# loba
## French
### Verb

loba
* third-person singular past historic of lober

### Anagrams

* labo

## Galician
### Noun

loba f (plural lobas)
* female equivalent of lobo

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Sanskrit लोभ (lobha).

### Adjective

loba
* greedy

#### Synonyms

* tamak
* serakah

#### Derived terms

* kelobaan (“greed”)

### Anagrams

* bola

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лоб (lob).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlobɑ/, [ˈɫo̞bɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlobɑ/, [ˈɫo̞b̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -obɑ
* Hyphenation: lo‧ba

### Noun

loba
* Synonym of otsakeero

#### Declension
### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “лоба”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 271

## Kituba
### Verb

loba
* to fish

## Latgalian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɔba]
* Hyphenation: lo‧ba

### Adjective

loba
* inflection of lobs:
** indefinite genitive singular masculine
** indefinite nominative singular feminine

### References

* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

## Latin
### Etymology

Mentioned by Pliny; from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “pod, lobe of fruit”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈlo.ba/, [ˈɫ̪ɔbä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈlo.ba/, [ˈlɔːbä]

### Noun

loba f (genitive lobae); first declension
* straw of Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor)
* nightshade

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

### References

* “loba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* loba in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* loba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Lindu
### Noun

loba
* colors and markings on animal fur

## Lingala
### Verb

-loba (infinitive koloba)
* to speak; to say

#### Derived terms

* bolobeli
* bolobi
* bolobisi
* elobáloba
* elobami
* elobélá
* elobela
* elobeli
* elobisela
* elobiseli
* elobisi
* liloba
* lilobeli
* lobaloba
* lobana
* lobela
* lobelana
* lobisa
* lobisama
* lobisana
* loloba
* molobeli
* molobi
* molobisi
* ndobapɛ́
* ndobela

## Luba-Kasai
### Verb

loba
* to fish

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin lupa.

#### Alternative forms

* lôba (pre-reform)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlo.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlo.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlo.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlo.bɐ/ [ˈlo.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: lo‧ba

#### Noun

loba f (plural lobas)
* female equivalent of lobo, a she-wolf
* (derogatory slang) a bitch, a slut: a sexually promiscuous woman

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French l’aube, from Ecclesiastical Latin alba.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɔ.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɔ.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlɔ.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlɔ.bɐ/ [ˈlɔ.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: lo‧ba

#### Noun

loba f (plural lobas)
* (archaic, ecclesiastical) alb (a wide cassock worn by clergy)

### Further reading

* “loba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “loba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “loba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “loba”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French lober.

### Verb

a loba (third-person singular present lobează, past participle lobat) 1st conjugation
* (tennis, soccer) to lob

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin lupa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈloba/ [ˈlo.β̞a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -oba
* Syllabification: lo‧ba

### Noun

loba f (plural lobas)
* female equivalent of lobo, a she-wolf
* (slang) fox (attractive woman)
** 2023, “BZRP Music Sessions #53”, performed by Shakira:Una loba como yo no está para novatos / una loba como yo no está pa' tipos como túA she-wolf like me isn't for rookies / a she-wolf like me isn't for guys like you
* (slang) bitch (prostitute)

### Further reading

* “loba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sundanese
### Etymology

From Sanskrit लोभ (lobha, “greed, covetousness”)

### Adverb

loba (Sundanese script ᮜᮧᮘ)
* many; much

### Further reading

* "LOBA", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

## Swazi
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

loba
* that over there, yonder; class 14 remote demonstrative.

## Votic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лоб (lob).

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈlobɑ/, [ˈɫobɑ]
* Rhymes: -obɑ
* Hyphenation: lo‧ba

### Noun

loba
* forehead

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “loba”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dóba (“to fish”).

