bila

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bila"

Languages (26)

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Basque

Etymology

From bilatu (“to search, to look for”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /bila/ [bi.la]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /biʎa/ [bi.ʎa]
• Rhymes: -ila, -a
• Rhymes: -iʎa, -a
• Hyphenation: bi‧la

Adverb

bila (not comparable)

1. [with absolutive or genitive] looking for, in search of

Usage notes

Indefinite noun phrases can be in any of the two cases, definite ones (singular or plural) have to be in the genitive.

Verb

bila

1. short form of bilatu (“to search”)

Further reading

• “bila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “bila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw bila, Alabama bila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.lá/

Verb

bila

1. (stative, intransitive) to melt, to be melted, to thaw, to dissolve

Inflection

Class II Verb Subjects (Stative)

Verbs beginning with a consonant.	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person (I, we)	sabila sa-bila	pobila po-bila	hapobila hapo-bila
2nd-person (you, you all)	chibila chi-bila	hachibila hachi-bila
3rd-person (he, she, it, they)	bila	(hoo)bila (hoo-)bila

Derived terms

• abila
• *bilachi
• bilaꞌ shilaꞌ
• bilili
• bíꞌla
• fohiꞌ bilaꞌ
• imbila
• itti̱sh bilaꞌ
• nakiꞌ bilaꞌ
• okaabila
• taliꞌ bilaꞌ
• tiyak bilaꞌ
• tobaksiꞌ bilaꞌ

Choctaw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bilá/

Verb

bila (active intransitive)

1. to thaw, to melt, to dissolve, to liquify

Noun

bila (alienable)

1. fat, grease, oil

Derived terms

• bila ashela
• bila lusa
• bila ʋpa
• foi bila
• pʋla bila
• shukha bila
• tanchi bila
• wak bila
• waya bila
• yakni bila

References

• “bila”, in The Choctaw Dictionary, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪla]
• Rhymes: -ɪla
• Hyphenation: bi‧la
• Homophone: byla

Participle

bila

1. inflection of bít:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

bila m (plural bila's, diminutive bilaatje n)

1. (office slang) clipping of bilateraal

Garo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *pir¹ (“to fly”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-pjər. Cognate to Chinese 飛 / 飞 (fēi) and Tibetan འཕུར ('phur).

Verb

bila

1. (intransitive) to fly (of both animate and inanimate entities)
2. (intransitive) to jump

Etymology 2

Verb

bila

1. (transitive) to dig out (e.g. tubers)
2. to uncover

References

• Burling, R. (2003), The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[2], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 134

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From bil n (“interval; damage”) +‎ -a (denominal suffix), of the same origin as Etymology 2.

Verb

bila (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bilaði, supine bilað)

1. to break, to break down

Conjugation

bila – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bila
supine sagnbót		bilað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bilandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bila	bilaði		bili	bilaði
	þú	bilar	bilaðir		bilir	bilaðir
	hann, hún, það	bilar	bilaði		bili	bilaði
plural	við	bilum	biluðum		bilum	biluðum
	þið	bilið	biluðuð		bilið	biluðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	bila	biluðu		bili	biluðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bila (þú), bilaðu
plural	þið	bilið (þið), biliði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bilast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bilast
supine sagnbót		bilast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bilandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bilast	bilaðist		bilist	bilaðist
	þú	bilast	bilaðist		bilist	bilaðist
	hann, hún, það	bilast	bilaðist		bilist	bilaðist
plural	við	bilumst	biluðumst		bilumst	biluðumst
	þið	bilist	biluðust		bilist	biluðust
	þeir, þær, þau	bilast	biluðust		bilist	biluðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bilast (þú), bilastu
plural	þið	bilist (þið), bilisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bilaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bilaður	biluð	bilað	bilaðir	bilaðar	biluð
accusative (þolfall)	bilaðan	bilaða	bilað	bilaða	bilaðar	biluð
dative (þágufall)	biluðum	bilaðri	biluðu	biluðum	biluðum	biluðum
genitive (eignarfall)	bilaðs	bilaðrar	bilaðs	bilaðra	bilaðra	bilaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bilaði	bilaða	bilaða	biluðu	biluðu	biluðu
accusative (þolfall)	bilaða	biluðu	bilaða	biluðu	biluðu	biluðu
dative (þágufall)	bilaða	biluðu	bilaða	biluðu	biluðu	biluðu
genitive (eignarfall)	bilaða	biluðu	bilaða	biluðu	biluðu	biluðu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bila

1. indefinite genitive plural of bil

Further reading

• “bila” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbila/ [ˈbi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: bi‧la

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bila, from Old Malay vela, from Sanskrit वेला (velā).

