dala

See also: dal·a, dalą, daļa, daļā, dała, dála, dálá, dāla, and ḓala

English

Etymology

From an unassimilated equivalent of Hawaiian kālā, from English dollar.

Noun

dala (plural dala)

1. (historical) The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
   • 2018, Todd A. Watkins, Introduction to Microfinance:

     My mother kept a dollar bill in Hawaiian currency—a dala—given to her as a souvenir of her brother's service in the army.

See also

• dala dala (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Adal, Alda, Lada, daal

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From dative of dal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑˈɫɑ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

dala

1. back, backwards

Synonyms

• geri, geriyə
• arxaya

Antonyms

• irəli
• qabağa

Further reading

• “dala” in Obastan.com.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdala]

Participle

dala

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

Galician

Alternative forms

• adala

Etymology

Cognate of French dalle (“slab”), probably from Old French rather than from Suevic or Gothic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō (“dell”), from *dalą (“valley”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdala̝/

Noun

dala f (plural dalas)

1. installation or instrument constituted by a slab of stone or of wood, usually positioned in a slope and provided with drainage; used for doing laundry
2. deep passage, defile, gorge
3. dumping site

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “adala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dala”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Hausa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English dollar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [də́.làː]

Noun

dalā̀ f (plural dalōlī, possessed form dalàr̃)

1. Any of various currencies known as dollars or thalers.
2. (colloquial, Nigeria) 25 kobo.
3. (Niger) 5 francs.
4. (obsolete) 2 shillings.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dàː.lá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [dàː.lə́]

Noun

dā̀la f (possessed form dā̀lar̃)

1. cardinal (bird)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Bikol Central dara, Cebuano dala, Tagalog dala, Kapampangan dala, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dharibā).

Verb

dalá

1. bring, carry

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

dala

1. road

Hungarian

Etymology

dal +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɒlɒ]
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Noun

dala

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of dal

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	dala	—
accusative	dalát	—
dative	dalának	—
instrumental	dalával	—
causal-final	daláért	—
translative	dalává	—
terminative	daláig	—
essive-formal	dalaként	—
essive-modal	dalául	—
inessive	dalában	—
superessive	dalán	—
adessive	dalánál	—
illative	dalába	—
sublative	dalára	—
allative	dalához	—
elative	dalából	—
delative	daláról	—
ablative	dalától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	daláé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	daláéi	—

Icelandic

Verb

dala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dalaði, supine dalað)

1. to worsen, to deteriorate

Conjugation

dala — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að dala
supine (sagnbót)		dalað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		dalandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég dala	við dölum	present (nútíð)	ég dali	við dölum
	þú dalar	þið dalið		þú dalir	þið dalið
	hann, hún, það dalar	þeir, þær, þau dala		hann, hún, það dali	þeir, þær, þau dali
past (þátíð)	ég dalaði	við döluðum	past (þátíð)	ég dalaði	við döluðum
	þú dalaðir	þið döluðuð		þú dalaðir	þið döluðuð
	hann, hún, það dalaði	þeir, þær, þau döluðu		hann, hún, það dalaði	þeir, þær, þau döluðu
imperative (boðháttur)	dala (þú)	dalið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	dalaðu	daliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

dalast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að dalast
supine (sagnbót)		dalast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		dalandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég dalast	við dölumst	present (nútíð)	ég dalist	við dölumst
	þú dalast	þið dalist		þú dalist	þið dalist
	hann, hún, það dalast	þeir, þær, þau dalast		hann, hún, það dalist	þeir, þær, þau dalist
past (þátíð)	ég dalaðist	við döluðumst	past (þátíð)	ég dalaðist	við döluðumst
	þú dalaðist	þið döluðust		þú dalaðist	þið döluðust
	hann, hún, það dalaðist	þeir, þær, þau döluðust		hann, hún, það dalaðist	þeir, þær, þau döluðust
imperative (boðháttur)	dalast (þú)	dalist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	dalastu	dalisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

dalaður — 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)	dalaður	döluð	dalað		dalaðir	dalaðar	döluð
accusative (þolfall)	dalaðan	dalaða	dalað		dalaða	dalaðar	döluð
dative (þágufall)	döluðum	dalaðri	döluðu		döluðum	döluðum	döluðum
genitive (eignarfall)	dalaðs	dalaðrar	dalaðs		dalaðra	dalaðra	dalaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	dalaði	dalaða	dalaða		döluðu	döluðu	döluðu
accusative (þolfall)	dalaða	döluðu	dalaða		döluðu	döluðu	döluðu
dative (þágufall)	dalaða	döluðu	dalaða		döluðu	döluðu	döluðu
genitive (eignarfall)	dalaða	döluðu	dalaða		döluðu	döluðu	döluðu

