dlala

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -dlala.

Verb

dlala

1. to play

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-dlála

1. to play

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-jànjada, the extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-jànja (“to spread”).

Verb

-dlala

1. to make a bed

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala.

Verb

-dlála

1. to play

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-dlâla

1. to play

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swazi

Etymology

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala.

Verb

-dlâla

1. to play

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• umdlalo

Xhosa

Etymology

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala. Although verb -tya has replaced -dla in its primary meaning of "to eat", it is clear that -dla formerly meant "to eat", due to its use in metaphorical extensions such as "to corrode" or "to enjoy".

Verb

-dlâla

1. to play

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• umdlalo

Zulu

Etymology

From -dla (“to eat”) +‎ -ala. The sense of "to play" comes from the extended sense of -dla to mean "to enjoy".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɮʱaːla/

Verb

-dlâla

1. to play

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukudlala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudlala	ukungadlali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	dlala	-dlale
Plural	dlalani	-dlaleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadlala, ngidlala	engidlalayo, engidlala	ngidlala	angidlali	engingadlali	ngingadlali
2nd singular	uyadlala, udlala	odlalayo, odlala	udlala	awudlali	ongadlali	ungadlali
1st plural	siyadlala, sidlala	esidlalayo, esidlala	sidlala	asidlali	esingadlali	singadlali
2nd plural	niyadlala, nidlala	enidlalayo, enidlala	nidlala	anidlali	eningadlali	ningadlali
Class 1	uyadlala, udlala	odlalayo, odlala	edlala	akadlali	ongadlali	engadlali
Class 2	bayadlala, badlala	abadlalayo, abadlala	bedlala	abadlali	abangadlali	bengadlali
Class 3	uyadlala, udlala	odlalayo, odlala	udlala	awudlali	ongadlali	ungadlali
Class 4	iyadlala, idlala	edlalayo, edlala	idlala	ayidlali	engadlali	ingadlali
Class 5	liyadlala, lidlala	elidlalayo, elidlala	lidlala	alidlali	elingadlali	lingadlali
Class 6	ayadlala, adlala	adlalayo, adlala	edlala	awadlali	angadlali	engadlali
Class 7	siyadlala, sidlala	esidlalayo, esidlala	sidlala	asidlali	esingadlali	singadlali
Class 8	ziyadlala, zidlala	ezidlalayo, ezidlala	zidlala	azidlali	ezingadlali	zingadlali
Class 9	iyadlala, idlala	edlalayo, edlala	idlala	ayidlali	engadlali	ingadlali
Class 10	ziyadlala, zidlala	ezidlalayo, ezidlala	zidlala	azidlali	ezingadlali	zingadlali
Class 11	luyadlala, ludlala	oludlalayo, oludlala	ludlala	aludlali	olungadlali	lungadlali
Class 14	buyadlala, budlala	obudlalayo, obudlala	budlala	abudlali	obungadlali	bungadlali
Class 15	kuyadlala, kudlala	okudlalayo, okudlala	kudlala	akudlali	okungadlali	kungadlali
Class 17	kuyadlala, kudlala	okudlalayo, okudlala	kudlala	akudlali	okungadlali	kungadlali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidlalile, ngidlalē	engidlalile, engidlalē	ngidlalile, ngidlalē	angidlalanga	engingadlalanga	ngingadlalanga
2nd singular	udlalile, udlalē	odlalile, odlalē	udlalile, udlalē	awudlalanga	ongadlalanga	ungadlalanga
1st plural	sidlalile, sidlalē	esidlalile, esidlalē	sidlalile, sidlalē	asidlalanga	esingadlalanga	singadlalanga
2nd plural	nidlalile, nidlalē	enidlalile, enidlalē	nidlalile, nidlalē	anidlalanga	eningadlalanga	ningadlalanga
Class 1	udlalile, udlalē	odlalile, odlalē	edlalile, edlalē	akadlalanga	ongadlalanga	engadlalanga
Class 2	badlalile, badlalē	abadlalile, abadlalē	bedlalile, bedlalē	abadlalanga	abangadlalanga	bengadlalanga
Class 3	udlalile, udlalē	odlalile, odlalē	udlalile, udlalē	awudlalanga	ongadlalanga	ungadlalanga
Class 4	idlalile, idlalē	edlalile, edlalē	idlalile, idlalē	ayidlalanga	engadlalanga	ingadlalanga