### Verb

-lôba
* to fish

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /loːɓa/

#### Verb

-lóba
* to write
* to cut ornamental incisions, tattoo, draw ornamental figures, carve patterns

##### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukuloba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuloba | ukungalobi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | loba | -lobe |
| Plural | lobani | -lobeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaloba, ngiloba | engilobayo, engiloba | ngiloba | angilobi | engingalobi | ngingalobi |
| 2nd singular | uyaloba, uloba | olobayo, oloba | uloba | awulobi | ongalobi | ungalobi |
| 1st plural | siyaloba, siloba | esilobayo, esiloba | siloba | asilobi | esingalobi | singalobi |
| 2nd plural | niyaloba, niloba | enilobayo, eniloba | niloba | anilobi | eningalobi | ningalobi |
| Class 1 | uyaloba, uloba | olobayo, oloba | eloba | akalobi | ongalobi | engalobi |
| Class 2 | bayaloba, baloba | abalobayo, abaloba | beloba | abalobi | abangalobi | bengalobi |
| Class 3 | uyaloba, uloba | olobayo, oloba | uloba | awulobi | ongalobi | ungalobi |
| Class 4 | iyaloba, iloba | elobayo, eloba | iloba | ayilobi | engalobi | ingalobi |
| Class 5 | liyaloba, liloba | elilobayo, eliloba | liloba | alilobi | elingalobi | lingalobi |
| Class 6 | ayaloba, aloba | alobayo, aloba | eloba | awalobi | angalobi | engalobi |
| Class 7 | siyaloba, siloba | esilobayo, esiloba | siloba | asilobi | esingalobi | singalobi |
| Class 8 | ziyaloba, ziloba | ezilobayo, eziloba | ziloba | azilobi | ezingalobi | zingalobi |
| Class 9 | iyaloba, iloba | elobayo, eloba | iloba | ayilobi | engalobi | ingalobi |
| Class 10 | ziyaloba, ziloba | ezilobayo, eziloba | ziloba | azilobi | ezingalobi | zingalobi |
| Class 11 | luyaloba, luloba | olulobayo, oluloba | luloba | alulobi | olungalobi | lungalobi |
| Class 14 | buyaloba, buloba | obulobayo, obuloba | buloba | abulobi | obungalobi | bungalobi |
| Class 15 | kuyaloba, kuloba | okulobayo, okuloba | kuloba | akulobi | okungalobi | kungalobi |
| Class 17 | kuyaloba, kuloba | okulobayo, okuloba | kuloba | akulobi | okungalobi | kungalobi |
| | 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 | ngilobile, ngilobē | engilobile, engilobē | ngilobile, ngilobē | angilobanga | engingalobanga | ngingalobanga |
| 2nd singular | ulobile, ulobē | olobile, olobē | ulobile, ulobē | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| 1st plural | silobile, silobē | esilobile, esilobē | silobile, silobē | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| 2nd plural | nilobile, nilobē | enilobile, enilobē | nilobile, nilobē | anilobanga | eningalobanga | ningalobanga |
| Class 1 | ulobile, ulobē | olobile, olobē | elobile, elobē | akalobanga | ongalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 2 | balobile, balobē | abalobile, abalobē | belobile, belobē | abalobanga | abangalobanga | bengalobanga |
| Class 3 | ulobile, ulobē | olobile, olobē | ulobile, ulobē | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| Class 4 | ilobile, ilobē | elobile, elobē | ilobile, ilobē | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 5 | lilobile, lilobē | elilobile, elilobē | lilobile, lilobē | alilobanga | elingalobanga | lingalobanga |
| Class 6 | alobile, alobē | alobile, alobē | elobile, elobē | awalobanga | angalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 7 | silobile, silobē | esilobile, esilobē | silobile, silobē | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| Class 8 | zilobile, zilobē | ezilobile, ezilobē | zilobile, zilobē | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 9 | ilobile, ilobē | elobile, elobē | ilobile, ilobē | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 10 | zilobile, zilobē | ezilobile, ezilobē | zilobile, zilobē | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 11 | lulobile, lulobē | olulobile, olulobē | lulobile, lulobē | alulobanga | olungalobanga | lungalobanga |
