hlehla

Swazi

Verb

-hlehla

1. to dance
2. to hop, to skip

Inflection

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Xhosa

Verb

-hlehla^?

1. to step backwards

Inflection

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Zulu

Verb

-hlehla

1. to recede, to retire, to withdraw
2. to stand back, to stand clear
3. to backslide

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuhlehla
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuhlehla	ukungahlehli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	hlehla	-hlehle
Plural	hlehlani	-hlehleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyahlehla, ngihlehla	engihlehlayo, engihlehla	ngihlehla	angihlehli	engingahlehli	ngingahlehli
2nd singular	uyahlehla, uhlehla	ohlehlayo, ohlehla	uhlehla	awuhlehli	ongahlehli	ungahlehli
1st plural	siyahlehla, sihlehla	esihlehlayo, esihlehla	sihlehla	asihlehli	esingahlehli	singahlehli
2nd plural	niyahlehla, nihlehla	enihlehlayo, enihlehla	nihlehla	anihlehli	eningahlehli	ningahlehli
Class 1	uyahlehla, uhlehla	ohlehlayo, ohlehla	ehlehla	akahlehli	ongahlehli	engahlehli
Class 2	bayahlehla, bahlehla	abahlehlayo, abahlehla	behlehla	abahlehli	abangahlehli	bengahlehli
Class 3	uyahlehla, uhlehla	ohlehlayo, ohlehla	uhlehla	awuhlehli	ongahlehli	ungahlehli
Class 4	iyahlehla, ihlehla	ehlehlayo, ehlehla	ihlehla	ayihlehli	engahlehli	ingahlehli
Class 5	liyahlehla, lihlehla	elihlehlayo, elihlehla	lihlehla	alihlehli	elingahlehli	lingahlehli
Class 6	ayahlehla, ahlehla	ahlehlayo, ahlehla	ehlehla	awahlehli	angahlehli	engahlehli
Class 7	siyahlehla, sihlehla	esihlehlayo, esihlehla	sihlehla	asihlehli	esingahlehli	singahlehli
Class 8	ziyahlehla, zihlehla	ezihlehlayo, ezihlehla	zihlehla	azihlehli	ezingahlehli	zingahlehli
Class 9	iyahlehla, ihlehla	ehlehlayo, ehlehla	ihlehla	ayihlehli	engahlehli	ingahlehli
Class 10	ziyahlehla, zihlehla	ezihlehlayo, ezihlehla	zihlehla	azihlehli	ezingahlehli	zingahlehli
Class 11	luyahlehla, luhlehla	oluhlehlayo, oluhlehla	luhlehla	aluhlehli	olungahlehli	lungahlehli
Class 14	buyahlehla, buhlehla	obuhlehlayo, obuhlehla	buhlehla	abuhlehli	obungahlehli	bungahlehli
Class 15	kuyahlehla, kuhlehla	okuhlehlayo, okuhlehla	kuhlehla	akuhlehli	okungahlehli	kungahlehli
Class 17	kuyahlehla, kuhlehla	okuhlehlayo, okuhlehla	kuhlehla	akuhlehli	okungahlehli	kungahlehli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngihlehlile, ngihlehlē	engihlehlile, engihlehlē	ngihlehlile, ngihlehlē	angihlehlanga	engingahlehlanga	ngingahlehlanga
2nd singular	uhlehlile, uhlehlē	ohlehlile, ohlehlē	uhlehlile, uhlehlē	awuhlehlanga	ongahlehlanga	ungahlehlanga
1st plural	sihlehlile, sihlehlē	esihlehlile, esihlehlē	sihlehlile, sihlehlē	asihlehlanga	esingahlehlanga	singahlehlanga
2nd plural	nihlehlile, nihlehlē	enihlehlile, enihlehlē	nihlehlile, nihlehlē	anihlehlanga	eningahlehlanga	ningahlehlanga
Class 1	uhlehlile, uhlehlē	ohlehlile, ohlehlē	ehlehlile, ehlehlē	akahlehlanga	ongahlehlanga	engahlehlanga
