# nqwabela
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᵑǃwaɓéːla/

### Verb

-nqwabéla
* (transitive) to accumulate, to heap up, to pile up, to stack

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukunqwabela |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukunqwabela | ukunganqwabeli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | nqwabela | -nqwabele |
| Plural | nqwabelani | -nqwabeleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyanqwabela, nginqwabela | enginqwabelayo, enginqwabela | nginqwabela | anginqwabeli | enginganqwabeli | nginganqwabeli |
| 2nd singular | uyanqwabela, unqwabela | onqwabelayo, onqwabela | unqwabela | awunqwabeli | onganqwabeli | unganqwabeli |
| 1st plural | siyanqwabela, sinqwabela | esinqwabelayo, esinqwabela | sinqwabela | asinqwabeli | esinganqwabeli | singanqwabeli |
| 2nd plural | niyanqwabela, ninqwabela | eninqwabelayo, eninqwabela | ninqwabela | aninqwabeli | eninganqwabeli | ninganqwabeli |
| Class 1 | uyanqwabela, unqwabela | onqwabelayo, onqwabela | enqwabela | akanqwabeli | onganqwabeli | enganqwabeli |
| Class 2 | bayanqwabela, banqwabela | abanqwabelayo, abanqwabela | benqwabela | abanqwabeli | abanganqwabeli | benganqwabeli |
| Class 3 | uyanqwabela, unqwabela | onqwabelayo, onqwabela | unqwabela | awunqwabeli | onganqwabeli | unganqwabeli |
| Class 4 | iyanqwabela, inqwabela | enqwabelayo, enqwabela | inqwabela | ayinqwabeli | enganqwabeli | inganqwabeli |
| Class 5 | liyanqwabela, linqwabela | elinqwabelayo, elinqwabela | linqwabela | alinqwabeli | elinganqwabeli | linganqwabeli |
| Class 6 | ayanqwabela, anqwabela | anqwabelayo, anqwabela | enqwabela | awanqwabeli | anganqwabeli | enganqwabeli |
| Class 7 | siyanqwabela, sinqwabela | esinqwabelayo, esinqwabela | sinqwabela | asinqwabeli | esinganqwabeli | singanqwabeli |
| Class 8 | ziyanqwabela, zinqwabela | ezinqwabelayo, ezinqwabela | zinqwabela | azinqwabeli | ezinganqwabeli | zinganqwabeli |
| Class 9 | iyanqwabela, inqwabela | enqwabelayo, enqwabela | inqwabela | ayinqwabeli | enganqwabeli | inganqwabeli |
| Class 10 | ziyanqwabela, zinqwabela | ezinqwabelayo, ezinqwabela | zinqwabela | azinqwabeli | ezinganqwabeli | zinganqwabeli |
| Class 11 | luyanqwabela, lunqwabela | olunqwabelayo, olunqwabela | lunqwabela | alunqwabeli | olunganqwabeli | lunganqwabeli |
| Class 14 | buyanqwabela, bunqwabela | obunqwabelayo, obunqwabela | bunqwabela | abunqwabeli | obunganqwabeli | bunganqwabeli |
| Class 15 | kuyanqwabela, kunqwabela | okunqwabelayo, okunqwabela | kunqwabela | akunqwabeli | okunganqwabeli | kunganqwabeli |
| Class 17 | kuyanqwabela, kunqwabela | okunqwabelayo, okunqwabela | kunqwabela | akunqwabeli | okunganqwabeli | kunganqwabeli |
| | 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 | nginqwabelile, nginqwabelē | enginqwabelile, enginqwabelē | nginqwabelile, nginqwabelē | anginqwabelanga | enginganqwabelanga | nginganqwabelanga |
| 2nd singular | unqwabelile, unqwabelē | onqwabelile, onqwabelē | unqwabelile, unqwabelē | awunqwabelanga | onganqwabelanga | unganqwabelanga |
