zila

See also: zilā, ziľă, žila, žíla, žiła, Zila, Žila, and Žíla

English

Noun

zila (plural zilas)

1. Alternative form of zillah

Anagrams

• Lazi, Liza, aliz, liza, zail

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

zilá

1. (anatomy) tongue

Latvian

Adjective

zila

1. inflection of zils:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Lingala

Verb

zila

1. to wait

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gìda.

Verb

-zila

1. (transitive) to abstain from
2. (transitive) to avoid, to refrain from
3. (intransitive) to fast

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukuzila
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuzila	ukungazili
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	zila	-zile
Plural	zilani	-zileni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyazila, ngizila	engizilayo, engizila	ngizila	angizili	engingazili	ngingazili
2nd singular	uyazila, uzila	ozilayo, ozila	uzila	awuzili	ongazili	ungazili
1st plural	siyazila, sizila	esizilayo, esizila	sizila	asizili	esingazili	singazili
2nd plural	niyazila, nizila	enizilayo, enizila	nizila	anizili	eningazili	ningazili
Class 1	uyazila, uzila	ozilayo, ozila	ezila	akazili	ongazili	engazili
Class 2	bayazila, bazila	abazilayo, abazila	bezila	abazili	abangazili	bengazili
Class 3	uyazila, uzila	ozilayo, ozila	uzila	awuzili	ongazili	ungazili
Class 4	iyazila, izila	ezilayo, ezila	izila	ayizili	engazili	ingazili
Class 5	liyazila, lizila	elizilayo, elizila	lizila	alizili	elingazili	lingazili
Class 6	ayazila, azila	azilayo, azila	ezila	awazili	angazili	engazili
Class 7	siyazila, sizila	esizilayo, esizila	sizila	asizili	esingazili	singazili
Class 8	ziyazila, zizila	ezizilayo, ezizila	zizila	azizili	ezingazili	zingazili
Class 9	iyazila, izila	ezilayo, ezila	izila	ayizili	engazili	ingazili
Class 10	ziyazila, zizila	ezizilayo, ezizila	zizila	azizili	ezingazili	zingazili
Class 11	luyazila, luzila	oluzilayo, oluzila	luzila	aluzili	olungazili	lungazili
Class 14	buyazila, buzila	obuzilayo, obuzila	buzila	abuzili	obungazili	bungazili
Class 15	kuyazila, kuzila	okuzilayo, okuzila	kuzila	akuzili	okungazili	kungazili
Class 17	kuyazila, kuzila	okuzilayo, okuzila	kuzila	akuzili	okungazili	kungazili
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizilile, ngizilē	engizilile, engizilē	ngizilile, ngizilē	angizilanga	engingazilanga	ngingazilanga
2nd singular	uzilile, uzilē	ozilile, ozilē	uzilile, uzilē	awuzilanga	ongazilanga	ungazilanga
1st plural	sizilile, sizilē	esizilile, esizilē	sizilile, sizilē	asizilanga	esingazilanga	singazilanga
2nd plural	nizilile, nizilē	enizilile, enizilē	nizilile, nizilē	anizilanga	eningazilanga	ningazilanga
Class 1	uzilile, uzilē	ozilile, ozilē	ezilile, ezilē	akazilanga	ongazilanga	engazilanga
Class 2	bazilile, bazilē	abazilile, abazilē	bezilile, bezilē	abazilanga	abangazilanga	bengazilanga
Class 3	uzilile, uzilē	ozilile, ozilē	uzilile, uzilē	awuzilanga	ongazilanga	ungazilanga
Class 4	izilile, izilē	ezilile, ezilē	izilile, izilē	ayizilanga	engazilanga	ingazilanga
Class 5	lizilile, lizilē	elizilile, elizilē	lizilile, lizilē	alizilanga	elingazilanga	lingazilanga
Class 6	azilile, azilē	azilile, azilē	ezilile, ezilē	awazilanga	angazilanga	engazilanga
Class 7	sizilile, sizilē	esizilile, esizilē	sizilile, sizilē	asizilanga	esingazilanga	singazilanga
Class 8	zizilile, zizilē	ezizilile, ezizilē	zizilile, zizilē	azizilanga	ezingazilanga	zingazilanga
