# gcoba
## Xhosa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡ̊ǀǒ̤ːɓa]

### Verb

-gcóba
* (intransitive) to be happy

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ᶢǀʱôːɓa/

### Verb

-gcôba
* (transitive) to anoint, to grease, to lubricate, to oil
* (transitive) to bedaub, to besmear
* (transitive) to daub on, to rub on, to smear over, to spread

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukugcoba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukugcoba | ukungagcobi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | gcoba | -gcobe |
| Plural | gcobani | -gcobeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyagcoba, ngigcoba | engigcobayo, engigcoba | ngigcoba | angigcobi | engingagcobi | ngingagcobi |
| 2nd singular | uyagcoba, ugcoba | ogcobayo, ogcoba | ugcoba | awugcobi | ongagcobi | ungagcobi |
| 1st plural | siyagcoba, sigcoba | esigcobayo, esigcoba | sigcoba | asigcobi | esingagcobi | singagcobi |
| 2nd plural | niyagcoba, nigcoba | enigcobayo, enigcoba | nigcoba | anigcobi | eningagcobi | ningagcobi |
| Class 1 | uyagcoba, ugcoba | ogcobayo, ogcoba | egcoba | akagcobi | ongagcobi | engagcobi |
| Class 2 | bayagcoba, bagcoba | abagcobayo, abagcoba | begcoba | abagcobi | abangagcobi | bengagcobi |
| Class 3 | uyagcoba, ugcoba | ogcobayo, ogcoba | ugcoba | awugcobi | ongagcobi | ungagcobi |
| Class 4 | iyagcoba, igcoba | egcobayo, egcoba | igcoba | ayigcobi | engagcobi | ingagcobi |
| Class 5 | liyagcoba, ligcoba | eligcobayo, eligcoba | ligcoba | aligcobi | elingagcobi | lingagcobi |
| Class 6 | ayagcoba, agcoba | agcobayo, agcoba | egcoba | awagcobi | angagcobi | engagcobi |
| Class 7 | siyagcoba, sigcoba | esigcobayo, esigcoba | sigcoba | asigcobi | esingagcobi | singagcobi |
| Class 8 | ziyagcoba, zigcoba | ezigcobayo, ezigcoba | zigcoba | azigcobi | ezingagcobi | zingagcobi |
| Class 9 | iyagcoba, igcoba | egcobayo, egcoba | igcoba | ayigcobi | engagcobi | ingagcobi |
| Class 10 | ziyagcoba, zigcoba | ezigcobayo, ezigcoba | zigcoba | azigcobi | ezingagcobi | zingagcobi |
| Class 11 | luyagcoba, lugcoba | olugcobayo, olugcoba | lugcoba | alugcobi | olungagcobi | lungagcobi |
| Class 14 | buyagcoba, bugcoba | obugcobayo, obugcoba | bugcoba | abugcobi | obungagcobi | bungagcobi |
| Class 15 | kuyagcoba, kugcoba | okugcobayo, okugcoba | kugcoba | akugcobi | okungagcobi | kungagcobi |
| Class 17 | kuyagcoba, kugcoba | okugcobayo, okugcoba | kugcoba | akugcobi | okungagcobi | kungagcobi |
| | 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 | ngigcobile, ngigcobē | engigcobile, engigcobē | ngigcobile, ngigcobē | angigcobanga | engingagcobanga | ngingagcobanga |
| 2nd singular | ugcobile, ugcobē | ogcobile, ogcobē | ugcobile, ugcobē | awugcobanga | ongagcobanga | ungagcobanga |
| 1st plural | sigcobile, sigcobē | esigcobile, esigcobē | sigcobile, sigcobē | asigcobanga | esingagcobanga | singagcobanga |
| 2nd plural | nigcobile, nigcobē | enigcobile, enigcobē | nigcobile, nigcobē | anigcobanga | eningagcobanga | ningagcobanga |
| Class 1 | ugcobile, ugcobē | ogcobile, ogcobē | egcobile, egcobē | akagcobanga | ongagcobanga | engagcobanga |
| Class 2 | bagcobile, bagcobē | abagcobile, abagcobē | begcobile, begcobē | abagcobanga | abangagcobanga | bengagcobanga |
