa | ayambathisi | engambathisi | ingambathisi |
| Class 10 | ziyambathisa, zambathisa | ezambathisayo, ezambathisa | zambathisa | azambathisi | ezingambathisi | zingambathisi |
| Class 11 | luyambathisa, lwambathisa | olwambathisayo, olwambathisa | lwambathisa | alwambathisi | olungambathisi | lungambathisi |
| Class 14 | buyambathisa, bambathisa | obambathisayo, obambathisa | bambathisa | abambathisi | obungambathisi | bungambathisi |
| Class 15 | kuyambathisa, kwambathisa | okwambathisayo, okwambathisa | kwambathisa | akwambathisi | okungambathisi | kungambathisi |
| Class 17 | kuyambathisa, kwambathisa | okwambathisayo, okwambathisa | kwambathisa | akwambathisi | okungambathisi | kungambathisi |
| | 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 | ngambathisile, ngambathisē | engambathisile, engambathisē | ngambathisile, ngambathisē | angambathisanga | engingambathisanga | ngingambathisanga |
| 2nd singular | wambathisile, wambathisē | owambathisile, owambathisē | wambathisile, wambathisē | awambathisanga | ongambathisanga | ungambathisanga |
| 1st plural | sambathisile, sambathisē | esambathisile, esambathisē | sambathisile, sambathisē | asambathisanga | esingambathisanga | singambathisanga |
| 2nd plural | nambathisile, nambathisē | enambathisile, enambathisē | nambathisile, nambathisē | anambathisanga | eningambathisanga | ningambathisanga |
| Class 1 | wambathisile, wambathisē | owambathisile, owambathisē | ambathisile, ambathisē | akambathisanga | ongambathisanga | engambathisanga |
| Class 2 | bambathisile, bambathisē | abambathisile, abambathisē | bambathisile, bambathisē | abambathisanga | abangambathisanga | bengambathisanga |
| Class 3 | wambathisile, wambathisē | owambathisile, owambathisē | wambathisile, wambathisē | awambathisanga | ongambathisanga | ungambathisanga |
| Class 4 | yambathisile, yambathisē | eyambathisile, eyambathisē | yambathisile, yambathisē | ayambathisanga | engambathisanga | ingambathisanga |
| Class 5 | lambathisile, lambathisē | elambathisile, elambathisē | lambathisile, lambathisē | alambathisanga | elingambathisanga | lingambathisanga |
| Class 6 | ambathisile, ambathisē | ambathisile, ambathisē | ambathisile, ambathisē | awambathisanga | angambathisanga | engambathisanga |
| Class 7 | sambathisile, sambathisē | esambathisile, esambathisē | sambathisile, sambathisē | asambathisanga | esingambathisanga | singambathisanga |
| Class 8 | zambathisile, zambathisē | ezambathisile, ezambathisē | zambathisile, zambathisē | azambathisanga | ezingambathisanga | zingambathisanga |
| Class 9 | yambathisile, yambathisē | eyambathisile, eyambathisē | yambathisile, yambathisē | ayambathisanga | engambathisanga | ingambathisanga |
| Class 10 | zambathisile, zambathisē | ezambathisile, ezambathisē | zambathisile, zambathisē | azambathisanga | ezingambathisanga | zingambathisanga |
| Class 11 | lwambathisile, lwambathisē | olwambathisile, olwambathisē | lwambathisile, lwambathisē | alwambathisanga | olungambathisanga | lungambathisanga |
| Class 14 | bambathisile, bambathisē | obambathisile, obambathisē | bambathisile, bambathisē | abambathisanga | obungambathisanga | bungambathisanga |
| Class 15 | kwambathisile, kwambathisē | okwambathisile, okwambathisē | kwambathisile, kwambathisē | akwambathisanga | okungambathisanga | kungambathisanga |
| Class 17 | kwambathisile, kwambathisē | okwambathisile, okwambathisē | kwambathisile, kwambathisē | akwambathisanga | okungambathisanga | kungambathisanga |
