dlala

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Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -dlala.

Verb

dlala

  1. to play

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-dlála

  1. to play

Inflection

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Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-jànjada, the extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-jànja (“to spread”).

Verb

-dlala

  1. to make a bed
Inflection

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Etymology 2

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala.

Verb

-dlála

  1. to play
Inflection

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Southern Ndebele

Verb

-dlâla

  1. to play

Inflection

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Swazi

Etymology

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala.

Verb

-dlâla

  1. to play

Inflection

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Derived terms

Xhosa

Etymology

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala. Although verb -tya has replaced -dla in its primary meaning of "to eat", it is clear that -dla formerly meant "to eat", due to its use in metaphorical extensions such as "to corrode" or "to enjoy".

Verb

-dlâla

  1. to play

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Zulu

Etymology

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala. The sense of "to play" comes from the extended sense of -dla to mean "to enjoy".

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɮʱaːla/

Verb

-dlâla

  1. to play

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive ukudlala
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukudlala ukungadlali
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular dlala -dlale
Plural dlalani -dlaleni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyadlala, ngidlala engidlalayo, engidlala ngidlala angidlali engingadlali ngingadlali
2nd singular uyadlala, udlala odlalayo, odlala udlala awudlali ongadlali ungadlali
1st plural siyadlala, sidlala esidlalayo, esidlala sidlala asidlali esingadlali singadlali
2nd plural niyadlala, nidlala enidlalayo, enidlala nidlala anidlali eningadlali ningadlali
Class 1 uyadlala, udlala odlalayo, odlala edlala akadlali ongadlali engadlali
Class 2 bayadlala, badlala abadlalayo, abadlala bedlala abadlali abangadlali bengadlali
Class 3 uyadlala, udlala odlalayo, odlala udlala awudlali ongadlali ungadlali
Class 4 iyadlala, idlala edlalayo, edlala idlala ayidlali engadlali ingadlali
Class 5 liyadlala, lidlala elidlalayo, elidlala lidlala alidlali elingadlali lingadlali
Class 6 ayadlala, adlala adlalayo, adlala edlala awadlali angadlali engadlali
Class 7 siyadlala, sidlala esidlalayo, esidlala sidlala asidlali esingadlali singadlali
Class 8 ziyadlala, zidlala ezidlalayo, ezidlala zidlala azidlali ezingadlali zingadlali
Class 9 iyadlala, idlala edlalayo, edlala idlala ayidlali engadlali ingadlali
Class 10 ziyadlala, zidlala ezidlalayo, ezidlala zidlala azidlali ezingadlali zingadlali
Class 11 luyadlala, ludlala oludlalayo, oludlala ludlala aludlali olungadlali lungadlali
Class 14 buyadlala, budlala obudlalayo, obudlala budlala abudlali obungadlali bungadlali
Class 15 kuyadlala, kudlala okudlalayo, okudlala kudlala akudlali okungadlali kungadlali
Class 17 kuyadlala, kudlala okudlalayo, okudlala kudlala akudlali okungadlali kungadlali
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngidlalile, ngidlalē engidlalile, engidlalē ngidlalile, ngidlalē angidlalanga engingadlalanga ngingadlalanga
2nd singular udlalile, udlalē odlalile, odlalē udlalile, udlalē awudlalanga ongadlalanga ungadlalanga
1st plural sidlalile, sidlalē esidlalile, esidlalē sidlalile, sidlalē asidlalanga esingadlalanga singadlalanga
2nd plural nidlalile, nidlalē enidlalile, enidlalē nidlalile, nidlalē anidlalanga eningadlalanga ningadlalanga
Class 1 udlalile, udlalē odlalile, odlalē edlalile, edlalē akadlalanga ongadlalanga engadlalanga
Class 2 badlalile, badlalē abadlalile, abadlalē bedlalile, bedlalē abadlalanga abangadlalanga bengadlalanga