Noun

dala

1. indefinite genitive plural of dalur

Further reading

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

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Bikol Central dara, Cebuano dala, Tagalog dala, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dharibā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈla/ [dəˈlä]
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Noun

dala

1. load; something carried; something brought

   Synonym: karga

2. carrying; bringing

Verb

dala

1. to bring; to carry

Derived terms

• dalan
• emarala
• madala
• magdala
• pepagdalan
• peralan

 

Etymology 2

Compare Malay jera (“deterred; warned by experience”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəˈlaʔ/ [dəˈläʔ]
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Adjective

dalâ

1. wary; scared off; cautious (from a previous undesirable experience)

Derived terms

• ikarala
• iparala
• madala
• makarala
• mangarala
• pangarala
• peparala

 

Noun

dalâ

1. feeling of being scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)
2. act of making someone feel scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdalə/ [ˈdäː.lə]
• Hyphenation: da‧la

Noun

dála

1. small dragnet; casting net
2. fishing with a small dragnet

Derived terms

• dumala
• makarala
• mandala
• marala
• pandalan
• pendalan

 

Further reading

• Bergaño, Diego (1732) Vocabulario de la lengua pampanga en romance‎^[6], Ramirez y Giraudier, published 1860

Ladin

Etymology

da +‎ la

Contraction

dala

1. from the (feminine singular)

Latvian

Verb

dala

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of dalīt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of dalīt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of dalīt

Limos Kalinga

Noun

dala

1. blood

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Noun

dala

1. road

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	engimdala	ngimdala
2nd singular	omdala	umdala
1st plural	esibadala	sibadala
2nd plural	elibadala	libadala
Class 1	omdala	mdala
Class 2	abadala	badala
Class 3	omdala	mdala
Class 4	emidala	midala
Class 5	elidala	lidala
Class 6	amadala	madala
Class 7	esidala	sidala
Class 8	ezindala	zindala
Class 9	endala	indala
Class 10	ezindala	zindala
Class 11	oludala	ludala
Class 14	obudala	budala
Class 15	okudala	kudala
Class 17	okudala	kudala

Etymology 2

Verb

-dála

1. to create

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old English

Noun

dala

1. genitive plural of dæl

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq; cognate with Ilocano dara.

Noun

dalá

1. blood

Phuthi

Etymology

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

Relative

-dalá

1. green

Inflection

Relative concord, tone LH
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	legidala	gidala
2nd singular	lodala	udala
1st plural	lesidala	sidala
2nd plural	lelidala	lidala
Class 1	lodala	udala
Class 2	labadala	badala
Class 3	lodala	udala
Class 4	ledala	idala
Class 5	lelidala	lidala
Class 6	ladala	adala
Class 7	lesidala	sidala
Class 8	letidala	tidala
Class 9	ledala	idala
Class 10	letidala	tidala
Class 14	lobudala	budala
Class 15	lokudala	kudala
Class 17	lokudala	kudala

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Verb

-dala

1. to create

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Verb

dala

1. inflection of dar:
   1. second-person singular imperative combined with la
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative combined with la

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dollar or Dutch daler.

Noun

dala

1. dollar
2. (numismatics) a coin or banknote worth 250 cents; a rix-dollar

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English dollar.

Noun

dala (n class, plural dala)

1. (Tanzania, slang, dated) five shilling

Derived terms

• daladala (“matatu”)

Swazi

Verb

-dála

1. to create

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

dala (present dalar, preterite dalade, supine dalat, imperative dala)

1. to move down, sink
2. to go down (e.g. of stock)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dala (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dala		dalas
Supine	dalat		dalats
Imperative	dala		—
Imper. plural1	dalen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	dalar	dalade	dalas	dalades
Ind. plural1	dala	dalade	dalas	dalades
Subjunctive2	dale	dalade	dales	dalades
	Participles
Present participle	dalande
Past participle	dalad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• dala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• adla, lada

