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Translingual
Symbol
zwa
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zay.
See also
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
Noun
zwa
- goose
References
- Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)
Kituba
Verb
zwa
- to receive, to obtain
- to have
Lingala
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-zwa (infinitive kozwa)
- to obtain, to take
- to receive
- to pass a test
- to succeed, to win
Derived terms
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.
Verb
-́zwa
- to hear
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.
Verb
-́zwa
- to hear
Inflection
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Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jígua.
Verb
-́zwa
- (intransitive) to hear, to listen
- (transitive) to hear, to perceive
- (transitive) to understand, to be able to make out (what someone says)
- (transitive) to listen to, to obey
- (transitive) to sense; to feel, to hear, to taste
- (intransitive) to feel (a certain way)
- (intransitive) to live, to be alive
Inflection
Tone H, latent i
|
Infinitive
|
ukuzwa
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuzwa
|
ukungezwa
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
yizwa
|
-zwe
|
Plural
|
yizwani
|
-zweni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyezwa, ngizwa
|
engizwayo, engizwa
|
ngizwa
|
angizwa
|
engingezwa
|
ngingezwa
|
2nd singular
|
uyezwa, uzwa
|
ozwayo, ozwa
|
uzwa
|
awuzwa
|
ongezwa
|
ungezwa
|
1st plural
|
siyezwa, sizwa
|
esizwayo, esizwa
|
sizwa
|
asizwa
|
esingezwa
|
singezwa
|
2nd plural
|
niyezwa, nizwa
|
enizwayo, enizwa
|
nizwa
|
anizwa
|
eningezwa
|
ningezwa
|
Class 1
|
uyezwa, uzwa
|
ozwayo, ozwa
|
ezwa
|
akezwa
|
ongezwa
|
engezwa
|
Class 2
|
bayezwa, bezwa
|
abezwayo, abezwa
|
bezwa
|
abezwa
|
abangezwa
|
bengezwa
|
Class 3
|
uyezwa, uzwa
|
ozwayo, ozwa
|
uzwa
|
awuzwa
|
ongezwa
|
ungezwa
|
Class 4
|
iyezwa, izwa
|
ezwayo, ezwa
|
izwa
|
ayizwa
|
engezwa
|
ingezwa
|
Class 5
|
liyezwa, lizwa
|
elizwayo, elizwa
|
lizwa
|
alizwa
|
elingezwa
|
lingezwa
|
Class 6
|
ayezwa, ezwa
|
ezwayo, ezwa
|
ezwa
|
awezwa
|
angezwa
|
engezwa
|
Class 7
|
siyezwa, sizwa
|
esizwayo, esizwa
|
sizwa
|
asizwa
|
esingezwa
|
singezwa
|
Class 8
|
ziyezwa, zizwa
|
ezizwayo, ezizwa
|
zizwa
|
azizwa
|
ezingezwa
|
zingezwa
|
Class 9
|
iyezwa, izwa
|
ezwayo, ezwa
|
izwa
|
ayizwa
|
engezwa
|
ingezwa
|
Class 10
|
ziyezwa, zizwa
