saba

See also: Saba, SABA, sabá, saba', and säbä

English

Etymology 1

Alternative form of sapa

Noun

saba (uncountable)

(cooking) A sweet grape syrup made from grape must
- 2007, January 3, “Florence Fabricant”, in In Rustic Greek Dishes, a Fresh Approach to Ancient Flavors‎:
  Gar, a long, skinny fish, was cooked and served in thick grape syrup, like saba, the Italian grape must.

Etymology 2

From Cebuano saba.

Noun

saba (uncountable)

A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).

Anagrams

AABs, BSAA, Basa, Saab, abas, baas, basa, à bas

Cebuano

Alternative forms

sab-a

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: sa‧ba

Noun

saba

a saba banana

Crimean Tatar

Noun

saba

morning

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sapa, from Proto-Baltic *stabara-, compare Lithuanian stabaras (“dried branch”) and Latvian stebere (“cow's tail”). Cognate to Finnish saparo, Ingrian sapara (“pig's tail”), and Karelian sapero, saparo (“tail”).

Noun

saba (genitive saba, partitive saba)

tail

Declension

Inflection of saba (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	saba	sabad
accusative	saba	sabad
genitive	saba	sabade
partitive	saba	sabu sabasid
illative	sappa sabasse	sabadesse sabusse
inessive	sabas	sabades sabus
elative	sabast	sabadest sabust
allative	sabale	sabadele sabule
adessive	sabal	sabadel sabul
ablative	sabalt	sabadelt sabult
translative	sabaks	sabadeks sabuks
terminative	sabani	sabadeni
essive	sabana	sabadena
abessive	sabata	sabadeta
comitative	sabaga	sabadega

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese savãa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin sabana, from sabanum, from Ancient Greek σάβανον (sábanon). Cognate with Spanish sábana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaβa̝/

Noun

saba f (plural sabas)

sheet, bedsheet
- 1395, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 157:
  It. mando ao moesteyro de san francisco hua cama de Roupa que seia huun almadraque et tres cabeçaes anchos et huun traueyseyro de pluma laurado et quatro faceyroas et duas sauaas et hua colcha et huun panal et huun alfamare et duas almadraquias
Synonyms: lenzo, lenzó
cambium

Related terms

References

“savãa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“sauaa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“saba” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“saba” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“saba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Ilocano

Noun

sabá

banana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sundanese ᮞᮘ (saba), from Javanese ꦱꦧ (saba), from Old Javanese sabhā, from Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, “meeting”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsaba]
Hyphenation: sa‧ba

Verb

saba

to go outside the home.

Affixed terms

bersaba
menyaba

Related terms

paseban

Japanese

Romanization

saba

Rōmaji transcription of さば

Kassonke

Numeral

saba

three

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin sapa (“thickened wine”). Cognate with Catalan saba, French sève.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaβo/
(file)

Noun

saba f (plural sabas)

(botany) sap

Derived terms

sabar

Phuthi

Verb

-sába

to fear
to be afraid of

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin sapa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsaba/

Noun

saba f (uncountable)

(winemaking) cooked, condensed must

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-sába

to fear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swahili

**Swahili numbers ^(edit)**
	70
← 6	7	8 →
Cardinal: saba Ordinal: -a saba

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبْعَة‎ (sabʿa).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Numeral

saba (invariable)

seven

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	sifuri	-moja, mosi	-wili, pili	-tatu	-nne	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
1—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
2—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
3—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
4—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
5—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
6—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
7—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
8—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
9—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa

Noun

saba (n class, plural saba)

(card games) seven

References

Johansen, Aimee (2003), “Why Kiswahili adopted the words for six, seven and nine”, in Studies in African Linguistics‎, volume 32, issue 2, pages 99-104

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: sa‧ba

IPA^(key): /saˈba/, [sɐˈba]

Noun

sabá

saba banana (a Philippine cultivar of banana)
May binebentang saba si Aling Conching.
Miss Conching sells some saba bananas.