| Class 3 | ugcobile, ugcobē | ogcobile, ogcobē | ugcobile, ugcobē | awugcobanga | ongagcobanga | ungagcobanga |
| Class 4 | igcobile, igcobē | egcobile, egcobē | igcobile, igcobē | ayigcobanga | engagcobanga | ingagcobanga |
| Class 5 | ligcobile, ligcobē | eligcobile, eligcobē | ligcobile, ligcobē | aligcobanga | elingagcobanga | lingagcobanga |
| Class 6 | agcobile, agcobē | agcobile, agcobē | egcobile, egcobē | awagcobanga | angagcobanga | engagcobanga |
| Class 7 | sigcobile, sigcobē | esigcobile, esigcobē | sigcobile, sigcobē | asigcobanga | esingagcobanga | singagcobanga |
| Class 8 | zigcobile, zigcobē | ezigcobile, ezigcobē | zigcobile, zigcobē | azigcobanga | ezingagcobanga | zingagcobanga |
| Class 9 | igcobile, igcobē | egcobile, egcobē | igcobile, igcobē | ayigcobanga | engagcobanga | ingagcobanga |
| Class 10 | zigcobile, zigcobē | ezigcobile, ezigcobē | zigcobile, zigcobē | azigcobanga | ezingagcobanga | zingagcobanga |
| Class 11 | lugcobile, lugcobē | olugcobile, olugcobē | lugcobile, lugcobē | alugcobanga | olungagcobanga | lungagcobanga |
| Class 14 | bugcobile, bugcobē | obugcobile, obugcobē | bugcobile, bugcobē | abugcobanga | obungagcobanga | bungagcobanga |
| Class 15 | kugcobile, kugcobē | okugcobile, okugcobē | kugcobile, kugcobē | akugcobanga | okungagcobanga | kungagcobanga |
| Class 17 | kugcobile, kugcobē | okugcobile, okugcobē | kugcobile, kugcobē | akugcobanga | okungagcobanga | kungagcobanga |
| | 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 | ngāgcoba | engāgcoba | ngāgcoba | angigcobanga | engingagcobanga | ngingagcobanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgcoba | owāgcoba | wāgcoba | awugcobanga | ongagcobanga | ungagcobanga |
| 1st plural | sāgcoba | esāgcoba | sāgcoba | asigcobanga | esingagcobanga | singagcobanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgcoba | enāgcoba | nāgcoba | anigcobanga | eningagcobanga | ningagcobanga |
| Class 1 | wāgcoba | owāgcoba | āgcoba | akagcobanga | ongagcobanga | engagcobanga |
| Class 2 | bāgcoba | abāgcoba | bāgcoba | abagcobanga | abangagcobanga | bengagcobanga |
| Class 3 | wāgcoba | owāgcoba | wāgcoba | awugcobanga | ongagcobanga | ungagcobanga |
| Class 4 | yāgcoba | eyāgcoba | yāgcoba | ayigcobanga | engagcobanga | ingagcobanga |
| Class 5 | lāgcoba | elāgcoba | lāgcoba | aligcobanga | elingagcobanga | lingagcobanga |
| Class 6 | āgcoba | āgcoba | āgcoba | awagcobanga | angagcobanga | engagcobanga |
| Class 7 | sāgcoba | esāgcoba | sāgcoba | asigcobanga | esingagcobanga | singagcobanga |
| Class 8 | zāgcoba | ezāgcoba | zāgcoba | azigcobanga | ezingagcobanga | zingagcobanga |
| Class 9 | yāgcoba | eyāgcoba | yāgcoba | ayigcobanga | engagcobanga | ingagcobanga |
| Class 10 | zāgcoba | ezāgcoba | zāgcoba | azigcobanga | ezingagcobanga | zingagcobanga |
| Class 11 | lwāgcoba | olwāgcoba | lwāgcoba | alugcobanga | olungagcobanga | lungagcobanga |
| Class 14 | bāgcoba | obāgcoba | bāgcoba | abugcobanga | obungagcobanga | bungagcobanga |
| Class 15 | kwāgcoba | okwāgcoba | kwāgcoba | akugcobanga | okungagcobanga | kungagcobanga |
| Class 17 | kwāgcoba | okwāgcoba | kwāgcoba | akugcobanga | okungagcobanga | kungagcobanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingagcoba | — | ngingagcoba | ngingegcobe | — | ngingegcobe |