| Class 14 | bulobile, bulobē | obulobile, obulobē | bulobile, bulobē | abulobanga | obungalobanga | bungalobanga |
| Class 15 | kulobile, kulobē | okulobile, okulobē | kulobile, kulobē | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| Class 17 | kulobile, kulobē | okulobile, okulobē | kulobile, kulobē | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| | 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 | ngāloba | engāloba | ngāloba | angilobanga | engingalobanga | ngingalobanga |
| 2nd singular | wāloba | owāloba | wāloba | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| 1st plural | sāloba | esāloba | sāloba | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| 2nd plural | nāloba | enāloba | nāloba | anilobanga | eningalobanga | ningalobanga |
| Class 1 | wāloba | owāloba | āloba | akalobanga | ongalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 2 | bāloba | abāloba | bāloba | abalobanga | abangalobanga | bengalobanga |
| Class 3 | wāloba | owāloba | wāloba | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| Class 4 | yāloba | eyāloba | yāloba | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 5 | lāloba | elāloba | lāloba | alilobanga | elingalobanga | lingalobanga |
| Class 6 | āloba | āloba | āloba | awalobanga | angalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 7 | sāloba | esāloba | sāloba | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| Class 8 | zāloba | ezāloba | zāloba | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 9 | yāloba | eyāloba | yāloba | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 10 | zāloba | ezāloba | zāloba | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 11 | lwāloba | olwāloba | lwāloba | alulobanga | olungalobanga | lungalobanga |
| Class 14 | bāloba | obāloba | bāloba | abulobanga | obungalobanga | bungalobanga |
| Class 15 | kwāloba | okwāloba | kwāloba | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| Class 17 | kwāloba | okwāloba | kwāloba | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaloba | — | ngingaloba | ngingelobe | — | ngingelobe |
| 2nd singular | ungaloba | — | ungaloba | ungelobe | — | ungelobe |
| 1st plural | singaloba | — | singaloba | singelobe | — | singelobe |
| 2nd plural | ningaloba | — | ningaloba | ningelobe | — | ningelobe |
| Class 1 | angaloba | — | engaloba | angelobe | — | engelobe |
| Class 2 | bangaloba | — | bengaloba | bangelobe | — | bengelobe |
| Class 3 | ungaloba | — | ungaloba | ungelobe | — | ungelobe |
| Class 4 | ingaloba | — | ingaloba | ingelobe | — | ingelobe |
| Class 5 | lingaloba | — | lingaloba | lingelobe | — | lingelobe |
| Class 6 | angaloba | — | engaloba | angelobe | — | engelobe |
| Class 7 | singaloba | — | singaloba | singelobe | — | singelobe |
| Class 8 | zingaloba | — | zingaloba | zingelobe | — | zingelobe |
| Class 9 | ingaloba | — | ingaloba | ingelobe | — | ingelobe |
| Class 10 | zingaloba | — | zingaloba | zingelobe | — | zingelobe |
| Class 11 | lungaloba | — | lungaloba | lungelobe | — | lungelobe |
| Class 14 | bungaloba | — | bungaloba | bungelobe | — | bungelobe |
| Class 15 | kungaloba | — | kungaloba | kungelobe | — | kungelobe |
| Class 17 | kungaloba | — | kungaloba | kungelobe | — | kungelobe |
| | 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 | ngizoloba | engizoloba | ngizoloba | angizuloba | engingezuloba | ngingezuloba |
| 2nd singular | uzoloba | ozoloba | uzoloba | awuzuloba | ongezuloba | ungezuloba |
| 1st plural | sizoloba | esizoloba | sizoloba | asizuloba | esingezuloba | singezuloba |
| 2nd plural | nizoloba | enizoloba | nizoloba | anizuloba | eningezuloba | ningezuloba |
| Class 1 | uzoloba | ozoloba | ezoloba | akazuloba | ongezuloba | engezuloba |
| Class 2 | bazoloba | abazoloba | bezoloba | abazuloba | abangezuloba | bengezuloba |
| Class 3 | uzoloba | ozoloba | uzoloba | awuzuloba | ongezuloba | ungezuloba |
| Class 4 | izoloba | ezoloba | izoloba | ayizuloba | engezuloba | ingezuloba |
| Class 5 | lizoloba | elizoloba | lizoloba | alizuloba | elingezuloba | lingezuloba |