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa sābā̀ (“to be accustomed to doing something”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sá.bà/

Adverb

sábà

usually, often
Synonym: lọ́pọ̀ ìgbà

Zulu

Etymology 1

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

Verb

-saba

(intransitive) to stand scattered around while feeding

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukusaba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukusaba	ukungasabi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	saba	-sabe
Plural	sabani	-sabeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasaba, ngisaba	engisabayo, engisaba	ngisaba	angisabi	engingasabi	ngingasabi
2nd singular	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
1st plural	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
2nd plural	niyasaba, nisaba	enisabayo, enisaba	nisaba	anisabi	eningasabi	ningasabi
Class 1	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	esaba	akasabi	ongasabi	engasabi
Class 2	bayasaba, basaba	abasabayo, abasaba	besaba	abasabi	abangasabi	bengasabi
Class 3	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
Class 4	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
Class 5	liyasaba, lisaba	elisabayo, elisaba	lisaba	alisabi	elingasabi	lingasabi
Class 6	ayasaba, asaba	asabayo, asaba	esaba	awasabi	angasabi	engasabi
Class 7	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
Class 8	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
Class 9	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
Class 10	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
Class 11	luyasaba, lusaba	olusabayo, olusaba	lusaba	alusabi	olungasabi	lungasabi
Class 14	buyasaba, busaba	obusabayo, obusaba	busaba	abusabi	obungasabi	bungasabi
Class 15	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
Class 17	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngisabile, ngisabē	engisabile, engisabē	ngisabile, ngisabē	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nisabile, nisabē	enisabile, enisabē	nisabile, nisabē	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
Class 1	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	esabile, esabē	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
Class 2	basabile, basabē	abasabile, abasabē	besabile, besabē	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
Class 3	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
Class 4	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 5	lisabile, lisabē	elisabile, elisabē	lisabile, lisabē	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
Class 6	asabile, asabē	asabile, asabē	esabile, esabē	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
Class 7	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
Class 8	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 9	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 10	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 11	lusabile, lusabē	olusabile, olusabē	lusabile, lusabē	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
Class 14	busabile, busabē	obusabile, obusabē	busabile, busabē	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
Class 15	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
Class 17	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāsaba	engāsaba	ngāsaba	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nāsaba	enāsaba	nāsaba	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
Class 1	wāsaba	owāsaba	āsaba	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
Class 2	bāsaba	abāsaba	bāsaba	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
Class 3	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
Class 4	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 5	lāsaba	elāsaba	lāsaba	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
Class 6	āsaba	āsaba	āsaba	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
Class 7	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
Class 8	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 9	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 10	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 11	lwāsaba	olwāsaba	lwāsaba	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
Class 14	bāsaba	obāsaba	bāsaba	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
Class 15	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
Class 17	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingasaba	—	ngingasaba	ngingesabe	—	ngingesabe
2nd singular	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
1st plural	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
2nd plural	ningasaba	—	ningasaba	ningesabe	—	ningesabe
Class 1	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