Pronoun

bila (used in the compounds apabila and bilamana)

1. when

Conjunction

bila

1. if

   Synonyms: apabila, jikalau, jika, kalau, kalo, seumpama, seumpamanya, kalau seumpamanya, seandainya

Derived terms

• bila-bila

• bila apa
• bila mungkin
• bila perlu
• bila saja

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Acehnese [Term?], from Malay bela (“to advocate, to defend, to avenge”), from Old Javanese bela (“be prepared to die with another person, die for and with another person”), welā (“limit of time, period, hour, last hour, hour of death”), from Sanskrit वेला (velā, “point, time, end”).

Verb

bila

1. to take revenge

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?].

Noun

bila (plural bila-bila)

1. (botany, Manggarai) calabash (Crescentia cujete)

   Synonym: berenuk

Etymology 4

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bila (plural bila-bila)

1. (Dayak) floor made of loosely woven bamboo slats

Etymology 5

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bila (plural bila-bila)

1. (botany, Bali, Makassar) bael, Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple, or wood apple (Aegle marmelos)

   Synonym: maja

2. (agriculture, Sumbawa) pest repellent made from the fruit which is pounded and fermented to become a pesticide
3. (Bungku) water container made from the fruit shell
4. (Culambacu) a semi-spherical lidded container, made from the fruit, used to store palm wine or sap

Further reading

• “bila”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Iraqw

Noun

bila m (plural bilaawee f)

1. cliff, ravine

References

• Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 13

Malay

Alternative forms

• bile (SMS slang)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेला (velā).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbilə/ [ˈbi.lə]
  • Rhymes: -lə, -ə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbila/ [ˈbi.la]
  • Rhymes: -la, -a
• Hyphenation: bi‧la

Pronoun

bila (Jawi spelling بيلا)

1. when:
   1. (interrogative) at what time?

      Bila kau pergi sekolah?

      When did you go to school?

   2. a certain time

      Saya tak tahu bila dia bertolak.

      I don't know when he departed.

Derived terms

• apabila
• barang bila
• bila masa
• bila-bila

Descendants

• Indonesian: bila

Conjunction

bila (Jawi spelling بيلا)

1. (proscribed) alternative form of apabila

   Muka dia mesti menjadi merah bila dia mabuk.

   His face always becomes red when he's drunk.

Usage notes

• Although extremely common, the DBP proscribes the use of bila as a conjunction and prescribes using apabila instead.

Further reading

• "bila" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mirandese

Noun

bila f (plural bilas)

1. village

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bila m

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) indefinite plural of bil
2. (dialectal, Trøndelag) dative singular of bil

   Nøklan ligg i bila

   The keys are in the car

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbi.la]

  • Audio:

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Noun

bila

1. uncooked rice

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑀺𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• बिल (Devanagari script)
• বিল (Bengali script)
• බිල (Sinhalese script)
• ဗိလ or ၿိလ (Burmese script)
• พิล or พิละ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩥᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ພິລ or ພິລະ (Lao script)
• ពិល (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄨𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

bila n

1. den
2. hole
3. portion

Declension

Declension table of "bila" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bilaṃ	bilāni
Accusative (second)	bilaṃ	bilāni
Instrumental (third)	bilena	bilehi or bilebhi
Dative (fourth)	bilassa or bilāya or bilatthaṃ	bilānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bilasmā or bilamhā or bilā	bilehi or bilebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bilassa	bilānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bilasmiṃ or bilamhi or bile	bilesu
Vocative (calling)	bila	bilāni