| Class 6 | azoloba | azoloba | ezoloba | awazuloba | angezuloba | engezuloba |
| Class 7 | sizoloba | esizoloba | sizoloba | asizuloba | esingezuloba | singezuloba |
| Class 8 | zizoloba | ezizoloba | zizoloba | azizuloba | ezingezuloba | zingezuloba |
| Class 9 | izoloba | ezoloba | izoloba | ayizuloba | engezuloba | ingezuloba |
| Class 10 | zizoloba | ezizoloba | zizoloba | azizuloba | ezingezuloba | zingezuloba |
| Class 11 | luzoloba | oluzoloba | luzoloba | aluzuloba | olungezuloba | lungezuloba |
| Class 14 | buzoloba | obuzoloba | buzoloba | abuzuloba | obungezuloba | bungezuloba |
| Class 15 | kuzoloba | okuzoloba | kuzoloba | akuzuloba | okungezuloba | kungezuloba |
| Class 17 | kuzoloba | okuzoloba | kuzoloba | akuzuloba | okungezuloba | kungezuloba |
| | 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 | ngiyoloba | engiyoloba | ngiyoloba | angiyuloba | engingeyuloba | ngingeyuloba |
| 2nd singular | uyoloba | oyoloba | uyoloba | awuyuloba | ongeyuloba | ungeyuloba |
| 1st plural | siyoloba | esiyoloba | siyoloba | asiyuloba | esingeyuloba | singeyuloba |
| 2nd plural | niyoloba | eniyoloba | niyoloba | aniyuloba | eningeyuloba | ningeyuloba |
| Class 1 | uyoloba | oyoloba | eyoloba | akayuloba | ongeyuloba | engeyuloba |
| Class 2 | bayoloba | abayoloba | beyoloba | abayuloba | abangeyuloba | bengeyuloba |
| Class 3 | uyoloba | oyoloba | uyoloba | awuyuloba | ongeyuloba | ungeyuloba |
| Class 4 | iyoloba | eyoloba | iyoloba | ayiyuloba | engeyuloba | ingeyuloba |
| Class 5 | liyoloba | eliyoloba | liyoloba | aliyuloba | elingeyuloba | lingeyuloba |
| Class 6 | ayoloba | ayoloba | eyoloba | awayuloba | angeyuloba | engeyuloba |
| Class 7 | siyoloba | esiyoloba | siyoloba | asiyuloba | esingeyuloba | singeyuloba |
| Class 8 | ziyoloba | eziyoloba | ziyoloba | aziyuloba | ezingeyuloba | zingeyuloba |
| Class 9 | iyoloba | eyoloba | iyoloba | ayiyuloba | engeyuloba | ingeyuloba |
| Class 10 | ziyoloba | eziyoloba | ziyoloba | aziyuloba | ezingeyuloba | zingeyuloba |
| Class 11 | luyoloba | oluyoloba | luyoloba | aluyuloba | olungeyuloba | lungeyuloba |
| Class 14 | buyoloba | obuyoloba | buyoloba | abuyuloba | obungeyuloba | bungeyuloba |
| Class 15 | kuyoloba | okuyoloba | kuyoloba | akuyuloba | okungeyuloba | kungeyuloba |
| Class 17 | kuyoloba | okuyoloba | kuyoloba | akuyuloba | okungeyuloba | kungeyuloba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilobe | ngingalobi |
| 2nd singular | ulobe | ungalobi |
| 1st plural | silobe | singalobi |
| 2nd plural | nilobe | ningalobi |
| Class 1 | alobe | angalobi |
| Class 2 | balobe | bangalobi |
| Class 3 | ulobe | ungalobi |
| Class 4 | ilobe | ingalobi |
| Class 5 | lilobe | lingalobi |
| Class 6 | alobe | angalobi |
| Class 7 | silobe | singalobi |
| Class 8 | zilobe | zingalobi |
| Class 9 | ilobe | ingalobi |
| Class 10 | zilobe | zingalobi |
| Class 11 | lulobe | lungalobi |
| Class 14 | bulobe | bungalobi |
| Class 15 | kulobe | kungalobi |
| Class 17 | kulobe | kungalobi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaloba | ngangaloba, angaloba, angangaloba |
| 2nd singular | waloba | wangaloba, awaloba, awangaloba |
| 1st plural | saloba | sangaloba, asaloba, asangaloba |
| 2nd plural | naloba | nangaloba, analoba, anangaloba |
| Class 1 | waloba | wangaloba, akaloba, akangaloba |
| Class 2 | baloba | bangaloba, abaloba, abangaloba |
| Class 3 | waloba | wangaloba, awaloba, awangaloba |
| Class 4 | yaloba | yangaloba, ayaloba, ayangaloba |
| Class 5 | laloba | langaloba, alaloba, alangaloba |
| Class 6 | aloba | angaloba, awaloba, awangaloba |
| Class 7 | saloba | sangaloba, asaloba, asangaloba |
| Class 8 | zaloba | zangaloba, azaloba, azangaloba |
| Class 9 | yaloba | yangaloba, ayaloba, ayangaloba |
| Class 10 | zaloba | zangaloba, azaloba, azangaloba |
| Class 11 | lwaloba | lwangaloba, alwaloba, alwangaloba |
| Class 14 | baloba | bangaloba, abaloba, abangaloba |
| Class 15 | kwaloba | kwangaloba, akwaloba, akwangaloba |
| Class 17 | kwaloba | kwangaloba, akwaloba, akwangaloba |