Class 2	bangasaba	—	bengasaba	bangesabe	—	bengesabe
Class 3	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
Class 4	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
Class 5	lingasaba	—	lingasaba	lingesabe	—	lingesabe
Class 6	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
Class 7	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
Class 8	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
Class 9	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
Class 10	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
Class 11	lungasaba	—	lungasaba	lungesabe	—	lungesabe
Class 14	bungasaba	—	bungasaba	bungesabe	—	bungesabe
Class 15	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
Class 17	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizosaba	engizosaba	ngizosaba	angizusaba	engingezusaba	ngingezusaba
2nd singular	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
1st plural	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
2nd plural	nizosaba	enizosaba	nizosaba	anizusaba	eningezusaba	ningezusaba
Class 1	uzosaba	ozosaba	ezosaba	akazusaba	ongezusaba	engezusaba
Class 2	bazosaba	abazosaba	bezosaba	abazusaba	abangezusaba	bengezusaba
Class 3	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
Class 4	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
Class 5	lizosaba	elizosaba	lizosaba	alizusaba	elingezusaba	lingezusaba
Class 6	azosaba	azosaba	ezosaba	awazusaba	angezusaba	engezusaba
Class 7	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
Class 8	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
Class 9	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
Class 10	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
Class 11	luzosaba	oluzosaba	luzosaba	aluzusaba	olungezusaba	lungezusaba
Class 14	buzosaba	obuzosaba	buzosaba	abuzusaba	obungezusaba	bungezusaba
Class 15	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
Class 17	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosaba	engiyosaba	ngiyosaba	angiyusaba	engingeyusaba	ngingeyusaba
2nd singular	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
1st plural	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
2nd plural	niyosaba	eniyosaba	niyosaba	aniyusaba	eningeyusaba	ningeyusaba
Class 1	uyosaba	oyosaba	eyosaba	akayusaba	ongeyusaba	engeyusaba
Class 2	bayosaba	abayosaba	beyosaba	abayusaba	abangeyusaba	bengeyusaba
Class 3	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
Class 4	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
Class 5	liyosaba	eliyosaba	liyosaba	aliyusaba	elingeyusaba	lingeyusaba
Class 6	ayosaba	ayosaba	eyosaba	awayusaba	angeyusaba	engeyusaba
Class 7	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
Class 8	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
Class 9	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
Class 10	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
Class 11	luyosaba	oluyosaba	luyosaba	aluyusaba	olungeyusaba	lungeyusaba
Class 14	buyosaba	obuyosaba	buyosaba	abuyusaba	obungeyusaba	bungeyusaba
Class 15	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
Class 17	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngisabe	ngingasabi
2nd singular	usabe	ungasabi
1st plural	sisabe	singasabi
2nd plural	nisabe	ningasabi
Class 1	asabe	angasabi
Class 2	basabe	bangasabi
Class 3	usabe	ungasabi
Class 4	isabe	ingasabi
Class 5	lisabe	lingasabi
Class 6	asabe	angasabi
Class 7	sisabe	singasabi
Class 8	zisabe	zingasabi
Class 9	isabe	ingasabi
Class 10	zisabe	zingasabi
Class 11	lusabe	lungasabi
Class 14	busabe	bungasabi
Class 15	kusabe	kungasabi
Class 17	kusabe	kungasabi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngasaba	ngangasaba, angasaba, angangasaba
2nd singular	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
1st plural	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
2nd plural	nasaba	nangasaba, anasaba, anangasaba
Class 1	wasaba	wangasaba, akasaba, akangasaba
Class 2	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
Class 3	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
Class 4	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
Class 5	lasaba	langasaba, alasaba, alangasaba
Class 6	asaba	angasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
Class 7	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
Class 8	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
Class 9	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
Class 10	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
Class 11	lwasaba	lwangasaba, alwasaba, alwangasaba
Class 14	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
Class 15	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba
Class 17	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba

Etymology 2

Clipping of -esaba.

Verb

-sába

Alternative form of -esaba

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukusaba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukusaba	ukungasabi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	saba	-sabe
Plural	sabani	-sabeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasaba, ngisaba	engisabayo, engisaba	ngisaba	angisabi	engingasabi	ngingasabi
2nd singular	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
1st plural	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
2nd plural	niyasaba, nisaba	enisabayo, enisaba	nisaba	anisabi	eningasabi	ningasabi
Class 1	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	esaba	akasabi	ongasabi	engasabi
Class 2	bayasaba, basaba	abasabayo, abasaba	besaba	abasabi	abangasabi	bengasabi
Class 3	uyasaba, usaba	osabayo, osaba	usaba	awusabi	ongasabi	ungasabi
Class 4	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
Class 5	liyasaba, lisaba	elisabayo, elisaba	lisaba	alisabi	elingasabi	lingasabi
Class 6	ayasaba, asaba	asabayo, asaba	esaba	awasabi	angasabi	engasabi
Class 7	siyasaba, sisaba	esisabayo, esisaba	sisaba	asisabi	esingasabi	singasabi
Class 8	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
Class 9	iyasaba, isaba	esabayo, esaba	isaba	ayisabi	engasabi	ingasabi
Class 10	ziyasaba, zisaba	ezisabayo, ezisaba	zisaba	azisabi	ezingasabi	zingasabi
Class 11	luyasaba, lusaba	olusabayo, olusaba	lusaba	alusabi	olungasabi	lungasabi
Class 14	buyasaba, busaba	obusabayo, obusaba	busaba	abusabi	obungasabi	bungasabi
Class 15	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
Class 17	kuyasaba, kusaba	okusabayo, okusaba	kusaba	akusabi	okungasabi	kungasabi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngisabile, ngisabē	engisabile, engisabē	ngisabile, ngisabē	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nisabile, nisabē	enisabile, enisabē	nisabile, nisabē	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
Class 1	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	esabile, esabē	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
Class 2	basabile, basabē	abasabile, abasabē	besabile, besabē	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
Class 3	usabile, usabē	osabile, osabē	usabile, usabē	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
Class 4	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 5	lisabile, lisabē	elisabile, elisabē	lisabile, lisabē	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
Class 6	asabile, asabē	asabile, asabē	esabile, esabē	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
Class 7	sisabile, sisabē	esisabile, esisabē	sisabile, sisabē	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
Class 8	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 9	isabile, isabē	esabile, esabē	isabile, isabē	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 10	zisabile, zisabē	ezisabile, ezisabē	zisabile, zisabē	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 11	lusabile, lusabē	olusabile, olusabē	lusabile, lusabē	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
Class 14	busabile, busabē	obusabile, obusabē	busabile, busabē	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
Class 15	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
Class 17	kusabile, kusabē	okusabile, okusabē	kusabile, kusabē	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāsaba	engāsaba	ngāsaba	angisabanga	engingasabanga	ngingasabanga
2nd singular	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
1st plural	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
2nd plural	nāsaba	enāsaba	nāsaba	anisabanga	eningasabanga	ningasabanga
Class 1	wāsaba	owāsaba	āsaba	akasabanga	ongasabanga	engasabanga
Class 2	bāsaba	abāsaba	bāsaba	abasabanga	abangasabanga	bengasabanga
Class 3	wāsaba	owāsaba	wāsaba	awusabanga	ongasabanga	ungasabanga
Class 4	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 5	lāsaba	elāsaba	lāsaba	alisabanga	elingasabanga	lingasabanga
Class 6	āsaba	āsaba	āsaba	awasabanga	angasabanga	engasabanga
Class 7	sāsaba	esāsaba	sāsaba	asisabanga	esingasabanga	singasabanga
Class 8	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 9	yāsaba	eyāsaba	yāsaba	ayisabanga	engasabanga	ingasabanga
Class 10	zāsaba	ezāsaba	zāsaba	azisabanga	ezingasabanga	zingasabanga
Class 11	lwāsaba	olwāsaba	lwāsaba	alusabanga	olungasabanga	lungasabanga
Class 14	bāsaba	obāsaba	bāsaba	abusabanga	obungasabanga	bungasabanga
Class 15	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
Class 17	kwāsaba	okwāsaba	kwāsaba	akusabanga	okungasabanga	kungasabanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingasaba	—	ngingasaba	ngingesabe	—	ngingesabe
2nd singular	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
1st plural	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
2nd plural	ningasaba	—	ningasaba	ningesabe	—	ningesabe
Class 1	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
Class 2	bangasaba	—	bengasaba	bangesabe	—	bengesabe
