hleba

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-hléba

1. to whisper, to gossip

Inflection

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Swazi

Verb

-hléba

1. to whisper
2. to backbite

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-hleba^?

1. to gossip

Inflection

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Zulu

Verb

-hlêba

1. to backbite, to calumniate, to defame, to libel, to slander, to traduce

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukuhleba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhleba	ukungahlebi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hleba	-hlebe
Plural	hlebani	-hlebeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahleba, ngihleba	engihlebayo, engihleba	ngihleba	angihlebi	engingahlebi	ngingahlebi
2nd singular	uyahleba, uhleba	ohlebayo, ohleba	uhleba	awuhlebi	ongahlebi	ungahlebi
1st plural	siyahleba, sihleba	esihlebayo, esihleba	sihleba	asihlebi	esingahlebi	singahlebi
2nd plural	niyahleba, nihleba	enihlebayo, enihleba	nihleba	anihlebi	eningahlebi	ningahlebi
Class 1	uyahleba, uhleba	ohlebayo, ohleba	ehleba	akahlebi	ongahlebi	engahlebi
Class 2	bayahleba, bahleba	abahlebayo, abahleba	behleba	abahlebi	abangahlebi	bengahlebi
Class 3	uyahleba, uhleba	ohlebayo, ohleba	uhleba	awuhlebi	ongahlebi	ungahlebi
Class 4	iyahleba, ihleba	ehlebayo, ehleba	ihleba	ayihlebi	engahlebi	ingahlebi
Class 5	liyahleba, lihleba	elihlebayo, elihleba	lihleba	alihlebi	elingahlebi	lingahlebi
Class 6	ayahleba, ahleba	ahlebayo, ahleba	ehleba	awahlebi	angahlebi	engahlebi
Class 7	siyahleba, sihleba	esihlebayo, esihleba	sihleba	asihlebi	esingahlebi	singahlebi
Class 8	ziyahleba, zihleba	ezihlebayo, ezihleba	zihleba	azihlebi	ezingahlebi	zingahlebi
Class 9	iyahleba, ihleba	ehlebayo, ehleba	ihleba	ayihlebi	engahlebi	ingahlebi
Class 10	ziyahleba, zihleba	ezihlebayo, ezihleba	zihleba	azihlebi	ezingahlebi	zingahlebi
Class 11	luyahleba, luhleba	oluhlebayo, oluhleba	luhleba	aluhlebi	olungahlebi	lungahlebi
Class 14	buyahleba, buhleba	obuhlebayo, obuhleba	buhleba	abuhlebi	obungahlebi	bungahlebi
Class 15	kuyahleba, kuhleba	okuhlebayo, okuhleba	kuhleba	akuhlebi	okungahlebi	kungahlebi
Class 17	kuyahleba, kuhleba	okuhlebayo, okuhleba	kuhleba	akuhlebi	okungahlebi	kungahlebi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihlebile, ngihlebē	engihlebile, engihlebē	ngihlebile, ngihlebē	angihlebanga	engingahlebanga	ngingahlebanga
2nd singular	uhlebile, uhlebē	ohlebile, ohlebē	uhlebile, uhlebē	awuhlebanga	ongahlebanga	ungahlebanga
1st plural	sihlebile, sihlebē	esihlebile, esihlebē	sihlebile, sihlebē	asihlebanga	esingahlebanga	singahlebanga
2nd plural	nihlebile, nihlebē	enihlebile, enihlebē	nihlebile, nihlebē	anihlebanga	eningahlebanga	ningahlebanga
Class 1	uhlebile, uhlebē	ohlebile, ohlebē	ehlebile, ehlebē	akahlebanga	ongahlebanga	engahlebanga
