# qhutha
## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ǃʰuːtʰa/

### Verb

-qhutha
* (transitive) to pluck (hair, feathers)
    Synonym: -qhuthula

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuqhutha |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuqhutha | ukungaqhuthi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | qhutha | -qhuthe |
| Plural | qhuthani | -qhutheni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaqhutha, ngiqhutha | engiqhuthayo, engiqhutha | ngiqhutha | angiqhuthi | engingaqhuthi | ngingaqhuthi |
| 2nd singular | uyaqhutha, uqhutha | oqhuthayo, oqhutha | uqhutha | awuqhuthi | ongaqhuthi | ungaqhuthi |
| 1st plural | siyaqhutha, siqhutha | esiqhuthayo, esiqhutha | siqhutha | asiqhuthi | esingaqhuthi | singaqhuthi |
| 2nd plural | niyaqhutha, niqhutha | eniqhuthayo, eniqhutha | niqhutha | aniqhuthi | eningaqhuthi | ningaqhuthi |
| Class 1 | uyaqhutha, uqhutha | oqhuthayo, oqhutha | eqhutha | akaqhuthi | ongaqhuthi | engaqhuthi |
| Class 2 | bayaqhutha, baqhutha | abaqhuthayo, abaqhutha | beqhutha | abaqhuthi | abangaqhuthi | bengaqhuthi |
| Class 3 | uyaqhutha, uqhutha | oqhuthayo, oqhutha | uqhutha | awuqhuthi | ongaqhuthi | ungaqhuthi |
| Class 4 | iyaqhutha, iqhutha | eqhuthayo, eqhutha | iqhutha | ayiqhuthi | engaqhuthi | ingaqhuthi |
| Class 5 | liyaqhutha, liqhutha | eliqhuthayo, eliqhutha | liqhutha | aliqhuthi | elingaqhuthi | lingaqhuthi |
| Class 6 | ayaqhutha, aqhutha | aqhuthayo, aqhutha | eqhutha | awaqhuthi | angaqhuthi | engaqhuthi |
| Class 7 | siyaqhutha, siqhutha | esiqhuthayo, esiqhutha | siqhutha | asiqhuthi | esingaqhuthi | singaqhuthi |
| Class 8 | ziyaqhutha, ziqhutha | eziqhuthayo, eziqhutha | ziqhutha | aziqhuthi | ezingaqhuthi | zingaqhuthi |
| Class 9 | iyaqhutha, iqhutha | eqhuthayo, eqhutha | iqhutha | ayiqhuthi | engaqhuthi | ingaqhuthi |
| Class 10 | ziyaqhutha, ziqhutha | eziqhuthayo, eziqhutha | ziqhutha | aziqhuthi | ezingaqhuthi | zingaqhuthi |
| Class 11 | luyaqhutha, luqhutha | oluqhuthayo, oluqhutha | luqhutha | aluqhuthi | olungaqhuthi | lungaqhuthi |
| Class 14 | buyaqhutha, buqhutha | obuqhuthayo, obuqhutha | buqhutha | abuqhuthi | obungaqhuthi | bungaqhuthi |
| Class 15 | kuyaqhutha, kuqhutha | okuqhuthayo, okuqhutha | kuqhutha | akuqhuthi | okungaqhuthi | kungaqhuthi |
| Class 17 | kuyaqhutha, kuqhutha | okuqhuthayo, okuqhutha | kuqhutha | akuqhuthi | okungaqhuthi | kungaqhuthi |
| | 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 | ngiqhuthile, ngiqhuthē | engiqhuthile, engiqhuthē | ngiqhuthile, ngiqhuthē | angiqhuthanga | engingaqhuthanga | ngingaqhuthanga |
| 2nd singular | uqhuthile, uqhuthē | oqhuthile, oqhuthē | uqhuthile, uqhuthē | awuqhuthanga | ongaqhuthanga | ungaqhuthanga |