Class 3	ungasaba	—	ungasaba	ungesabe	—	ungesabe
Class 4	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
Class 5	lingasaba	—	lingasaba	lingesabe	—	lingesabe
Class 6	angasaba	—	engasaba	angesabe	—	engesabe
Class 7	singasaba	—	singasaba	singesabe	—	singesabe
Class 8	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
Class 9	ingasaba	—	ingasaba	ingesabe	—	ingesabe
Class 10	zingasaba	—	zingasaba	zingesabe	—	zingesabe
Class 11	lungasaba	—	lungasaba	lungesabe	—	lungesabe
Class 14	bungasaba	—	bungasaba	bungesabe	—	bungesabe
Class 15	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
Class 17	kungasaba	—	kungasaba	kungesabe	—	kungesabe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizosaba	engizosaba	ngizosaba	angizusaba	engingezusaba	ngingezusaba
2nd singular	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
1st plural	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
2nd plural	nizosaba	enizosaba	nizosaba	anizusaba	eningezusaba	ningezusaba
Class 1	uzosaba	ozosaba	ezosaba	akazusaba	ongezusaba	engezusaba
Class 2	bazosaba	abazosaba	bezosaba	abazusaba	abangezusaba	bengezusaba
Class 3	uzosaba	ozosaba	uzosaba	awuzusaba	ongezusaba	ungezusaba
Class 4	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
Class 5	lizosaba	elizosaba	lizosaba	alizusaba	elingezusaba	lingezusaba
Class 6	azosaba	azosaba	ezosaba	awazusaba	angezusaba	engezusaba
Class 7	sizosaba	esizosaba	sizosaba	asizusaba	esingezusaba	singezusaba
Class 8	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
Class 9	izosaba	ezosaba	izosaba	ayizusaba	engezusaba	ingezusaba
Class 10	zizosaba	ezizosaba	zizosaba	azizusaba	ezingezusaba	zingezusaba
Class 11	luzosaba	oluzosaba	luzosaba	aluzusaba	olungezusaba	lungezusaba
Class 14	buzosaba	obuzosaba	buzosaba	abuzusaba	obungezusaba	bungezusaba
Class 15	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
Class 17	kuzosaba	okuzosaba	kuzosaba	akuzusaba	okungezusaba	kungezusaba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosaba	engiyosaba	ngiyosaba	angiyusaba	engingeyusaba	ngingeyusaba
2nd singular	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
1st plural	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
2nd plural	niyosaba	eniyosaba	niyosaba	aniyusaba	eningeyusaba	ningeyusaba
Class 1	uyosaba	oyosaba	eyosaba	akayusaba	ongeyusaba	engeyusaba
Class 2	bayosaba	abayosaba	beyosaba	abayusaba	abangeyusaba	bengeyusaba
Class 3	uyosaba	oyosaba	uyosaba	awuyusaba	ongeyusaba	ungeyusaba
Class 4	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
Class 5	liyosaba	eliyosaba	liyosaba	aliyusaba	elingeyusaba	lingeyusaba
Class 6	ayosaba	ayosaba	eyosaba	awayusaba	angeyusaba	engeyusaba
Class 7	siyosaba	esiyosaba	siyosaba	asiyusaba	esingeyusaba	singeyusaba
Class 8	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
Class 9	iyosaba	eyosaba	iyosaba	ayiyusaba	engeyusaba	ingeyusaba
Class 10	ziyosaba	eziyosaba	ziyosaba	aziyusaba	ezingeyusaba	zingeyusaba
Class 11	luyosaba	oluyosaba	luyosaba	aluyusaba	olungeyusaba	lungeyusaba
Class 14	buyosaba	obuyosaba	buyosaba	abuyusaba	obungeyusaba	bungeyusaba
Class 15	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
Class 17	kuyosaba	okuyosaba	kuyosaba	akuyusaba	okungeyusaba	kungeyusaba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngisabe	ngingasabi
2nd singular	usabe	ungasabi
1st plural	sisabe	singasabi
2nd plural	nisabe	ningasabi
Class 1	asabe	angasabi
Class 2	basabe	bangasabi
Class 3	usabe	ungasabi
Class 4	isabe	ingasabi
Class 5	lisabe	lingasabi
Class 6	asabe	angasabi
Class 7	sisabe	singasabi
Class 8	zisabe	zingasabi
Class 9	isabe	ingasabi
Class 10	zisabe	zingasabi
Class 11	lusabe	lungasabi
Class 14	busabe	bungasabi
Class 15	kusabe	kungasabi
Class 17	kusabe	kungasabi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngasaba	ngangasaba, angasaba, angangasaba
2nd singular	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
1st plural	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
2nd plural	nasaba	nangasaba, anasaba, anangasaba
Class 1	wasaba	wangasaba, akasaba, akangasaba
Class 2	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
Class 3	wasaba	wangasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
Class 4	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
Class 5	lasaba	langasaba, alasaba, alangasaba
Class 6	asaba	angasaba, awasaba, awangasaba
Class 7	sasaba	sangasaba, asasaba, asangasaba
Class 8	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
Class 9	yasaba	yangasaba, ayasaba, ayangasaba
Class 10	zasaba	zangasaba, azasaba, azangasaba
Class 11	lwasaba	lwangasaba, alwasaba, alwangasaba
Class 14	basaba	bangasaba, abasaba, abangasaba
Class 15	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba
Class 17	kwasaba	kwangasaba, akwasaba, akwangasaba

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “saɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “saɓa (6.3)”
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “saɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “saɓa (3.9)”

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