Polish

bile

Etymology

Borrowed from French bille. First attested in 1837.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.la/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: bi‧la

Noun

bila f

1. (billiards) billiard ball

   Synonym: kula bilardowa

   biała bila ― a white billiard ball

   czarna bila ― a black billiard ball

   kolorowa bila ― a colored billiard ball

   bila uderza o coś/w coś ― a billiard ball hits against something

   uderzyć (w) bilę ― to hit a billiard ball

Declension

Declension of bila

	singular	plural
nominative	bila	bile
genitive	bili	bil
dative	bili	bilom
accusative	bilę	bile
instrumental	bilą	bilami
locative	bili	bilach
vocative	bilo	bile

Further reading

• “bila”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bila”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbila]

Noun

bila f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of bilă

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

bila (Cyrillic spelling била)

1. inflection of biti:
   1. feminine singular active past participle
   2. neuter plural active past participle

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bila/, [ˈbila]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Hyphenation: bi‧la

Verb

bila

1. inflection of biť:
   1. feminine singular l-participle
   2. feminine third-person singular past indicative

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da.

Verb

-bila

1. to boil

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بِلَا (bilā, “without”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Preposition

bila

1. without

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da.

Verb

-bila

1. to boil

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish bila, ultimately from *bʰeid.

Noun

bila c

1. a broadaxe

   Synonyms: bilyxa, skrädyxa

2. the blade of a guillotine

Declension

Declension of bila

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bila	bilas
	definite	bilan	bilans
plural	indefinite	bilor	bilors
	definite	bilorna	bilornas

Verb

bila (present bilar, preterite bilade, supine bilat, imperative bila)

1. (jargon) to use a broadaxe

Conjugation

Conjugation of bila (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bila		bilas
supine	bilat		bilats
imperative	bila		—
imper. plural1	bilen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bilar	bilade	bilas	bilades
ind. plural1	bila	bilade	bilas	bilades
subjunctive2	bile	bilade	biles	bilades
present participle		bilande
past participle		bilad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

bil (“car”) +‎ -a

Verb

bila (present bilar, preterite bilade, supine bilat, imperative bila)

1. (colloquial) to commute by car

   Många bilar till jobbet varje dag

   Many people drive to work every day

2. (colloquial) to drive long distances

   Vi bilade ner till Spanien förra sommaren

   We drove down to Spain last summer

Conjugation

Conjugation of bila (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bila		bilas
supine	bilat		bilats
imperative	bila		—
imper. plural1	bilen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bilar	bilade	bilas	bilades
ind. plural1	bila	bilade	bilas	bilades
subjunctive2	bile	bilade	biles	bilades
present participle		bilande
past participle		bilad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “bila”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bilaq (“part split off”). Compare Maranao bila' (“brittleness; crispness”), Malay bilah (“thin strip or lath”) and Javanese ꦮꦶꦭꦃ (wilah, “long thin stick”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /biˈlaʔ/ [bɪˈlaʔ], /ˈbilaʔ/ [ˈbiː.lɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ, -ilaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /biˈlaʔ/ [bɪˈlaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bi‧la

Noun

bilâ or bilà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ)

1. bamboo splits fastened horizontally along the length of a bamboo fence to reinforce it

   Synonyms: sapi, salo, patigas

Derived terms

• bilaan
• ibila
• magbila

Adjective

bilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎ)

1. nicked at the corner or edge

   Synonyms: pingas, bingas, bingaw

Alternative forms

• pila

Derived terms

• bilain
• mabila
• makabila

See also

• kabila

Further reading

• “bila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[5] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Anagrams

• labi, bali

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪla/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːla/, /ˈbɪla/

Noun

bila

1. soft mutation of pila

Mutation

Mutated forms of pila

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pila	bila	mhila	phila

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da.

Verb

-bila

1. (intransitive) to boil

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• -bilisa

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da.

