abela

Zulu

Etymology

From -aba +‎ -ela.

Verb

-abela^?

(transitive) to apportion to, to distribute among
(transitive) to award to

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukwabela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwabela	ukungabeli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yabela	-abele
Plural	yabelani	-abeleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabela, ngabela	engabelayo, engabela	ngabela	angabeli	engingabeli	ngingabeli
2nd singular	uyabela, wabela	owabelayo, owabela	wabela	awabeli	ongabeli	ungabeli
1st plural	siyabela, sabela	esabelayo, esabela	sabela	asabeli	esingabeli	singabeli
2nd plural	niyabela, nabela	enabelayo, enabela	nabela	anabeli	eningabeli	ningabeli
Class 1	uyabela, wabela	owabelayo, owabela	abela	akabeli	ongabeli	engabeli
Class 2	bayabela, babela	ababelayo, ababela	babela	ababeli	abangabeli	bengabeli
Class 3	uyabela, wabela	owabelayo, owabela	wabela	awabeli	ongabeli	ungabeli
Class 4	iyabela, yabela	eyabelayo, eyabela	yabela	ayabeli	engabeli	ingabeli
Class 5	liyabela, labela	elabelayo, elabela	labela	alabeli	elingabeli	lingabeli
Class 6	ayabela, abela	abelayo, abela	abela	awabeli	angabeli	engabeli
Class 7	siyabela, sabela	esabelayo, esabela	sabela	asabeli	esingabeli	singabeli
Class 8	ziyabela, zabela	ezabelayo, ezabela	zabela	azabeli	ezingabeli	zingabeli
Class 9	iyabela, yabela	eyabelayo, eyabela	yabela	ayabeli	engabeli	ingabeli
Class 10	ziyabela, zabela	ezabelayo, ezabela	zabela	azabeli	ezingabeli	zingabeli
Class 11	luyabela, lwabela	olwabelayo, olwabela	lwabela	alwabeli	olungabeli	lungabeli
Class 14	buyabela, babela	obabelayo, obabela	babela	ababeli	obungabeli	bungabeli
Class 15	kuyabela, kwabela	okwabelayo, okwabela	kwabela	akwabeli	okungabeli	kungabeli
Class 17	kuyabela, kwabela	okwabelayo, okwabela	kwabela	akwabeli	okungabeli	kungabeli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngabele	engabele	ngabele	angabelanga	engingabelanga	ngingabelanga
2nd singular	wabele	owabele	wabele	awabelanga	ongabelanga	ungabelanga
1st plural	sabele	esabele	sabele	asabelanga	esingabelanga	singabelanga
2nd plural	nabele	enabele	nabele	anabelanga	eningabelanga	ningabelanga
Class 1	wabele	owabele	abele	akabelanga	ongabelanga	engabelanga
Class 2	babele	ababele	babele	ababelanga	abangabelanga	bengabelanga
Class 3	wabele	owabele	wabele	awabelanga	ongabelanga	ungabelanga
Class 4	yabele	eyabele	yabele	ayabelanga	engabelanga	ingabelanga
Class 5	labele	elabele	labele	alabelanga	elingabelanga	lingabelanga
Class 6	abele	abele	abele	awabelanga	angabelanga	engabelanga
Class 7	sabele	esabele	sabele	asabelanga	esingabelanga	singabelanga
Class 8	zabele	ezabele	zabele	azabelanga	ezingabelanga	zingabelanga
Class 9	yabele	eyabele	yabele	ayabelanga	engabelanga	ingabelanga
Class 10	zabele	ezabele	zabele	azabelanga	ezingabelanga	zingabelanga
Class 11	lwabele	olwabele	lwabele	alwabelanga	olungabelanga	lungabelanga
Class 14	babele	obabele	babele	ababelanga	obungabelanga	bungabelanga
Class 15	kwabele	okwabele	kwabele	akwabelanga	okungabelanga	kungabelanga
Class 17	kwabele	okwabele	kwabele	akwabelanga	okungabelanga	kungabelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngābela	engābela	ngābela	angabelanga	engingabelanga	ngingabelanga
