lobela

lobela

Zulu

Etymology

From -loba +‎ -ela.

Verb

-lobéla

1. to write for
2. to write to, to correspond with

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukulobela
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulobela	ukungalobeli
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	lobela	-lobele
Plural	lobelani	-lobeleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalobela, ngilobela	engilobelayo, engilobela	ngilobela	angilobeli	engingalobeli	ngingalobeli
2nd singular	uyalobela, ulobela	olobelayo, olobela	ulobela	awulobeli	ongalobeli	ungalobeli
1st plural	siyalobela, silobela	esilobelayo, esilobela	silobela	asilobeli	esingalobeli	singalobeli
2nd plural	niyalobela, nilobela	enilobelayo, enilobela	nilobela	anilobeli	eningalobeli	ningalobeli
Class 1	uyalobela, ulobela	olobelayo, olobela	elobela	akalobeli	ongalobeli	engalobeli
Class 2	bayalobela, balobela	abalobelayo, abalobela	belobela	abalobeli	abangalobeli	bengalobeli
Class 3	uyalobela, ulobela	olobelayo, olobela	ulobela	awulobeli	ongalobeli	ungalobeli
Class 4	iyalobela, ilobela	elobelayo, elobela	ilobela	ayilobeli	engalobeli	ingalobeli
Class 5	liyalobela, lilobela	elilobelayo, elilobela	lilobela	alilobeli	elingalobeli	lingalobeli
Class 6	ayalobela, alobela	alobelayo, alobela	elobela	awalobeli	angalobeli	engalobeli
Class 7	siyalobela, silobela	esilobelayo, esilobela	silobela	asilobeli	esingalobeli	singalobeli
Class 8	ziyalobela, zilobela	ezilobelayo, ezilobela	zilobela	azilobeli	ezingalobeli	zingalobeli
Class 9	iyalobela, ilobela	elobelayo, elobela	ilobela	ayilobeli	engalobeli	ingalobeli
Class 10	ziyalobela, zilobela	ezilobelayo, ezilobela	zilobela	azilobeli	ezingalobeli	zingalobeli
Class 11	luyalobela, lulobela	olulobelayo, olulobela	lulobela	alulobeli	olungalobeli	lungalobeli
Class 14	buyalobela, bulobela	obulobelayo, obulobela	bulobela	abulobeli	obungalobeli	bungalobeli
Class 15	kuyalobela, kulobela	okulobelayo, okulobela	kulobela	akulobeli	okungalobeli	kungalobeli
Class 17	kuyalobela, kulobela	okulobelayo, okulobela	kulobela	akulobeli	okungalobeli	kungalobeli
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilobelile, ngilobelē	engilobelile, engilobelē	ngilobelile, ngilobelē	angilobelanga	engingalobelanga	ngingalobelanga
2nd singular	ulobelile, ulobelē	olobelile, olobelē	ulobelile, ulobelē	awulobelanga	ongalobelanga	ungalobelanga
1st plural	silobelile, silobelē	esilobelile, esilobelē	silobelile, silobelē	asilobelanga	esingalobelanga	singalobelanga
2nd plural	nilobelile, nilobelē	enilobelile, enilobelē	nilobelile, nilobelē	anilobelanga	eningalobelanga	ningalobelanga
Class 1	ulobelile, ulobelē	olobelile, olobelē	elobelile, elobelē	akalobelanga	ongalobelanga	engalobelanga
Class 2	balobelile, balobelē	abalobelile, abalobelē	belobelile, belobelē	abalobelanga	abangalobelanga	bengalobelanga
Class 3	ulobelile, ulobelē	olobelile, olobelē	ulobelile, ulobelē	awulobelanga	ongalobelanga	ungalobelanga
Class 4	ilobelile, ilobelē	elobelile, elobelē	ilobelile, ilobelē	ayilobelanga	engalobelanga	ingalobelanga
Class 5	lilobelile, lilobelē	elilobelile, elilobelē	lilobelile, lilobelē	alilobelanga	elingalobelanga	lingalobelanga
Class 6	alobelile, alobelē	alobelile, alobelē	elobelile, elobelē	awalobelanga	angalobelanga	engalobelanga
Class 7	silobelile, silobelē	esilobelile, esilobelē	silobelile, silobelē	asilobelanga	esingalobelanga	singalobelanga
Class 8	zilobelile, zilobelē	ezilobelile, ezilobelē	zilobelile, zilobelē	azilobelanga	ezingalobelanga	zingalobelanga
Class 9	ilobelile, ilobelē	elobelile, elobelē	ilobelile, ilobelē	ayilobelanga	engalobelanga	ingalobelanga
Class 10	zilobelile, zilobelē	ezilobelile, ezilobelē	zilobelile, zilobelē	azilobelanga	ezingalobelanga	zingalobelanga
Class 11	lulobelile, lulobelē	olulobelile, olulobelē	lulobelile, lulobelē	alulobelanga	olungalobelanga	lungalobelanga