Class 3 udlalile, udlalē odlalile, odlalē udlalile, udlalē awudlalanga ongadlalanga ungadlalanga
Class 4 idlalile, idlalē edlalile, edlalē idlalile, idlalē ayidlalanga engadlalanga ingadlalanga
Class 5 lidlalile, lidlalē elidlalile, elidlalē lidlalile, lidlalē alidlalanga elingadlalanga lingadlalanga
Class 6 adlalile, adlalē adlalile, adlalē edlalile, edlalē awadlalanga angadlalanga engadlalanga
Class 7 sidlalile, sidlalē esidlalile, esidlalē sidlalile, sidlalē asidlalanga esingadlalanga singadlalanga
Class 8 zidlalile, zidlalē ezidlalile, ezidlalē zidlalile, zidlalē azidlalanga ezingadlalanga zingadlalanga
Class 9 idlalile, idlalē edlalile, edlalē idlalile, idlalē ayidlalanga engadlalanga ingadlalanga
Class 10 zidlalile, zidlalē ezidlalile, ezidlalē zidlalile, zidlalē azidlalanga ezingadlalanga zingadlalanga
Class 11 ludlalile, ludlalē oludlalile, oludlalē ludlalile, ludlalē aludlalanga olungadlalanga lungadlalanga
Class 14 budlalile, budlalē obudlalile, obudlalē budlalile, budlalē abudlalanga obungadlalanga bungadlalanga
Class 15 kudlalile, kudlalē okudlalile, okudlalē kudlalile, kudlalē akudlalanga okungadlalanga kungadlalanga
Class 17 kudlalile, kudlalē okudlalile, okudlalē kudlalile, kudlalē akudlalanga okungadlalanga kungadlalanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngādlala engādlala ngādlala angidlalanga engingadlalanga ngingadlalanga
2nd singular wādlala owādlala wādlala awudlalanga ongadlalanga ungadlalanga
1st plural sādlala esādlala sādlala asidlalanga esingadlalanga singadlalanga
2nd plural nādlala enādlala nādlala anidlalanga eningadlalanga ningadlalanga
Class 1 wādlala owādlala ādlala akadlalanga ongadlalanga engadlalanga
Class 2 bādlala abādlala bādlala abadlalanga abangadlalanga bengadlalanga
Class 3 wādlala owādlala wādlala awudlalanga ongadlalanga ungadlalanga
Class 4 yādlala eyādlala yādlala ayidlalanga engadlalanga ingadlalanga
Class 5 lādlala elādlala lādlala alidlalanga elingadlalanga lingadlalanga
Class 6 ādlala ādlala ādlala awadlalanga angadlalanga engadlalanga
Class 7 sādlala esādlala sādlala asidlalanga esingadlalanga singadlalanga
Class 8 zādlala ezādlala zādlala azidlalanga ezingadlalanga zingadlalanga
Class 9 yādlala eyādlala yādlala ayidlalanga engadlalanga ingadlalanga
Class 10 zādlala ezādlala zādlala azidlalanga ezingadlalanga zingadlalanga
Class 11 lwādlala olwādlala lwādlala aludlalanga olungadlalanga lungadlalanga
Class 14 bādlala obādlala bādlala abudlalanga obungadlalanga bungadlalanga
Class 15 kwādlala okwādlala kwādlala akudlalanga okungadlalanga kungadlalanga
Class 17 kwādlala okwādlala kwādlala akudlalanga okungadlalanga kungadlalanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingadlala — ngingadlala ngingedlale — ngingedlale
2nd singular ungadlala — ungadlala ungedlale — ungedlale
1st plural singadlala — singadlala singedlale — singedlale
2nd plural ningadlala — ningadlala ningedlale — ningedlale
Class 1 angadlala — engadlala angedlale — engedlale
Class 2 bangadlala — bengadlala bangedlale — bengedlale
Class 3 ungadlala — ungadlala ungedlale — ungedlale
Class 4 ingadlala — ingadlala ingedlale — ingedlale
Class 5 lingadlala — lingadlala lingedlale — lingedlale
Class 6 angadlala — engadlala angedlale — engedlale
Class 7 singadlala — singadlala singedlale — singedlale
Class 8 zingadlala — zingadlala zingedlale — zingedlale
Class 9 ingadlala — ingadlala ingedlale — ingedlale
Class 10 zingadlala — zingadlala zingedlale — zingedlale
Class 11 lungadlala — lungadlala lungedlale — lungedlale
Class 14 bungadlala — bungadlala bungedlale — bungedlale
Class 15 kungadlala — kungadlala kungedlale — kungedlale
Class 17 kungadlala — kungadlala kungedlale — kungedlale
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizodlala engizodlala ngizodlala angizudlala engingezudlala ngingezudlala
2nd singular uzodlala ozodlala uzodlala awuzudlala ongezudlala ungezudlala
1st plural sizodlala esizodlala sizodlala asizudlala esingezudlala singezudlala
2nd plural nizodlala enizodlala nizodlala anizudlala eningezudlala ningezudlala
