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Southern Ndebele
Noun
-bhema
- to smoke (tobacco)
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Swazi
Verb
-bhema
- to smoke (tobacco)
Inflection
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Zulu
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Verb
-bhema
- (transitive) to smoke (tobacco)
Inflection
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukubhema
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukubhema
|
ukungabhemi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
bhema
|
-bheme
|
Plural
|
bhemani
|
-bhemeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyabhema, ngibhema
|
engibhemayo, engibhema
|
ngibhema
|
angibhemi
|
engingabhemi
|
ngingabhemi
|
2nd singular
|
uyabhema, ubhema
|
obhemayo, obhema
|
ubhema
|
awubhemi
|
ongabhemi
|
ungabhemi
|
1st plural
|
siyabhema, sibhema
|
esibhemayo, esibhema
|
sibhema
|
asibhemi
|
esingabhemi
|
singabhemi
|
2nd plural
|
niyabhema, nibhema
|
enibhemayo, enibhema
|
nibhema
|
anibhemi
|
eningabhemi
|
ningabhemi
|
Class 1
|
uyabhema, ubhema
|
obhemayo, obhema
|
ebhema
|
akabhemi
|
ongabhemi
|
engabhemi
|
Class 2
|
bayabhema, babhema
|
ababhemayo, ababhema
|
bebhema
|
ababhemi
|
abangabhemi
|
bengabhemi
|
Class 3
|
uyabhema, ubhema
|
obhemayo, obhema
|
ubhema
|
awubhemi
|
ongabhemi
|
ungabhemi
|
Class 4
|
iyabhema, ibhema
|
ebhemayo, ebhema
|
ibhema
|
ayibhemi
|
engabhemi
|
ingabhemi
|
Class 5
|
liyabhema, libhema
|
elibhemayo, elibhema
|
libhema
|
alibhemi
|
elingabhemi
|
lingabhemi
|
Class 6
|
ayabhema, abhema
|
abhemayo, abhema
|
ebhema
|
awabhemi
|
angabhemi
|
engabhemi
|
Class 7
|
siyabhema, sibhema
|
esibhemayo, esibhema
|
sibhema
|
asibhemi
|
esingabhemi
|
singabhemi
|
Class 8
|
ziyabhema, zibhema
|
ezibhemayo, ezibhema
|
zibhema
|
azibhemi
|
ezingabhemi
|
zingabhemi
|
Class 9
|
iyabhema, ibhema
|
ebhemayo, ebhema
|
ibhema
|
ayibhemi
|
engabhemi
|
ingabhemi
|
Class 10
|
ziyabhema, zibhema
|
ezibhemayo, ezibhema
|
zibhema
|
azibhemi
|
ezingabhemi
|
zingabhemi
|
Class 11
|
luyabhema, lubhema
|
olubhemayo, olubhema
|
lubhema
|
alubhemi
|
olungabhemi
|
lungabhemi
|
Class 14
|
buyabhema, bubhema
|
obubhemayo, obubhema
|
bubhema
|
abubhemi
|
obungabhemi
|
bungabhemi
|
Class 15
|
kuyabhema, kubhema
|
okubhemayo, okubhema
|
kubhema
|
akubhemi
|
okungabhemi
|
kungabhemi
|
Class 17
|
kuyabhema, kubhema
|
okubhemayo, okubhema
|
kubhema
|
akubhemi
|
okungabhemi
|
kungabhemi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngibhemile, ngibhemē
|
engibhemile, engibhemē
|
ngibhemile, ngibhemē
|
angibhemanga
|
engingabhemanga
|
ngingabhemanga
|
2nd singular
|
ubhemile, ubhemē
|
obhemile, obhemē
|
ubhemile, ubhemē
|
awubhemanga
|
ongabhemanga
|
ungabhemanga
|
1st plural
|
sibhemile, sibhemē
|
esibhemile, esibhemē
|
sibhemile, sibhemē
|
asibhemanga
|
esingabhemanga
|
singabhemanga
|
2nd plural
|
nibhemile, nibhemē
|
enibhemile, enibhemē
|
nibhemile, nibhemē
|
anibhemanga
|
eningabhemanga
|
ningabhemanga
|
Class 1
|
ubhemile, ubhemē
|
obhemile, obhemē
|
ebhemile, ebhemē
|
akabhemanga
|
ongabhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
Class 2
|
babhemile, babhemē
|
ababhemile, ababhemē
|
bebhemile, bebhemē
|
ababhemanga