##### Derived terms

* umlobi

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-dóba (“to fish”).

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /loːɓa/

#### Verb

-lôba
* to fish

##### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukuloba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuloba | ukungalobi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | loba | -lobe |
| Plural | lobani | -lobeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaloba, ngiloba | engilobayo, engiloba | ngiloba | angilobi | engingalobi | ngingalobi |
| 2nd singular | uyaloba, uloba | olobayo, oloba | uloba | awulobi | ongalobi | ungalobi |
| 1st plural | siyaloba, siloba | esilobayo, esiloba | siloba | asilobi | esingalobi | singalobi |
| 2nd plural | niyaloba, niloba | enilobayo, eniloba | niloba | anilobi | eningalobi | ningalobi |
| Class 1 | uyaloba, uloba | olobayo, oloba | eloba | akalobi | ongalobi | engalobi |
| Class 2 | bayaloba, baloba | abalobayo, abaloba | beloba | abalobi | abangalobi | bengalobi |
| Class 3 | uyaloba, uloba | olobayo, oloba | uloba | awulobi | ongalobi | ungalobi |
| Class 4 | iyaloba, iloba | elobayo, eloba | iloba | ayilobi | engalobi | ingalobi |
| Class 5 | liyaloba, liloba | elilobayo, eliloba | liloba | alilobi | elingalobi | lingalobi |
| Class 6 | ayaloba, aloba | alobayo, aloba | eloba | awalobi | angalobi | engalobi |
| Class 7 | siyaloba, siloba | esilobayo, esiloba | siloba | asilobi | esingalobi | singalobi |
| Class 8 | ziyaloba, ziloba | ezilobayo, eziloba | ziloba | azilobi | ezingalobi | zingalobi |
| Class 9 | iyaloba, iloba | elobayo, eloba | iloba | ayilobi | engalobi | ingalobi |
| Class 10 | ziyaloba, ziloba | ezilobayo, eziloba | ziloba | azilobi | ezingalobi | zingalobi |
| Class 11 | luyaloba, luloba | olulobayo, oluloba | luloba | alulobi | olungalobi | lungalobi |
| Class 14 | buyaloba, buloba | obulobayo, obuloba | buloba | abulobi | obungalobi | bungalobi |
| Class 15 | kuyaloba, kuloba | okulobayo, okuloba | kuloba | akulobi | okungalobi | kungalobi |
| Class 17 | kuyaloba, kuloba | okulobayo, okuloba | kuloba | akulobi | okungalobi | kungalobi |
| | 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 | ngilobile, ngilobē | engilobile, engilobē | ngilobile, ngilobē | angilobanga | engingalobanga | ngingalobanga |
| 2nd singular | ulobile, ulobē | olobile, olobē | ulobile, ulobē | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| 1st plural | silobile, silobē | esilobile, esilobē | silobile, silobē | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| 2nd plural | nilobile, nilobē | enilobile, enilobē | nilobile, nilobē | anilobanga | eningalobanga | ningalobanga |
| Class 1 | ulobile, ulobē | olobile, olobē | elobile, elobē | akalobanga | ongalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 2 | balobile, balobē | abalobile, abalobē | belobile, belobē | abalobanga | abangalobanga | bengalobanga |