| 2nd singular | ungagcoba | — | ungagcoba | ungegcobe | — | ungegcobe |
| 1st plural | singagcoba | — | singagcoba | singegcobe | — | singegcobe |
| 2nd plural | ningagcoba | — | ningagcoba | ningegcobe | — | ningegcobe |
| Class 1 | angagcoba | — | engagcoba | angegcobe | — | engegcobe |
| Class 2 | bangagcoba | — | bengagcoba | bangegcobe | — | bengegcobe |
| Class 3 | ungagcoba | — | ungagcoba | ungegcobe | — | ungegcobe |
| Class 4 | ingagcoba | — | ingagcoba | ingegcobe | — | ingegcobe |
| Class 5 | lingagcoba | — | lingagcoba | lingegcobe | — | lingegcobe |
| Class 6 | angagcoba | — | engagcoba | angegcobe | — | engegcobe |
| Class 7 | singagcoba | — | singagcoba | singegcobe | — | singegcobe |
| Class 8 | zingagcoba | — | zingagcoba | zingegcobe | — | zingegcobe |
| Class 9 | ingagcoba | — | ingagcoba | ingegcobe | — | ingegcobe |
| Class 10 | zingagcoba | — | zingagcoba | zingegcobe | — | zingegcobe |
| Class 11 | lungagcoba | — | lungagcoba | lungegcobe | — | lungegcobe |
| Class 14 | bungagcoba | — | bungagcoba | bungegcobe | — | bungegcobe |
| Class 15 | kungagcoba | — | kungagcoba | kungegcobe | — | kungegcobe |
| Class 17 | kungagcoba | — | kungagcoba | kungegcobe | — | kungegcobe |
| | 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 | ngizogcoba | engizogcoba | ngizogcoba | angizugcoba | engingezugcoba | ngingezugcoba |
| 2nd singular | uzogcoba | ozogcoba | uzogcoba | awuzugcoba | ongezugcoba | ungezugcoba |
| 1st plural | sizogcoba | esizogcoba | sizogcoba | asizugcoba | esingezugcoba | singezugcoba |
| 2nd plural | nizogcoba | enizogcoba | nizogcoba | anizugcoba | eningezugcoba | ningezugcoba |
| Class 1 | uzogcoba | ozogcoba | ezogcoba | akazugcoba | ongezugcoba | engezugcoba |
| Class 2 | bazogcoba | abazogcoba | bezogcoba | abazugcoba | abangezugcoba | bengezugcoba |
| Class 3 | uzogcoba | ozogcoba | uzogcoba | awuzugcoba | ongezugcoba | ungezugcoba |
| Class 4 | izogcoba | ezogcoba | izogcoba | ayizugcoba | engezugcoba | ingezugcoba |
| Class 5 | lizogcoba | elizogcoba | lizogcoba | alizugcoba | elingezugcoba | lingezugcoba |
| Class 6 | azogcoba | azogcoba | ezogcoba | awazugcoba | angezugcoba | engezugcoba |
| Class 7 | sizogcoba | esizogcoba | sizogcoba | asizugcoba | esingezugcoba | singezugcoba |
| Class 8 | zizogcoba | ezizogcoba | zizogcoba | azizugcoba | ezingezugcoba | zingezugcoba |
| Class 9 | izogcoba | ezogcoba | izogcoba | ayizugcoba | engezugcoba | ingezugcoba |
| Class 10 | zizogcoba | ezizogcoba | zizogcoba | azizugcoba | ezingezugcoba | zingezugcoba |
| Class 11 | luzogcoba | oluzogcoba | luzogcoba | aluzugcoba | olungezugcoba | lungezugcoba |
| Class 14 | buzogcoba | obuzogcoba | buzogcoba | abuzugcoba | obungezugcoba | bungezugcoba |
| Class 15 | kuzogcoba | okuzogcoba | kuzogcoba | akuzugcoba | okungezugcoba | kungezugcoba |
| Class 17 | kuzogcoba | okuzogcoba | kuzogcoba | akuzugcoba | okungezugcoba | kungezugcoba |
| | 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 | ngiyogcoba | engiyogcoba | ngiyogcoba | angiyugcoba | engingeyugcoba | ngingeyugcoba |
| 2nd singular | uyogcoba | oyogcoba | uyogcoba | awuyugcoba | ongeyugcoba | ungeyugcoba |
| 1st plural | siyogcoba | esiyogcoba | siyogcoba | asiyugcoba | esingeyugcoba | singeyugcoba |