|
abangabhemanga
|
bengabhemanga
|
Class 3
|
ubhemile, ubhemē
|
obhemile, obhemē
|
ubhemile, ubhemē
|
awubhemanga
|
ongabhemanga
|
ungabhemanga
|
Class 4
|
ibhemile, ibhemē
|
ebhemile, ebhemē
|
ibhemile, ibhemē
|
ayibhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
ingabhemanga
|
Class 5
|
libhemile, libhemē
|
elibhemile, elibhemē
|
libhemile, libhemē
|
alibhemanga
|
elingabhemanga
|
lingabhemanga
|
Class 6
|
abhemile, abhemē
|
abhemile, abhemē
|
ebhemile, ebhemē
|
awabhemanga
|
angabhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
Class 7
|
sibhemile, sibhemē
|
esibhemile, esibhemē
|
sibhemile, sibhemē
|
asibhemanga
|
esingabhemanga
|
singabhemanga
|
Class 8
|
zibhemile, zibhemē
|
ezibhemile, ezibhemē
|
zibhemile, zibhemē
|
azibhemanga
|
ezingabhemanga
|
zingabhemanga
|
Class 9
|
ibhemile, ibhemē
|
ebhemile, ebhemē
|
ibhemile, ibhemē
|
ayibhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
ingabhemanga
|
Class 10
|
zibhemile, zibhemē
|
ezibhemile, ezibhemē
|
zibhemile, zibhemē
|
azibhemanga
|
ezingabhemanga
|
zingabhemanga
|
Class 11
|
lubhemile, lubhemē
|
olubhemile, olubhemē
|
lubhemile, lubhemē
|
alubhemanga
|
olungabhemanga
|
lungabhemanga
|
Class 14
|
bubhemile, bubhemē
|
obubhemile, obubhemē
|
bubhemile, bubhemē
|
abubhemanga
|
obungabhemanga
|
bungabhemanga
|
Class 15
|
kubhemile, kubhemē
|
okubhemile, okubhemē
|
kubhemile, kubhemē
|
akubhemanga
|
okungabhemanga
|
kungabhemanga
|
Class 17
|
kubhemile, kubhemē
|
okubhemile, okubhemē
|
kubhemile, kubhemē
|
akubhemanga
|
okungabhemanga
|
kungabhemanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngābhema
|
engābhema
|
ngābhema
|
angibhemanga
|
engingabhemanga
|
ngingabhemanga
|
2nd singular
|
wābhema
|
owābhema
|
wābhema
|
awubhemanga
|
ongabhemanga
|
ungabhemanga
|
1st plural
|
sābhema
|
esābhema
|
sābhema
|
asibhemanga
|
esingabhemanga
|
singabhemanga
|
2nd plural
|
nābhema
|
enābhema
|
nābhema
|
anibhemanga
|
eningabhemanga
|
ningabhemanga
|
Class 1
|
wābhema
|
owābhema
|
ābhema
|
akabhemanga
|
ongabhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
Class 2
|
bābhema
|
abābhema
|
bābhema
|
ababhemanga
|
abangabhemanga
|
bengabhemanga
|
Class 3
|
wābhema
|
owābhema
|
wābhema
|
awubhemanga
|
ongabhemanga
|
ungabhemanga
|
Class 4
|
yābhema
|
eyābhema
|
yābhema
|
ayibhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
ingabhemanga
|
Class 5
|
lābhema
|
elābhema
|
lābhema
|
alibhemanga
|
elingabhemanga
|
lingabhemanga
|
Class 6
|
ābhema
|
ābhema
|
ābhema
|
awabhemanga
|
angabhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
Class 7
|
sābhema
|
esābhema
|
sābhema
|
asibhemanga
|
esingabhemanga
|
singabhemanga
|
Class 8
|
zābhema
|
ezābhema
|
zābhema
|
azibhemanga
|
ezingabhemanga
|
zingabhemanga
|
Class 9
|
yābhema
|
eyābhema
|
yābhema
|
ayibhemanga
|
engabhemanga
|
ingabhemanga
|
Class 10
|
zābhema
|
ezābhema
|
zābhema
|
azibhemanga
|
ezingabhemanga
|
zingabhemanga
|
Class 11
|
lwābhema
|
olwābhema
|
lwābhema
|
alubhemanga
|
olungabhemanga
|
lungabhemanga
|
Class 14
|
bābhema
|
obābhema
|
bābhema
|
abubhemanga
|
obungabhemanga
|
bungabhemanga
|
Class 15
|
kwābhema
|
okwābhema
|
kwābhema
|
akubhemanga
|
okungabhemanga
|
kungabhemanga
|
Class 17
|
kwābhema
|