| Class 3 | ulobile, ulobē | olobile, olobē | ulobile, ulobē | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| Class 4 | ilobile, ilobē | elobile, elobē | ilobile, ilobē | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 5 | lilobile, lilobē | elilobile, elilobē | lilobile, lilobē | alilobanga | elingalobanga | lingalobanga |
| Class 6 | alobile, alobē | alobile, alobē | elobile, elobē | awalobanga | angalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 7 | silobile, silobē | esilobile, esilobē | silobile, silobē | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| Class 8 | zilobile, zilobē | ezilobile, ezilobē | zilobile, zilobē | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 9 | ilobile, ilobē | elobile, elobē | ilobile, ilobē | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 10 | zilobile, zilobē | ezilobile, ezilobē | zilobile, zilobē | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 11 | lulobile, lulobē | olulobile, olulobē | lulobile, lulobē | alulobanga | olungalobanga | lungalobanga |
| Class 14 | bulobile, bulobē | obulobile, obulobē | bulobile, bulobē | abulobanga | obungalobanga | bungalobanga |
| Class 15 | kulobile, kulobē | okulobile, okulobē | kulobile, kulobē | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| Class 17 | kulobile, kulobē | okulobile, okulobē | kulobile, kulobē | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| | 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 | ngāloba | engāloba | ngāloba | angilobanga | engingalobanga | ngingalobanga |
| 2nd singular | wāloba | owāloba | wāloba | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| 1st plural | sāloba | esāloba | sāloba | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| 2nd plural | nāloba | enāloba | nāloba | anilobanga | eningalobanga | ningalobanga |
| Class 1 | wāloba | owāloba | āloba | akalobanga | ongalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 2 | bāloba | abāloba | bāloba | abalobanga | abangalobanga | bengalobanga |
| Class 3 | wāloba | owāloba | wāloba | awulobanga | ongalobanga | ungalobanga |
| Class 4 | yāloba | eyāloba | yāloba | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 5 | lāloba | elāloba | lāloba | alilobanga | elingalobanga | lingalobanga |
| Class 6 | āloba | āloba | āloba | awalobanga | angalobanga | engalobanga |
| Class 7 | sāloba | esāloba | sāloba | asilobanga | esingalobanga | singalobanga |
| Class 8 | zāloba | ezāloba | zāloba | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 9 | yāloba | eyāloba | yāloba | ayilobanga | engalobanga | ingalobanga |
| Class 10 | zāloba | ezāloba | zāloba | azilobanga | ezingalobanga | zingalobanga |
| Class 11 | lwāloba | olwāloba | lwāloba | alulobanga | olungalobanga | lungalobanga |
| Class 14 | bāloba | obāloba | bāloba | abulobanga | obungalobanga | bungalobanga |
| Class 15 | kwāloba | okwāloba | kwāloba | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| Class 17 | kwāloba | okwāloba | kwāloba | akulobanga | okungalobanga | kungalobanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaloba | — | ngingaloba | ngingelobe | — | ngingelobe |
