libala

See also: libála and líbala

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -libala, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

Verb

libala

to forget

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

Verb

-líbala

to forget

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Verb

libala

second-person singular voseo imperative of libar combined with la

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìbádà.

Noun

líbâla class 5 (plural émábâla class 6)

spot
open space, yard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

Verb

-líbala

(transitive) to forget

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀bada, extensive derivation of Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ba (“forget”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liɓaːla/

Verb

-libala

(intransitive) to delay, to loiter, to take a long time
(transitive) to escape (from memory)
Igama lakhe lingilibele.
His name escaped me.

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukulibala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukulibala	ukungalibali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	libala	-libale
Plural	libalani	-libaleni
	Stative
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilibele	engilibele	ngilibele	angilibele	engingalibele	ngingalibele
2nd singular	ulibele	olibele	ulibele	awulibele	ongalibele	ungalibele
1st plural	silibele	esilibele	silibele	asilibele	esingalibele	singalibele
2nd plural	nilibele	enilibele	nilibele	anilibele	eningalibele	ningalibele
Class 1	ulibele	olibele	elibele	akalibele	ongalibele	engalibele
Class 2	balibele	abalibele	belibele	abalibele	abangalibele	bengalibele
Class 3	ulibele	olibele	ulibele	awulibele	ongalibele	ongalibele
Class 4	ilibele	elibele	ilibele	ayilibele	engalibele	ingalibele
Class 5	lilibele	elilibele	lilibele	alilibele	elingalibele	lingalibele
Class 6	alibele	alibele	elibele	awalibele	angalibele	engalibele
Class 7	silibele	esilibele	silibele	asilibele	esingalibele	singalibele
Class 8	zilibele	ezilibele	zilibele	azilibele	ezingalibele	zingalibele
Class 9	ilibele	elibele	ilibele	ayilibele	engalibele	ingalibele
Class 10	zilibele	ezilibele	zilibele	azilibele	ezingalibele	zingalibele
Class 11	lulibele	olulibele	lulibele	alulibele	olungalibele	lungalibele
Class 14	bulibele	obulibele	bulibele	abulibele	obungalibele	bungalibele
Class 15	kulibele	okulibele	kulibele	akulibele	okungalibele	kungalibele
Class 17	kulibele	okulibele	kulibele	akulibele	okungalibele	kungalibele
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyalibala, ngilibala	engilibalayo, engilibala	ngilibala	angilibali	engingalibali	ngingalibali
2nd singular	uyalibala, ulibala	olibalayo, olibala	ulibala	awulibali	ongalibali	ungalibali
1st plural	siyalibala, silibala	esilibalayo, esilibala	silibala	asilibali	esingalibali	singalibali
2nd plural	niyalibala, nilibala	enilibalayo, enilibala	nilibala	anilibali	eningalibali	ningalibali
Class 1	uyalibala, ulibala	olibalayo, olibala	elibala	akalibali	ongalibali	engalibali
Class 2	bayalibala, balibala	abalibalayo, abalibala	belibala	abalibali	abangalibali	bengalibali
Class 3	uyalibala, ulibala	olibalayo, olibala	ulibala	awulibali	ongalibali	ungalibali
Class 4	iyalibala, ilibala	elibalayo, elibala	ilibala	ayilibali	engalibali	ingalibali
Class 5	liyalibala, lilibala	elilibalayo, elilibala	lilibala	alilibali	elingalibali	lingalibali