| 1st plural | siqhuthile, siqhuthē | esiqhuthile, esiqhuthē | siqhuthile, siqhuthē | asiqhuthanga | esingaqhuthanga | singaqhuthanga |
| 2nd plural | niqhuthile, niqhuthē | eniqhuthile, eniqhuthē | niqhuthile, niqhuthē | aniqhuthanga | eningaqhuthanga | ningaqhuthanga |
| Class 1 | uqhuthile, uqhuthē | oqhuthile, oqhuthē | eqhuthile, eqhuthē | akaqhuthanga | ongaqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga |
| Class 2 | baqhuthile, baqhuthē | abaqhuthile, abaqhuthē | beqhuthile, beqhuthē | abaqhuthanga | abangaqhuthanga | bengaqhuthanga |
| Class 3 | uqhuthile, uqhuthē | oqhuthile, oqhuthē | uqhuthile, uqhuthē | awuqhuthanga | ongaqhuthanga | ungaqhuthanga |
| Class 4 | iqhuthile, iqhuthē | eqhuthile, eqhuthē | iqhuthile, iqhuthē | ayiqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga | ingaqhuthanga |
| Class 5 | liqhuthile, liqhuthē | eliqhuthile, eliqhuthē | liqhuthile, liqhuthē | aliqhuthanga | elingaqhuthanga | lingaqhuthanga |
| Class 6 | aqhuthile, aqhuthē | aqhuthile, aqhuthē | eqhuthile, eqhuthē | awaqhuthanga | angaqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga |
| Class 7 | siqhuthile, siqhuthē | esiqhuthile, esiqhuthē | siqhuthile, siqhuthē | asiqhuthanga | esingaqhuthanga | singaqhuthanga |
| Class 8 | ziqhuthile, ziqhuthē | eziqhuthile, eziqhuthē | ziqhuthile, ziqhuthē | aziqhuthanga | ezingaqhuthanga | zingaqhuthanga |
| Class 9 | iqhuthile, iqhuthē | eqhuthile, eqhuthē | iqhuthile, iqhuthē | ayiqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga | ingaqhuthanga |
| Class 10 | ziqhuthile, ziqhuthē | eziqhuthile, eziqhuthē | ziqhuthile, ziqhuthē | aziqhuthanga | ezingaqhuthanga | zingaqhuthanga |
| Class 11 | luqhuthile, luqhuthē | oluqhuthile, oluqhuthē | luqhuthile, luqhuthē | aluqhuthanga | olungaqhuthanga | lungaqhuthanga |
| Class 14 | buqhuthile, buqhuthē | obuqhuthile, obuqhuthē | buqhuthile, buqhuthē | abuqhuthanga | obungaqhuthanga | bungaqhuthanga |
| Class 15 | kuqhuthile, kuqhuthē | okuqhuthile, okuqhuthē | kuqhuthile, kuqhuthē | akuqhuthanga | okungaqhuthanga | kungaqhuthanga |
| Class 17 | kuqhuthile, kuqhuthē | okuqhuthile, okuqhuthē | kuqhuthile, kuqhuthē | akuqhuthanga | okungaqhuthanga | kungaqhuthanga |
| | 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 | ngāqhutha | engāqhutha | ngāqhutha | angiqhuthanga | engingaqhuthanga | ngingaqhuthanga |
| 2nd singular | wāqhutha | owāqhutha | wāqhutha | awuqhuthanga | ongaqhuthanga | ungaqhuthanga |
| 1st plural | sāqhutha | esāqhutha | sāqhutha | asiqhuthanga | esingaqhuthanga | singaqhuthanga |
| 2nd plural | nāqhutha | enāqhutha | nāqhutha | aniqhuthanga | eningaqhuthanga | ningaqhuthanga |
| Class 1 | wāqhutha | owāqhutha | āqhutha | akaqhuthanga | ongaqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga |
| Class 2 | bāqhutha | abāqhutha | bāqhutha | abaqhuthanga | abangaqhuthanga | bengaqhuthanga |
| Class 3 | wāqhutha | owāqhutha | wāqhutha | awuqhuthanga | ongaqhuthanga | ungaqhuthanga |
| Class 4 | yāqhutha | eyāqhutha | yāqhutha | ayiqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga | ingaqhuthanga |
| Class 5 | lāqhutha | elāqhutha | lāqhutha | aliqhuthanga | elingaqhuthanga | lingaqhuthanga |
| Class 6 | āqhutha | āqhutha | āqhutha | awaqhuthanga | angaqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga |
| Class 7 | sāqhutha | esāqhutha | sāqhutha | asiqhuthanga | esingaqhuthanga | singaqhuthanga |
| Class 8 | zāqhutha | ezāqhutha | zāqhutha | aziqhuthanga | ezingaqhuthanga | zingaqhuthanga |
| Class 9 | yāqhutha | eyāqhutha | yāqhutha | ayiqhuthanga | engaqhuthanga | ingaqhuthanga |
| Class 10 | zāqhutha | ezāqhutha | zāqhutha | aziqhuthanga | ezingaqhuthanga | zingaqhuthanga |
| Class 11 | lwāqhutha | olwāqhutha | lwāqhutha | aluqhuthanga | olungaqhuthanga | lungaqhuthanga |
| Class 14 | bāqhutha | obāqhutha | bāqhutha | abuqhuthanga | obungaqhuthanga | bungaqhuthanga |
| Class 15 | kwāqhutha | okwāqhutha | kwāqhutha | akuqhuthanga | okungaqhuthanga | kungaqhuthanga |
| Class 17 | kwāqhutha | okwāqhutha | kwāqhutha | akuqhuthanga | okungaqhuthanga | kungaqhuthanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaqhutha | — | ngingaqhutha | ngingeqhuthe | — | ngingeqhuthe |
| 2nd singular | ungaqhutha | — | ungaqhutha | ungeqhuthe | — | ungeqhuthe |
| 1st plural | singaqhutha | — | singaqhutha | singeqhuthe | — | singeqhuthe |
| 2nd plural | ningaqhutha | — | ningaqhutha | ningeqhuthe | — | ningeqhuthe |
| Class 1 | angaqhutha | — | engaqhutha | angeqhuthe | — | engeqhuthe |
| Class 2 | bangaqhutha | — | bengaqhutha | bangeqhuthe | — | bengeqhuthe |
| Class 3 | ungaqhutha | — | ungaqhutha | ungeqhuthe | — | ungeqhuthe |
| Class 4 | ingaqhutha | — | ingaqhutha | ingeqhuthe | — | ingeqhuthe |
| Class 5 | lingaqhutha | — | lingaqhutha | lingeqhuthe | — | lingeqhuthe |
| Class 6 | angaqhutha | — | engaqhutha | angeqhuthe | — | engeqhuthe |
| Class 7 | singaqhutha | — | singaqhutha | singeqhuthe | — | singeqhuthe |
| Class 8 | zingaqhutha | — | zingaqhutha | zingeqhuthe | — | zingeqhuthe |
| Class 9 | ingaqhutha | — | ingaqhutha | ingeqhuthe | — | ingeqhuthe |
| Class 10 | zingaqhutha | — | zingaqhutha | zingeqhuthe | — | zingeqhuthe |
| Class 11 | lungaqhutha | — | lungaqhutha | lungeqhuthe | — | lungeqhuthe |
| Class 14 | bungaqhutha | — | bungaqhutha | bungeqhuthe | — | bungeqhuthe |
| Class 15 | kungaqhutha | — | kungaqhutha | kungeqhuthe | — | kungeqhuthe |
| Class 17 | kungaqhutha | — | kungaqhutha | kungeqhuthe | — | kungeqhuthe |
