letha

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Verb

-létha

1. to bring

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Verb

-létha

1. to bring

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Verb

-létha

1. (transitive) to bring

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• -lethisa

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-déeta.

Verb

-létha

1. (transitive) to bring
2. (transitive) to deliver

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukuletha
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuletha	ukungalethi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	letha	-lethe
Plural	lethani	-letheni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyaletha, ngiletha	engilethayo, engiletha	ngiletha	angilethi	engingalethi	ngingalethi
2nd singular	uyaletha, uletha	olethayo, oletha	uletha	awulethi	ongalethi	ungalethi
1st plural	siyaletha, siletha	esilethayo, esiletha	siletha	asilethi	esingalethi	singalethi
2nd plural	niyaletha, niletha	enilethayo, eniletha	niletha	anilethi	eningalethi	ningalethi
Class 1	uyaletha, uletha	olethayo, oletha	eletha	akalethi	ongalethi	engalethi
Class 2	bayaletha, baletha	abalethayo, abaletha	beletha	abalethi	abangalethi	bengalethi
Class 3	uyaletha, uletha	olethayo, oletha	uletha	awulethi	ongalethi	ungalethi
Class 4	iyaletha, iletha	elethayo, eletha	iletha	ayilethi	engalethi	ingalethi
Class 5	liyaletha, liletha	elilethayo, eliletha	liletha	alilethi	elingalethi	lingalethi
Class 6	ayaletha, aletha	alethayo, aletha	eletha	awalethi	angalethi	engalethi
Class 7	siyaletha, siletha	esilethayo, esiletha	siletha	asilethi	esingalethi	singalethi
Class 8	ziyaletha, ziletha	ezilethayo, eziletha	ziletha	azilethi	ezingalethi	zingalethi
Class 9	iyaletha, iletha	elethayo, eletha	iletha	ayilethi	engalethi	ingalethi
Class 10	ziyaletha, ziletha	ezilethayo, eziletha	ziletha	azilethi	ezingalethi	zingalethi
Class 11	luyaletha, luletha	olulethayo, oluletha	luletha	alulethi	olungalethi	lungalethi
Class 14	buyaletha, buletha	obulethayo, obuletha	buletha	abulethi	obungalethi	bungalethi
Class 15	kuyaletha, kuletha	okulethayo, okuletha	kuletha	akulethi	okungalethi	kungalethi
Class 17	kuyaletha, kuletha	okulethayo, okuletha	kuletha	akulethi	okungalethi	kungalethi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilethile, ngilethē	engilethile, engilethē	ngilethile, ngilethē	angilethanga	engingalethanga	ngingalethanga
2nd singular	ulethile, ulethē	olethile, olethē	ulethile, ulethē	awulethanga	ongalethanga	ungalethanga
1st plural	silethile, silethē	esilethile, esilethē	silethile, silethē	asilethanga	esingalethanga	singalethanga
2nd plural	nilethile, nilethē	enilethile, enilethē	nilethile, nilethē	anilethanga	eningalethanga	ningalethanga
Class 1	ulethile, ulethē	olethile, olethē	elethile, elethē	akalethanga	ongalethanga	engalethanga
Class 2	balethile, balethē	abalethile, abalethē	belethile, belethē	abalethanga	abangalethanga	bengalethanga
Class 3	ulethile, ulethē	olethile, olethē	ulethile, ulethē	awulethanga	ongalethanga	ungalethanga
Class 4	ilethile, ilethē	elethile, elethē	ilethile, ilethē	ayilethanga	engalethanga	ingalethanga
Class 5	lilethile, lilethē	elilethile, elilethē	lilethile, lilethē	alilethanga	elingalethanga	lingalethanga
Class 6	alethile, alethē	alethile, alethē	elethile, elethē	awalethanga	angalethanga	engalethanga
Class 7	silethile, silethē	esilethile, esilethē	silethile, silethē	asilethanga	esingalethanga	singalethanga
Class 8	zilethile, zilethē	ezilethile, ezilethē	zilethile, zilethē	azilethanga	ezingalethanga	zingalethanga
Class 9	ilethile, ilethē	elethile, elethē	ilethile, ilethē	ayilethanga	engalethanga	ingalethanga