Class 14	bulobelile, bulobelē	obulobelile, obulobelē	bulobelile, bulobelē	abulobelanga	obungalobelanga	bungalobelanga
Class 15	kulobelile, kulobelē	okulobelile, okulobelē	kulobelile, kulobelē	akulobelanga	okungalobelanga	kungalobelanga
Class 17	kulobelile, kulobelē	okulobelile, okulobelē	kulobelile, kulobelē	akulobelanga	okungalobelanga	kungalobelanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālobela	engālobela	ngālobela	angilobelanga	engingalobelanga	ngingalobelanga
2nd singular	wālobela	owālobela	wālobela	awulobelanga	ongalobelanga	ungalobelanga
1st plural	sālobela	esālobela	sālobela	asilobelanga	esingalobelanga	singalobelanga
2nd plural	nālobela	enālobela	nālobela	anilobelanga	eningalobelanga	ningalobelanga
Class 1	wālobela	owālobela	ālobela	akalobelanga	ongalobelanga	engalobelanga
Class 2	bālobela	abālobela	bālobela	abalobelanga	abangalobelanga	bengalobelanga
Class 3	wālobela	owālobela	wālobela	awulobelanga	ongalobelanga	ungalobelanga
Class 4	yālobela	eyālobela	yālobela	ayilobelanga	engalobelanga	ingalobelanga
Class 5	lālobela	elālobela	lālobela	alilobelanga	elingalobelanga	lingalobelanga
Class 6	ālobela	ālobela	ālobela	awalobelanga	angalobelanga	engalobelanga
Class 7	sālobela	esālobela	sālobela	asilobelanga	esingalobelanga	singalobelanga
Class 8	zālobela	ezālobela	zālobela	azilobelanga	ezingalobelanga	zingalobelanga
Class 9	yālobela	eyālobela	yālobela	ayilobelanga	engalobelanga	ingalobelanga
Class 10	zālobela	ezālobela	zālobela	azilobelanga	ezingalobelanga	zingalobelanga
Class 11	lwālobela	olwālobela	lwālobela	alulobelanga	olungalobelanga	lungalobelanga
Class 14	bālobela	obālobela	bālobela	abulobelanga	obungalobelanga	bungalobelanga
Class 15	kwālobela	okwālobela	kwālobela	akulobelanga	okungalobelanga	kungalobelanga
Class 17	kwālobela	okwālobela	kwālobela	akulobelanga	okungalobelanga	kungalobelanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalobela	—	ngingalobela	ngingelobele	—	ngingelobele
2nd singular	ungalobela	—	ungalobela	ungelobele	—	ungelobele
1st plural	singalobela	—	singalobela	singelobele	—	singelobele
2nd plural	ningalobela	—	ningalobela	ningelobele	—	ningelobele
Class 1	angalobela	—	engalobela	angelobele	—	engelobele
Class 2	bangalobela	—	bengalobela	bangelobele	—	bengelobele
Class 3	ungalobela	—	ungalobela	ungelobele	—	ungelobele
Class 4	ingalobela	—	ingalobela	ingelobele	—	ingelobele
Class 5	lingalobela	—	lingalobela	lingelobele	—	lingelobele
Class 6	angalobela	—	engalobela	angelobele	—	engelobele
Class 7	singalobela	—	singalobela	singelobele	—	singelobele
Class 8	zingalobela	—	zingalobela	zingelobele	—	zingelobele
Class 9	ingalobela	—	ingalobela	ingelobele	—	ingelobele
Class 10	zingalobela	—	zingalobela	zingelobele	—	zingelobele
Class 11	lungalobela	—	lungalobela	lungelobele	—	lungelobele
Class 14	bungalobela	—	bungalobela	bungelobele	—	bungelobele
Class 15	kungalobela	—	kungalobela	kungelobele	—	kungelobele
Class 17	kungalobela	—	kungalobela	kungelobele	—	kungelobele
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolobela	engizolobela	ngizolobela	angizulobela	engingezulobela	ngingezulobela
2nd singular	uzolobela	ozolobela	uzolobela	awuzulobela	ongezulobela	ungezulobela
1st plural	sizolobela	esizolobela	sizolobela	asizulobela	esingezulobela	singezulobela
2nd plural	nizolobela	enizolobela	nizolobela	anizulobela	eningezulobela	ningezulobela
Class 1	uzolobela	ozolobela	ezolobela	akazulobela	ongezulobela	engezulobela
Class 2	bazolobela	abazolobela	bezolobela	abazulobela	abangezulobela	bengezulobela
Class 3	uzolobela	ozolobela	uzolobela	awuzulobela	ongezulobela	ungezulobela
Class 4	izolobela	ezolobela	izolobela	ayizulobela	engezulobela	ingezulobela
Class 5	lizolobela	elizolobela	lizolobela	alizulobela	elingezulobela	lingezulobela
Class 6	azolobela	azolobela	ezolobela	awazulobela	angezulobela	engezulobela