| | 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 | ngāmbathisa | engāmbathisa | ngāmbathisa | angambathisanga | engingambathisanga | ngingambathisanga |
| 2nd singular | wāmbathisa | owāmbathisa | wāmbathisa | awambathisanga | ongambathisanga | ungambathisanga |
| 1st plural | sāmbathisa | esāmbathisa | sāmbathisa | asambathisanga | esingambathisanga | singambathisanga |
| 2nd plural | nāmbathisa | enāmbathisa | nāmbathisa | anambathisanga | eningambathisanga | ningambathisanga |
| Class 1 | wāmbathisa | owāmbathisa | āmbathisa | akambathisanga | ongambathisanga | engambathisanga |
| Class 2 | bāmbathisa | abāmbathisa | bāmbathisa | abambathisanga | abangambathisanga | bengambathisanga |
| Class 3 | wāmbathisa | owāmbathisa | wāmbathisa | awambathisanga | ongambathisanga | ungambathisanga |
| Class 4 | yāmbathisa | eyāmbathisa | yāmbathisa | ayambathisanga | engambathisanga | ingambathisanga |
| Class 5 | lāmbathisa | elāmbathisa | lāmbathisa | alambathisanga | elingambathisanga | lingambathisanga |
| Class 6 | āmbathisa | āmbathisa | āmbathisa | awambathisanga | angambathisanga | engambathisanga |
| Class 7 | sāmbathisa | esāmbathisa | sāmbathisa | asambathisanga | esingambathisanga | singambathisanga |
| Class 8 | zāmbathisa | ezāmbathisa | zāmbathisa | azambathisanga | ezingambathisanga | zingambathisanga |
| Class 9 | yāmbathisa | eyāmbathisa | yāmbathisa | ayambathisanga | engambathisanga | ingambathisanga |
| Class 10 | zāmbathisa | ezāmbathisa | zāmbathisa | azambathisanga | ezingambathisanga | zingambathisanga |
| Class 11 | lwāmbathisa | olwāmbathisa | lwāmbathisa | alwambathisanga | olungambathisanga | lungambathisanga |
| Class 14 | bāmbathisa | obāmbathisa | bāmbathisa | abambathisanga | obungambathisanga | bungambathisanga |
| Class 15 | kwāmbathisa | okwāmbathisa | kwāmbathisa | akwambathisanga | okungambathisanga | kungambathisanga |
| Class 17 | kwāmbathisa | okwāmbathisa | kwāmbathisa | akwambathisanga | okungambathisanga | kungambathisanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingambathisa | — | ngingambathisa | ngingambathise | — | ngingambathise |
| 2nd singular | ungambathisa | — | ungambathisa | ungambathise | — | ungambathise |
| 1st plural | singambathisa | — | singambathisa | singambathise | — | singambathise |
| 2nd plural | ningambathisa | — | ningambathisa | ningambathise | — | ningambathise |
| Class 1 | angambathisa | — | engambathisa | angambathise | — | engambathise |
| Class 2 | bangambathisa | — | bengambathisa | bangambathise | — | bengambathise |
| Class 3 | ungambathisa | — | ungambathisa | ungambathise | — | ungambathise |
| Class 4 | ingambathisa | — | ingambathisa | ingambathise | — | ingambathise |
| Class 5 | lingambathisa | — | lingambathisa | lingambathise | — | lingambathise |
| Class 6 | angambathisa | — | engambathisa | angambathise | — | engambathise |
| Class 7 | singambathisa | — | singambathisa | singambathise | — | singambathise |
| Class 8 | zingambathisa | — | zingambathisa | zingambathise | — | zingambathise |
| Class 9 | ingambathisa | — | ingambathisa | ingambathise | — | ingambathise |
| Class 10 | zingambathisa | — | zingambathisa | zingambathise | — | zingambathise |
| Class 11 | lungambathisa | — | lungambathisa | lungambathise | — | lungambathise |
| Class 14 | bungambathisa | — | bungambathisa | bungambathise | — | bungambathise |
| Class 15 | kungambathisa | — | kungambathisa | kungambathise | — | kungambathise |