Verb

-bila

1. (intransitive) to boil, to be boiling
2. (intransitive) to ferment
3. (intransitive) to be enraged

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukubila)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukubila	ukungabili
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	bila	-bile
plural	bilani	-bileni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabila, ngibila	engibilayo, engibila	ngibila	angibili	engingabili	ngingabili
2nd singular	uyabila, ubila	obilayo, obila	ubila	awubili	ongabili	ungabili
1st plural	siyabila, sibila	esibilayo, esibila	sibila	asibili	esingabili	singabili
2nd plural	niyabila, nibila	enibilayo, enibila	nibila	anibili	eningabili	ningabili
class 1	uyabila, ubila	obilayo, obila	ebila	akabili	ongabili	engabili
class 2	bayabila, babila	ababilayo, ababila	bebila	ababili	abangabili	bengabili
class 3	uyabila, ubila	obilayo, obila	ubila	awubili	ongabili	ungabili
class 4	iyabila, ibila	ebilayo, ebila	ibila	ayibili	engabili	ingabili
class 5	liyabila, libila	elibilayo, elibila	libila	alibili	elingabili	lingabili
class 6	ayabila, abila	abilayo, abila	ebila	awabili	angabili	engabili
class 7	siyabila, sibila	esibilayo, esibila	sibila	asibili	esingabili	singabili
class 8	ziyabila, zibila	ezibilayo, ezibila	zibila	azibili	ezingabili	zingabili
class 9	iyabila, ibila	ebilayo, ebila	ibila	ayibili	engabili	ingabili
class 10	ziyabila, zibila	ezibilayo, ezibila	zibila	azibili	ezingabili	zingabili
class 11	luyabila, lubila	olubilayo, olubila	lubila	alubili	olungabili	lungabili
class 14	buyabila, bubila	obubilayo, obubila	bubila	abubili	obungabili	bungabili
class 15	kuyabila, kubila	okubilayo, okubila	kubila	akubili	okungabili	kungabili
class 17	kuyabila, kubila	okubilayo, okubila	kubila	akubili	okungabili	kungabili
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngibilile, ngibilē	engibilile, engibilē	ngibilile, ngibilē	angibilanga	engingabilanga	ngingabilanga
2nd singular	ubilile, ubilē	obilile, obilē	ubilile, ubilē	awubilanga	ongabilanga	ungabilanga
1st plural	sibilile, sibilē	esibilile, esibilē	sibilile, sibilē	asibilanga	esingabilanga	singabilanga
2nd plural	nibilile, nibilē	enibilile, enibilē	nibilile, nibilē	anibilanga	eningabilanga	ningabilanga
class 1	ubilile, ubilē	obilile, obilē	ebilile, ebilē	akabilanga	ongabilanga	engabilanga
class 2	babilile, babilē	ababilile, ababilē	bebilile, bebilē	ababilanga	abangabilanga	bengabilanga
class 3	ubilile, ubilē	obilile, obilē	ubilile, ubilē	awubilanga	ongabilanga	ungabilanga
class 4	ibilile, ibilē	ebilile, ebilē	ibilile, ibilē	ayibilanga	engabilanga	ingabilanga
class 5	libilile, libilē	elibilile, elibilē	libilile, libilē	alibilanga	elingabilanga	lingabilanga
class 6	abilile, abilē	abilile, abilē	ebilile, ebilē	awabilanga	angabilanga	engabilanga
class 7	sibilile, sibilē	esibilile, esibilē	sibilile, sibilē	asibilanga	esingabilanga	singabilanga
class 8	zibilile, zibilē	ezibilile, ezibilē	zibilile, zibilē	azibilanga	ezingabilanga	zingabilanga
class 9	ibilile, ibilē	ebilile, ebilē	ibilile, ibilē	ayibilanga	engabilanga	ingabilanga
class 10	zibilile, zibilē	ezibilile, ezibilē	zibilile, zibilē	azibilanga	ezingabilanga	zingabilanga
class 11	lubilile, lubilē	olubilile, olubilē	lubilile, lubilē	alubilanga	olungabilanga	lungabilanga