Class 2	bahlehlile, bahlehlē	abahlehlile, abahlehlē	behlehlile, behlehlē	abahlehlanga	abangahlehlanga	bengahlehlanga
Class 3	uhlehlile, uhlehlē	ohlehlile, ohlehlē	uhlehlile, uhlehlē	awuhlehlanga	ongahlehlanga	ungahlehlanga
Class 4	ihlehlile, ihlehlē	ehlehlile, ehlehlē	ihlehlile, ihlehlē	ayihlehlanga	engahlehlanga	ingahlehlanga
Class 5	lihlehlile, lihlehlē	elihlehlile, elihlehlē	lihlehlile, lihlehlē	alihlehlanga	elingahlehlanga	lingahlehlanga
Class 6	ahlehlile, ahlehlē	ahlehlile, ahlehlē	ehlehlile, ehlehlē	awahlehlanga	angahlehlanga	engahlehlanga
Class 7	sihlehlile, sihlehlē	esihlehlile, esihlehlē	sihlehlile, sihlehlē	asihlehlanga	esingahlehlanga	singahlehlanga
Class 8	zihlehlile, zihlehlē	ezihlehlile, ezihlehlē	zihlehlile, zihlehlē	azihlehlanga	ezingahlehlanga	zingahlehlanga
Class 9	ihlehlile, ihlehlē	ehlehlile, ehlehlē	ihlehlile, ihlehlē	ayihlehlanga	engahlehlanga	ingahlehlanga
Class 10	zihlehlile, zihlehlē	ezihlehlile, ezihlehlē	zihlehlile, zihlehlē	azihlehlanga	ezingahlehlanga	zingahlehlanga
Class 11	luhlehlile, luhlehlē	oluhlehlile, oluhlehlē	luhlehlile, luhlehlē	aluhlehlanga	olungahlehlanga	lungahlehlanga
Class 14	buhlehlile, buhlehlē	obuhlehlile, obuhlehlē	buhlehlile, buhlehlē	abuhlehlanga	obungahlehlanga	bungahlehlanga
Class 15	kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē	okuhlehlile, okuhlehlē	kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē	akuhlehlanga	okungahlehlanga	kungahlehlanga
Class 17	kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē	okuhlehlile, okuhlehlē	kuhlehlile, kuhlehlē	akuhlehlanga	okungahlehlanga	kungahlehlanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāhlehla	engāhlehla	ngāhlehla	angihlehlanga	engingahlehlanga	ngingahlehlanga
2nd singular	wāhlehla	owāhlehla	wāhlehla	awuhlehlanga	ongahlehlanga	ungahlehlanga
1st plural	sāhlehla	esāhlehla	sāhlehla	asihlehlanga	esingahlehlanga	singahlehlanga
2nd plural	nāhlehla	enāhlehla	nāhlehla	anihlehlanga	eningahlehlanga	ningahlehlanga
Class 1	wāhlehla	owāhlehla	āhlehla	akahlehlanga	ongahlehlanga	engahlehlanga
Class 2	bāhlehla	abāhlehla	bāhlehla	abahlehlanga	abangahlehlanga	bengahlehlanga
Class 3	wāhlehla	owāhlehla	wāhlehla	awuhlehlanga	ongahlehlanga	ungahlehlanga
Class 4	yāhlehla	eyāhlehla	yāhlehla	ayihlehlanga	engahlehlanga	ingahlehlanga
Class 5	lāhlehla	elāhlehla	lāhlehla	alihlehlanga	elingahlehlanga	lingahlehlanga
Class 6	āhlehla	āhlehla	āhlehla	awahlehlanga	angahlehlanga	engahlehlanga
Class 7	sāhlehla	esāhlehla	sāhlehla	asihlehlanga	esingahlehlanga	singahlehlanga
Class 8	zāhlehla	ezāhlehla	zāhlehla	azihlehlanga	ezingahlehlanga	zingahlehlanga
Class 9	yāhlehla	eyāhlehla	yāhlehla	ayihlehlanga	engahlehlanga	ingahlehlanga
Class 10	zāhlehla	ezāhlehla	zāhlehla	azihlehlanga	ezingahlehlanga	zingahlehlanga
Class 11	lwāhlehla	olwāhlehla	lwāhlehla	aluhlehlanga	olungahlehlanga	lungahlehlanga
Class 14	bāhlehla	obāhlehla	bāhlehla	abuhlehlanga	obungahlehlanga	bungahlehlanga
Class 15	kwāhlehla	okwāhlehla	kwāhlehla	akuhlehlanga	okungahlehlanga	kungahlehlanga