| 2nd singular | ungaloba | — | ungaloba | ungelobe | — | ungelobe |
| 1st plural | singaloba | — | singaloba | singelobe | — | singelobe |
| 2nd plural | ningaloba | — | ningaloba | ningelobe | — | ningelobe |
| Class 1 | angaloba | — | engaloba | angelobe | — | engelobe |
| Class 2 | bangaloba | — | bengaloba | bangelobe | — | bengelobe |
| Class 3 | ungaloba | — | ungaloba | ungelobe | — | ungelobe |
| Class 4 | ingaloba | — | ingaloba | ingelobe | — | ingelobe |
| Class 5 | lingaloba | — | lingaloba | lingelobe | — | lingelobe |
| Class 6 | angaloba | — | engaloba | angelobe | — | engelobe |
| Class 7 | singaloba | — | singaloba | singelobe | — | singelobe |
| Class 8 | zingaloba | — | zingaloba | zingelobe | — | zingelobe |
| Class 9 | ingaloba | — | ingaloba | ingelobe | — | ingelobe |
| Class 10 | zingaloba | — | zingaloba | zingelobe | — | zingelobe |
| Class 11 | lungaloba | — | lungaloba | lungelobe | — | lungelobe |
| Class 14 | bungaloba | — | bungaloba | bungelobe | — | bungelobe |
| Class 15 | kungaloba | — | kungaloba | kungelobe | — | kungelobe |
| Class 17 | kungaloba | — | kungaloba | kungelobe | — | kungelobe |
| | 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 | ngizoloba | engizoloba | ngizoloba | angizuloba | engingezuloba | ngingezuloba |
| 2nd singular | uzoloba | ozoloba | uzoloba | awuzuloba | ongezuloba | ungezuloba |
| 1st plural | sizoloba | esizoloba | sizoloba | asizuloba | esingezuloba | singezuloba |
| 2nd plural | nizoloba | enizoloba | nizoloba | anizuloba | eningezuloba | ningezuloba |
| Class 1 | uzoloba | ozoloba | ezoloba | akazuloba | ongezuloba | engezuloba |
| Class 2 | bazoloba | abazoloba | bezoloba | abazuloba | abangezuloba | bengezuloba |
| Class 3 | uzoloba | ozoloba | uzoloba | awuzuloba | ongezuloba | ungezuloba |
| Class 4 | izoloba | ezoloba | izoloba | ayizuloba | engezuloba | ingezuloba |
| Class 5 | lizoloba | elizoloba | lizoloba | alizuloba | elingezuloba | lingezuloba |
| Class 6 | azoloba | azoloba | ezoloba | awazuloba | angezuloba | engezuloba |
| Class 7 | sizoloba | esizoloba | sizoloba | asizuloba | esingezuloba | singezuloba |
| Class 8 | zizoloba | ezizoloba | zizoloba | azizuloba | ezingezuloba | zingezuloba |
| Class 9 | izoloba | ezoloba | izoloba | ayizuloba | engezuloba | ingezuloba |
| Class 10 | zizoloba | ezizoloba | zizoloba | azizuloba | ezingezuloba | zingezuloba |
| Class 11 | luzoloba | oluzoloba | luzoloba | aluzuloba | olungezuloba | lungezuloba |
| Class 14 | buzoloba | obuzoloba | buzoloba | abuzuloba | obungezuloba | bungezuloba |
| Class 15 | kuzoloba | okuzoloba | kuzoloba | akuzuloba | okungezuloba | kungezuloba |
| Class 17 | kuzoloba | okuzoloba | kuzoloba | akuzuloba | okungezuloba | kungezuloba |
| | 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 | ngiyoloba | engiyoloba | ngiyoloba | angiyuloba | engingeyuloba | ngingeyuloba |
| 2nd singular | uyoloba | oyoloba | uyoloba | awuyuloba | ongeyuloba | ungeyuloba |
| 1st plural | siyoloba | esiyoloba | siyoloba | asiyuloba | esingeyuloba | singeyuloba |