Class 9	izilile, izilē	ezilile, ezilē	izilile, izilē	ayizilanga	engazilanga	ingazilanga
Class 10	zizilile, zizilē	ezizilile, ezizilē	zizilile, zizilē	azizilanga	ezingazilanga	zingazilanga
Class 11	luzilile, luzilē	oluzilile, oluzilē	luzilile, luzilē	aluzilanga	olungazilanga	lungazilanga
Class 14	buzilile, buzilē	obuzilile, obuzilē	buzilile, buzilē	abuzilanga	obungazilanga	bungazilanga
Class 15	kuzilile, kuzilē	okuzilile, okuzilē	kuzilile, kuzilē	akuzilanga	okungazilanga	kungazilanga
Class 17	kuzilile, kuzilē	okuzilile, okuzilē	kuzilile, kuzilē	akuzilanga	okungazilanga	kungazilanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāzila	engāzila	ngāzila	angizilanga	engingazilanga	ngingazilanga
2nd singular	wāzila	owāzila	wāzila	awuzilanga	ongazilanga	ungazilanga
1st plural	sāzila	esāzila	sāzila	asizilanga	esingazilanga	singazilanga
2nd plural	nāzila	enāzila	nāzila	anizilanga	eningazilanga	ningazilanga
Class 1	wāzila	owāzila	āzila	akazilanga	ongazilanga	engazilanga
Class 2	bāzila	abāzila	bāzila	abazilanga	abangazilanga	bengazilanga
Class 3	wāzila	owāzila	wāzila	awuzilanga	ongazilanga	ungazilanga
Class 4	yāzila	eyāzila	yāzila	ayizilanga	engazilanga	ingazilanga
Class 5	lāzila	elāzila	lāzila	alizilanga	elingazilanga	lingazilanga
Class 6	āzila	āzila	āzila	awazilanga	angazilanga	engazilanga
Class 7	sāzila	esāzila	sāzila	asizilanga	esingazilanga	singazilanga
Class 8	zāzila	ezāzila	zāzila	azizilanga	ezingazilanga	zingazilanga
Class 9	yāzila	eyāzila	yāzila	ayizilanga	engazilanga	ingazilanga
Class 10	zāzila	ezāzila	zāzila	azizilanga	ezingazilanga	zingazilanga
Class 11	lwāzila	olwāzila	lwāzila	aluzilanga	olungazilanga	lungazilanga
Class 14	bāzila	obāzila	bāzila	abuzilanga	obungazilanga	bungazilanga
Class 15	kwāzila	okwāzila	kwāzila	akuzilanga	okungazilanga	kungazilanga
Class 17	kwāzila	okwāzila	kwāzila	akuzilanga	okungazilanga	kungazilanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingazila	—	ngingazila	ngingezile	—	ngingezile
2nd singular	ungazila	—	ungazila	ungezile	—	ungezile
1st plural	singazila	—	singazila	singezile	—	singezile
2nd plural	ningazila	—	ningazila	ningezile	—	ningezile
Class 1	angazila	—	engazila	angezile	—	engezile
Class 2	bangazila	—	bengazila	bangezile	—	bengezile
Class 3	ungazila	—	ungazila	ungezile	—	ungezile
Class 4	ingazila	—	ingazila	ingezile	—	ingezile
Class 5	lingazila	—	lingazila	lingezile	—	lingezile
Class 6	angazila	—	engazila	angezile	—	engezile
Class 7	singazila	—	singazila	singezile	—	singezile
Class 8	zingazila	—	zingazila	zingezile	—	zingezile
Class 9	ingazila	—	ingazila	ingezile	—	ingezile
Class 10	zingazila	—	zingazila	zingezile	—	zingezile
Class 11	lungazila	—	lungazila	lungezile	—	lungezile
Class 14	bungazila	—	bungazila	bungezile	—	bungezile
Class 15	kungazila	—	kungazila	kungezile	—	kungezile
Class 17	kungazila	—	kungazila	kungezile	—	kungezile
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizozila	engizozila	ngizozila	angizuzila	engingezuzila	ngingezuzila
2nd singular	uzozila	ozozila	uzozila	awuzuzila	ongezuzila	ungezuzila
1st plural	sizozila	esizozila	sizozila	asizuzila	esingezuzila	singezuzila
2nd plural	nizozila	enizozila	nizozila	anizuzila	eningezuzila	ningezuzila
Class 1	uzozila	ozozila	ezozila	akazuzila	ongezuzila	engezuzila
Class 2	bazozila	abazozila	bezozila	abazuzila	abangezuzila	bengezuzila
Class 3	uzozila	ozozila	uzozila	awuzuzila	ongezuzila	ungezuzila
Class 4	izozila	ezozila	izozila	ayizuzila	engezuzila	ingezuzila
Class 5	lizozila	elizozila	lizozila	alizuzila	elingezuzila	lingezuzila
