# hle
## Czech
### Alternative forms

* hleč (dialectal)

### Etymology

Clipping of hledat (“to look for”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦlɛ]

### Interjection

hle
* look! watch! (expressing a warning, calling, urging someone to notice something, to look at something)
    Hle, to je on! ― Look, that's him!
* wow, lo and behold (expression of astonishment, surprise)
    Synonyms: ejhle, hleďme
    Hle, anglická snídaně uprostřed kontinentu!Lo and behold, an English breakfast in the middle of the continent!

#### Derived terms

* takovýhle
* tenhle
* tenhleten
* tuhleten

### Further reading

* “hle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “hle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “hle”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Northern Ndebele
### Adjective

-hle
* beautiful, handsome
* good

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | engimuhle | ngimuhle |
| 2nd singular | omuhle | umuhle |
| 1st plural | esibahle | sibahle |
| 2nd plural | elibahle | libahle |
| Class 1 | omuhle | muhle |
| Class 2 | abahle | bahle |
| Class 3 | omuhle | muhle |
| Class 4 | emihle | mihle |
| Class 5 | elihle | lihle |
| Class 6 | amahle | mahle |
| Class 7 | esihle | sihle |
| Class 8 | ezinhle | zinhle |
| Class 9 | enhle | inhle |
| Class 10 | ezinhle | zinhle |
| Class 11 | oluhle | luhle |
| Class 14 | obuhle | buhle |
| Class 15 | okuhle | kuhle |
| Class 17 | okuhle | kuhle |

## Phuthi
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Adjective

-hlé
* beautiful, handsome

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | legimuhle | gimuhle |
| 2nd singular | lomuhle | umuhle |
| 1st plural | lesibahle | sibahle |
| 2nd plural | lelibahle | libahle |
| Class 1 | lamuhle | mhuhle |
| Class 2 | labahle | bhahle |
| Class 3 | lomuhle | mhuhle |
| Class 4 | lemihle | mhihle |
| Class 5 | lelihle | lhihle |
| Class 6 | lamahle | mhahle |
| Class 7 | lesihle | ssihle |
| Class 8 | letihle | ttihle |
| Class 9 | lehle | yhihle |
| Class 10 | letihle | ttihle |
| Class 14 | lobuhle | bhuhle |
| Class 15 | lokuhle | kkuhle |
| Class 17 | lokuhle | kkuhle |

## Southern Ndebele
### Adjective

-hle
* beautiful, handsome

#### Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Adjective

-hle
* beautiful, handsome

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L :
| | Modifier | Copulative |
| 1st singular | lengimuhle | ngimuhle |
| 2nd singular | lomuhle | umuhle |
| 1st plural | lesibahle | sibahle |
| 2nd plural | lenibahle | nibahle |
| Class 1 | lomuhle | muhle |
| Class 2 | labahle | bahle |
| Class 3 | lomuhle | muhle |
| Class 4 | lemihle | mihle |
| Class 5 | lelihle | lihle |
| Class 6 | lamahle | mahle |
| Class 7 | lesihle | sihle |
| Class 8 | letinhle | tinhle |
| Class 9 | lenhle | inhle |
| Class 10 | letinhle | tinhle |
| Class 11 | loluhle | luhle |
| Class 14 | lobuhle | buhle |
| Class 15 | lokuhle | kuhle |
| Class 17 | lokuhle | kuhle |

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Adjective

-hlé
* beautiful, handsome

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | endimhle | endingemhle | ndimhle | andimhle |
| 2nd singular | omhle | ongemhle | umhle | awumhle |
| 1st plural | esibahle | esingebahle | sibahle | asibahle |
| 2nd plural | enibahle | eningebahle | nibahle | anibahle |
| Class 1 | omhle | ongemhle | mhle | akamhle |
| Class 2 | abahle | abangebahle | bahle | ababahle |
| Class 3 | omhle | ongemhle | mhle | awumhle |
| Class 4 | emihle | engemihle | mihle | ayimihle |
| Class 5 | elihle | elingelihle | lihle | alilihle |
| Class 6 | amahle | angemahle | mahle | awamahle |
| Class 7 | esihle | esingesihle | sihle | asisihle |
| Class 8 | ezintle | ezingezintle | zintle | azizintle |
| Class 9 | entle | engentle | intle | ayiyintle |
| Class 10 | ezintle | ezingezintle | zintle | azizintle |
| Class 11 | oluhle | olungeluhle | luhle | aluluhle |
| Class 14 | obuhle | obungebuhle | buhle | abubuhle |
| Class 15 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |
| Class 17 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Adjective

-hlé
* good, nice
* beautiful, lovely
* pretty, handsome, good-looking

#### Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H :
| | Modifier | Modifier | Copulative | Copulative |
| | positive | negative | positive | negative |
| 1st singular | engimuhle | engingemuhle | ngimuhle | angimuhle |
| 2nd singular | omuhle | ongemuhle | umuhle | awumuhle |
| 1st plural | esibahle | esingebahle | sibahle | asibahle |
| 2nd plural | enibahle | eningebahle | nibahle | anibahle |
| Class 1 | omuhle | ongemuhle | muhle | akamuhle |
| Class 2 | abahle | abangebahle | bahle | ababahle |
| Class 3 | omuhle | ongemuhle | muhle | awumuhle |
| Class 4 | emihle | engemihle | mihle | ayimihle |
| Class 5 | elihle | elingelihle | lihle | alilihle |
| Class 6 | amahle | angemahle | mahle | awamahle |
| Class 7 | esihle | esingesihle | sihle | asisihle |
| Class 8 | ezinhle | ezingezinhle | zinhle | azizinhle |
| Class 9 | enhle | engenhle, engeyinhle | inhle, yinhle | ayiyinhle |
| Class 10 | ezinhle | ezingezinhle | zinhle | azizinhle |
| Class 11 | oluhle | olungeluhle | luhle | aluluhle |
| Class 14 | obuhle | obungebuhle | buhle | abubuhle |
| Class 15 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |
| Class 17 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |

#### Derived terms

* kahle
* ubuhle

### References

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