okwābhema
|
kwābhema
|
akubhemanga
|
okungabhemanga
|
kungabhemanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingabhema
|
—
|
ngingabhema
|
ngingebheme
|
—
|
ngingebheme
|
2nd singular
|
ungabhema
|
—
|
ungabhema
|
ungebheme
|
—
|
ungebheme
|
1st plural
|
singabhema
|
—
|
singabhema
|
singebheme
|
—
|
singebheme
|
2nd plural
|
ningabhema
|
—
|
ningabhema
|
ningebheme
|
—
|
ningebheme
|
Class 1
|
angabhema
|
—
|
engabhema
|
angebheme
|
—
|
engebheme
|
Class 2
|
bangabhema
|
—
|
bengabhema
|
bangebheme
|
—
|
bengebheme
|
Class 3
|
ungabhema
|
—
|
ungabhema
|
ungebheme
|
—
|
ungebheme
|
Class 4
|
ingabhema
|
—
|
ingabhema
|
ingebheme
|
—
|
ingebheme
|
Class 5
|
lingabhema
|
—
|
lingabhema
|
lingebheme
|
—
|
lingebheme
|
Class 6
|
angabhema
|
—
|
engabhema
|
angebheme
|
—
|
engebheme
|
Class 7
|
singabhema
|
—
|
singabhema
|
singebheme
|
—
|
singebheme
|
Class 8
|
zingabhema
|
—
|
zingabhema
|
zingebheme
|
—
|
zingebheme
|
Class 9
|
ingabhema
|
—
|
ingabhema
|
ingebheme
|
—
|
ingebheme
|
Class 10
|
zingabhema
|
—
|
zingabhema
|
zingebheme
|
—
|
zingebheme
|
Class 11
|
lungabhema
|
—
|
lungabhema
|
lungebheme
|
—
|
lungebheme
|
Class 14
|
bungabhema
|
—
|
bungabhema
|
bungebheme
|
—
|
bungebheme
|
Class 15
|
kungabhema
|
—
|
kungabhema
|
kungebheme
|
—
|
kungebheme
|
Class 17
|
kungabhema
|
—
|
kungabhema
|
kungebheme
|
—
|
kungebheme
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizobhema
|
engizobhema
|
ngizobhema
|
angizubhema
|
engingezubhema
|
ngingezubhema
|
2nd singular
|
uzobhema
|
ozobhema
|
uzobhema
|
awuzubhema
|
ongezubhema
|
ungezubhema
|
1st plural
|
sizobhema
|
esizobhema
|
sizobhema
|
asizubhema
|
esingezubhema
|
singezubhema
|
2nd plural
|
nizobhema
|
enizobhema
|
nizobhema
|
anizubhema
|
eningezubhema
|
ningezubhema
|
Class 1
|
uzobhema
|
ozobhema
|
ezobhema
|
akazubhema
|
ongezubhema
|
engezubhema
|
Class 2
|
bazobhema
|
abazobhema
|
bezobhema
|
abazubhema
|
abangezubhema
|
bengezubhema
|
Class 3
|
uzobhema
|
ozobhema
|
uzobhema
|
awuzubhema
|
ongezubhema
|
ungezubhema
|
Class 4
|
izobhema
|
ezobhema
|
izobhema
|
ayizubhema
|
engezubhema
|
ingezubhema
|
Class 5
|
lizobhema
|
elizobhema
|
lizobhema
|
alizubhema
|
elingezubhema
|
lingezubhema
|
Class 6
|
azobhema
|
azobhema
|
ezobhema
|
awazubhema
|
angezubhema
|
engezubhema
|
Class 7
|
sizobhema
|
esizobhema
|
sizobhema
|
asizubhema
|
esingezubhema
|
singezubhema
|
Class 8
|
zizobhema
|
ezizobhema
|
zizobhema
|
azizubhema
|
ezingezubhema
|
zingezubhema
|
Class 9
|
izobhema
|
ezobhema
|
izobhema
|
ayizubhema
|
engezubhema
|
ingezubhema
|
Class 10
|
zizobhema
|
ezizobhema
|
zizobhema
|
azizubhema
|
ezingezubhema
|
zingezubhema
|
Class 11
|
luzobhema
|
oluzobhema
|
luzobhema
|
aluzubhema
|
olungezubhema
|
lungezubhema
|
Class 14
|
buzobhema
|
obuzobhema
|
buzobhema
|
abuzubhema
|
obungezubhema
|
bungezubhema
|
Class 15
|
kuzobhema
|
okuzobhema
|
kuzobhema
|
akuzubhema
|
okungezubhema
|
kungezubhema
|
Class 17
|
kuzobhema
|
okuzobhema
|
kuzobhema
|
akuzubhema
|
okungezubhema
|
kungezubhema
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyobhema
|
engiyobhema
|
ngiyobhema
|
angiyubhema
|
engingeyubhema
|
ngingeyubhema
|
2nd singular
|
uyobhema
|
oyobhema
|
uyobhema
|
awuyubhema