Class 6	azozila	azozila	ezozila	awazuzila	angezuzila	engezuzila
Class 7	sizozila	esizozila	sizozila	asizuzila	esingezuzila	singezuzila
Class 8	zizozila	ezizozila	zizozila	azizuzila	ezingezuzila	zingezuzila
Class 9	izozila	ezozila	izozila	ayizuzila	engezuzila	ingezuzila
Class 10	zizozila	ezizozila	zizozila	azizuzila	ezingezuzila	zingezuzila
Class 11	luzozila	oluzozila	luzozila	aluzuzila	olungezuzila	lungezuzila
Class 14	buzozila	obuzozila	buzozila	abuzuzila	obungezuzila	bungezuzila
Class 15	kuzozila	okuzozila	kuzozila	akuzuzila	okungezuzila	kungezuzila
Class 17	kuzozila	okuzozila	kuzozila	akuzuzila	okungezuzila	kungezuzila
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyozila	engiyozila	ngiyozila	angiyuzila	engingeyuzila	ngingeyuzila
2nd singular	uyozila	oyozila	uyozila	awuyuzila	ongeyuzila	ungeyuzila
1st plural	siyozila	esiyozila	siyozila	asiyuzila	esingeyuzila	singeyuzila
2nd plural	niyozila	eniyozila	niyozila	aniyuzila	eningeyuzila	ningeyuzila
Class 1	uyozila	oyozila	eyozila	akayuzila	ongeyuzila	engeyuzila
Class 2	bayozila	abayozila	beyozila	abayuzila	abangeyuzila	bengeyuzila
Class 3	uyozila	oyozila	uyozila	awuyuzila	ongeyuzila	ungeyuzila
Class 4	iyozila	eyozila	iyozila	ayiyuzila	engeyuzila	ingeyuzila
Class 5	liyozila	eliyozila	liyozila	aliyuzila	elingeyuzila	lingeyuzila
Class 6	ayozila	ayozila	eyozila	awayuzila	angeyuzila	engeyuzila
Class 7	siyozila	esiyozila	siyozila	asiyuzila	esingeyuzila	singeyuzila
Class 8	ziyozila	eziyozila	ziyozila	aziyuzila	ezingeyuzila	zingeyuzila
Class 9	iyozila	eyozila	iyozila	ayiyuzila	engeyuzila	ingeyuzila
Class 10	ziyozila	eziyozila	ziyozila	aziyuzila	ezingeyuzila	zingeyuzila
Class 11	luyozila	oluyozila	luyozila	aluyuzila	olungeyuzila	lungeyuzila
Class 14	buyozila	obuyozila	buyozila	abuyuzila	obungeyuzila	bungeyuzila
Class 15	kuyozila	okuyozila	kuyozila	akuyuzila	okungeyuzila	kungeyuzila
Class 17	kuyozila	okuyozila	kuyozila	akuyuzila	okungeyuzila	kungeyuzila
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngizile	ngingazili
2nd singular	uzile	ungazili
1st plural	sizile	singazili
2nd plural	nizile	ningazili
Class 1	azile	angazili
Class 2	bazile	bangazili
Class 3	uzile	ungazili
Class 4	izile	ingazili
Class 5	lizile	lingazili
Class 6	azile	angazili
Class 7	sizile	singazili
Class 8	zizile	zingazili
Class 9	izile	ingazili
Class 10	zizile	zingazili
Class 11	luzile	lungazili
Class 14	buzile	bungazili
Class 15	kuzile	kungazili
Class 17	kuzile	kungazili
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngazila	ngangazila, angazila, angangazila
2nd singular	wazila	wangazila, awazila, awangazila
1st plural	sazila	sangazila, asazila, asangazila
2nd plural	nazila	nangazila, anazila, anangazila
Class 1	wazila	wangazila, akazila, akangazila
Class 2	bazila	bangazila, abazila, abangazila
Class 3	wazila	wangazila, awazila, awangazila
Class 4	yazila	yangazila, ayazila, ayangazila
Class 5	lazila	langazila, alazila, alangazila
Class 6	azila	angazila, awazila, awangazila
Class 7	sazila	sangazila, asazila, asangazila
Class 8	zazila	zangazila, azazila, azangazila
Class 9	yazila	yangazila, ayazila, ayangazila
Class 10	zazila	zangazila, azazila, azangazila
Class 11	lwazila	lwangazila, alwazila, alwangazila
Class 14	bazila	bangazila, abazila, abangazila
Class 15	kwazila	kwangazila, akwazila, akwangazila
Class 17	kwazila	kwangazila, akwazila, akwangazila

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “zila”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “zila (6.3)”