| 1st plural | sinqwabelile, sinqwabelē | esinqwabelile, esinqwabelē | sinqwabelile, sinqwabelē | asinqwabelanga | esinganqwabelanga | singanqwabelanga |
| 2nd plural | ninqwabelile, ninqwabelē | eninqwabelile, eninqwabelē | ninqwabelile, ninqwabelē | aninqwabelanga | eninganqwabelanga | ninganqwabelanga |
| Class 1 | unqwabelile, unqwabelē | onqwabelile, onqwabelē | enqwabelile, enqwabelē | akanqwabelanga | onganqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga |
| Class 2 | banqwabelile, banqwabelē | abanqwabelile, abanqwabelē | benqwabelile, benqwabelē | abanqwabelanga | abanganqwabelanga | benganqwabelanga |
| Class 3 | unqwabelile, unqwabelē | onqwabelile, onqwabelē | unqwabelile, unqwabelē | awunqwabelanga | onganqwabelanga | unganqwabelanga |
| Class 4 | inqwabelile, inqwabelē | enqwabelile, enqwabelē | inqwabelile, inqwabelē | ayinqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga | inganqwabelanga |
| Class 5 | linqwabelile, linqwabelē | elinqwabelile, elinqwabelē | linqwabelile, linqwabelē | alinqwabelanga | elinganqwabelanga | linganqwabelanga |
| Class 6 | anqwabelile, anqwabelē | anqwabelile, anqwabelē | enqwabelile, enqwabelē | awanqwabelanga | anganqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga |
| Class 7 | sinqwabelile, sinqwabelē | esinqwabelile, esinqwabelē | sinqwabelile, sinqwabelē | asinqwabelanga | esinganqwabelanga | singanqwabelanga |
| Class 8 | zinqwabelile, zinqwabelē | ezinqwabelile, ezinqwabelē | zinqwabelile, zinqwabelē | azinqwabelanga | ezinganqwabelanga | zinganqwabelanga |
| Class 9 | inqwabelile, inqwabelē | enqwabelile, enqwabelē | inqwabelile, inqwabelē | ayinqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga | inganqwabelanga |
| Class 10 | zinqwabelile, zinqwabelē | ezinqwabelile, ezinqwabelē | zinqwabelile, zinqwabelē | azinqwabelanga | ezinganqwabelanga | zinganqwabelanga |
| Class 11 | lunqwabelile, lunqwabelē | olunqwabelile, olunqwabelē | lunqwabelile, lunqwabelē | alunqwabelanga | olunganqwabelanga | lunganqwabelanga |
| Class 14 | bunqwabelile, bunqwabelē | obunqwabelile, obunqwabelē | bunqwabelile, bunqwabelē | abunqwabelanga | obunganqwabelanga | bunganqwabelanga |
| Class 15 | kunqwabelile, kunqwabelē | okunqwabelile, okunqwabelē | kunqwabelile, kunqwabelē | akunqwabelanga | okunganqwabelanga | kunganqwabelanga |
| Class 17 | kunqwabelile, kunqwabelē | okunqwabelile, okunqwabelē | kunqwabelile, kunqwabelē | akunqwabelanga | okunganqwabelanga | kunganqwabelanga |
| | 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 | ngānqwabela | engānqwabela | ngānqwabela | anginqwabelanga | enginganqwabelanga | nginganqwabelanga |
| 2nd singular | wānqwabela | owānqwabela | wānqwabela | awunqwabelanga | onganqwabelanga | unganqwabelanga |
| 1st plural | sānqwabela | esānqwabela | sānqwabela | asinqwabelanga | esinganqwabelanga | singanqwabelanga |
| 2nd plural | nānqwabela | enānqwabela | nānqwabela | aninqwabelanga | eninganqwabelanga | ninganqwabelanga |
| Class 1 | wānqwabela | owānqwabela | ānqwabela | akanqwabelanga | onganqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga |
| Class 2 | bānqwabela | abānqwabela | bānqwabela | abanqwabelanga | abanganqwabelanga | benganqwabelanga |
| Class 3 | wānqwabela | owānqwabela | wānqwabela | awunqwabelanga | onganqwabelanga | unganqwabelanga |
| Class 4 | yānqwabela | eyānqwabela | yānqwabela | ayinqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga | inganqwabelanga |
| Class 5 | lānqwabela | elānqwabela | lānqwabela | alinqwabelanga | elinganqwabelanga | linganqwabelanga |
| Class 6 | ānqwabela | ānqwabela | ānqwabela | awanqwabelanga | anganqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga |
| Class 7 | sānqwabela | esānqwabela | sānqwabela | asinqwabelanga | esinganqwabelanga | singanqwabelanga |
| Class 8 | zānqwabela | ezānqwabela | zānqwabela | azinqwabelanga | ezinganqwabelanga | zinganqwabelanga |
| Class 9 | yānqwabela | eyānqwabela | yānqwabela | ayinqwabelanga | enganqwabelanga | inganqwabelanga |
| Class 10 | zānqwabela | ezānqwabela | zānqwabela | azinqwabelanga | ezinganqwabelanga | zinganqwabelanga |
| Class 11 | lwānqwabela | olwānqwabela | lwānqwabela | alunqwabelanga | olunganqwabelanga | lunganqwabelanga |
| Class 14 | bānqwabela | obānqwabela | bānqwabela | abunqwabelanga | obunganqwabelanga | bunganqwabelanga |
| Class 15 | kwānqwabela | okwānqwabela | kwānqwabela | akunqwabelanga | okunganqwabelanga | kunganqwabelanga |
| Class 17 | kwānqwabela | okwānqwabela | kwānqwabela | akunqwabelanga | okunganqwabelanga | kunganqwabelanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginganqwabela | — | nginganqwabela | ngingenqwabele | — | ngingenqwabele |
| 2nd singular | unganqwabela | — | unganqwabela | ungenqwabele | — | ungenqwabele |
| 1st plural | singanqwabela | — | singanqwabela | singenqwabele | — | singenqwabele |
| 2nd plural | ninganqwabela | — | ninganqwabela | ningenqwabele | — | ningenqwabele |
| Class 1 | anganqwabela | — | enganqwabela | angenqwabele | — | engenqwabele |
| Class 2 | banganqwabela | — | benganqwabela | bangenqwabele | — | bengenqwabele |
| Class 3 | unganqwabela | — | unganqwabela | ungenqwabele | — | ungenqwabele |
| Class 4 | inganqwabela | — | inganqwabela | ingenqwabele | — | ingenqwabele |
| Class 5 | linganqwabela | — | linganqwabela | lingenqwabele | — | lingenqwabele |
| Class 6 | anganqwabela | — | enganqwabela | angenqwabele | — | engenqwabele |
| Class 7 | singanqwabela | — | singanqwabela | singenqwabele | — | singenqwabele |
| Class 8 | zinganqwabela | — | zinganqwabela | zingenqwabele | — | zingenqwabele |
| Class 9 | inganqwabela | — | inganqwabela | ingenqwabele | — | ingenqwabele |
| Class 10 | zinganqwabela | — | zinganqwabela | zingenqwabele | — | zingenqwabele |
| Class 11 | lunganqwabela | — | lunganqwabela | lungenqwabele | — | lungenqwabele |
| Class 14 | bunganqwabela | — | bunganqwabela | bungenqwabele | — | bungenqwabele |
| Class 15 | kunganqwabela | — | kunganqwabela | kungenqwabele | — | kungenqwabele |
| Class 17 | kunganqwabela | — | kunganqwabela | kungenqwabele | — | kungenqwabele |