| | 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 | ngizoqhutha | engizoqhutha | ngizoqhutha | angizuqhutha | engingezuqhutha | ngingezuqhutha |
| 2nd singular | uzoqhutha | ozoqhutha | uzoqhutha | awuzuqhutha | ongezuqhutha | ungezuqhutha |
| 1st plural | sizoqhutha | esizoqhutha | sizoqhutha | asizuqhutha | esingezuqhutha | singezuqhutha |
| 2nd plural | nizoqhutha | enizoqhutha | nizoqhutha | anizuqhutha | eningezuqhutha | ningezuqhutha |
| Class 1 | uzoqhutha | ozoqhutha | ezoqhutha | akazuqhutha | ongezuqhutha | engezuqhutha |
| Class 2 | bazoqhutha | abazoqhutha | bezoqhutha | abazuqhutha | abangezuqhutha | bengezuqhutha |
| Class 3 | uzoqhutha | ozoqhutha | uzoqhutha | awuzuqhutha | ongezuqhutha | ungezuqhutha |
| Class 4 | izoqhutha | ezoqhutha | izoqhutha | ayizuqhutha | engezuqhutha | ingezuqhutha |
| Class 5 | lizoqhutha | elizoqhutha | lizoqhutha | alizuqhutha | elingezuqhutha | lingezuqhutha |
| Class 6 | azoqhutha | azoqhutha | ezoqhutha | awazuqhutha | angezuqhutha | engezuqhutha |
| Class 7 | sizoqhutha | esizoqhutha | sizoqhutha | asizuqhutha | esingezuqhutha | singezuqhutha |
| Class 8 | zizoqhutha | ezizoqhutha | zizoqhutha | azizuqhutha | ezingezuqhutha | zingezuqhutha |
| Class 9 | izoqhutha | ezoqhutha | izoqhutha | ayizuqhutha | engezuqhutha | ingezuqhutha |
| Class 10 | zizoqhutha | ezizoqhutha | zizoqhutha | azizuqhutha | ezingezuqhutha | zingezuqhutha |
| Class 11 | luzoqhutha | oluzoqhutha | luzoqhutha | aluzuqhutha | olungezuqhutha | lungezuqhutha |
| Class 14 | buzoqhutha | obuzoqhutha | buzoqhutha | abuzuqhutha | obungezuqhutha | bungezuqhutha |
| Class 15 | kuzoqhutha | okuzoqhutha | kuzoqhutha | akuzuqhutha | okungezuqhutha | kungezuqhutha |
| Class 17 | kuzoqhutha | okuzoqhutha | kuzoqhutha | akuzuqhutha | okungezuqhutha | kungezuqhutha |
| | 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 | ngiyoqhutha | engiyoqhutha | ngiyoqhutha | angiyuqhutha | engingeyuqhutha | ngingeyuqhutha |
| 2nd singular | uyoqhutha | oyoqhutha | uyoqhutha | awuyuqhutha | ongeyuqhutha | ungeyuqhutha |
| 1st plural | siyoqhutha | esiyoqhutha | siyoqhutha | asiyuqhutha | esingeyuqhutha | singeyuqhutha |
| 2nd plural | niyoqhutha | eniyoqhutha | niyoqhutha | aniyuqhutha | eningeyuqhutha | ningeyuqhutha |
| Class 1 | uyoqhutha | oyoqhutha | eyoqhutha | akayuqhutha | ongeyuqhutha | engeyuqhutha |
| Class 2 | bayoqhutha | abayoqhutha | beyoqhutha | abayuqhutha | abangeyuqhutha | bengeyuqhutha |
| Class 3 | uyoqhutha | oyoqhutha | uyoqhutha | awuyuqhutha | ongeyuqhutha | ungeyuqhutha |
| Class 4 | iyoqhutha | eyoqhutha | iyoqhutha | ayiyuqhutha | engeyuqhutha | ingeyuqhutha |
| Class 5 | liyoqhutha | eliyoqhutha | liyoqhutha | aliyuqhutha | elingeyuqhutha | lingeyuqhutha |
| Class 6 | ayoqhutha | ayoqhutha | eyoqhutha | awayuqhutha | angeyuqhutha | engeyuqhutha |