Class 2	bahlebile, bahlebē	abahlebile, abahlebē	behlebile, behlebē	abahlebanga	abangahlebanga	bengahlebanga
Class 3	uhlebile, uhlebē	ohlebile, ohlebē	uhlebile, uhlebē	awuhlebanga	ongahlebanga	ungahlebanga
Class 4	ihlebile, ihlebē	ehlebile, ehlebē	ihlebile, ihlebē	ayihlebanga	engahlebanga	ingahlebanga
Class 5	lihlebile, lihlebē	elihlebile, elihlebē	lihlebile, lihlebē	alihlebanga	elingahlebanga	lingahlebanga
Class 6	ahlebile, ahlebē	ahlebile, ahlebē	ehlebile, ehlebē	awahlebanga	angahlebanga	engahlebanga
Class 7	sihlebile, sihlebē	esihlebile, esihlebē	sihlebile, sihlebē	asihlebanga	esingahlebanga	singahlebanga
Class 8	zihlebile, zihlebē	ezihlebile, ezihlebē	zihlebile, zihlebē	azihlebanga	ezingahlebanga	zingahlebanga
Class 9	ihlebile, ihlebē	ehlebile, ehlebē	ihlebile, ihlebē	ayihlebanga	engahlebanga	ingahlebanga
Class 10	zihlebile, zihlebē	ezihlebile, ezihlebē	zihlebile, zihlebē	azihlebanga	ezingahlebanga	zingahlebanga
Class 11	luhlebile, luhlebē	oluhlebile, oluhlebē	luhlebile, luhlebē	aluhlebanga	olungahlebanga	lungahlebanga
Class 14	buhlebile, buhlebē	obuhlebile, obuhlebē	buhlebile, buhlebē	abuhlebanga	obungahlebanga	bungahlebanga
Class 15	kuhlebile, kuhlebē	okuhlebile, okuhlebē	kuhlebile, kuhlebē	akuhlebanga	okungahlebanga	kungahlebanga
Class 17	kuhlebile, kuhlebē	okuhlebile, okuhlebē	kuhlebile, kuhlebē	akuhlebanga	okungahlebanga	kungahlebanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhleba	engāhleba	ngāhleba	angihlebanga	engingahlebanga	ngingahlebanga
2nd singular	wāhleba	owāhleba	wāhleba	awuhlebanga	ongahlebanga	ungahlebanga
1st plural	sāhleba	esāhleba	sāhleba	asihlebanga	esingahlebanga	singahlebanga
2nd plural	nāhleba	enāhleba	nāhleba	anihlebanga	eningahlebanga	ningahlebanga
Class 1	wāhleba	owāhleba	āhleba	akahlebanga	ongahlebanga	engahlebanga
Class 2	bāhleba	abāhleba	bāhleba	abahlebanga	abangahlebanga	bengahlebanga
Class 3	wāhleba	owāhleba	wāhleba	awuhlebanga	ongahlebanga	ungahlebanga
Class 4	yāhleba	eyāhleba	yāhleba	ayihlebanga	engahlebanga	ingahlebanga
Class 5	lāhleba	elāhleba	lāhleba	alihlebanga	elingahlebanga	lingahlebanga
Class 6	āhleba	āhleba	āhleba	awahlebanga	angahlebanga	engahlebanga
Class 7	sāhleba	esāhleba	sāhleba	asihlebanga	esingahlebanga	singahlebanga
Class 8	zāhleba	ezāhleba	zāhleba	azihlebanga	ezingahlebanga	zingahlebanga
Class 9	yāhleba	eyāhleba	yāhleba	ayihlebanga	engahlebanga	ingahlebanga
Class 10	zāhleba	ezāhleba	zāhleba	azihlebanga	ezingahlebanga	zingahlebanga
Class 11	lwāhleba	olwāhleba	lwāhleba	aluhlebanga	olungahlebanga	lungahlebanga
Class 14	bāhleba	obāhleba	bāhleba	abuhlebanga	obungahlebanga	bungahlebanga
Class 15	kwāhleba	okwāhleba	kwāhleba	akuhlebanga	okungahlebanga	kungahlebanga