class 14	bubilile, bubilē	obubilile, obubilē	bubilile, bubilē	abubilanga	obungabilanga	bungabilanga
class 15	kubilile, kubilē	okubilile, okubilē	kubilile, kubilē	akubilanga	okungabilanga	kungabilanga
class 17	kubilile, kubilē	okubilile, okubilē	kubilile, kubilē	akubilanga	okungabilanga	kungabilanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngābila	engābila	ngābila	angibilanga	engingabilanga	ngingabilanga
2nd singular	wābila	owābila	wābila	awubilanga	ongabilanga	ungabilanga
1st plural	sābila	esābila	sābila	asibilanga	esingabilanga	singabilanga
2nd plural	nābila	enābila	nābila	anibilanga	eningabilanga	ningabilanga
class 1	wābila	owābila	ābila	akabilanga	ongabilanga	engabilanga
class 2	bābila	abābila	bābila	ababilanga	abangabilanga	bengabilanga
class 3	wābila	owābila	wābila	awubilanga	ongabilanga	ungabilanga
class 4	yābila	eyābila	yābila	ayibilanga	engabilanga	ingabilanga
class 5	lābila	elābila	lābila	alibilanga	elingabilanga	lingabilanga
class 6	ābila	ābila	ābila	awabilanga	angabilanga	engabilanga
class 7	sābila	esābila	sābila	asibilanga	esingabilanga	singabilanga
class 8	zābila	ezābila	zābila	azibilanga	ezingabilanga	zingabilanga
class 9	yābila	eyābila	yābila	ayibilanga	engabilanga	ingabilanga
class 10	zābila	ezābila	zābila	azibilanga	ezingabilanga	zingabilanga
class 11	lwābila	olwābila	lwābila	alubilanga	olungabilanga	lungabilanga
class 14	bābila	obābila	bābila	abubilanga	obungabilanga	bungabilanga
class 15	kwābila	okwābila	kwābila	akubilanga	okungabilanga	kungabilanga
class 17	kwābila	okwābila	kwābila	akubilanga	okungabilanga	kungabilanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingabila	—	ngingabila	ngingebile	—	ngingebile
2nd singular	ungabila	—	ungabila	ungebile	—	ungebile
1st plural	singabila	—	singabila	singebile	—	singebile
2nd plural	ningabila	—	ningabila	ningebile	—	ningebile
class 1	angabila	—	engabila	angebile	—	engebile
class 2	bangabila	—	bengabila	bangebile	—	bengebile
class 3	ungabila	—	ungabila	ungebile	—	ungebile
class 4	ingabila	—	ingabila	ingebile	—	ingebile
class 5	lingabila	—	lingabila	lingebile	—	lingebile
class 6	angabila	—	engabila	angebile	—	engebile
class 7	singabila	—	singabila	singebile	—	singebile
class 8	zingabila	—	zingabila	zingebile	—	zingebile
class 9	ingabila	—	ingabila	ingebile	—	ingebile
class 10	zingabila	—	zingabila	zingebile	—	zingebile
class 11	lungabila	—	lungabila	lungebile	—	lungebile
class 14	bungabila	—	bungabila	bungebile	—	bungebile
class 15	kungabila	—	kungabila	kungebile	—	kungebile
class 17	kungabila	—	kungabila	kungebile	—	kungebile
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizobila	engizobila	ngizobila	angizubila	engingezubila	ngingezubila
2nd singular	uzobila	ozobila	uzobila	awuzubila	ongezubila	ungezubila
1st plural	sizobila	esizobila	sizobila	asizubila	esingezubila	singezubila
2nd plural	nizobila	enizobila	nizobila	anizubila	eningezubila	ningezubila
class 1	uzobila	ozobila	ezobila	akazubila	ongezubila	engezubila
class 2	bazobila	abazobila	bezobila	abazubila	abangezubila	bengezubila
class 3	uzobila	ozobila	uzobila	awuzubila	ongezubila	ungezubila
class 4	izobila	ezobila	izobila	ayizubila	engezubila	ingezubila
class 5	lizobila	elizobila	lizobila	alizubila	elingezubila	lingezubila
class 6	azobila	azobila	ezobila	awazubila	angezubila	engezubila