| | 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 | ngizonqwabela | engizonqwabela | ngizonqwabela | angizunqwabela | engingezunqwabela | ngingezunqwabela |
| 2nd singular | uzonqwabela | ozonqwabela | uzonqwabela | awuzunqwabela | ongezunqwabela | ungezunqwabela |
| 1st plural | sizonqwabela | esizonqwabela | sizonqwabela | asizunqwabela | esingezunqwabela | singezunqwabela |
| 2nd plural | nizonqwabela | enizonqwabela | nizonqwabela | anizunqwabela | eningezunqwabela | ningezunqwabela |
| Class 1 | uzonqwabela | ozonqwabela | ezonqwabela | akazunqwabela | ongezunqwabela | engezunqwabela |
| Class 2 | bazonqwabela | abazonqwabela | bezonqwabela | abazunqwabela | abangezunqwabela | bengezunqwabela |
| Class 3 | uzonqwabela | ozonqwabela | uzonqwabela | awuzunqwabela | ongezunqwabela | ungezunqwabela |
| Class 4 | izonqwabela | ezonqwabela | izonqwabela | ayizunqwabela | engezunqwabela | ingezunqwabela |
| Class 5 | lizonqwabela | elizonqwabela | lizonqwabela | alizunqwabela | elingezunqwabela | lingezunqwabela |
| Class 6 | azonqwabela | azonqwabela | ezonqwabela | awazunqwabela | angezunqwabela | engezunqwabela |
| Class 7 | sizonqwabela | esizonqwabela | sizonqwabela | asizunqwabela | esingezunqwabela | singezunqwabela |
| Class 8 | zizonqwabela | ezizonqwabela | zizonqwabela | azizunqwabela | ezingezunqwabela | zingezunqwabela |
| Class 9 | izonqwabela | ezonqwabela | izonqwabela | ayizunqwabela | engezunqwabela | ingezunqwabela |
| Class 10 | zizonqwabela | ezizonqwabela | zizonqwabela | azizunqwabela | ezingezunqwabela | zingezunqwabela |
| Class 11 | luzonqwabela | oluzonqwabela | luzonqwabela | aluzunqwabela | olungezunqwabela | lungezunqwabela |
| Class 14 | buzonqwabela | obuzonqwabela | buzonqwabela | abuzunqwabela | obungezunqwabela | bungezunqwabela |
| Class 15 | kuzonqwabela | okuzonqwabela | kuzonqwabela | akuzunqwabela | okungezunqwabela | kungezunqwabela |
| Class 17 | kuzonqwabela | okuzonqwabela | kuzonqwabela | akuzunqwabela | okungezunqwabela | kungezunqwabela |
| | 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 | ngiyonqwabela | engiyonqwabela | ngiyonqwabela | angiyunqwabela | engingeyunqwabela | ngingeyunqwabela |
| 2nd singular | uyonqwabela | oyonqwabela | uyonqwabela | awuyunqwabela | ongeyunqwabela | ungeyunqwabela |
| 1st plural | siyonqwabela | esiyonqwabela | siyonqwabela | asiyunqwabela | esingeyunqwabela | singeyunqwabela |
| 2nd plural | niyonqwabela | eniyonqwabela | niyonqwabela | aniyunqwabela | eningeyunqwabela | ningeyunqwabela |
| Class 1 | uyonqwabela | oyonqwabela | eyonqwabela | akayunqwabela | ongeyunqwabela | engeyunqwabela |
| Class 2 | bayonqwabela | abayonqwabela | beyonqwabela | abayunqwabela | abangeyunqwabela | bengeyunqwabela |
| Class 3 | uyonqwabela | oyonqwabela | uyonqwabela | awuyunqwabela | ongeyunqwabela | ungeyunqwabela |
| Class 4 | iyonqwabela | eyonqwabela | iyonqwabela | ayiyunqwabela | engeyunqwabela | ingeyunqwabela |
| Class 5 | liyonqwabela | eliyonqwabela | liyonqwabela | aliyunqwabela | elingeyunqwabela | lingeyunqwabela |
| Class 6 | ayonqwabela | ayonqwabela | eyonqwabela | awayunqwabela | angeyunqwabela | engeyunqwabela |