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit धरति (dharati, “to hold”) with the root धृ (dhṛ) but without the -ति (-ti) suffix, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰárati with the root *dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-e-ti, thematic present of *dʰer- (“to hold”). Compare Kapampangan dala, Bikol Central dara, Cebuano dala, Tausug dā, Assamese ধৰা (dhora), Bengali ধরা (dhora), Odia ଧରିବା (dharibā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈla/ [d̪ɐˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: da‧la

Noun

dalá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. load; something carried; something brought

   Synonyms: karga, lulan, kargada

2. carrying; bringing (of something)

Derived terms

• dala-dala
• dala-dalahan
• dala-dalahin
• dalang-galit
• dalang-hiya
• dalang-sabi
• dalang-tao
• dalhan
• dalhin
• ipadala
• ipagdala
• madala
• magdala
• magdalang-tao
• magpadala
• nagdadalang-tao
• padala
• padalahang-liham
• padalhan
• pagdadala
• pagdadalang-tao
• pagdadalhan
• pagpapadala
• tagadala
• tagapagdala

 

Adjective

dalá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. carried along; brought; taken away

   Synonyms: dinala, inilulan, kinarga, taglay

2. (figurative) brought about; caused (by something aforementioned)

See also

• apekto

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay jala, from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdala/ [ˈd̪aː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: da‧la

Noun

dala (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. small dragnet; casting net
2. fishing with a small dragnet

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay jera (“deterred; warned by experience”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zəʀa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈlaʔ/ [d̪ɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: da‧la

Adjective

dalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. wary; scared off; cautious (from a previous undesirable experience)

Derived terms

• dalaan
• dalain
• madala

 

Noun

dalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎ)

1. feeling of being scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)
2. act of making someone feel scared off (from a previous undesirable experience)

Venetan

Adjective

dala f sg

1. feminine singular of dalo

Welsh

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdala/
• Rhymes: -ala

Verb

dala (first-person singular present dalaf)

1. South Wales form of dal (“to catch”)

Conjugation

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	dala i, dalaf i	dali di	dalith o/e/hi, daliff e/hi	dalwn ni	dalwch chi	dalan nhw
conditional	dalwn i, dalswn i	dalet ti, dalset ti	dalai fo/fe/hi, dalsai fo/fe/hi	dalen ni, dalsen ni	dalech chi, dalsech chi	dalen nhw, dalsen nhw
preterite	dalais i, dales i	dalaist ti, dalest ti	dalodd o/e/hi	dalon ni	daloch chi	dalon nhw
imperative	—	dala	—	—	dalwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdala/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːla/, /ˈdala/

Verb

dala

1. Soft mutation of tala.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tal	dal	nhal	thal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗala/

Noun

dala

1. road

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Xhosa

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

Adjective concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endimdala	endingemdala	ndimdala	andimdala
2nd singular	omdala	ongemdala	umdala	awumdala
1st plural	esibadala	esingebadala	sibadala	asibadala
2nd plural	enibadala	eningebadala	nibadala	anibadala
Class 1	omdala	ongemdala	mdala	akamdala
Class 2	abadala	abangebadala	badala	ababadala
Class 3	omdala	ongemdala	mdala	awumdala
Class 4	emidala	engemidala	midala	ayimidala
Class 5	elidala	elingelidala	lidala	alilidala
Class 6	amadala	angemadala	madala	awamadala
Class 7	esidala	esingesidala	sidala	asisidala
Class 8	ezindala	ezingezindala	zindala	azizindala
Class 9	endala	engendala	indala	ayiyindala
Class 10	ezindala	ezingezindala	zindala	azizindala
Class 11	oludala	olungeludala	ludala	aluludala
Class 14	obudala	obungebudala	budala	abubudala
Class 15	okudala	okungekudala	kudala	akukudala
Class 17	okudala	okungekudala	kudala	akukudala

Etymology 2

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

Verb

-dala

1. to create, form

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

-dála

1. old

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone H
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engimdala	engingemdala	ngimdala	angimdala
2nd singular	omdala	ongemdala	umdala	awumdala
1st plural	esibadala	esingebadala	sibadala	asibadala
2nd plural	enibadala	eningebadala	nibadala	anibadala
Class 1	omdala	ongemdala	mdala	akamdala
Class 2	abadala	abangebadala	badala	ababadala
Class 3	omdala	ongemdala	mdala	awumdala
Class 4	emidala	engemidala	midala	ayimidala
Class 5	elidala	elingelidala	lidala	alilidala
Class 6	amadala	angemadala	madala	awamadala
Class 7	esidala	esingesidala	sidala	asisidala
Class 8	ezindala	ezingezindala	zindala	azizindala
Class 9	endala	engendala, engeyindala	indala, yindala	ayiyindala
Class 10	ezindala	ezingezindala	zindala	azizindala
Class 11	oludala	olungeludala	ludala	aluludala
Class 14	obudala	obungebudala	budala	abubudala
Class 15	okudala	okungekudala	kudala	akukudala
Class 17	okudala	okungekudala	kudala	akukudala