Class 17	kwāhlehla	okwāhlehla	kwāhlehla	akuhlehlanga	okungahlehlanga	kungahlehlanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingahlehla	—	ngingahlehla	ngingehlehle	—	ngingehlehle
2nd singular	ungahlehla	—	ungahlehla	ungehlehle	—	ungehlehle
1st plural	singahlehla	—	singahlehla	singehlehle	—	singehlehle
2nd plural	ningahlehla	—	ningahlehla	ningehlehle	—	ningehlehle
Class 1	angahlehla	—	engahlehla	angehlehle	—	engehlehle
Class 2	bangahlehla	—	bengahlehla	bangehlehle	—	bengehlehle
Class 3	ungahlehla	—	ungahlehla	ungehlehle	—	ungehlehle
Class 4	ingahlehla	—	ingahlehla	ingehlehle	—	ingehlehle
Class 5	lingahlehla	—	lingahlehla	lingehlehle	—	lingehlehle
Class 6	angahlehla	—	engahlehla	angehlehle	—	engehlehle
Class 7	singahlehla	—	singahlehla	singehlehle	—	singehlehle
Class 8	zingahlehla	—	zingahlehla	zingehlehle	—	zingehlehle
Class 9	ingahlehla	—	ingahlehla	ingehlehle	—	ingehlehle
Class 10	zingahlehla	—	zingahlehla	zingehlehle	—	zingehlehle
Class 11	lungahlehla	—	lungahlehla	lungehlehle	—	lungehlehle
Class 14	bungahlehla	—	bungahlehla	bungehlehle	—	bungehlehle
Class 15	kungahlehla	—	kungahlehla	kungehlehle	—	kungehlehle
Class 17	kungahlehla	—	kungahlehla	kungehlehle	—	kungehlehle
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizohlehla	engizohlehla	ngizohlehla	angizuhlehla	engingezuhlehla	ngingezuhlehla
2nd singular	uzohlehla	ozohlehla	uzohlehla	awuzuhlehla	ongezuhlehla	ungezuhlehla
1st plural	sizohlehla	esizohlehla	sizohlehla	asizuhlehla	esingezuhlehla	singezuhlehla
2nd plural	nizohlehla	enizohlehla	nizohlehla	anizuhlehla	eningezuhlehla	ningezuhlehla
Class 1	uzohlehla	ozohlehla	ezohlehla	akazuhlehla	ongezuhlehla	engezuhlehla
Class 2	bazohlehla	abazohlehla	bezohlehla	abazuhlehla	abangezuhlehla	bengezuhlehla
Class 3	uzohlehla	ozohlehla	uzohlehla	awuzuhlehla	ongezuhlehla	ungezuhlehla
Class 4	izohlehla	ezohlehla	izohlehla	ayizuhlehla	engezuhlehla	ingezuhlehla
Class 5	lizohlehla	elizohlehla	lizohlehla	alizuhlehla	elingezuhlehla	lingezuhlehla
Class 6	azohlehla	azohlehla	ezohlehla	awazuhlehla	angezuhlehla	engezuhlehla
Class 7	sizohlehla	esizohlehla	sizohlehla	asizuhlehla	esingezuhlehla	singezuhlehla
Class 8	zizohlehla	ezizohlehla	zizohlehla	azizuhlehla	ezingezuhlehla	zingezuhlehla
Class 9	izohlehla	ezohlehla	izohlehla	ayizuhlehla	engezuhlehla	ingezuhlehla
Class 10	zizohlehla	ezizohlehla	zizohlehla	azizuhlehla	ezingezuhlehla	zingezuhlehla
Class 11	luzohlehla	oluzohlehla	luzohlehla	aluzuhlehla	olungezuhlehla	lungezuhlehla
Class 14	buzohlehla	obuzohlehla	buzohlehla	abuzuhlehla	obungezuhlehla	bungezuhlehla
Class 15	kuzohlehla	okuzohlehla	kuzohlehla	akuzuhlehla	okungezuhlehla	kungezuhlehla
Class 17	kuzohlehla	okuzohlehla	kuzohlehla	akuzuhlehla	okungezuhlehla	kungezuhlehla
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyohlehla	engiyohlehla	ngiyohlehla	angiyuhlehla	engingeyuhlehla	ngingeyuhlehla
2nd singular	uyohlehla	oyohlehla	uyohlehla	awuyuhlehla	ongeyuhlehla	ungeyuhlehla
1st plural	siyohlehla	esiyohlehla	siyohlehla	asiyuhlehla	esingeyuhlehla	singeyuhlehla