Class 7	sizolobela	esizolobela	sizolobela	asizulobela	esingezulobela	singezulobela
Class 8	zizolobela	ezizolobela	zizolobela	azizulobela	ezingezulobela	zingezulobela
Class 9	izolobela	ezolobela	izolobela	ayizulobela	engezulobela	ingezulobela
Class 10	zizolobela	ezizolobela	zizolobela	azizulobela	ezingezulobela	zingezulobela
Class 11	luzolobela	oluzolobela	luzolobela	aluzulobela	olungezulobela	lungezulobela
Class 14	buzolobela	obuzolobela	buzolobela	abuzulobela	obungezulobela	bungezulobela
Class 15	kuzolobela	okuzolobela	kuzolobela	akuzulobela	okungezulobela	kungezulobela
Class 17	kuzolobela	okuzolobela	kuzolobela	akuzulobela	okungezulobela	kungezulobela
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolobela	engiyolobela	ngiyolobela	angiyulobela	engingeyulobela	ngingeyulobela
2nd singular	uyolobela	oyolobela	uyolobela	awuyulobela	ongeyulobela	ungeyulobela
1st plural	siyolobela	esiyolobela	siyolobela	asiyulobela	esingeyulobela	singeyulobela
2nd plural	niyolobela	eniyolobela	niyolobela	aniyulobela	eningeyulobela	ningeyulobela
Class 1	uyolobela	oyolobela	eyolobela	akayulobela	ongeyulobela	engeyulobela
Class 2	bayolobela	abayolobela	beyolobela	abayulobela	abangeyulobela	bengeyulobela
Class 3	uyolobela	oyolobela	uyolobela	awuyulobela	ongeyulobela	ungeyulobela
Class 4	iyolobela	eyolobela	iyolobela	ayiyulobela	engeyulobela	ingeyulobela
Class 5	liyolobela	eliyolobela	liyolobela	aliyulobela	elingeyulobela	lingeyulobela
Class 6	ayolobela	ayolobela	eyolobela	awayulobela	angeyulobela	engeyulobela
Class 7	siyolobela	esiyolobela	siyolobela	asiyulobela	esingeyulobela	singeyulobela
Class 8	ziyolobela	eziyolobela	ziyolobela	aziyulobela	ezingeyulobela	zingeyulobela
Class 9	iyolobela	eyolobela	iyolobela	ayiyulobela	engeyulobela	ingeyulobela
Class 10	ziyolobela	eziyolobela	ziyolobela	aziyulobela	ezingeyulobela	zingeyulobela
Class 11	luyolobela	oluyolobela	luyolobela	aluyulobela	olungeyulobela	lungeyulobela
Class 14	buyolobela	obuyolobela	buyolobela	abuyulobela	obungeyulobela	bungeyulobela
Class 15	kuyolobela	okuyolobela	kuyolobela	akuyulobela	okungeyulobela	kungeyulobela
Class 17	kuyolobela	okuyolobela	kuyolobela	akuyulobela	okungeyulobela	kungeyulobela
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilobele	ngingalobeli
2nd singular	ulobele	ungalobeli
1st plural	silobele	singalobeli
2nd plural	nilobele	ningalobeli
Class 1	alobele	angalobeli
Class 2	balobele	bangalobeli
Class 3	ulobele	ungalobeli
Class 4	ilobele	ingalobeli
Class 5	lilobele	lingalobeli
Class 6	alobele	angalobeli
Class 7	silobele	singalobeli
Class 8	zilobele	zingalobeli
Class 9	ilobele	ingalobeli
Class 10	zilobele	zingalobeli
Class 11	lulobele	lungalobeli
Class 14	bulobele	bungalobeli
Class 15	kulobele	kungalobeli
Class 17	kulobele	kungalobeli
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalobela	ngangalobela, angalobela, angangalobela
2nd singular	walobela	wangalobela, awalobela, awangalobela
1st plural	salobela	sangalobela, asalobela, asangalobela
2nd plural	nalobela	nangalobela, analobela, anangalobela
Class 1	walobela	wangalobela, akalobela, akangalobela
Class 2	balobela	bangalobela, abalobela, abangalobela
Class 3	walobela	wangalobela, awalobela, awangalobela
Class 4	yalobela	yangalobela, ayalobela, ayangalobela
Class 5	lalobela	langalobela, alalobela, alangalobela
Class 6	alobela	angalobela, awalobela, awangalobela
Class 7	salobela	sangalobela, asalobela, asangalobela
Class 8	zalobela	zangalobela, azalobela, azangalobela
Class 9	yalobela	yangalobela, ayalobela, ayangalobela
Class 10	zalobela	zangalobela, azalobela, azangalobela
Class 11	lwalobela	lwangalobela, alwalobela, alwangalobela
Class 14	balobela	bangalobela, abalobela, abangalobela
Class 15	kwalobela	kwangalobela, akwalobela, akwangalobela
Class 17	kwalobela	kwangalobela, akwalobela, akwangalobela

References

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