Class 5	lidlalile, lidlalē	elidlalile, elidlalē	lidlalile, lidlalē	alidlalanga	elingadlalanga	lingadlalanga
Class 6	adlalile, adlalē	adlalile, adlalē	edlalile, edlalē	awadlalanga	angadlalanga	engadlalanga
Class 7	sidlalile, sidlalē	esidlalile, esidlalē	sidlalile, sidlalē	asidlalanga	esingadlalanga	singadlalanga
Class 8	zidlalile, zidlalē	ezidlalile, ezidlalē	zidlalile, zidlalē	azidlalanga	ezingadlalanga	zingadlalanga
Class 9	idlalile, idlalē	edlalile, edlalē	idlalile, idlalē	ayidlalanga	engadlalanga	ingadlalanga
Class 10	zidlalile, zidlalē	ezidlalile, ezidlalē	zidlalile, zidlalē	azidlalanga	ezingadlalanga	zingadlalanga
Class 11	ludlalile, ludlalē	oludlalile, oludlalē	ludlalile, ludlalē	aludlalanga	olungadlalanga	lungadlalanga
Class 14	budlalile, budlalē	obudlalile, obudlalē	budlalile, budlalē	abudlalanga	obungadlalanga	bungadlalanga
Class 15	kudlalile, kudlalē	okudlalile, okudlalē	kudlalile, kudlalē	akudlalanga	okungadlalanga	kungadlalanga
Class 17	kudlalile, kudlalē	okudlalile, okudlalē	kudlalile, kudlalē	akudlalanga	okungadlalanga	kungadlalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādlala	engādlala	ngādlala	angidlalanga	engingadlalanga	ngingadlalanga
2nd singular	wādlala	owādlala	wādlala	awudlalanga	ongadlalanga	ungadlalanga
1st plural	sādlala	esādlala	sādlala	asidlalanga	esingadlalanga	singadlalanga
2nd plural	nādlala	enādlala	nādlala	anidlalanga	eningadlalanga	ningadlalanga
Class 1	wādlala	owādlala	ādlala	akadlalanga	ongadlalanga	engadlalanga
Class 2	bādlala	abādlala	bādlala	abadlalanga	abangadlalanga	bengadlalanga
Class 3	wādlala	owādlala	wādlala	awudlalanga	ongadlalanga	ungadlalanga
Class 4	yādlala	eyādlala	yādlala	ayidlalanga	engadlalanga	ingadlalanga
Class 5	lādlala	elādlala	lādlala	alidlalanga	elingadlalanga	lingadlalanga
Class 6	ādlala	ādlala	ādlala	awadlalanga	angadlalanga	engadlalanga
Class 7	sādlala	esādlala	sādlala	asidlalanga	esingadlalanga	singadlalanga
Class 8	zādlala	ezādlala	zādlala	azidlalanga	ezingadlalanga	zingadlalanga
Class 9	yādlala	eyādlala	yādlala	ayidlalanga	engadlalanga	ingadlalanga
Class 10	zādlala	ezādlala	zādlala	azidlalanga	ezingadlalanga	zingadlalanga
Class 11	lwādlala	olwādlala	lwādlala	aludlalanga	olungadlalanga	lungadlalanga
Class 14	bādlala	obādlala	bādlala	abudlalanga	obungadlalanga	bungadlalanga
Class 15	kwādlala	okwādlala	kwādlala	akudlalanga	okungadlalanga	kungadlalanga
Class 17	kwādlala	okwādlala	kwādlala	akudlalanga	okungadlalanga	kungadlalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadlala	—	ngingadlala	ngingedlale	—	ngingedlale
2nd singular	ungadlala	—	ungadlala	ungedlale	—	ungedlale
1st plural	singadlala	—	singadlala	singedlale	—	singedlale
2nd plural	ningadlala	—	ningadlala	ningedlale	—	ningedlale
Class 1	angadlala	—	engadlala	angedlale	—	engedlale
Class 2	bangadlala	—	bengadlala	bangedlale	—	bengedlale
Class 3	ungadlala	—	ungadlala	ungedlale	—	ungedlale
Class 4	ingadlala	—	ingadlala	ingedlale	—	ingedlale
Class 5	lingadlala	—	lingadlala	lingedlale	—	lingedlale
Class 6	angadlala	—	engadlala	angedlale	—	engedlale
Class 7	singadlala	—	singadlala	singedlale	—	singedlale
Class 8	zingadlala	—	zingadlala	zingedlale	—	zingedlale
Class 9	ingadlala	—	ingadlala	ingedlale	—	ingedlale
Class 10	zingadlala	—	zingadlala	zingedlale	—	zingedlale
Class 11	lungadlala	—	lungadlala	lungedlale	—	lungedlale
Class 14	bungadlala	—	bungadlala	bungedlale	—	bungedlale
Class 15	kungadlala	—	kungadlala	kungedlale	—	kungedlale
Class 17	kungadlala	—	kungadlala	kungedlale	—	kungedlale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodlala	engizodlala	ngizodlala	angizudlala	engingezudlala	ngingezudlala
2nd singular	uzodlala	ozodlala	uzodlala	awuzudlala	ongezudlala	ungezudlala
1st plural	sizodlala	esizodlala	sizodlala	asizudlala	esingezudlala	singezudlala
2nd plural	nizodlala	enizodlala	nizodlala	anizudlala	eningezudlala	ningezudlala
Class 1	uzodlala	ozodlala	ezodlala	akazudlala	ongezudlala	engezudlala
Class 2	bazodlala	abazodlala	bezodlala	abazudlala	abangezudlala	bengezudlala