Class 6	ayalibala, alibala	alibalayo, alibala	elibala	awalibali	angalibali	engalibali
Class 7	siyalibala, silibala	esilibalayo, esilibala	silibala	asilibali	esingalibali	singalibali
Class 8	ziyalibala, zilibala	ezilibalayo, ezilibala	zilibala	azilibali	ezingalibali	zingalibali
Class 9	iyalibala, ilibala	elibalayo, elibala	ilibala	ayilibali	engalibali	ingalibali
Class 10	ziyalibala, zilibala	ezilibalayo, ezilibala	zilibala	azilibali	ezingalibali	zingalibali
Class 11	luyalibala, lulibala	olulibalayo, olulibala	lulibala	alulibali	olungalibali	lungalibali
Class 14	buyalibala, bulibala	obulibalayo, obulibala	bulibala	abulibali	obungalibali	bungalibali
Class 15	kuyalibala, kulibala	okulibalayo, okulibala	kulibala	akulibali	okungalibali	kungalibali
Class 17	kuyalibala, kulibala	okulibalayo, okulibala	kulibala	akulibali	okungalibali	kungalibali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngilibalile, ngilibalē	engilibalile, engilibalē	ngilibalile, ngilibalē	angilibalanga	engingalibalanga	ngingalibalanga
2nd singular	ulibalile, ulibalē	olibalile, olibalē	ulibalile, ulibalē	awulibalanga	ongalibalanga	ungalibalanga
1st plural	silibalile, silibalē	esilibalile, esilibalē	silibalile, silibalē	asilibalanga	esingalibalanga	singalibalanga
2nd plural	nilibalile, nilibalē	enilibalile, enilibalē	nilibalile, nilibalē	anilibalanga	eningalibalanga	ningalibalanga
Class 1	ulibalile, ulibalē	olibalile, olibalē	elibalile, elibalē	akalibalanga	ongalibalanga	engalibalanga
Class 2	balibalile, balibalē	abalibalile, abalibalē	belibalile, belibalē	abalibalanga	abangalibalanga	bengalibalanga
Class 3	ulibalile, ulibalē	olibalile, olibalē	ulibalile, ulibalē	awulibalanga	ongalibalanga	ungalibalanga
Class 4	ilibalile, ilibalē	elibalile, elibalē	ilibalile, ilibalē	ayilibalanga	engalibalanga	ingalibalanga
Class 5	lilibalile, lilibalē	elilibalile, elilibalē	lilibalile, lilibalē	alilibalanga	elingalibalanga	lingalibalanga
Class 6	alibalile, alibalē	alibalile, alibalē	elibalile, elibalē	awalibalanga	angalibalanga	engalibalanga
Class 7	silibalile, silibalē	esilibalile, esilibalē	silibalile, silibalē	asilibalanga	esingalibalanga	singalibalanga
Class 8	zilibalile, zilibalē	ezilibalile, ezilibalē	zilibalile, zilibalē	azilibalanga	ezingalibalanga	zingalibalanga
Class 9	ilibalile, ilibalē	elibalile, elibalē	ilibalile, ilibalē	ayilibalanga	engalibalanga	ingalibalanga
Class 10	zilibalile, zilibalē	ezilibalile, ezilibalē	zilibalile, zilibalē	azilibalanga	ezingalibalanga	zingalibalanga
Class 11	lulibalile, lulibalē	olulibalile, olulibalē	lulibalile, lulibalē	alulibalanga	olungalibalanga	lungalibalanga
Class 14	bulibalile, bulibalē	obulibalile, obulibalē	bulibalile, bulibalē	abulibalanga	obungalibalanga	bungalibalanga
Class 15	kulibalile, kulibalē	okulibalile, okulibalē	kulibalile, kulibalē	akulibalanga	okungalibalanga	kungalibalanga
Class 17	kulibalile, kulibalē	okulibalile, okulibalē	kulibalile, kulibalē	akulibalanga	okungalibalanga	kungalibalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngālibala	engālibala	ngālibala	angilibalanga	engingalibalanga	ngingalibalanga
2nd singular	wālibala	owālibala	wālibala	awulibalanga	ongalibalanga	ungalibalanga
1st plural	sālibala	esālibala	sālibala	asilibalanga	esingalibalanga	singalibalanga
2nd plural	nālibala	enālibala	nālibala	anilibalanga	eningalibalanga	ningalibalanga
Class 1	wālibala	owālibala	ālibala	akalibalanga	ongalibalanga	engalibalanga