Class 17	kwāhleba	okwāhleba	kwāhleba	akuhlebanga	okungahlebanga	kungahlebanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahleba	—	ngingahleba	ngingehlebe	—	ngingehlebe
2nd singular	ungahleba	—	ungahleba	ungehlebe	—	ungehlebe
1st plural	singahleba	—	singahleba	singehlebe	—	singehlebe
2nd plural	ningahleba	—	ningahleba	ningehlebe	—	ningehlebe
Class 1	angahleba	—	engahleba	angehlebe	—	engehlebe
Class 2	bangahleba	—	bengahleba	bangehlebe	—	bengehlebe
Class 3	ungahleba	—	ungahleba	ungehlebe	—	ungehlebe
Class 4	ingahleba	—	ingahleba	ingehlebe	—	ingehlebe
Class 5	lingahleba	—	lingahleba	lingehlebe	—	lingehlebe
Class 6	angahleba	—	engahleba	angehlebe	—	engehlebe
Class 7	singahleba	—	singahleba	singehlebe	—	singehlebe
Class 8	zingahleba	—	zingahleba	zingehlebe	—	zingehlebe
Class 9	ingahleba	—	ingahleba	ingehlebe	—	ingehlebe
Class 10	zingahleba	—	zingahleba	zingehlebe	—	zingehlebe
Class 11	lungahleba	—	lungahleba	lungehlebe	—	lungehlebe
Class 14	bungahleba	—	bungahleba	bungehlebe	—	bungehlebe
Class 15	kungahleba	—	kungahleba	kungehlebe	—	kungehlebe
Class 17	kungahleba	—	kungahleba	kungehlebe	—	kungehlebe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohleba	engizohleba	ngizohleba	angizuhleba	engingezuhleba	ngingezuhleba
2nd singular	uzohleba	ozohleba	uzohleba	awuzuhleba	ongezuhleba	ungezuhleba
1st plural	sizohleba	esizohleba	sizohleba	asizuhleba	esingezuhleba	singezuhleba
2nd plural	nizohleba	enizohleba	nizohleba	anizuhleba	eningezuhleba	ningezuhleba
Class 1	uzohleba	ozohleba	ezohleba	akazuhleba	ongezuhleba	engezuhleba
Class 2	bazohleba	abazohleba	bezohleba	abazuhleba	abangezuhleba	bengezuhleba
Class 3	uzohleba	ozohleba	uzohleba	awuzuhleba	ongezuhleba	ungezuhleba
Class 4	izohleba	ezohleba	izohleba	ayizuhleba	engezuhleba	ingezuhleba
Class 5	lizohleba	elizohleba	lizohleba	alizuhleba	elingezuhleba	lingezuhleba
Class 6	azohleba	azohleba	ezohleba	awazuhleba	angezuhleba	engezuhleba
Class 7	sizohleba	esizohleba	sizohleba	asizuhleba	esingezuhleba	singezuhleba
Class 8	zizohleba	ezizohleba	zizohleba	azizuhleba	ezingezuhleba	zingezuhleba
Class 9	izohleba	ezohleba	izohleba	ayizuhleba	engezuhleba	ingezuhleba
Class 10	zizohleba	ezizohleba	zizohleba	azizuhleba	ezingezuhleba	zingezuhleba
Class 11	luzohleba	oluzohleba	luzohleba	aluzuhleba	olungezuhleba	lungezuhleba
Class 14	buzohleba	obuzohleba	buzohleba	abuzuhleba	obungezuhleba	bungezuhleba
Class 15	kuzohleba	okuzohleba	kuzohleba	akuzuhleba	okungezuhleba	kungezuhleba
Class 17	kuzohleba	okuzohleba	kuzohleba	akuzuhleba	okungezuhleba	kungezuhleba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohleba	engiyohleba	ngiyohleba	angiyuhleba	engingeyuhleba	ngingeyuhleba
2nd singular	uyohleba	oyohleba	uyohleba	awuyuhleba	ongeyuhleba	ungeyuhleba
1st plural	siyohleba	esiyohleba	siyohleba	asiyuhleba	esingeyuhleba	singeyuhleba
2nd plural	niyohleba	eniyohleba	niyohleba	aniyuhleba	eningeyuhleba	ningeyuhleba