Derived terms

• -dadlana
• -daladala
• omdala
• ubudala

 

Etymology 2

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

Verb

-dala

1. to cause
2. to create, make

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukudala
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukudala	ukungadali
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	dala	-dale
Plural	dalani	-daleni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyadala, ngidala	engidalayo, engidala	ngidala	angidali	engingadali	ngingadali
2nd singular	uyadala, udala	odalayo, odala	udala	awudali	ongadali	ungadali
1st plural	siyadala, sidala	esidalayo, esidala	sidala	asidali	esingadali	singadali
2nd plural	niyadala, nidala	enidalayo, enidala	nidala	anidali	eningadali	ningadali
Class 1	uyadala, udala	odalayo, odala	edala	akadali	ongadali	engadali
Class 2	bayadala, badala	abadalayo, abadala	bedala	abadali	abangadali	bengadali
Class 3	uyadala, udala	odalayo, odala	udala	awudali	ongadali	ungadali
Class 4	iyadala, idala	edalayo, edala	idala	ayidali	engadali	ingadali
Class 5	liyadala, lidala	elidalayo, elidala	lidala	alidali	elingadali	lingadali
Class 6	ayadala, adala	adalayo, adala	edala	awadali	angadali	engadali
Class 7	siyadala, sidala	esidalayo, esidala	sidala	asidali	esingadali	singadali
Class 8	ziyadala, zidala	ezidalayo, ezidala	zidala	azidali	ezingadali	zingadali
Class 9	iyadala, idala	edalayo, edala	idala	ayidali	engadali	ingadali
Class 10	ziyadala, zidala	ezidalayo, ezidala	zidala	azidali	ezingadali	zingadali
Class 11	luyadala, ludala	oludalayo, oludala	ludala	aludali	olungadali	lungadali
Class 14	buyadala, budala	obudalayo, obudala	budala	abudali	obungadali	bungadali
Class 15	kuyadala, kudala	okudalayo, okudala	kudala	akudali	okungadali	kungadali
Class 17	kuyadala, kudala	okudalayo, okudala	kudala	akudali	okungadali	kungadali
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngidalile, ngidalē	engidalile, engidalē	ngidalile, ngidalē	angidalanga	engingadalanga	ngingadalanga
2nd singular	udalile, udalē	odalile, odalē	udalile, udalē	awudalanga	ongadalanga	ungadalanga
1st plural	sidalile, sidalē	esidalile, esidalē	sidalile, sidalē	asidalanga	esingadalanga	singadalanga
2nd plural	nidalile, nidalē	enidalile, enidalē	nidalile, nidalē	anidalanga	eningadalanga	ningadalanga
Class 1	udalile, udalē	odalile, odalē	edalile, edalē	akadalanga	ongadalanga	engadalanga
Class 2	badalile, badalē	abadalile, abadalē	bedalile, bedalē	abadalanga	abangadalanga	bengadalanga
Class 3	udalile, udalē	odalile, odalē	udalile, udalē	awudalanga	ongadalanga	ungadalanga
Class 4	idalile, idalē	edalile, edalē	idalile, idalē	ayidalanga	engadalanga	ingadalanga
Class 5	lidalile, lidalē	elidalile, elidalē	lidalile, lidalē	alidalanga	elingadalanga	lingadalanga
Class 6	adalile, adalē	adalile, adalē	edalile, edalē	awadalanga	angadalanga	engadalanga
Class 7	sidalile, sidalē	esidalile, esidalē	sidalile, sidalē	asidalanga	esingadalanga	singadalanga
Class 8	zidalile, zidalē	ezidalile, ezidalē	zidalile, zidalē	azidalanga	ezingadalanga	zingadalanga
Class 9	idalile, idalē	edalile, edalē	idalile, idalē	ayidalanga	engadalanga	ingadalanga
Class 10	zidalile, zidalē	ezidalile, ezidalē	zidalile, zidalē	azidalanga	ezingadalanga	zingadalanga
Class 11	ludalile, ludalē	oludalile, oludalē	ludalile, ludalē	aludalanga	olungadalanga	lungadalanga