|
ezizwayo, ezizwa
|
zizwa
|
azizwa
|
ezingezwa
|
zingezwa
|
Class 11
|
luyezwa, luzwa
|
oluzwayo, oluzwa
|
luzwa
|
aluzwa
|
olungezwa
|
lungezwa
|
Class 14
|
buyezwa, buzwa
|
obuzwayo, obuzwa
|
buzwa
|
abuzwa
|
obungezwa
|
bungezwa
|
Class 15
|
kuyezwa, kuzwa
|
okuzwayo, okuzwa
|
kuzwa
|
akuzwa
|
okungezwa
|
kungezwa
|
Class 17
|
kuyezwa, kuzwa
|
okuzwayo, okuzwa
|
kuzwa
|
akuzwa
|
okungezwa
|
kungezwa
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizwile, ngizwē
|
engizwile, engizwē
|
ngizwile, ngizwē
|
angizwanga
|
engingezwanga
|
ngingezwanga
|
2nd singular
|
uzwile, uzwē
|
ozwile, ozwē
|
uzwile, uzwē
|
awuzwanga
|
ongezwanga
|
ungezwanga
|
1st plural
|
sizwile, sizwē
|
esizwile, esizwē
|
sizwile, sizwē
|
asizwanga
|
esingezwanga
|
singezwanga
|
2nd plural
|
nizwile, nizwē
|
enizwile, enizwē
|
nizwile, nizwē
|
anizwanga
|
eningezwanga
|
ningezwanga
|
Class 1
|
uzwile, uzwē
|
ozwile, ozwē
|
ezwile, ezwē
|
akezwanga
|
ongezwanga
|
engezwanga
|
Class 2
|
bezwile, bezwē
|
abezwile, abezwē
|
bezwile, bezwē
|
abezwanga
|
abangezwanga
|
bengezwanga
|
Class 3
|
uzwile, uzwē
|
ozwile, ozwē
|
uzwile, uzwē
|
awuzwanga
|
ongezwanga
|
ungezwanga
|
Class 4
|
izwile, izwē
|
ezwile, ezwē
|
izwile, izwē
|
ayizwanga
|
engezwanga
|
ingezwanga
|
Class 5
|
lizwile, lizwē
|
elizwile, elizwē
|
lizwile, lizwē
|
alizwanga
|
elingezwanga
|
lingezwanga
|
Class 6
|
ezwile, ezwē
|
ezwile, ezwē
|
ezwile, ezwē
|
awezwanga
|
angezwanga
|
engezwanga
|
Class 7
|
sizwile, sizwē
|
esizwile, esizwē
|
sizwile, sizwē
|
asizwanga
|
esingezwanga
|
singezwanga
|
Class 8
|
zizwile, zizwē
|
ezizwile, ezizwē
|
zizwile, zizwē
|
azizwanga
|
ezingezwanga
|
zingezwanga
|
Class 9
|
izwile, izwē
|
ezwile, ezwē
|
izwile, izwē
|
ayizwanga
|
engezwanga
|
ingezwanga
|
Class 10
|
zizwile, zizwē
|
ezizwile, ezizwē
|
zizwile, zizwē
|
azizwanga
|
ezingezwanga
|
zingezwanga
|
Class 11
|
luzwile, luzwē
|
oluzwile, oluzwē
|
luzwile, luzwē
|
aluzwanga
|
olungezwanga
|
lungezwanga
|
Class 14
|
buzwile, buzwē
|
obuzwile, obuzwē
|
buzwile, buzwē
|
abuzwanga
|
obungezwanga
|
bungezwanga
|
Class 15
|
kuzwile, kuzwē
|
okuzwile, okuzwē
|
kuzwile, kuzwē
|
akuzwanga
|
okungezwanga
|
kungezwanga
|
Class 17
|
kuzwile, kuzwē
|
okuzwile, okuzwē
|
kuzwile, kuzwē
|
akuzwanga
|
okungezwanga
|
kungezwanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāzwa
|
engāzwa
|
ngāzwa
|
angizwanga
|
engingezwanga
|
ngingezwanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāzwa
|
owāzwa