2nd plural	niyohlehla	eniyohlehla	niyohlehla	aniyuhlehla	eningeyuhlehla	ningeyuhlehla
Class 1	uyohlehla	oyohlehla	eyohlehla	akayuhlehla	ongeyuhlehla	engeyuhlehla
Class 2	bayohlehla	abayohlehla	beyohlehla	abayuhlehla	abangeyuhlehla	bengeyuhlehla
Class 3	uyohlehla	oyohlehla	uyohlehla	awuyuhlehla	ongeyuhlehla	ungeyuhlehla
Class 4	iyohlehla	eyohlehla	iyohlehla	ayiyuhlehla	engeyuhlehla	ingeyuhlehla
Class 5	liyohlehla	eliyohlehla	liyohlehla	aliyuhlehla	elingeyuhlehla	lingeyuhlehla
Class 6	ayohlehla	ayohlehla	eyohlehla	awayuhlehla	angeyuhlehla	engeyuhlehla
Class 7	siyohlehla	esiyohlehla	siyohlehla	asiyuhlehla	esingeyuhlehla	singeyuhlehla
Class 8	ziyohlehla	eziyohlehla	ziyohlehla	aziyuhlehla	ezingeyuhlehla	zingeyuhlehla
Class 9	iyohlehla	eyohlehla	iyohlehla	ayiyuhlehla	engeyuhlehla	ingeyuhlehla
Class 10	ziyohlehla	eziyohlehla	ziyohlehla	aziyuhlehla	ezingeyuhlehla	zingeyuhlehla
Class 11	luyohlehla	oluyohlehla	luyohlehla	aluyuhlehla	olungeyuhlehla	lungeyuhlehla
Class 14	buyohlehla	obuyohlehla	buyohlehla	abuyuhlehla	obungeyuhlehla	bungeyuhlehla
Class 15	kuyohlehla	okuyohlehla	kuyohlehla	akuyuhlehla	okungeyuhlehla	kungeyuhlehla
Class 17	kuyohlehla	okuyohlehla	kuyohlehla	akuyuhlehla	okungeyuhlehla	kungeyuhlehla
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngihlehle	ngingahlehli
2nd singular	uhlehle	ungahlehli
1st plural	sihlehle	singahlehli
2nd plural	nihlehle	ningahlehli
Class 1	ahlehle	angahlehli
Class 2	bahlehle	bangahlehli
Class 3	uhlehle	ungahlehli
Class 4	ihlehle	ingahlehli
Class 5	lihlehle	lingahlehli
Class 6	ahlehle	angahlehli
Class 7	sihlehle	singahlehli
Class 8	zihlehle	zingahlehli
Class 9	ihlehle	ingahlehli
Class 10	zihlehle	zingahlehli
Class 11	luhlehle	lungahlehli
Class 14	buhlehle	bungahlehli
Class 15	kuhlehle	kungahlehli
Class 17	kuhlehle	kungahlehli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngahlehla	ngangahlehla, angahlehla, angangahlehla
2nd singular	wahlehla	wangahlehla, awahlehla, awangahlehla
1st plural	sahlehla	sangahlehla, asahlehla, asangahlehla
2nd plural	nahlehla	nangahlehla, anahlehla, anangahlehla
Class 1	wahlehla	wangahlehla, akahlehla, akangahlehla
Class 2	bahlehla	bangahlehla, abahlehla, abangahlehla
Class 3	wahlehla	wangahlehla, awahlehla, awangahlehla
Class 4	yahlehla	yangahlehla, ayahlehla, ayangahlehla
Class 5	lahlehla	langahlehla, alahlehla, alangahlehla
Class 6	ahlehla	angahlehla, awahlehla, awangahlehla
Class 7	sahlehla	sangahlehla, asahlehla, asangahlehla
Class 8	zahlehla	zangahlehla, azahlehla, azangahlehla
Class 9	yahlehla	yangahlehla, ayahlehla, ayangahlehla
Class 10	zahlehla	zangahlehla, azahlehla, azangahlehla
Class 11	lwahlehla	lwangahlehla, alwahlehla, alwangahlehla
Class 14	bahlehla	bangahlehla, abahlehla, abangahlehla
Class 15	kwahlehla	kwangahlehla, akwahlehla, akwangahlehla
Class 17	kwahlehla	kwangahlehla, akwahlehla, akwangahlehla

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hlehla”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hlehla (6.3)”