| 2nd plural | niyogcoba | eniyogcoba | niyogcoba | aniyugcoba | eningeyugcoba | ningeyugcoba |
| Class 1 | uyogcoba | oyogcoba | eyogcoba | akayugcoba | ongeyugcoba | engeyugcoba |
| Class 2 | bayogcoba | abayogcoba | beyogcoba | abayugcoba | abangeyugcoba | bengeyugcoba |
| Class 3 | uyogcoba | oyogcoba | uyogcoba | awuyugcoba | ongeyugcoba | ungeyugcoba |
| Class 4 | iyogcoba | eyogcoba | iyogcoba | ayiyugcoba | engeyugcoba | ingeyugcoba |
| Class 5 | liyogcoba | eliyogcoba | liyogcoba | aliyugcoba | elingeyugcoba | lingeyugcoba |
| Class 6 | ayogcoba | ayogcoba | eyogcoba | awayugcoba | angeyugcoba | engeyugcoba |
| Class 7 | siyogcoba | esiyogcoba | siyogcoba | asiyugcoba | esingeyugcoba | singeyugcoba |
| Class 8 | ziyogcoba | eziyogcoba | ziyogcoba | aziyugcoba | ezingeyugcoba | zingeyugcoba |
| Class 9 | iyogcoba | eyogcoba | iyogcoba | ayiyugcoba | engeyugcoba | ingeyugcoba |
| Class 10 | ziyogcoba | eziyogcoba | ziyogcoba | aziyugcoba | ezingeyugcoba | zingeyugcoba |
| Class 11 | luyogcoba | oluyogcoba | luyogcoba | aluyugcoba | olungeyugcoba | lungeyugcoba |
| Class 14 | buyogcoba | obuyogcoba | buyogcoba | abuyugcoba | obungeyugcoba | bungeyugcoba |
| Class 15 | kuyogcoba | okuyogcoba | kuyogcoba | akuyugcoba | okungeyugcoba | kungeyugcoba |
| Class 17 | kuyogcoba | okuyogcoba | kuyogcoba | akuyugcoba | okungeyugcoba | kungeyugcoba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngigcobe | ngingagcobi |
| 2nd singular | ugcobe | ungagcobi |
| 1st plural | sigcobe | singagcobi |
| 2nd plural | nigcobe | ningagcobi |
| Class 1 | agcobe | angagcobi |
| Class 2 | bagcobe | bangagcobi |
| Class 3 | ugcobe | ungagcobi |
| Class 4 | igcobe | ingagcobi |
| Class 5 | ligcobe | lingagcobi |
| Class 6 | agcobe | angagcobi |
| Class 7 | sigcobe | singagcobi |
| Class 8 | zigcobe | zingagcobi |
| Class 9 | igcobe | ingagcobi |
| Class 10 | zigcobe | zingagcobi |
| Class 11 | lugcobe | lungagcobi |
| Class 14 | bugcobe | bungagcobi |
| Class 15 | kugcobe | kungagcobi |
| Class 17 | kugcobe | kungagcobi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngagcoba | ngangagcoba, angagcoba, angangagcoba |
| 2nd singular | wagcoba | wangagcoba, awagcoba, awangagcoba |
| 1st plural | sagcoba | sangagcoba, asagcoba, asangagcoba |
| 2nd plural | nagcoba | nangagcoba, anagcoba, anangagcoba |
| Class 1 | wagcoba | wangagcoba, akagcoba, akangagcoba |
| Class 2 | bagcoba | bangagcoba, abagcoba, abangagcoba |
| Class 3 | wagcoba | wangagcoba, awagcoba, awangagcoba |
| Class 4 | yagcoba | yangagcoba, ayagcoba, ayangagcoba |
| Class 5 | lagcoba | langagcoba, alagcoba, alangagcoba |
| Class 6 | agcoba | angagcoba, awagcoba, awangagcoba |
| Class 7 | sagcoba | sangagcoba, asagcoba, asangagcoba |
| Class 8 | zagcoba | zangagcoba, azagcoba, azangagcoba |
| Class 9 | yagcoba | yangagcoba, ayagcoba, ayangagcoba |
| Class 10 | zagcoba | zangagcoba, azagcoba, azangagcoba |
| Class 11 | lwagcoba | lwangagcoba, alwagcoba, alwangagcoba |
| Class 14 | bagcoba | bangagcoba, abagcoba, abangagcoba |
| Class 15 | kwagcoba | kwangagcoba, akwagcoba, akwangagcoba |
| Class 17 | kwagcoba | kwangagcoba, akwagcoba, akwangagcoba |

### References

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