|
wāzwa
|
awuzwanga
|
ongezwanga
|
ungezwanga
|
1st plural
|
sāzwa
|
esāzwa
|
sāzwa
|
asizwanga
|
esingezwanga
|
singezwanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāzwa
|
enāzwa
|
nāzwa
|
anizwanga
|
eningezwanga
|
ningezwanga
|
Class 1
|
wāzwa
|
owāzwa
|
āzwa
|
akezwanga
|
ongezwanga
|
engezwanga
|
Class 2
|
bāzwa
|
abāzwa
|
bāzwa
|
abezwanga
|
abangezwanga
|
bengezwanga
|
Class 3
|
wāzwa
|
owāzwa
|
wāzwa
|
awuzwanga
|
ongezwanga
|
ungezwanga
|
Class 4
|
yāzwa
|
eyāzwa
|
yāzwa
|
ayizwanga
|
engezwanga
|
ingezwanga
|
Class 5
|
lāzwa
|
elāzwa
|
lāzwa
|
alizwanga
|
elingezwanga
|
lingezwanga
|
Class 6
|
āzwa
|
āzwa
|
āzwa
|
awezwanga
|
angezwanga
|
engezwanga
|
Class 7
|
sāzwa
|
esāzwa
|
sāzwa
|
asizwanga
|
esingezwanga
|
singezwanga
|
Class 8
|
zāzwa
|
ezāzwa
|
zāzwa
|
azizwanga
|
ezingezwanga
|
zingezwanga
|
Class 9
|
yāzwa
|
eyāzwa
|
yāzwa
|
ayizwanga
|
engezwanga
|
ingezwanga
|
Class 10
|
zāzwa
|
ezāzwa
|
zāzwa
|
azizwanga
|
ezingezwanga
|
zingezwanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāzwa
|
olwāzwa
|
lwāzwa
|
aluzwanga
|
olungezwanga
|
lungezwanga
|
Class 14
|
bāzwa
|
obāzwa
|
bāzwa
|
abuzwanga
|
obungezwanga
|
bungezwanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāzwa
|
okwāzwa
|
kwāzwa
|
akuzwanga
|
okungezwanga
|
kungezwanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāzwa
|
okwāzwa
|
kwāzwa
|
akuzwanga
|
okungezwanga
|
kungezwanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingezwa
|
—
|
ngingezwa
|
ngingezwe
|
—
|
ngingezwe
|
2nd singular
|
ungezwa
|
—
|
ungezwa
|
ungezwe
|
—
|
ungezwe
|
1st plural
|
singezwa
|
—
|
singezwa
|
singezwe
|
—
|
singezwe
|
2nd plural
|
ningezwa
|
—
|
ningezwa
|
ningezwe
|
—
|
ningezwe
|
Class 1
|
angezwa
|
—
|
engezwa
|
angezwe
|
—
|
engezwe
|
Class 2
|
bangezwa
|
—
|
bengezwa
|
bangezwe
|
—
|
bengezwe
|
Class 3
|
ungezwa
|
—
|
ungezwa
|
ungezwe
|
—
|
ungezwe
|
Class 4
|
ingezwa
|
—
|
ingezwa
|
ingezwe
|
—
|
ingezwe
|
Class 5
|
lingezwa
|
—
|
lingezwa
|
lingezwe
|
—
|
lingezwe
|
Class 6
|
angezwa
|
—
|
engezwa
|
angezwe
|
—
|
engezwe
|
Class 7
|
singezwa
|
—
|
singezwa
|
singezwe
|
—
|
singezwe
|
Class 8
|
zingezwa
|
—
|
zingezwa
|
zingezwe
|
—
|
zingezwe
|
Class 9
|
ingezwa
|
—
|
ingezwa
|
ingezwe
|
—
|
ingezwe
|
Class 10
|
zingezwa
|
—
|
zingezwa
|
zingezwe
|
—
|
zingezwe
|
Class 11
|
lungezwa
|
—
|
lungezwa
|
lungezwe
|
—
|
lungezwe
|
Class 14
|
bungezwa
|
—
|
bungezwa
|
bungezwe
|
—
|
bungezwe
|
Class 15
|
kungezwa
|
—
|
kungezwa