| Class 7 | siyonqwabela | esiyonqwabela | siyonqwabela | asiyunqwabela | esingeyunqwabela | singeyunqwabela |
| Class 8 | ziyonqwabela | eziyonqwabela | ziyonqwabela | aziyunqwabela | ezingeyunqwabela | zingeyunqwabela |
| Class 9 | iyonqwabela | eyonqwabela | iyonqwabela | ayiyunqwabela | engeyunqwabela | ingeyunqwabela |
| Class 10 | ziyonqwabela | eziyonqwabela | ziyonqwabela | aziyunqwabela | ezingeyunqwabela | zingeyunqwabela |
| Class 11 | luyonqwabela | oluyonqwabela | luyonqwabela | aluyunqwabela | olungeyunqwabela | lungeyunqwabela |
| Class 14 | buyonqwabela | obuyonqwabela | buyonqwabela | abuyunqwabela | obungeyunqwabela | bungeyunqwabela |
| Class 15 | kuyonqwabela | okuyonqwabela | kuyonqwabela | akuyunqwabela | okungeyunqwabela | kungeyunqwabela |
| Class 17 | kuyonqwabela | okuyonqwabela | kuyonqwabela | akuyunqwabela | okungeyunqwabela | kungeyunqwabela |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nginqwabele | nginganqwabeli |
| 2nd singular | unqwabele | unganqwabeli |
| 1st plural | sinqwabele | singanqwabeli |
| 2nd plural | ninqwabele | ninganqwabeli |
| Class 1 | anqwabele | anganqwabeli |
| Class 2 | banqwabele | banganqwabeli |
| Class 3 | unqwabele | unganqwabeli |
| Class 4 | inqwabele | inganqwabeli |
| Class 5 | linqwabele | linganqwabeli |
| Class 6 | anqwabele | anganqwabeli |
| Class 7 | sinqwabele | singanqwabeli |
| Class 8 | zinqwabele | zinganqwabeli |
| Class 9 | inqwabele | inganqwabeli |
| Class 10 | zinqwabele | zinganqwabeli |
| Class 11 | lunqwabele | lunganqwabeli |
| Class 14 | bunqwabele | bunganqwabeli |
| Class 15 | kunqwabele | kunganqwabeli |
| Class 17 | kunqwabele | kunganqwabeli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nganqwabela | nganganqwabela, anganqwabela, anganganqwabela |
| 2nd singular | wanqwabela | wanganqwabela, awanqwabela, awanganqwabela |
| 1st plural | sanqwabela | sanganqwabela, asanqwabela, asanganqwabela |
| 2nd plural | nanqwabela | nanganqwabela, ananqwabela, ananganqwabela |
| Class 1 | wanqwabela | wanganqwabela, akanqwabela, akanganqwabela |
| Class 2 | banqwabela | banganqwabela, abanqwabela, abanganqwabela |
| Class 3 | wanqwabela | wanganqwabela, awanqwabela, awanganqwabela |
| Class 4 | yanqwabela | yanganqwabela, ayanqwabela, ayanganqwabela |
| Class 5 | lanqwabela | langanqwabela, alanqwabela, alanganqwabela |
| Class 6 | anqwabela | anganqwabela, awanqwabela, awanganqwabela |
| Class 7 | sanqwabela | sanganqwabela, asanqwabela, asanganqwabela |
| Class 8 | zanqwabela | zanganqwabela, azanqwabela, azanganqwabela |
| Class 9 | yanqwabela | yanganqwabela, ayanqwabela, ayanganqwabela |
| Class 10 | zanqwabela | zanganqwabela, azanqwabela, azanganqwabela |
| Class 11 | lwanqwabela | lwanganqwabela, alwanqwabela, alwanganqwabela |
| Class 14 | banqwabela | banganqwabela, abanqwabela, abanganqwabela |
| Class 15 | kwanqwabela | kwanganqwabela, akwanqwabela, akwanganqwabela |
| Class 17 | kwanqwabela | kwanganqwabela, akwanqwabela, akwanganqwabela |

### References

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