|
ongeyubhema
|
ungeyubhema
|
1st plural
|
siyobhema
|
esiyobhema
|
siyobhema
|
asiyubhema
|
esingeyubhema
|
singeyubhema
|
2nd plural
|
niyobhema
|
eniyobhema
|
niyobhema
|
aniyubhema
|
eningeyubhema
|
ningeyubhema
|
Class 1
|
uyobhema
|
oyobhema
|
eyobhema
|
akayubhema
|
ongeyubhema
|
engeyubhema
|
Class 2
|
bayobhema
|
abayobhema
|
beyobhema
|
abayubhema
|
abangeyubhema
|
bengeyubhema
|
Class 3
|
uyobhema
|
oyobhema
|
uyobhema
|
awuyubhema
|
ongeyubhema
|
ungeyubhema
|
Class 4
|
iyobhema
|
eyobhema
|
iyobhema
|
ayiyubhema
|
engeyubhema
|
ingeyubhema
|
Class 5
|
liyobhema
|
eliyobhema
|
liyobhema
|
aliyubhema
|
elingeyubhema
|
lingeyubhema
|
Class 6
|
ayobhema
|
ayobhema
|
eyobhema
|
awayubhema
|
angeyubhema
|
engeyubhema
|
Class 7
|
siyobhema
|
esiyobhema
|
siyobhema
|
asiyubhema
|
esingeyubhema
|
singeyubhema
|
Class 8
|
ziyobhema
|
eziyobhema
|
ziyobhema
|
aziyubhema
|
ezingeyubhema
|
zingeyubhema
|
Class 9
|
iyobhema
|
eyobhema
|
iyobhema
|
ayiyubhema
|
engeyubhema
|
ingeyubhema
|
Class 10
|
ziyobhema
|
eziyobhema
|
ziyobhema
|
aziyubhema
|
ezingeyubhema
|
zingeyubhema
|
Class 11
|
luyobhema
|
oluyobhema
|
luyobhema
|
aluyubhema
|
olungeyubhema
|
lungeyubhema
|
Class 14
|
buyobhema
|
obuyobhema
|
buyobhema
|
abuyubhema
|
obungeyubhema
|
bungeyubhema
|
Class 15
|
kuyobhema
|
okuyobhema
|
kuyobhema
|
akuyubhema
|
okungeyubhema
|
kungeyubhema
|
Class 17
|
kuyobhema
|
okuyobhema
|
kuyobhema
|
akuyubhema
|
okungeyubhema
|
kungeyubhema
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngibheme
|
ngingabhemi
|
2nd singular
|
ubheme
|
ungabhemi
|
1st plural
|
sibheme
|
singabhemi
|
2nd plural
|
nibheme
|
ningabhemi
|
Class 1
|
abheme
|
angabhemi
|
Class 2
|
babheme
|
bangabhemi
|
Class 3
|
ubheme
|
ungabhemi
|
Class 4
|
ibheme
|
ingabhemi
|
Class 5
|
libheme
|
lingabhemi
|
Class 6
|
abheme
|
angabhemi
|
Class 7
|
sibheme
|
singabhemi
|
Class 8
|
zibheme
|
zingabhemi
|
Class 9
|
ibheme
|
ingabhemi
|
Class 10
|
zibheme
|
zingabhemi
|
Class 11
|
lubheme
|
lungabhemi
|
Class 14
|
bubheme
|
bungabhemi
|
Class 15
|
kubheme
|
kungabhemi
|
Class 17
|
kubheme
|
kungabhemi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngabhema
|
ngangabhema, angabhema, angangabhema
|
2nd singular
|
wabhema
|
wangabhema, awabhema, awangabhema
|
1st plural
|
sabhema
|
sangabhema, asabhema, asangabhema
|
2nd plural
|
nabhema
|
nangabhema, anabhema, anangabhema
|
Class 1
|
wabhema
|
wangabhema, akabhema, akangabhema
|
Class 2
|
babhema
|
bangabhema, ababhema, abangabhema
|
Class 3
|
wabhema
|
wangabhema, awabhema, awangabhema
|
Class 4
|
yabhema
|
yangabhema, ayabhema, ayangabhema
|
Class 5
|
labhema
|
langabhema, alabhema, alangabhema
|
Class 6
|
abhema
|
angabhema, awabhema, awangabhema
|
Class 7
|
sabhema
|
sangabhema, asabhema, asangabhema
|
Class 8
|
zabhema
|
zangabhema, azabhema, azangabhema
|
Class 9
|
yabhema
|
yangabhema, ayabhema, ayangabhema
|
Class 10
|
zabhema
|
zangabhema, azabhema, azangabhema
|
Class 11
|
lwabhema
|
lwangabhema, alwabhema, alwangabhema
|
Class 14
|
babhema
|
bangabhema, ababhema, abangabhema
|
Class 15
|
kwabhema
|
kwangabhema, akwabhema, akwangabhema
|
Class 17
|
kwabhema
|
kwangabhema, akwabhema, akwangabhema
|
Derived terms
References