|
kungezwe
|
—
|
kungezwe
|
Class 17
|
kungezwa
|
—
|
kungezwa
|
kungezwe
|
—
|
kungezwe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizokuzwa
|
engizokuzwa
|
ngizokuzwa
|
angizukuzwa
|
engingezukuzwa
|
ngingezukuzwa
|
2nd singular
|
uzokuzwa
|
ozokuzwa
|
uzokuzwa
|
awuzukuzwa
|
ongezukuzwa
|
ungezukuzwa
|
1st plural
|
sizokuzwa
|
esizokuzwa
|
sizokuzwa
|
asizukuzwa
|
esingezukuzwa
|
singezukuzwa
|
2nd plural
|
nizokuzwa
|
enizokuzwa
|
nizokuzwa
|
anizukuzwa
|
eningezukuzwa
|
ningezukuzwa
|
Class 1
|
uzokuzwa
|
ozokuzwa
|
ezokuzwa
|
akazukuzwa
|
ongezukuzwa
|
engezukuzwa
|
Class 2
|
bazokuzwa
|
abazokuzwa
|
bezokuzwa
|
abazukuzwa
|
abangezukuzwa
|
bengezukuzwa
|
Class 3
|
uzokuzwa
|
ozokuzwa
|
uzokuzwa
|
awuzukuzwa
|
ongezukuzwa
|
ungezukuzwa
|
Class 4
|
izokuzwa
|
ezokuzwa
|
izokuzwa
|
ayizukuzwa
|
engezukuzwa
|
ingezukuzwa
|
Class 5
|
lizokuzwa
|
elizokuzwa
|
lizokuzwa
|
alizukuzwa
|
elingezukuzwa
|
lingezukuzwa
|
Class 6
|
azokuzwa
|
azokuzwa
|
ezokuzwa
|
awazukuzwa
|
angezukuzwa
|
engezukuzwa
|
Class 7
|
sizokuzwa
|
esizokuzwa
|
sizokuzwa
|
asizukuzwa
|
esingezukuzwa
|
singezukuzwa
|
Class 8
|
zizokuzwa
|
ezizokuzwa
|
zizokuzwa
|
azizukuzwa
|
ezingezukuzwa
|
zingezukuzwa
|
Class 9
|
izokuzwa
|
ezokuzwa
|
izokuzwa
|
ayizukuzwa
|
engezukuzwa
|
ingezukuzwa
|
Class 10
|
zizokuzwa
|
ezizokuzwa
|
zizokuzwa
|
azizukuzwa
|
ezingezukuzwa
|
zingezukuzwa
|
Class 11
|
luzokuzwa
|
oluzokuzwa
|
luzokuzwa
|
aluzukuzwa
|
olungezukuzwa
|
lungezukuzwa
|
Class 14
|
buzokuzwa
|
obuzokuzwa
|
buzokuzwa
|
abuzukuzwa
|
obungezukuzwa
|
bungezukuzwa
|
Class 15
|
kuzokuzwa
|
okuzokuzwa
|
kuzokuzwa
|
akuzukuzwa
|
okungezukuzwa
|
kungezukuzwa
|
Class 17
|
kuzokuzwa
|
okuzokuzwa
|
kuzokuzwa
|
akuzukuzwa
|
okungezukuzwa
|
kungezukuzwa
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyokuzwa
|
engiyokuzwa
|
ngiyokuzwa
|
angiyukuzwa
|
engingeyukuzwa
|
ngingeyukuzwa
|
2nd singular
|
uyokuzwa
|
oyokuzwa
|
uyokuzwa
|
awuyukuzwa
|
ongeyukuzwa
|
ungeyukuzwa
|
1st plural
|
siyokuzwa
|
esiyokuzwa
|
siyokuzwa
|
asiyukuzwa
|
esingeyukuzwa
|
singeyukuzwa
|
2nd plural
|
niyokuzwa
|
eniyokuzwa
|
niyokuzwa
|
aniyukuzwa
|
eningeyukuzwa
|
ningeyukuzwa
|
Class 1
|
uyokuzwa
|
oyokuzwa
|
eyokuzwa
|
akayukuzwa
|
ongeyukuzwa
|
engeyukuzwa
|
Class 2
|
bayokuzwa
|
abayokuzwa
|
beyokuzwa
|
abayukuzwa
|
abangeyukuzwa
|
bengeyukuzwa
|
Class 3
|
uyokuzwa
|
oyokuzwa
|
uyokuzwa
|
awuyukuzwa
|
ongeyukuzwa
|
ungeyukuzwa
|
Class 4
|
iyokuzwa
|
eyokuzwa
|
iyokuzwa