| Class 17 | kungambathisa | — | kungambathisa | kungambathise | — | kungambathise |
| | 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 | ngizokwambathisa | engizokwambathisa | ngizokwambathisa | angizukwambathisa | engingezukwambathisa | ngingezukwambathisa |
| 2nd singular | uzokwambathisa | ozokwambathisa | uzokwambathisa | awuzukwambathisa | ongezukwambathisa | ungezukwambathisa |
| 1st plural | sizokwambathisa | esizokwambathisa | sizokwambathisa | asizukwambathisa | esingezukwambathisa | singezukwambathisa |
| 2nd plural | nizokwambathisa | enizokwambathisa | nizokwambathisa | anizukwambathisa | eningezukwambathisa | ningezukwambathisa |
| Class 1 | uzokwambathisa | ozokwambathisa | ezokwambathisa | akazukwambathisa | ongezukwambathisa | engezukwambathisa |
| Class 2 | bazokwambathisa | abazokwambathisa | bezokwambathisa | abazukwambathisa | abangezukwambathisa | bengezukwambathisa |
| Class 3 | uzokwambathisa | ozokwambathisa | uzokwambathisa | awuzukwambathisa | ongezukwambathisa | ungezukwambathisa |
| Class 4 | izokwambathisa | ezokwambathisa | izokwambathisa | ayizukwambathisa | engezukwambathisa | ingezukwambathisa |
| Class 5 | lizokwambathisa | elizokwambathisa | lizokwambathisa | alizukwambathisa | elingezukwambathisa | lingezukwambathisa |
| Class 6 | azokwambathisa | azokwambathisa | ezokwambathisa | awazukwambathisa | angezukwambathisa | engezukwambathisa |
| Class 7 | sizokwambathisa | esizokwambathisa | sizokwambathisa | asizukwambathisa | esingezukwambathisa | singezukwambathisa |
| Class 8 | zizokwambathisa | ezizokwambathisa | zizokwambathisa | azizukwambathisa | ezingezukwambathisa | zingezukwambathisa |
| Class 9 | izokwambathisa | ezokwambathisa | izokwambathisa | ayizukwambathisa | engezukwambathisa | ingezukwambathisa |
| Class 10 | zizokwambathisa | ezizokwambathisa | zizokwambathisa | azizukwambathisa | ezingezukwambathisa | zingezukwambathisa |
| Class 11 | luzokwambathisa | oluzokwambathisa | luzokwambathisa | aluzukwambathisa | olungezukwambathisa | lungezukwambathisa |
| Class 14 | buzokwambathisa | obuzokwambathisa | buzokwambathisa | abuzukwambathisa | obungezukwambathisa | bungezukwambathisa |
| Class 15 | kuzokwambathisa | okuzokwambathisa | kuzokwambathisa | akuzukwambathisa | okungezukwambathisa | kungezukwambathisa |
| Class 17 | kuzokwambathisa | okuzokwambathisa | kuzokwambathisa | akuzukwambathisa | okungezukwambathisa | kungezukwambathisa |
| | 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 | ngiyokwambathisa | engiyokwambathisa | ngiyokwambathisa | angiyukwambathisa | engingeyukwambathisa | ngingeyukwambathisa |
| 2nd singular | uyokwambathisa | oyokwambathisa | uyokwambathisa | awuyukwambathisa | ongeyukwambathisa | ungeyukwambathisa |
| 1st plural | siyokwambathisa | esiyokwambathisa | siyokwambathisa | asiyukwambathisa | esingeyukwambathisa | singeyukwambathisa |
| 2nd plural | niyokwambathisa | eniyokwambathisa | niyokwambathisa | aniyukwambathisa | eningeyukwambathisa | ningeyukwambathisa |
| Class 1 | uyokwambathisa | oyokwambathisa | eyokwambathisa | akayukwambathisa | ongeyukwambathisa | engeyukwambathisa |
| Class 2 | bayokwambathisa | abayokwambathisa | beyokwambathisa | abayukwambathisa | abangeyukwambathisa | bengeyukwambathisa |
| Class 3 | uyokwambathisa | oyokwambathisa | uyokwambathisa | awuyukwambathisa | ongeyukwambathisa | ungeyukwambathisa |
| Class 4 | iyokwambathisa | eyokwambathisa | iyokwambathisa | ayiyukwambathisa | engeyukwambathisa | ingeyukwambathisa |
