thembisa

Xhosa

Etymology

From -themba +‎ -isa.

Verb

-thémbisa

1. (transitive) to promise

Inflection

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Derived terms

• isithembiso

Zulu

Verb

-thembisa^?

1. (transitive) to cause to hope
2. (transitive) to encourage, to enthuse, to motivate
3. (transitive) to assure, to promise

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive	ukuthembisa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuthembisa	ukungathembisi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	thembisa	-thembise
Plural	thembisani	-thembiseni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyathembisa, ngithembisa	engithembisayo, engithembisa	ngithembisa	angithembisi	engingathembisi	ngingathembisi
2nd singular	uyathembisa, uthembisa	othembisayo, othembisa	uthembisa	awuthembisi	ongathembisi	ungathembisi
1st plural	siyathembisa, sithembisa	esithembisayo, esithembisa	sithembisa	asithembisi	esingathembisi	singathembisi
2nd plural	niyathembisa, nithembisa	enithembisayo, enithembisa	nithembisa	anithembisi	eningathembisi	ningathembisi
Class 1	uyathembisa, uthembisa	othembisayo, othembisa	ethembisa	akathembisi	ongathembisi	engathembisi
Class 2	bayathembisa, bathembisa	abathembisayo, abathembisa	bethembisa	abathembisi	abangathembisi	bengathembisi
Class 3	uyathembisa, uthembisa	othembisayo, othembisa	uthembisa	awuthembisi	ongathembisi	ungathembisi
Class 4	iyathembisa, ithembisa	ethembisayo, ethembisa	ithembisa	ayithembisi	engathembisi	ingathembisi
Class 5	liyathembisa, lithembisa	elithembisayo, elithembisa	lithembisa	alithembisi	elingathembisi	lingathembisi
Class 6	ayathembisa, athembisa	athembisayo, athembisa	ethembisa	awathembisi	angathembisi	engathembisi
Class 7	siyathembisa, sithembisa	esithembisayo, esithembisa	sithembisa	asithembisi	esingathembisi	singathembisi
Class 8	ziyathembisa, zithembisa	ezithembisayo, ezithembisa	zithembisa	azithembisi	ezingathembisi	zingathembisi
Class 9	iyathembisa, ithembisa	ethembisayo, ethembisa	ithembisa	ayithembisi	engathembisi	ingathembisi
Class 10	ziyathembisa, zithembisa	ezithembisayo, ezithembisa	zithembisa	azithembisi	ezingathembisi	zingathembisi
Class 11	luyathembisa, luthembisa	oluthembisayo, oluthembisa	luthembisa	aluthembisi	olungathembisi	lungathembisi
Class 14	buyathembisa, buthembisa	obuthembisayo, obuthembisa	buthembisa	abuthembisi	obungathembisi	bungathembisi
Class 15	kuyathembisa, kuthembisa	okuthembisayo, okuthembisa	kuthembisa	akuthembisi	okungathembisi	kungathembisi
Class 17	kuyathembisa, kuthembisa	okuthembisayo, okuthembisa	kuthembisa	akuthembisi	okungathembisi	kungathembisi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngithembisile, ngithembisē	engithembisile, engithembisē	ngithembisile, ngithembisē	angithembisanga	engingathembisanga	ngingathembisanga
2nd singular	uthembisile, uthembisē	othembisile, othembisē	uthembisile, uthembisē	awuthembisanga	ongathembisanga	ungathembisanga
1st plural	sithembisile, sithembisē	esithembisile, esithembisē	sithembisile, sithembisē	asithembisanga	esingathembisanga	singathembisanga
2nd plural	nithembisile, nithembisē	enithembisile, enithembisē	nithembisile, nithembisē	anithembisanga	eningathembisanga	ningathembisanga
Class 1	uthembisile, uthembisē	othembisile, othembisē	ethembisile, ethembisē	akathembisanga	ongathembisanga	engathembisanga