| 2nd plural | niyoloba | eniyoloba | niyoloba | aniyuloba | eningeyuloba | ningeyuloba |
| Class 1 | uyoloba | oyoloba | eyoloba | akayuloba | ongeyuloba | engeyuloba |
| Class 2 | bayoloba | abayoloba | beyoloba | abayuloba | abangeyuloba | bengeyuloba |
| Class 3 | uyoloba | oyoloba | uyoloba | awuyuloba | ongeyuloba | ungeyuloba |
| Class 4 | iyoloba | eyoloba | iyoloba | ayiyuloba | engeyuloba | ingeyuloba |
| Class 5 | liyoloba | eliyoloba | liyoloba | aliyuloba | elingeyuloba | lingeyuloba |
| Class 6 | ayoloba | ayoloba | eyoloba | awayuloba | angeyuloba | engeyuloba |
| Class 7 | siyoloba | esiyoloba | siyoloba | asiyuloba | esingeyuloba | singeyuloba |
| Class 8 | ziyoloba | eziyoloba | ziyoloba | aziyuloba | ezingeyuloba | zingeyuloba |
| Class 9 | iyoloba | eyoloba | iyoloba | ayiyuloba | engeyuloba | ingeyuloba |
| Class 10 | ziyoloba | eziyoloba | ziyoloba | aziyuloba | ezingeyuloba | zingeyuloba |
| Class 11 | luyoloba | oluyoloba | luyoloba | aluyuloba | olungeyuloba | lungeyuloba |
| Class 14 | buyoloba | obuyoloba | buyoloba | abuyuloba | obungeyuloba | bungeyuloba |
| Class 15 | kuyoloba | okuyoloba | kuyoloba | akuyuloba | okungeyuloba | kungeyuloba |
| Class 17 | kuyoloba | okuyoloba | kuyoloba | akuyuloba | okungeyuloba | kungeyuloba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilobe | ngingalobi |
| 2nd singular | ulobe | ungalobi |
| 1st plural | silobe | singalobi |
| 2nd plural | nilobe | ningalobi |
| Class 1 | alobe | angalobi |
| Class 2 | balobe | bangalobi |
| Class 3 | ulobe | ungalobi |
| Class 4 | ilobe | ingalobi |
| Class 5 | lilobe | lingalobi |
| Class 6 | alobe | angalobi |
| Class 7 | silobe | singalobi |
| Class 8 | zilobe | zingalobi |
| Class 9 | ilobe | ingalobi |
| Class 10 | zilobe | zingalobi |
| Class 11 | lulobe | lungalobi |
| Class 14 | bulobe | bungalobi |
| Class 15 | kulobe | kungalobi |
| Class 17 | kulobe | kungalobi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaloba | ngangaloba, angaloba, angangaloba |
| 2nd singular | waloba | wangaloba, awaloba, awangaloba |
| 1st plural | saloba | sangaloba, asaloba, asangaloba |
| 2nd plural | naloba | nangaloba, analoba, anangaloba |
| Class 1 | waloba | wangaloba, akaloba, akangaloba |
| Class 2 | baloba | bangaloba, abaloba, abangaloba |
| Class 3 | waloba | wangaloba, awaloba, awangaloba |
| Class 4 | yaloba | yangaloba, ayaloba, ayangaloba |
| Class 5 | laloba | langaloba, alaloba, alangaloba |
| Class 6 | aloba | angaloba, awaloba, awangaloba |
| Class 7 | saloba | sangaloba, asaloba, asangaloba |
| Class 8 | zaloba | zangaloba, azaloba, azangaloba |
| Class 9 | yaloba | yangaloba, ayaloba, ayangaloba |
| Class 10 | zaloba | zangaloba, azaloba, azangaloba |
| Class 11 | lwaloba | lwangaloba, alwaloba, alwangaloba |
| Class 14 | baloba | bangaloba, abaloba, abangaloba |
| Class 15 | kwaloba | kwangaloba, akwaloba, akwangaloba |
| Class 17 | kwaloba | kwangaloba, akwaloba, akwangaloba |

##### Related terms

* -doba

### References

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