Class 10	zilethile, zilethē	ezilethile, ezilethē	zilethile, zilethē	azilethanga	ezingalethanga	zingalethanga
Class 11	lulethile, lulethē	olulethile, olulethē	lulethile, lulethē	alulethanga	olungalethanga	lungalethanga
Class 14	bulethile, bulethē	obulethile, obulethē	bulethile, bulethē	abulethanga	obungalethanga	bungalethanga
Class 15	kulethile, kulethē	okulethile, okulethē	kulethile, kulethē	akulethanga	okungalethanga	kungalethanga
Class 17	kulethile, kulethē	okulethile, okulethē	kulethile, kulethē	akulethanga	okungalethanga	kungalethanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāletha	engāletha	ngāletha	angilethanga	engingalethanga	ngingalethanga
2nd singular	wāletha	owāletha	wāletha	awulethanga	ongalethanga	ungalethanga
1st plural	sāletha	esāletha	sāletha	asilethanga	esingalethanga	singalethanga
2nd plural	nāletha	enāletha	nāletha	anilethanga	eningalethanga	ningalethanga
Class 1	wāletha	owāletha	āletha	akalethanga	ongalethanga	engalethanga
Class 2	bāletha	abāletha	bāletha	abalethanga	abangalethanga	bengalethanga
Class 3	wāletha	owāletha	wāletha	awulethanga	ongalethanga	ungalethanga
Class 4	yāletha	eyāletha	yāletha	ayilethanga	engalethanga	ingalethanga
Class 5	lāletha	elāletha	lāletha	alilethanga	elingalethanga	lingalethanga
Class 6	āletha	āletha	āletha	awalethanga	angalethanga	engalethanga
Class 7	sāletha	esāletha	sāletha	asilethanga	esingalethanga	singalethanga
Class 8	zāletha	ezāletha	zāletha	azilethanga	ezingalethanga	zingalethanga
Class 9	yāletha	eyāletha	yāletha	ayilethanga	engalethanga	ingalethanga
Class 10	zāletha	ezāletha	zāletha	azilethanga	ezingalethanga	zingalethanga
Class 11	lwāletha	olwāletha	lwāletha	alulethanga	olungalethanga	lungalethanga
Class 14	bāletha	obāletha	bāletha	abulethanga	obungalethanga	bungalethanga
Class 15	kwāletha	okwāletha	kwāletha	akulethanga	okungalethanga	kungalethanga
Class 17	kwāletha	okwāletha	kwāletha	akulethanga	okungalethanga	kungalethanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingaletha	—	ngingaletha	ngingelethe	—	ngingelethe
2nd singular	ungaletha	—	ungaletha	ungelethe	—	ungelethe
1st plural	singaletha	—	singaletha	singelethe	—	singelethe
2nd plural	ningaletha	—	ningaletha	ningelethe	—	ningelethe
Class 1	angaletha	—	engaletha	angelethe	—	engelethe
Class 2	bangaletha	—	bengaletha	bangelethe	—	bengelethe
Class 3	ungaletha	—	ungaletha	ungelethe	—	ungelethe
Class 4	ingaletha	—	ingaletha	ingelethe	—	ingelethe
Class 5	lingaletha	—	lingaletha	lingelethe	—	lingelethe
Class 6	angaletha	—	engaletha	angelethe	—	engelethe
Class 7	singaletha	—	singaletha	singelethe	—	singelethe
Class 8	zingaletha	—	zingaletha	zingelethe	—	zingelethe
Class 9	ingaletha	—	ingaletha	ingelethe	—	ingelethe
Class 10	zingaletha	—	zingaletha	zingelethe	—	zingelethe
Class 11	lungaletha	—	lungaletha	lungelethe	—	lungelethe
Class 14	bungaletha	—	bungaletha	bungelethe	—	bungelethe
Class 15	kungaletha	—	kungaletha	kungelethe	—	kungelethe
Class 17	kungaletha	—	kungaletha	kungelethe	—	kungelethe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizoletha	engizoletha	ngizoletha	angizuletha	engingezuletha	ngingezuletha
2nd singular	uzoletha	ozoletha	uzoletha	awuzuletha	ongezuletha	ungezuletha
1st plural	sizoletha	esizoletha	sizoletha	asizuletha	esingezuletha	singezuletha
2nd plural	nizoletha	enizoletha	nizoletha	anizuletha	eningezuletha	ningezuletha
Class 1	uzoletha	ozoletha	ezoletha	akazuletha	ongezuletha	engezuletha
Class 2	bazoletha	abazoletha	bezoletha	abazuletha	abangezuletha	bengezuletha
Class 3	uzoletha	ozoletha	uzoletha	awuzuletha	ongezuletha	ungezuletha
Class 4	izoletha	ezoletha	izoletha	ayizuletha	engezuletha	ingezuletha
Class 5	lizoletha	elizoletha	lizoletha	alizuletha	elingezuletha	lingezuletha