2nd singular	wābela	owābela	wābela	awabelanga	ongabelanga	ungabelanga
1st plural	sābela	esābela	sābela	asabelanga	esingabelanga	singabelanga
2nd plural	nābela	enābela	nābela	anabelanga	eningabelanga	ningabelanga
Class 1	wābela	owābela	ābela	akabelanga	ongabelanga	engabelanga
Class 2	bābela	abābela	bābela	ababelanga	abangabelanga	bengabelanga
Class 3	wābela	owābela	wābela	awabelanga	ongabelanga	ungabelanga
Class 4	yābela	eyābela	yābela	ayabelanga	engabelanga	ingabelanga
Class 5	lābela	elābela	lābela	alabelanga	elingabelanga	lingabelanga
Class 6	ābela	ābela	ābela	awabelanga	angabelanga	engabelanga
Class 7	sābela	esābela	sābela	asabelanga	esingabelanga	singabelanga
Class 8	zābela	ezābela	zābela	azabelanga	ezingabelanga	zingabelanga
Class 9	yābela	eyābela	yābela	ayabelanga	engabelanga	ingabelanga
Class 10	zābela	ezābela	zābela	azabelanga	ezingabelanga	zingabelanga
Class 11	lwābela	olwābela	lwābela	alwabelanga	olungabelanga	lungabelanga
Class 14	bābela	obābela	bābela	ababelanga	obungabelanga	bungabelanga
Class 15	kwābela	okwābela	kwābela	akwabelanga	okungabelanga	kungabelanga
Class 17	kwābela	okwābela	kwābela	akwabelanga	okungabelanga	kungabelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingabela	—	ngingabela	ngingabele	—	ngingabele
2nd singular	ungabela	—	ungabela	ungabele	—	ungabele
1st plural	singabela	—	singabela	singabele	—	singabele
2nd plural	ningabela	—	ningabela	ningabele	—	ningabele
Class 1	angabela	—	engabela	angabele	—	engabele
Class 2	bangabela	—	bengabela	bangabele	—	bengabele
Class 3	ungabela	—	ungabela	ungabele	—	ungabele
Class 4	ingabela	—	ingabela	ingabele	—	ingabele
Class 5	lingabela	—	lingabela	lingabele	—	lingabele
Class 6	angabela	—	engabela	angabele	—	engabele
Class 7	singabela	—	singabela	singabele	—	singabele
Class 8	zingabela	—	zingabela	zingabele	—	zingabele
Class 9	ingabela	—	ingabela	ingabele	—	ingabele
Class 10	zingabela	—	zingabela	zingabele	—	zingabele
Class 11	lungabela	—	lungabela	lungabele	—	lungabele
Class 14	bungabela	—	bungabela	bungabele	—	bungabele
Class 15	kungabela	—	kungabela	kungabele	—	kungabele
Class 17	kungabela	—	kungabela	kungabele	—	kungabele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwabela	engizokwabela	ngizokwabela	angizukwabela	—	ngingezukwabela
2nd singular	uzokwabela	ozokwabela	uzokwabela	awuzukwabela	—	ungezukwabela
1st plural	sizokwabela	esizokwabela	sizokwabela	asizukwabela	—	singezukwabela
2nd plural	nizokwabela	enizokwabela	nizokwabela	anizukwabela	—	ningezukwabela
Class 1	uzokwabela	ozokwabela	ezokwabela	akazukwabela	—	engezukwabela
Class 2	bazokwabela	abazokwabela	bezokwabela	abazukwabela	—	bengezukwabela
Class 3	uzokwabela	ozokwabela	uzokwabela	awuzukwabela	—	ungezukwabela
Class 4	izokwabela	ezokwabela	izokwabela	ayizukwabela	—	ingezukwabela
Class 5	lizokwabela	elizokwabela	lizokwabela	alizukwabela	—	lingezukwabela
Class 6	azokwabela	azokwabela	ezokwabela	awazukwabela	—	engezukwabela
Class 7	sizokwabela	esizokwabela	sizokwabela	asizukwabela	—	singezukwabela
Class 8	zizokwabela	ezizokwabela	zizokwabela	azizukwabela	—	zingezukwabela
Class 9	izokwabela	ezokwabela	izokwabela	ayizukwabela	—	ingezukwabela
Class 10	zizokwabela	ezizokwabela	zizokwabela	azizukwabela	—	zingezukwabela