Class 2	bālibala	abālibala	bālibala	abalibalanga	abangalibalanga	bengalibalanga
Class 3	wālibala	owālibala	wālibala	awulibalanga	ongalibalanga	ungalibalanga
Class 4	yālibala	eyālibala	yālibala	ayilibalanga	engalibalanga	ingalibalanga
Class 5	lālibala	elālibala	lālibala	alilibalanga	elingalibalanga	lingalibalanga
Class 6	ālibala	ālibala	ālibala	awalibalanga	angalibalanga	engalibalanga
Class 7	sālibala	esālibala	sālibala	asilibalanga	esingalibalanga	singalibalanga
Class 8	zālibala	ezālibala	zālibala	azilibalanga	ezingalibalanga	zingalibalanga
Class 9	yālibala	eyālibala	yālibala	ayilibalanga	engalibalanga	ingalibalanga
Class 10	zālibala	ezālibala	zālibala	azilibalanga	ezingalibalanga	zingalibalanga
Class 11	lwālibala	olwālibala	lwālibala	alulibalanga	olungalibalanga	lungalibalanga
Class 14	bālibala	obālibala	bālibala	abulibalanga	obungalibalanga	bungalibalanga
Class 15	kwālibala	okwālibala	kwālibala	akulibalanga	okungalibalanga	kungalibalanga
Class 17	kwālibala	okwālibala	kwālibala	akulibalanga	okungalibalanga	kungalibalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingalibala	—	ngingalibala	ngingelibale	—	ngingelibale
2nd singular	ungalibala	—	ungalibala	ungelibale	—	ungelibale
1st plural	singalibala	—	singalibala	singelibale	—	singelibale
2nd plural	ningalibala	—	ningalibala	ningelibale	—	ningelibale
Class 1	angalibala	—	engalibala	angelibale	—	engelibale
Class 2	bangalibala	—	bengalibala	bangelibale	—	bengelibale
Class 3	ungalibala	—	ungalibala	ungelibale	—	ungelibale
Class 4	ingalibala	—	ingalibala	ingelibale	—	ingelibale
Class 5	lingalibala	—	lingalibala	lingelibale	—	lingelibale
Class 6	angalibala	—	engalibala	angelibale	—	engelibale
Class 7	singalibala	—	singalibala	singelibale	—	singelibale
Class 8	zingalibala	—	zingalibala	zingelibale	—	zingelibale
Class 9	ingalibala	—	ingalibala	ingelibale	—	ingelibale
Class 10	zingalibala	—	zingalibala	zingelibale	—	zingelibale
Class 11	lungalibala	—	lungalibala	lungelibale	—	lungelibale
Class 14	bungalibala	—	bungalibala	bungelibale	—	bungelibale
Class 15	kungalibala	—	kungalibala	kungelibale	—	kungelibale
Class 17	kungalibala	—	kungalibala	kungelibale	—	kungelibale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizolibala	engizolibala	ngizolibala	angizulibala	engingezulibala	ngingezulibala
2nd singular	uzolibala	ozolibala	uzolibala	awuzulibala	ongezulibala	ungezulibala
1st plural	sizolibala	esizolibala	sizolibala	asizulibala	esingezulibala	singezulibala
2nd plural	nizolibala	enizolibala	nizolibala	anizulibala	eningezulibala	ningezulibala
Class 1	uzolibala	ozolibala	ezolibala	akazulibala	ongezulibala	engezulibala
Class 2	bazolibala	abazolibala	bezolibala	abazulibala	abangezulibala	bengezulibala
Class 3	uzolibala	ozolibala	uzolibala	awuzulibala	ongezulibala	ungezulibala
Class 4	izolibala	ezolibala	izolibala	ayizulibala	engezulibala	ingezulibala
Class 5	lizolibala	elizolibala	lizolibala	alizulibala	elingezulibala	lingezulibala
Class 6	azolibala	azolibala	ezolibala	awazulibala	angezulibala	engezulibala
Class 7	sizolibala	esizolibala	sizolibala	asizulibala	esingezulibala	singezulibala
Class 8	zizolibala	ezizolibala	zizolibala	azizulibala	ezingezulibala	zingezulibala
Class 9	izolibala	ezolibala	izolibala	ayizulibala	engezulibala	ingezulibala
Class 10	zizolibala	ezizolibala	zizolibala	azizulibala	ezingezulibala	zingezulibala
Class 11	luzolibala	oluzolibala	luzolibala	aluzulibala	olungezulibala	lungezulibala