Class 6	azoletha	azoletha	ezoletha	awazuletha	angezuletha	engezuletha
Class 7	sizoletha	esizoletha	sizoletha	asizuletha	esingezuletha	singezuletha
Class 8	zizoletha	ezizoletha	zizoletha	azizuletha	ezingezuletha	zingezuletha
Class 9	izoletha	ezoletha	izoletha	ayizuletha	engezuletha	ingezuletha
Class 10	zizoletha	ezizoletha	zizoletha	azizuletha	ezingezuletha	zingezuletha
Class 11	luzoletha	oluzoletha	luzoletha	aluzuletha	olungezuletha	lungezuletha
Class 14	buzoletha	obuzoletha	buzoletha	abuzuletha	obungezuletha	bungezuletha
Class 15	kuzoletha	okuzoletha	kuzoletha	akuzuletha	okungezuletha	kungezuletha
Class 17	kuzoletha	okuzoletha	kuzoletha	akuzuletha	okungezuletha	kungezuletha
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyoletha	engiyoletha	ngiyoletha	angiyuletha	engingeyuletha	ngingeyuletha
2nd singular	uyoletha	oyoletha	uyoletha	awuyuletha	ongeyuletha	ungeyuletha
1st plural	siyoletha	esiyoletha	siyoletha	asiyuletha	esingeyuletha	singeyuletha
2nd plural	niyoletha	eniyoletha	niyoletha	aniyuletha	eningeyuletha	ningeyuletha
Class 1	uyoletha	oyoletha	eyoletha	akayuletha	ongeyuletha	engeyuletha
Class 2	bayoletha	abayoletha	beyoletha	abayuletha	abangeyuletha	bengeyuletha
Class 3	uyoletha	oyoletha	uyoletha	awuyuletha	ongeyuletha	ungeyuletha
Class 4	iyoletha	eyoletha	iyoletha	ayiyuletha	engeyuletha	ingeyuletha
Class 5	liyoletha	eliyoletha	liyoletha	aliyuletha	elingeyuletha	lingeyuletha
Class 6	ayoletha	ayoletha	eyoletha	awayuletha	angeyuletha	engeyuletha
Class 7	siyoletha	esiyoletha	siyoletha	asiyuletha	esingeyuletha	singeyuletha
Class 8	ziyoletha	eziyoletha	ziyoletha	aziyuletha	ezingeyuletha	zingeyuletha
Class 9	iyoletha	eyoletha	iyoletha	ayiyuletha	engeyuletha	ingeyuletha
Class 10	ziyoletha	eziyoletha	ziyoletha	aziyuletha	ezingeyuletha	zingeyuletha
Class 11	luyoletha	oluyoletha	luyoletha	aluyuletha	olungeyuletha	lungeyuletha
Class 14	buyoletha	obuyoletha	buyoletha	abuyuletha	obungeyuletha	bungeyuletha
Class 15	kuyoletha	okuyoletha	kuyoletha	akuyuletha	okungeyuletha	kungeyuletha
Class 17	kuyoletha	okuyoletha	kuyoletha	akuyuletha	okungeyuletha	kungeyuletha
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilethe	ngingalethi
2nd singular	ulethe	ungalethi
1st plural	silethe	singalethi
2nd plural	nilethe	ningalethi
Class 1	alethe	angalethi
Class 2	balethe	bangalethi
Class 3	ulethe	ungalethi
Class 4	ilethe	ingalethi
Class 5	lilethe	lingalethi
Class 6	alethe	angalethi
Class 7	silethe	singalethi
Class 8	zilethe	zingalethi
Class 9	ilethe	ingalethi
Class 10	zilethe	zingalethi
Class 11	lulethe	lungalethi
Class 14	bulethe	bungalethi
Class 15	kulethe	kungalethi
Class 17	kulethe	kungalethi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngaletha	ngangaletha, angaletha, angangaletha
2nd singular	waletha	wangaletha, awaletha, awangaletha
1st plural	saletha	sangaletha, asaletha, asangaletha
2nd plural	naletha	nangaletha, analetha, anangaletha
Class 1	waletha	wangaletha, akaletha, akangaletha
Class 2	baletha	bangaletha, abaletha, abangaletha
Class 3	waletha	wangaletha, awaletha, awangaletha
Class 4	yaletha	yangaletha, ayaletha, ayangaletha
Class 5	laletha	langaletha, alaletha, alangaletha
Class 6	aletha	angaletha, awaletha, awangaletha
Class 7	saletha	sangaletha, asaletha, asangaletha
Class 8	zaletha	zangaletha, azaletha, azangaletha
Class 9	yaletha	yangaletha, ayaletha, ayangaletha
Class 10	zaletha	zangaletha, azaletha, azangaletha
Class 11	lwaletha	lwangaletha, alwaletha, alwangaletha
Class 14	baletha	bangaletha, abaletha, abangaletha
Class 15	kwaletha	kwangaletha, akwaletha, akwangaletha
Class 17	kwaletha	kwangaletha, akwaletha, akwangaletha

Derived terms

• -lethela
• -lethisa

References

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