| Class 7 | siyoqhutha | esiyoqhutha | siyoqhutha | asiyuqhutha | esingeyuqhutha | singeyuqhutha |
| Class 8 | ziyoqhutha | eziyoqhutha | ziyoqhutha | aziyuqhutha | ezingeyuqhutha | zingeyuqhutha |
| Class 9 | iyoqhutha | eyoqhutha | iyoqhutha | ayiyuqhutha | engeyuqhutha | ingeyuqhutha |
| Class 10 | ziyoqhutha | eziyoqhutha | ziyoqhutha | aziyuqhutha | ezingeyuqhutha | zingeyuqhutha |
| Class 11 | luyoqhutha | oluyoqhutha | luyoqhutha | aluyuqhutha | olungeyuqhutha | lungeyuqhutha |
| Class 14 | buyoqhutha | obuyoqhutha | buyoqhutha | abuyuqhutha | obungeyuqhutha | bungeyuqhutha |
| Class 15 | kuyoqhutha | okuyoqhutha | kuyoqhutha | akuyuqhutha | okungeyuqhutha | kungeyuqhutha |
| Class 17 | kuyoqhutha | okuyoqhutha | kuyoqhutha | akuyuqhutha | okungeyuqhutha | kungeyuqhutha |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngiqhuthe | ngingaqhuthi |
| 2nd singular | uqhuthe | ungaqhuthi |
| 1st plural | siqhuthe | singaqhuthi |
| 2nd plural | niqhuthe | ningaqhuthi |
| Class 1 | aqhuthe | angaqhuthi |
| Class 2 | baqhuthe | bangaqhuthi |
| Class 3 | uqhuthe | ungaqhuthi |
| Class 4 | iqhuthe | ingaqhuthi |
| Class 5 | liqhuthe | lingaqhuthi |
| Class 6 | aqhuthe | angaqhuthi |
| Class 7 | siqhuthe | singaqhuthi |
| Class 8 | ziqhuthe | zingaqhuthi |
| Class 9 | iqhuthe | ingaqhuthi |
| Class 10 | ziqhuthe | zingaqhuthi |
| Class 11 | luqhuthe | lungaqhuthi |
| Class 14 | buqhuthe | bungaqhuthi |
| Class 15 | kuqhuthe | kungaqhuthi |
| Class 17 | kuqhuthe | kungaqhuthi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaqhutha | ngangaqhutha, angaqhutha, angangaqhutha |
| 2nd singular | waqhutha | wangaqhutha, awaqhutha, awangaqhutha |
| 1st plural | saqhutha | sangaqhutha, asaqhutha, asangaqhutha |
| 2nd plural | naqhutha | nangaqhutha, anaqhutha, anangaqhutha |
| Class 1 | waqhutha | wangaqhutha, akaqhutha, akangaqhutha |
| Class 2 | baqhutha | bangaqhutha, abaqhutha, abangaqhutha |
| Class 3 | waqhutha | wangaqhutha, awaqhutha, awangaqhutha |
| Class 4 | yaqhutha | yangaqhutha, ayaqhutha, ayangaqhutha |
| Class 5 | laqhutha | langaqhutha, alaqhutha, alangaqhutha |
| Class 6 | aqhutha | angaqhutha, awaqhutha, awangaqhutha |
| Class 7 | saqhutha | sangaqhutha, asaqhutha, asangaqhutha |
| Class 8 | zaqhutha | zangaqhutha, azaqhutha, azangaqhutha |
| Class 9 | yaqhutha | yangaqhutha, ayaqhutha, ayangaqhutha |
| Class 10 | zaqhutha | zangaqhutha, azaqhutha, azangaqhutha |
| Class 11 | lwaqhutha | lwangaqhutha, alwaqhutha, alwangaqhutha |
| Class 14 | baqhutha | bangaqhutha, abaqhutha, abangaqhutha |
| Class 15 | kwaqhutha | kwangaqhutha, akwaqhutha, akwangaqhutha |
| Class 17 | kwaqhutha | kwangaqhutha, akwaqhutha, akwangaqhutha |

### References

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