| Class 5 | liyokwambathisa | eliyokwambathisa | liyokwambathisa | aliyukwambathisa | elingeyukwambathisa | lingeyukwambathisa |
| Class 6 | ayokwambathisa | ayokwambathisa | eyokwambathisa | awayukwambathisa | angeyukwambathisa | engeyukwambathisa |
| Class 7 | siyokwambathisa | esiyokwambathisa | siyokwambathisa | asiyukwambathisa | esingeyukwambathisa | singeyukwambathisa |
| Class 8 | ziyokwambathisa | eziyokwambathisa | ziyokwambathisa | aziyukwambathisa | ezingeyukwambathisa | zingeyukwambathisa |
| Class 9 | iyokwambathisa | eyokwambathisa | iyokwambathisa | ayiyukwambathisa | engeyukwambathisa | ingeyukwambathisa |
| Class 10 | ziyokwambathisa | eziyokwambathisa | ziyokwambathisa | aziyukwambathisa | ezingeyukwambathisa | zingeyukwambathisa |
| Class 11 | luyokwambathisa | oluyokwambathisa | luyokwambathisa | aluyukwambathisa | olungeyukwambathisa | lungeyukwambathisa |
| Class 14 | buyokwambathisa | obuyokwambathisa | buyokwambathisa | abuyukwambathisa | obungeyukwambathisa | bungeyukwambathisa |
| Class 15 | kuyokwambathisa | okuyokwambathisa | kuyokwambathisa | akuyukwambathisa | okungeyukwambathisa | kungeyukwambathisa |
| Class 17 | kuyokwambathisa | okuyokwambathisa | kuyokwambathisa | akuyukwambathisa | okungeyukwambathisa | kungeyukwambathisa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngambathise | ngingambathisi |
| 2nd singular | wambathise | ungambathisi |
| 1st plural | sambathise | singambathisi |
| 2nd plural | nambathise | ningambathisi |
| Class 1 | ambathise | angambathisi |
| Class 2 | bambathise | bangambathisi |
| Class 3 | wambathise | ungambathisi |
| Class 4 | yambathise | ingambathisi |
| Class 5 | lambathise | lingambathisi |
| Class 6 | ambathise | angambathisi |
| Class 7 | sambathise | singambathisi |
| Class 8 | zambathise | zingambathisi |
| Class 9 | yambathise | ingambathisi |
| Class 10 | zambathise | zingambathisi |
| Class 11 | lwambathise | lungambathisi |
| Class 14 | bambathise | bungambathisi |
| Class 15 | kwambathise | kungambathisi |
| Class 17 | kwambathise | kungambathisi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngambathisa | ngangambathisa, angambathisa, angangambathisa |
| 2nd singular | wambathisa | wangambathisa, awambathisa, awangambathisa |
| 1st plural | sambathisa | sangambathisa, asambathisa, asangambathisa |
| 2nd plural | nambathisa | nangambathisa, anambathisa, anangambathisa |
| Class 1 | wambathisa | wangambathisa, akambathisa, akangambathisa |
| Class 2 | bambathisa | bangambathisa, abambathisa, abangambathisa |
| Class 3 | wambathisa | wangambathisa, awambathisa, awangambathisa |
| Class 4 | yambathisa | yangambathisa, ayambathisa, ayangambathisa |
| Class 5 | lambathisa | langambathisa, alambathisa, alangambathisa |
| Class 6 | ambathisa | angambathisa, awambathisa, awangambathisa |
| Class 7 | sambathisa | sangambathisa, asambathisa, asangambathisa |
| Class 8 | zambathisa | zangambathisa, azambathisa, azangambathisa |
| Class 9 | yambathisa | yangambathisa, ayambathisa, ayangambathisa |
| Class 10 | zambathisa | zangambathisa, azambathisa, azangambathisa |
| Class 11 | lwambathisa | lwangambathisa, alwambathisa, alwangambathisa |
| Class 14 | bambathisa | bangambathisa, abambathisa, abangambathisa |
| Class 15 | kwambathisa | kwangambathisa, akwambathisa, akwangambathisa |
| Class 17 | kwambathisa | kwangambathisa, akwambathisa, akwangambathisa |

### References

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