Class 14	budalile, budalē	obudalile, obudalē	budalile, budalē	abudalanga	obungadalanga	bungadalanga
Class 15	kudalile, kudalē	okudalile, okudalē	kudalile, kudalē	akudalanga	okungadalanga	kungadalanga
Class 17	kudalile, kudalē	okudalile, okudalē	kudalile, kudalē	akudalanga	okungadalanga	kungadalanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngādala	engādala	ngādala	angidalanga	engingadalanga	ngingadalanga
2nd singular	wādala	owādala	wādala	awudalanga	ongadalanga	ungadalanga
1st plural	sādala	esādala	sādala	asidalanga	esingadalanga	singadalanga
2nd plural	nādala	enādala	nādala	anidalanga	eningadalanga	ningadalanga
Class 1	wādala	owādala	ādala	akadalanga	ongadalanga	engadalanga
Class 2	bādala	abādala	bādala	abadalanga	abangadalanga	bengadalanga
Class 3	wādala	owādala	wādala	awudalanga	ongadalanga	ungadalanga
Class 4	yādala	eyādala	yādala	ayidalanga	engadalanga	ingadalanga
Class 5	lādala	elādala	lādala	alidalanga	elingadalanga	lingadalanga
Class 6	ādala	ādala	ādala	awadalanga	angadalanga	engadalanga
Class 7	sādala	esādala	sādala	asidalanga	esingadalanga	singadalanga
Class 8	zādala	ezādala	zādala	azidalanga	ezingadalanga	zingadalanga
Class 9	yādala	eyādala	yādala	ayidalanga	engadalanga	ingadalanga
Class 10	zādala	ezādala	zādala	azidalanga	ezingadalanga	zingadalanga
Class 11	lwādala	olwādala	lwādala	aludalanga	olungadalanga	lungadalanga
Class 14	bādala	obādala	bādala	abudalanga	obungadalanga	bungadalanga
Class 15	kwādala	okwādala	kwādala	akudalanga	okungadalanga	kungadalanga
Class 17	kwādala	okwādala	kwādala	akudalanga	okungadalanga	kungadalanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingadala	—	ngingadala	ngingedale	—	ngingedale
2nd singular	ungadala	—	ungadala	ungedale	—	ungedale
1st plural	singadala	—	singadala	singedale	—	singedale
2nd plural	ningadala	—	ningadala	ningedale	—	ningedale
Class 1	angadala	—	engadala	angedale	—	engedale
Class 2	bangadala	—	bengadala	bangedale	—	bengedale
Class 3	ungadala	—	ungadala	ungedale	—	ungedale
Class 4	ingadala	—	ingadala	ingedale	—	ingedale
Class 5	lingadala	—	lingadala	lingedale	—	lingedale
Class 6	angadala	—	engadala	angedale	—	engedale
Class 7	singadala	—	singadala	singedale	—	singedale
Class 8	zingadala	—	zingadala	zingedale	—	zingedale
Class 9	ingadala	—	ingadala	ingedale	—	ingedale
Class 10	zingadala	—	zingadala	zingedale	—	zingedale
Class 11	lungadala	—	lungadala	lungedale	—	lungedale
Class 14	bungadala	—	bungadala	bungedale	—	bungedale
Class 15	kungadala	—	kungadala	kungedale	—	kungedale
Class 17	kungadala	—	kungadala	kungedale	—	kungedale
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizodala	engizodala	ngizodala	angizudala	engingezudala	ngingezudala
2nd singular	uzodala	ozodala	uzodala	awuzudala	ongezudala	ungezudala
1st plural	sizodala	esizodala	sizodala	asizudala	esingezudala	singezudala
2nd plural	nizodala	enizodala	nizodala	anizudala	eningezudala	ningezudala
Class 1	uzodala	ozodala	ezodala	akazudala	ongezudala	engezudala
Class 2	bazodala	abazodala	bezodala	abazudala	abangezudala	bengezudala
Class 3	uzodala	ozodala	uzodala	awuzudala	ongezudala	ungezudala
Class 4	izodala	ezodala	izodala	ayizudala	engezudala	ingezudala
Class 5	lizodala	elizodala	lizodala	alizudala	elingezudala	lingezudala
Class 6	azodala	azodala	ezodala	awazudala	angezudala	engezudala
Class 7	sizodala	esizodala	sizodala	asizudala	esingezudala	singezudala