class 7	sizobila	esizobila	sizobila	asizubila	esingezubila	singezubila
class 8	zizobila	ezizobila	zizobila	azizubila	ezingezubila	zingezubila
class 9	izobila	ezobila	izobila	ayizubila	engezubila	ingezubila
class 10	zizobila	ezizobila	zizobila	azizubila	ezingezubila	zingezubila
class 11	luzobila	oluzobila	luzobila	aluzubila	olungezubila	lungezubila
class 14	buzobila	obuzobila	buzobila	abuzubila	obungezubila	bungezubila
class 15	kuzobila	okuzobila	kuzobila	akuzubila	okungezubila	kungezubila
class 17	kuzobila	okuzobila	kuzobila	akuzubila	okungezubila	kungezubila
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobila	engiyobila	ngiyobila	angiyubila	engingeyubila	ngingeyubila
2nd singular	uyobila	oyobila	uyobila	awuyubila	ongeyubila	ungeyubila
1st plural	siyobila	esiyobila	siyobila	asiyubila	esingeyubila	singeyubila
2nd plural	niyobila	eniyobila	niyobila	aniyubila	eningeyubila	ningeyubila
class 1	uyobila	oyobila	eyobila	akayubila	ongeyubila	engeyubila
class 2	bayobila	abayobila	beyobila	abayubila	abangeyubila	bengeyubila
class 3	uyobila	oyobila	uyobila	awuyubila	ongeyubila	ungeyubila
class 4	iyobila	eyobila	iyobila	ayiyubila	engeyubila	ingeyubila
class 5	liyobila	eliyobila	liyobila	aliyubila	elingeyubila	lingeyubila
class 6	ayobila	ayobila	eyobila	awayubila	angeyubila	engeyubila
class 7	siyobila	esiyobila	siyobila	asiyubila	esingeyubila	singeyubila
class 8	ziyobila	eziyobila	ziyobila	aziyubila	ezingeyubila	zingeyubila
class 9	iyobila	eyobila	iyobila	ayiyubila	engeyubila	ingeyubila
class 10	ziyobila	eziyobila	ziyobila	aziyubila	ezingeyubila	zingeyubila
class 11	luyobila	oluyobila	luyobila	aluyubila	olungeyubila	lungeyubila
class 14	buyobila	obuyobila	buyobila	abuyubila	obungeyubila	bungeyubila
class 15	kuyobila	okuyobila	kuyobila	akuyubila	okungeyubila	kungeyubila
class 17	kuyobila	okuyobila	kuyobila	akuyubila	okungeyubila	kungeyubila
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngibile	ngingabili
2nd singular	ubile	ungabili
1st plural	sibile	singabili
2nd plural	nibile	ningabili
class 1	abile	angabili
class 2	babile	bangabili
class 3	ubile	ungabili
class 4	ibile	ingabili
class 5	libile	lingabili
class 6	abile	angabili
class 7	sibile	singabili
class 8	zibile	zingabili
class 9	ibile	ingabili
class 10	zibile	zingabili
class 11	lubile	lungabili
class 14	bubile	bungabili
class 15	kubile	kungabili
class 17	kubile	kungabili
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngabila	ngangabila, angabila, angangabila
2nd singular	wabila	wangabila, awabila, awangabila
1st plural	sabila	sangabila, asabila, asangabila
2nd plural	nabila	nangabila, anabila, anangabila
class 1	wabila	wangabila, akabila, akangabila
class 2	babila	bangabila, ababila, abangabila
class 3	wabila	wangabila, awabila, awangabila
class 4	yabila	yangabila, ayabila, ayangabila
class 5	labila	langabila, alabila, alangabila
class 6	abila	angabila, awabila, awangabila
class 7	sabila	sangabila, asabila, asangabila
class 8	zabila	zangabila, azabila, azangabila
class 9	yabila	yangabila, ayabila, ayangabila
class 10	zabila	zangabila, azabila, azangabila
class 11	lwabila	lwangabila, alwabila, alwangabila
class 14	babila	bangabila, ababila, abangabila
class 15	kwabila	kwangabila, akwabila, akwangabila
class 17	kwabila	kwangabila, akwabila, akwangabila

Derived terms

• -bilisa