Class 2	bathembisile, bathembisē	abathembisile, abathembisē	bethembisile, bethembisē	abathembisanga	abangathembisanga	bengathembisanga
Class 3	uthembisile, uthembisē	othembisile, othembisē	uthembisile, uthembisē	awuthembisanga	ongathembisanga	ungathembisanga
Class 4	ithembisile, ithembisē	ethembisile, ethembisē	ithembisile, ithembisē	ayithembisanga	engathembisanga	ingathembisanga
Class 5	lithembisile, lithembisē	elithembisile, elithembisē	lithembisile, lithembisē	alithembisanga	elingathembisanga	lingathembisanga
Class 6	athembisile, athembisē	athembisile, athembisē	ethembisile, ethembisē	awathembisanga	angathembisanga	engathembisanga
Class 7	sithembisile, sithembisē	esithembisile, esithembisē	sithembisile, sithembisē	asithembisanga	esingathembisanga	singathembisanga
Class 8	zithembisile, zithembisē	ezithembisile, ezithembisē	zithembisile, zithembisē	azithembisanga	ezingathembisanga	zingathembisanga
Class 9	ithembisile, ithembisē	ethembisile, ethembisē	ithembisile, ithembisē	ayithembisanga	engathembisanga	ingathembisanga
Class 10	zithembisile, zithembisē	ezithembisile, ezithembisē	zithembisile, zithembisē	azithembisanga	ezingathembisanga	zingathembisanga
Class 11	luthembisile, luthembisē	oluthembisile, oluthembisē	luthembisile, luthembisē	aluthembisanga	olungathembisanga	lungathembisanga
Class 14	buthembisile, buthembisē	obuthembisile, obuthembisē	buthembisile, buthembisē	abuthembisanga	obungathembisanga	bungathembisanga
Class 15	kuthembisile, kuthembisē	okuthembisile, okuthembisē	kuthembisile, kuthembisē	akuthembisanga	okungathembisanga	kungathembisanga
Class 17	kuthembisile, kuthembisē	okuthembisile, okuthembisē	kuthembisile, kuthembisē	akuthembisanga	okungathembisanga	kungathembisanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāthembisa	engāthembisa	ngāthembisa	angithembisanga	engingathembisanga	ngingathembisanga
2nd singular	wāthembisa	owāthembisa	wāthembisa	awuthembisanga	ongathembisanga	ungathembisanga
1st plural	sāthembisa	esāthembisa	sāthembisa	asithembisanga	esingathembisanga	singathembisanga
2nd plural	nāthembisa	enāthembisa	nāthembisa	anithembisanga	eningathembisanga	ningathembisanga
Class 1	wāthembisa	owāthembisa	āthembisa	akathembisanga	ongathembisanga	engathembisanga
Class 2	bāthembisa	abāthembisa	bāthembisa	abathembisanga	abangathembisanga	bengathembisanga
Class 3	wāthembisa	owāthembisa	wāthembisa	awuthembisanga	ongathembisanga	ungathembisanga
Class 4	yāthembisa	eyāthembisa	yāthembisa	ayithembisanga	engathembisanga	ingathembisanga
Class 5	lāthembisa	elāthembisa	lāthembisa	alithembisanga	elingathembisanga	lingathembisanga
Class 6	āthembisa	āthembisa	āthembisa	awathembisanga	angathembisanga	engathembisanga
Class 7	sāthembisa	esāthembisa	sāthembisa	asithembisanga	esingathembisanga	singathembisanga
Class 8	zāthembisa	ezāthembisa	zāthembisa	azithembisanga	ezingathembisanga	zingathembisanga
Class 9	yāthembisa	eyāthembisa	yāthembisa	ayithembisanga	engathembisanga	ingathembisanga
Class 10	zāthembisa	ezāthembisa	zāthembisa	azithembisanga	ezingathembisanga	zingathembisanga
Class 11	lwāthembisa	olwāthembisa	lwāthembisa	aluthembisanga	olungathembisanga	lungathembisanga
Class 14	bāthembisa	obāthembisa	bāthembisa	abuthembisanga	obungathembisanga	bungathembisanga
Class 15	kwāthembisa	okwāthembisa	kwāthembisa	akuthembisanga	okungathembisanga	kungathembisanga