|
ayiyukuzwa
|
engeyukuzwa
|
ingeyukuzwa
|
Class 5
|
liyokuzwa
|
eliyokuzwa
|
liyokuzwa
|
aliyukuzwa
|
elingeyukuzwa
|
lingeyukuzwa
|
Class 6
|
ayokuzwa
|
ayokuzwa
|
eyokuzwa
|
awayukuzwa
|
angeyukuzwa
|
engeyukuzwa
|
Class 7
|
siyokuzwa
|
esiyokuzwa
|
siyokuzwa
|
asiyukuzwa
|
esingeyukuzwa
|
singeyukuzwa
|
Class 8
|
ziyokuzwa
|
eziyokuzwa
|
ziyokuzwa
|
aziyukuzwa
|
ezingeyukuzwa
|
zingeyukuzwa
|
Class 9
|
iyokuzwa
|
eyokuzwa
|
iyokuzwa
|
ayiyukuzwa
|
engeyukuzwa
|
ingeyukuzwa
|
Class 10
|
ziyokuzwa
|
eziyokuzwa
|
ziyokuzwa
|
aziyukuzwa
|
ezingeyukuzwa
|
zingeyukuzwa
|
Class 11
|
luyokuzwa
|
oluyokuzwa
|
luyokuzwa
|
aluyukuzwa
|
olungeyukuzwa
|
lungeyukuzwa
|
Class 14
|
buyokuzwa
|
obuyokuzwa
|
buyokuzwa
|
abuyukuzwa
|
obungeyukuzwa
|
bungeyukuzwa
|
Class 15
|
kuyokuzwa
|
okuyokuzwa
|
kuyokuzwa
|
akuyukuzwa
|
okungeyukuzwa
|
kungeyukuzwa
|
Class 17
|
kuyokuzwa
|
okuyokuzwa
|
kuyokuzwa
|
akuyukuzwa
|
okungeyukuzwa
|
kungeyukuzwa
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngizwe
|
ngingezwa
|
2nd singular
|
uzwe
|
ungezwa
|
1st plural
|
sizwe
|
singezwa
|
2nd plural
|
nizwe
|
ningezwa
|
Class 1
|
ezwe
|
angezwa
|
Class 2
|
bezwe
|
bangezwa
|
Class 3
|
uzwe
|
ungezwa
|
Class 4
|
izwe
|
ingezwa
|
Class 5
|
lizwe
|
lingezwa
|
Class 6
|
ezwe
|
angezwa
|
Class 7
|
sizwe
|
singezwa
|
Class 8
|
zizwe
|
zingezwa
|
Class 9
|
izwe
|
ingezwa
|
Class 10
|
zizwe
|
zingezwa
|
Class 11
|
luzwe
|
lungezwa
|
Class 14
|
buzwe
|
bungezwa
|
Class 15
|
kuzwe
|
kungezwa
|
Class 17
|
kuzwe
|
kungezwa
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngezwa
|
ngangezwa, angezwa, angangezwa
|
2nd singular
|
wezwa
|
wangezwa, awezwa, awangezwa
|
1st plural
|
sezwa
|
sangezwa, asezwa, asangezwa
|
2nd plural
|
nezwa
|
nangezwa, anezwa, anangezwa
|
Class 1
|
wezwa
|
wangezwa, akezwa, akangezwa
|
Class 2
|
bezwa
|
bangezwa, abezwa, abangezwa
|
Class 3
|
wezwa
|
wangezwa, awezwa, awangezwa
|
Class 4
|
yezwa
|
yangezwa, ayezwa, ayangezwa
|
Class 5
|
lezwa
|
langezwa, alezwa, alangezwa
|
Class 6
|
ezwa
|
angezwa, awezwa, awangezwa
|
Class 7
|
sezwa
|
sangezwa, asezwa, asangezwa
|
Class 8
|
zezwa
|
zangezwa, azezwa, azangezwa
|
Class 9
|
yezwa
|
yangezwa, ayezwa, ayangezwa
|
Class 10
|
zezwa
|
zangezwa, azezwa, azangezwa
|
Class 11
|
lwezwa
|
lwangezwa, alwezwa, alwangezwa
|
Class 14
|
bezwa
|
bangezwa, abezwa, abangezwa
|
Class 15
|
kwezwa
|
kwangezwa, akwezwa, akwangezwa
|
Class 17
|
kwezwa
|
kwangezwa, akwezwa, akwangezwa
|
References