Class 1 uzodlala ozodlala ezodlala akazudlala ongezudlala engezudlala
Class 2 bazodlala abazodlala bezodlala abazudlala abangezudlala bengezudlala
Class 3 uzodlala ozodlala uzodlala awuzudlala ongezudlala ungezudlala
Class 4 izodlala ezodlala izodlala ayizudlala engezudlala ingezudlala
Class 5 lizodlala elizodlala lizodlala alizudlala elingezudlala lingezudlala
Class 6 azodlala azodlala ezodlala awazudlala angezudlala engezudlala
Class 7 sizodlala esizodlala sizodlala asizudlala esingezudlala singezudlala
Class 8 zizodlala ezizodlala zizodlala azizudlala ezingezudlala zingezudlala
Class 9 izodlala ezodlala izodlala ayizudlala engezudlala ingezudlala
Class 10 zizodlala ezizodlala zizodlala azizudlala ezingezudlala zingezudlala
Class 11 luzodlala oluzodlala luzodlala aluzudlala olungezudlala lungezudlala
Class 14 buzodlala obuzodlala buzodlala abuzudlala obungezudlala bungezudlala
Class 15 kuzodlala okuzodlala kuzodlala akuzudlala okungezudlala kungezudlala
Class 17 kuzodlala okuzodlala kuzodlala akuzudlala okungezudlala kungezudlala
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyodlala engiyodlala ngiyodlala angiyudlala engingeyudlala ngingeyudlala
2nd singular uyodlala oyodlala uyodlala awuyudlala ongeyudlala ungeyudlala
1st plural siyodlala esiyodlala siyodlala asiyudlala esingeyudlala singeyudlala
2nd plural niyodlala eniyodlala niyodlala aniyudlala eningeyudlala ningeyudlala
Class 1 uyodlala oyodlala eyodlala akayudlala ongeyudlala engeyudlala
Class 2 bayodlala abayodlala beyodlala abayudlala abangeyudlala bengeyudlala
Class 3 uyodlala oyodlala uyodlala awuyudlala ongeyudlala ungeyudlala
Class 4 iyodlala eyodlala iyodlala ayiyudlala engeyudlala ingeyudlala
Class 5 liyodlala eliyodlala liyodlala aliyudlala elingeyudlala lingeyudlala
Class 6 ayodlala ayodlala eyodlala awayudlala angeyudlala engeyudlala
Class 7 siyodlala esiyodlala siyodlala asiyudlala esingeyudlala singeyudlala
Class 8 ziyodlala eziyodlala ziyodlala aziyudlala ezingeyudlala zingeyudlala
Class 9 iyodlala eyodlala iyodlala ayiyudlala engeyudlala ingeyudlala
Class 10 ziyodlala eziyodlala ziyodlala aziyudlala ezingeyudlala zingeyudlala
Class 11 luyodlala oluyodlala luyodlala aluyudlala olungeyudlala lungeyudlala
Class 14 buyodlala obuyodlala buyodlala abuyudlala obungeyudlala bungeyudlala
Class 15 kuyodlala okuyodlala kuyodlala akuyudlala okungeyudlala kungeyudlala
Class 17 kuyodlala okuyodlala kuyodlala akuyudlala okungeyudlala kungeyudlala
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngidlale ngingadlali
2nd singular udlale ungadlali
1st plural sidlale singadlali
2nd plural nidlale ningadlali
Class 1 adlale angadlali
Class 2 badlale bangadlali
Class 3 udlale ungadlali
Class 4 idlale ingadlali
Class 5 lidlale lingadlali
Class 6 adlale angadlali
Class 7 sidlale singadlali
Class 8 zidlale zingadlali
Class 9 idlale ingadlali
Class 10 zidlale zingadlali
Class 11 ludlale lungadlali
Class 14 budlale bungadlali
Class 15 kudlale kungadlali
Class 17 kudlale kungadlali
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngadlala ngangadlala, angadlala, angangadlala
2nd singular wadlala wangadlala, awadlala, awangadlala
1st plural sadlala sangadlala, asadlala, asangadlala
2nd plural nadlala nangadlala, anadlala, anangadlala
Class 1 wadlala wangadlala, akadlala, akangadlala
Class 2 badlala bangadlala, abadlala, abangadlala
Class 3 wadlala wangadlala, awadlala, awangadlala
Class 4 yadlala yangadlala, ayadlala, ayangadlala
Class 5 ladlala langadlala, aladlala, alangadlala
Class 6 adlala angadlala, awadlala, awangadlala
Class 7 sadlala sangadlala, asadlala, asangadlala
Class 8 zadlala zangadlala, azadlala, azangadlala
Class 9 yadlala yangadlala, ayadlala, ayangadlala
Class 10 zadlala zangadlala, azadlala, azangadlala
Class 11 lwadlala lwangadlala, alwadlala, alwangadlala
Class 14 badlala bangadlala, abadlala, abangadlala
Class 15 kwadlala kwangadlala, akwadlala, akwangadlala
Class 17 kwadlala kwangadlala, akwadlala, akwangadlala

Derived terms

References

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