Class 17	kwāthembisa	okwāthembisa	kwāthembisa	akuthembisanga	okungathembisanga	kungathembisanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingathembisa	—	ngingathembisa	ngingethembise	—	ngingethembise
2nd singular	ungathembisa	—	ungathembisa	ungethembise	—	ungethembise
1st plural	singathembisa	—	singathembisa	singethembise	—	singethembise
2nd plural	ningathembisa	—	ningathembisa	ningethembise	—	ningethembise
Class 1	angathembisa	—	engathembisa	angethembise	—	engethembise
Class 2	bangathembisa	—	bengathembisa	bangethembise	—	bengethembise
Class 3	ungathembisa	—	ungathembisa	ungethembise	—	ungethembise
Class 4	ingathembisa	—	ingathembisa	ingethembise	—	ingethembise
Class 5	lingathembisa	—	lingathembisa	lingethembise	—	lingethembise
Class 6	angathembisa	—	engathembisa	angethembise	—	engethembise
Class 7	singathembisa	—	singathembisa	singethembise	—	singethembise
Class 8	zingathembisa	—	zingathembisa	zingethembise	—	zingethembise
Class 9	ingathembisa	—	ingathembisa	ingethembise	—	ingethembise
Class 10	zingathembisa	—	zingathembisa	zingethembise	—	zingethembise
Class 11	lungathembisa	—	lungathembisa	lungethembise	—	lungethembise
Class 14	bungathembisa	—	bungathembisa	bungethembise	—	bungethembise
Class 15	kungathembisa	—	kungathembisa	kungethembise	—	kungethembise
Class 17	kungathembisa	—	kungathembisa	kungethembise	—	kungethembise
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizothembisa	engizothembisa	ngizothembisa	angizuthembisa	engingezuthembisa	ngingezuthembisa
2nd singular	uzothembisa	ozothembisa	uzothembisa	awuzuthembisa	ongezuthembisa	ungezuthembisa
1st plural	sizothembisa	esizothembisa	sizothembisa	asizuthembisa	esingezuthembisa	singezuthembisa
2nd plural	nizothembisa	enizothembisa	nizothembisa	anizuthembisa	eningezuthembisa	ningezuthembisa
Class 1	uzothembisa	ozothembisa	ezothembisa	akazuthembisa	ongezuthembisa	engezuthembisa
Class 2	bazothembisa	abazothembisa	bezothembisa	abazuthembisa	abangezuthembisa	bengezuthembisa
Class 3	uzothembisa	ozothembisa	uzothembisa	awuzuthembisa	ongezuthembisa	ungezuthembisa
Class 4	izothembisa	ezothembisa	izothembisa	ayizuthembisa	engezuthembisa	ingezuthembisa
Class 5	lizothembisa	elizothembisa	lizothembisa	alizuthembisa	elingezuthembisa	lingezuthembisa
Class 6	azothembisa	azothembisa	ezothembisa	awazuthembisa	angezuthembisa	engezuthembisa
Class 7	sizothembisa	esizothembisa	sizothembisa	asizuthembisa	esingezuthembisa	singezuthembisa
Class 8	zizothembisa	ezizothembisa	zizothembisa	azizuthembisa	ezingezuthembisa	zingezuthembisa
Class 9	izothembisa	ezothembisa	izothembisa	ayizuthembisa	engezuthembisa	ingezuthembisa
Class 10	zizothembisa	ezizothembisa	zizothembisa	azizuthembisa	ezingezuthembisa	zingezuthembisa
Class 11	luzothembisa	oluzothembisa	luzothembisa	aluzuthembisa	olungezuthembisa	lungezuthembisa
Class 14	buzothembisa	obuzothembisa	buzothembisa	abuzuthembisa	obungezuthembisa	bungezuthembisa
Class 15	kuzothembisa	okuzothembisa	kuzothembisa	akuzuthembisa	okungezuthembisa	kungezuthembisa
Class 17	kuzothembisa	okuzothembisa	kuzothembisa	akuzuthembisa	okungezuthembisa	kungezuthembisa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyothembisa	engiyothembisa	ngiyothembisa	angiyuthembisa	engingeyuthembisa	ngingeyuthembisa
2nd singular	uyothembisa	oyothembisa	uyothembisa	awuyuthembisa	ongeyuthembisa	ungeyuthembisa
1st plural	siyothembisa	esiyothembisa	siyothembisa	asiyuthembisa	esingeyuthembisa	singeyuthembisa