Class 1	uyohleba	oyohleba	eyohleba	akayuhleba	ongeyuhleba	engeyuhleba
Class 2	bayohleba	abayohleba	beyohleba	abayuhleba	abangeyuhleba	bengeyuhleba
Class 3	uyohleba	oyohleba	uyohleba	awuyuhleba	ongeyuhleba	ungeyuhleba
Class 4	iyohleba	eyohleba	iyohleba	ayiyuhleba	engeyuhleba	ingeyuhleba
Class 5	liyohleba	eliyohleba	liyohleba	aliyuhleba	elingeyuhleba	lingeyuhleba
Class 6	ayohleba	ayohleba	eyohleba	awayuhleba	angeyuhleba	engeyuhleba
Class 7	siyohleba	esiyohleba	siyohleba	asiyuhleba	esingeyuhleba	singeyuhleba
Class 8	ziyohleba	eziyohleba	ziyohleba	aziyuhleba	ezingeyuhleba	zingeyuhleba
Class 9	iyohleba	eyohleba	iyohleba	ayiyuhleba	engeyuhleba	ingeyuhleba
Class 10	ziyohleba	eziyohleba	ziyohleba	aziyuhleba	ezingeyuhleba	zingeyuhleba
Class 11	luyohleba	oluyohleba	luyohleba	aluyuhleba	olungeyuhleba	lungeyuhleba
Class 14	buyohleba	obuyohleba	buyohleba	abuyuhleba	obungeyuhleba	bungeyuhleba
Class 15	kuyohleba	okuyohleba	kuyohleba	akuyuhleba	okungeyuhleba	kungeyuhleba
Class 17	kuyohleba	okuyohleba	kuyohleba	akuyuhleba	okungeyuhleba	kungeyuhleba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihlebe	ngingahlebi
2nd singular	uhlebe	ungahlebi
1st plural	sihlebe	singahlebi
2nd plural	nihlebe	ningahlebi
Class 1	ahlebe	angahlebi
Class 2	bahlebe	bangahlebi
Class 3	uhlebe	ungahlebi
Class 4	ihlebe	ingahlebi
Class 5	lihlebe	lingahlebi
Class 6	ahlebe	angahlebi
Class 7	sihlebe	singahlebi
Class 8	zihlebe	zingahlebi
Class 9	ihlebe	ingahlebi
Class 10	zihlebe	zingahlebi
Class 11	luhlebe	lungahlebi
Class 14	buhlebe	bungahlebi
Class 15	kuhlebe	kungahlebi
Class 17	kuhlebe	kungahlebi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahleba	ngangahleba, angahleba, angangahleba
2nd singular	wahleba	wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
1st plural	sahleba	sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba
2nd plural	nahleba	nangahleba, anahleba, anangahleba
Class 1	wahleba	wangahleba, akahleba, akangahleba
Class 2	bahleba	bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba
Class 3	wahleba	wangahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
Class 4	yahleba	yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba
Class 5	lahleba	langahleba, alahleba, alangahleba
Class 6	ahleba	angahleba, awahleba, awangahleba
Class 7	sahleba	sangahleba, asahleba, asangahleba
Class 8	zahleba	zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba
Class 9	yahleba	yangahleba, ayahleba, ayangahleba
Class 10	zahleba	zangahleba, azahleba, azangahleba
Class 11	lwahleba	lwangahleba, alwahleba, alwangahleba
Class 14	bahleba	bangahleba, abahleba, abangahleba
Class 15	kwahleba	kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba
Class 17	kwahleba	kwangahleba, akwahleba, akwangahleba

References

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