Class 11	luzokwabela	oluzokwabela	luzokwabela	aluzukwabela	—	lungezukwabela
Class 14	buzokwabela	obuzokwabela	buzokwabela	abuzukwabela	—	bungezukwabela
Class 15	kuzokwabela	okuzokwabela	kuzokwabela	akuzukwabela	—	kungezukwabela
Class 17	kuzokwabela	okuzokwabela	kuzokwabela	akuzukwabela	—	kungezukwabela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwabela	engiyokwabela	ngiyokwabela	angiyukwabela	—	ngingeyukwabela
2nd singular	uyokwabela	oyokwabela	uyokwabela	awuyukwabela	—	ungeyukwabela
1st plural	siyokwabela	esiyokwabela	siyokwabela	asiyukwabela	—	singeyukwabela
2nd plural	niyokwabela	eniyokwabela	niyokwabela	aniyukwabela	—	ningeyukwabela
Class 1	uyokwabela	oyokwabela	eyokwabela	akayukwabela	—	engeyukwabela
Class 2	bayokwabela	abayokwabela	beyokwabela	abayukwabela	—	bengeyukwabela
Class 3	uyokwabela	oyokwabela	uyokwabela	awuyukwabela	—	ungeyukwabela
Class 4	iyokwabela	eyokwabela	iyokwabela	ayiyukwabela	—	ingeyukwabela
Class 5	liyokwabela	eliyokwabela	liyokwabela	aliyukwabela	—	lingeyukwabela
Class 6	ayokwabela	ayokwabela	eyokwabela	awayukwabela	—	engeyukwabela
Class 7	siyokwabela	esiyokwabela	siyokwabela	asiyukwabela	—	singeyukwabela
Class 8	ziyokwabela	eziyokwabela	ziyokwabela	aziyukwabela	—	zingeyukwabela
Class 9	iyokwabela	eyokwabela	iyokwabela	ayiyukwabela	—	ingeyukwabela
Class 10	ziyokwabela	eziyokwabela	ziyokwabela	aziyukwabela	—	zingeyukwabela
Class 11	luyokwabela	oluyokwabela	luyokwabela	aluyukwabela	—	lungeyukwabela
Class 14	buyokwabela	obuyokwabela	buyokwabela	abuyukwabela	—	bungeyukwabela
Class 15	kuyokwabela	okuyokwabela	kuyokwabela	akuyukwabela	—	kungeyukwabela
Class 17	kuyokwabela	okuyokwabela	kuyokwabela	akuyukwabela	—	kungeyukwabela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabele	ngingabeli
2nd singular	wabele	ungabeli
1st plural	sabele	singabeli
2nd plural	nabele	ningabeli
Class 1	abele	angabeli
Class 2	babele	bangabeli
Class 3	wabele	ungabeli
Class 4	yabele	ingabeli
Class 5	labele	lingabeli
Class 6	abele	angabeli
Class 7	sabele	singabeli
Class 8	zabele	zingabeli
Class 9	yabele	ingabeli
Class 10	zabele	zingabeli
Class 11	lwabele	lungabeli
Class 14	babele	bungabeli
Class 15	kwabele	kungabeli
Class 17	kwabele	kungabeli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabela	ngangabela, angabela, angangabela
2nd singular	wabela	wangabela, awabela, awangabela
1st plural	sabela	sangabela, asabela, asangabela
2nd plural	nabela	nangabela, anabela, anangabela
Class 1	wabela	wangabela, akabela, akangabela
Class 2	babela	bangabela, ababela, abangabela
Class 3	wabela	wangabela, awabela, awangabela
Class 4	yabela	yangabela, ayabela, ayangabela
Class 5	labela	langabela, alabela, alangabela
Class 6	abela	angabela, awabela, awangabela
Class 7	sabela	sangabela, asabela, asangabela
Class 8	zabela	zangabela, azabela, azangabela
Class 9	yabela	yangabela, ayabela, ayangabela
Class 10	zabela	zangabela, azabela, azangabela
Class 11	lwabela	lwangabela, alwabela, alwangabela
Class 14	babela	bangabela, ababela, abangabela
Class 15	kwabela	kwangabela, akwabela, akwangabela
Class 17	kwabela	kwangabela, akwabela, akwangabela

Derived terms

isabelo

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “aɓela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓela (3.2.9)”