2nd plural	niyothembisa	eniyothembisa	niyothembisa	aniyuthembisa	eningeyuthembisa	ningeyuthembisa
Class 1	uyothembisa	oyothembisa	eyothembisa	akayuthembisa	ongeyuthembisa	engeyuthembisa
Class 2	bayothembisa	abayothembisa	beyothembisa	abayuthembisa	abangeyuthembisa	bengeyuthembisa
Class 3	uyothembisa	oyothembisa	uyothembisa	awuyuthembisa	ongeyuthembisa	ungeyuthembisa
Class 4	iyothembisa	eyothembisa	iyothembisa	ayiyuthembisa	engeyuthembisa	ingeyuthembisa
Class 5	liyothembisa	eliyothembisa	liyothembisa	aliyuthembisa	elingeyuthembisa	lingeyuthembisa
Class 6	ayothembisa	ayothembisa	eyothembisa	awayuthembisa	angeyuthembisa	engeyuthembisa
Class 7	siyothembisa	esiyothembisa	siyothembisa	asiyuthembisa	esingeyuthembisa	singeyuthembisa
Class 8	ziyothembisa	eziyothembisa	ziyothembisa	aziyuthembisa	ezingeyuthembisa	zingeyuthembisa
Class 9	iyothembisa	eyothembisa	iyothembisa	ayiyuthembisa	engeyuthembisa	ingeyuthembisa
Class 10	ziyothembisa	eziyothembisa	ziyothembisa	aziyuthembisa	ezingeyuthembisa	zingeyuthembisa
Class 11	luyothembisa	oluyothembisa	luyothembisa	aluyuthembisa	olungeyuthembisa	lungeyuthembisa
Class 14	buyothembisa	obuyothembisa	buyothembisa	abuyuthembisa	obungeyuthembisa	bungeyuthembisa
Class 15	kuyothembisa	okuyothembisa	kuyothembisa	akuyuthembisa	okungeyuthembisa	kungeyuthembisa
Class 17	kuyothembisa	okuyothembisa	kuyothembisa	akuyuthembisa	okungeyuthembisa	kungeyuthembisa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngithembise	ngingathembisi
2nd singular	uthembise	ungathembisi
1st plural	sithembise	singathembisi
2nd plural	nithembise	ningathembisi
Class 1	athembise	angathembisi
Class 2	bathembise	bangathembisi
Class 3	uthembise	ungathembisi
Class 4	ithembise	ingathembisi
Class 5	lithembise	lingathembisi
Class 6	athembise	angathembisi
Class 7	sithembise	singathembisi
Class 8	zithembise	zingathembisi
Class 9	ithembise	ingathembisi
Class 10	zithembise	zingathembisi
Class 11	luthembise	lungathembisi
Class 14	buthembise	bungathembisi
Class 15	kuthembise	kungathembisi
Class 17	kuthembise	kungathembisi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngathembisa	ngangathembisa, angathembisa, angangathembisa
2nd singular	wathembisa	wangathembisa, awathembisa, awangathembisa
1st plural	sathembisa	sangathembisa, asathembisa, asangathembisa
2nd plural	nathembisa	nangathembisa, anathembisa, anangathembisa
Class 1	wathembisa	wangathembisa, akathembisa, akangathembisa
Class 2	bathembisa	bangathembisa, abathembisa, abangathembisa
Class 3	wathembisa	wangathembisa, awathembisa, awangathembisa
Class 4	yathembisa	yangathembisa, ayathembisa, ayangathembisa
Class 5	lathembisa	langathembisa, alathembisa, alangathembisa
Class 6	athembisa	angathembisa, awathembisa, awangathembisa
Class 7	sathembisa	sangathembisa, asathembisa, asangathembisa
Class 8	zathembisa	zangathembisa, azathembisa, azangathembisa
Class 9	yathembisa	yangathembisa, ayathembisa, ayangathembisa
Class 10	zathembisa	zangathembisa, azathembisa, azangathembisa
Class 11	lwathembisa	lwangathembisa, alwathembisa, alwangathembisa
Class 14	bathembisa	bangathembisa, abathembisa, abangathembisa
Class 15	kwathembisa	kwangathembisa, akwathembisa, akwangathembisa
Class 17	kwathembisa	kwangathembisa, akwathembisa, akwangathembisa

Derived terms

• isithembiso

References

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