Class 14	buzolibala	obuzolibala	buzolibala	abuzulibala	obungezulibala	bungezulibala
Class 15	kuzolibala	okuzolibala	kuzolibala	akuzulibala	okungezulibala	kungezulibala
Class 17	kuzolibala	okuzolibala	kuzolibala	akuzulibala	okungezulibala	kungezulibala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyolibala	engiyolibala	ngiyolibala	angiyulibala	engingeyulibala	ngingeyulibala
2nd singular	uyolibala	oyolibala	uyolibala	awuyulibala	ongeyulibala	ungeyulibala
1st plural	siyolibala	esiyolibala	siyolibala	asiyulibala	esingeyulibala	singeyulibala
2nd plural	niyolibala	eniyolibala	niyolibala	aniyulibala	eningeyulibala	ningeyulibala
Class 1	uyolibala	oyolibala	eyolibala	akayulibala	ongeyulibala	engeyulibala
Class 2	bayolibala	abayolibala	beyolibala	abayulibala	abangeyulibala	bengeyulibala
Class 3	uyolibala	oyolibala	uyolibala	awuyulibala	ongeyulibala	ungeyulibala
Class 4	iyolibala	eyolibala	iyolibala	ayiyulibala	engeyulibala	ingeyulibala
Class 5	liyolibala	eliyolibala	liyolibala	aliyulibala	elingeyulibala	lingeyulibala
Class 6	ayolibala	ayolibala	eyolibala	awayulibala	angeyulibala	engeyulibala
Class 7	siyolibala	esiyolibala	siyolibala	asiyulibala	esingeyulibala	singeyulibala
Class 8	ziyolibala	eziyolibala	ziyolibala	aziyulibala	ezingeyulibala	zingeyulibala
Class 9	iyolibala	eyolibala	iyolibala	ayiyulibala	engeyulibala	ingeyulibala
Class 10	ziyolibala	eziyolibala	ziyolibala	aziyulibala	ezingeyulibala	zingeyulibala
Class 11	luyolibala	oluyolibala	luyolibala	aluyulibala	olungeyulibala	lungeyulibala
Class 14	buyolibala	obuyolibala	buyolibala	abuyulibala	obungeyulibala	bungeyulibala
Class 15	kuyolibala	okuyolibala	kuyolibala	akuyulibala	okungeyulibala	kungeyulibala
Class 17	kuyolibala	okuyolibala	kuyolibala	akuyulibala	okungeyulibala	kungeyulibala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngilibale	ngingalibali
2nd singular	ulibale	ungalibali
1st plural	silibale	singalibali
2nd plural	nilibale	ningalibali
Class 1	alibale	angalibali
Class 2	balibale	bangalibali
Class 3	ulibale	ungalibali
Class 4	ilibale	ingalibali
Class 5	lilibale	lingalibali
Class 6	alibale	angalibali
Class 7	silibale	singalibali
Class 8	zilibale	zingalibali
Class 9	ilibale	ingalibali
Class 10	zilibale	zingalibali
Class 11	lulibale	lungalibali
Class 14	bulibale	bungalibali
Class 15	kulibale	kungalibali
Class 17	kulibale	kungalibali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngalibala	ngangalibala, angalibala, angangalibala
2nd singular	walibala	wangalibala, awalibala, awangalibala
1st plural	salibala	sangalibala, asalibala, asangalibala
2nd plural	nalibala	nangalibala, analibala, anangalibala
Class 1	walibala	wangalibala, akalibala, akangalibala
Class 2	balibala	bangalibala, abalibala, abangalibala
Class 3	walibala	wangalibala, awalibala, awangalibala
Class 4	yalibala	yangalibala, ayalibala, ayangalibala
Class 5	lalibala	langalibala, alalibala, alangalibala
Class 6	alibala	angalibala, awalibala, awangalibala
Class 7	salibala	sangalibala, asalibala, asangalibala
Class 8	zalibala	zangalibala, azalibala, azangalibala
Class 9	yalibala	yangalibala, ayalibala, ayangalibala
Class 10	zalibala	zangalibala, azalibala, azangalibala
Class 11	lwalibala	lwangalibala, alwalibala, alwangalibala
Class 14	balibala	bangalibala, abalibala, abangalibala
Class 15	kwalibala	kwangalibala, akwalibala, akwangalibala
Class 17	kwalibala	kwangalibala, akwalibala, akwangalibala

References

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