Class 3	uzodlala	ozodlala	uzodlala	awuzudlala	ongezudlala	ungezudlala
Class 4	izodlala	ezodlala	izodlala	ayizudlala	engezudlala	ingezudlala
Class 5	lizodlala	elizodlala	lizodlala	alizudlala	elingezudlala	lingezudlala
Class 6	azodlala	azodlala	ezodlala	awazudlala	angezudlala	engezudlala
Class 7	sizodlala	esizodlala	sizodlala	asizudlala	esingezudlala	singezudlala
Class 8	zizodlala	ezizodlala	zizodlala	azizudlala	ezingezudlala	zingezudlala
Class 9	izodlala	ezodlala	izodlala	ayizudlala	engezudlala	ingezudlala
Class 10	zizodlala	ezizodlala	zizodlala	azizudlala	ezingezudlala	zingezudlala
Class 11	luzodlala	oluzodlala	luzodlala	aluzudlala	olungezudlala	lungezudlala
Class 14	buzodlala	obuzodlala	buzodlala	abuzudlala	obungezudlala	bungezudlala
Class 15	kuzodlala	okuzodlala	kuzodlala	akuzudlala	okungezudlala	kungezudlala
Class 17	kuzodlala	okuzodlala	kuzodlala	akuzudlala	okungezudlala	kungezudlala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodlala	engiyodlala	ngiyodlala	angiyudlala	engingeyudlala	ngingeyudlala
2nd singular	uyodlala	oyodlala	uyodlala	awuyudlala	ongeyudlala	ungeyudlala
1st plural	siyodlala	esiyodlala	siyodlala	asiyudlala	esingeyudlala	singeyudlala
2nd plural	niyodlala	eniyodlala	niyodlala	aniyudlala	eningeyudlala	ningeyudlala
Class 1	uyodlala	oyodlala	eyodlala	akayudlala	ongeyudlala	engeyudlala
Class 2	bayodlala	abayodlala	beyodlala	abayudlala	abangeyudlala	bengeyudlala
Class 3	uyodlala	oyodlala	uyodlala	awuyudlala	ongeyudlala	ungeyudlala
Class 4	iyodlala	eyodlala	iyodlala	ayiyudlala	engeyudlala	ingeyudlala
Class 5	liyodlala	eliyodlala	liyodlala	aliyudlala	elingeyudlala	lingeyudlala
Class 6	ayodlala	ayodlala	eyodlala	awayudlala	angeyudlala	engeyudlala
Class 7	siyodlala	esiyodlala	siyodlala	asiyudlala	esingeyudlala	singeyudlala
Class 8	ziyodlala	eziyodlala	ziyodlala	aziyudlala	ezingeyudlala	zingeyudlala
Class 9	iyodlala	eyodlala	iyodlala	ayiyudlala	engeyudlala	ingeyudlala
Class 10	ziyodlala	eziyodlala	ziyodlala	aziyudlala	ezingeyudlala	zingeyudlala
Class 11	luyodlala	oluyodlala	luyodlala	aluyudlala	olungeyudlala	lungeyudlala
Class 14	buyodlala	obuyodlala	buyodlala	abuyudlala	obungeyudlala	bungeyudlala
Class 15	kuyodlala	okuyodlala	kuyodlala	akuyudlala	okungeyudlala	kungeyudlala
Class 17	kuyodlala	okuyodlala	kuyodlala	akuyudlala	okungeyudlala	kungeyudlala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidlale	ngingadlali
2nd singular	udlale	ungadlali
1st plural	sidlale	singadlali
2nd plural	nidlale	ningadlali
Class 1	adlale	angadlali
Class 2	badlale	bangadlali
Class 3	udlale	ungadlali
Class 4	idlale	ingadlali
Class 5	lidlale	lingadlali
Class 6	adlale	angadlali
Class 7	sidlale	singadlali
Class 8	zidlale	zingadlali
Class 9	idlale	ingadlali
Class 10	zidlale	zingadlali
Class 11	ludlale	lungadlali
Class 14	budlale	bungadlali
Class 15	kudlale	kungadlali
Class 17	kudlale	kungadlali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadlala	ngangadlala, angadlala, angangadlala
2nd singular	wadlala	wangadlala, awadlala, awangadlala
1st plural	sadlala	sangadlala, asadlala, asangadlala
2nd plural	nadlala	nangadlala, anadlala, anangadlala
Class 1	wadlala	wangadlala, akadlala, akangadlala
Class 2	badlala	bangadlala, abadlala, abangadlala
Class 3	wadlala	wangadlala, awadlala, awangadlala
Class 4	yadlala	yangadlala, ayadlala, ayangadlala
Class 5	ladlala	langadlala, aladlala, alangadlala
Class 6	adlala	angadlala, awadlala, awangadlala
Class 7	sadlala	sangadlala, asadlala, asangadlala
Class 8	zadlala	zangadlala, azadlala, azangadlala
Class 9	yadlala	yangadlala, ayadlala, ayangadlala
Class 10	zadlala	zangadlala, azadlala, azangadlala
Class 11	lwadlala	lwangadlala, alwadlala, alwangadlala
Class 14	badlala	bangadlala, abadlala, abangadlala
Class 15	kwadlala	kwangadlala, akwadlala, akwangadlala
Class 17	kwadlala	kwangadlala, akwadlala, akwangadlala

Derived terms

• umdlalo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dlala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dlala (6-3.9)”