Class 8	zizodala	ezizodala	zizodala	azizudala	ezingezudala	zingezudala
Class 9	izodala	ezodala	izodala	ayizudala	engezudala	ingezudala
Class 10	zizodala	ezizodala	zizodala	azizudala	ezingezudala	zingezudala
Class 11	luzodala	oluzodala	luzodala	aluzudala	olungezudala	lungezudala
Class 14	buzodala	obuzodala	buzodala	abuzudala	obungezudala	bungezudala
Class 15	kuzodala	okuzodala	kuzodala	akuzudala	okungezudala	kungezudala
Class 17	kuzodala	okuzodala	kuzodala	akuzudala	okungezudala	kungezudala
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyodala	engiyodala	ngiyodala	angiyudala	engingeyudala	ngingeyudala
2nd singular	uyodala	oyodala	uyodala	awuyudala	ongeyudala	ungeyudala
1st plural	siyodala	esiyodala	siyodala	asiyudala	esingeyudala	singeyudala
2nd plural	niyodala	eniyodala	niyodala	aniyudala	eningeyudala	ningeyudala
Class 1	uyodala	oyodala	eyodala	akayudala	ongeyudala	engeyudala
Class 2	bayodala	abayodala	beyodala	abayudala	abangeyudala	bengeyudala
Class 3	uyodala	oyodala	uyodala	awuyudala	ongeyudala	ungeyudala
Class 4	iyodala	eyodala	iyodala	ayiyudala	engeyudala	ingeyudala
Class 5	liyodala	eliyodala	liyodala	aliyudala	elingeyudala	lingeyudala
Class 6	ayodala	ayodala	eyodala	awayudala	angeyudala	engeyudala
Class 7	siyodala	esiyodala	siyodala	asiyudala	esingeyudala	singeyudala
Class 8	ziyodala	eziyodala	ziyodala	aziyudala	ezingeyudala	zingeyudala
Class 9	iyodala	eyodala	iyodala	ayiyudala	engeyudala	ingeyudala
Class 10	ziyodala	eziyodala	ziyodala	aziyudala	ezingeyudala	zingeyudala
Class 11	luyodala	oluyodala	luyodala	aluyudala	olungeyudala	lungeyudala
Class 14	buyodala	obuyodala	buyodala	abuyudala	obungeyudala	bungeyudala
Class 15	kuyodala	okuyodala	kuyodala	akuyudala	okungeyudala	kungeyudala
Class 17	kuyodala	okuyodala	kuyodala	akuyudala	okungeyudala	kungeyudala
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngidale	ngingadali
2nd singular	udale	ungadali
1st plural	sidale	singadali
2nd plural	nidale	ningadali
Class 1	adale	angadali
Class 2	badale	bangadali
Class 3	udale	ungadali
Class 4	idale	ingadali
Class 5	lidale	lingadali
Class 6	adale	angadali
Class 7	sidale	singadali
Class 8	zidale	zingadali
Class 9	idale	ingadali
Class 10	zidale	zingadali
Class 11	ludale	lungadali
Class 14	budale	bungadali
Class 15	kudale	kungadali
Class 17	kudale	kungadali
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngadala	ngangadala, angadala, angangadala
2nd singular	wadala	wangadala, awadala, awangadala
1st plural	sadala	sangadala, asadala, asangadala
2nd plural	nadala	nangadala, anadala, anangadala
Class 1	wadala	wangadala, akadala, akangadala
Class 2	badala	bangadala, abadala, abangadala
Class 3	wadala	wangadala, awadala, awangadala
Class 4	yadala	yangadala, ayadala, ayangadala
Class 5	ladala	langadala, aladala, alangadala
Class 6	adala	angadala, awadala, awangadala
Class 7	sadala	sangadala, asadala, asangadala
Class 8	zadala	zangadala, azadala, azangadala
Class 9	yadala	yangadala, ayadala, ayangadala
Class 10	zadala	zangadala, azadala, azangadala
Class 11	lwadala	lwangadala, alwadala, alwangadala
Class 14	badala	bangadala, abadala, abangadala
Class 15	kwadala	kwangadala, akwadala, akwangadala
Class 17	kwadala	kwangadala, akwadala, akwangadala

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dala”
• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “dala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “dala (8-3-8.9)”