singa

See also: sing·a, singá, and siṅga

Bau Bidayuh

Etymology

From Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

Noun

singa

1. lion (big cat Panthera leo)

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German singan, from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋɐ/
• Hyphenation: sin‧ga

Verb

singa (past participle gsunga)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of singa

infinitive	singa
past participle	gsunga
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	sing	—	singad
2nd person singular	singst	—	singadst
3rd person singular	singt	—	singad
1st person plural	singan	—	singadn
2nd person plural	singts	—	singads
3rd person plural	singan	—	singadn
	imperative
singular	sing
plural	singts

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) (compare Malay singa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ŋa/

Noun

singa

1. lion (big cat Panthera leo)

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

Noun

singa

1. lion (big cat Panthera leo)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋa/ [ˈsi.ŋa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iŋa
• Syllabification: si‧nga

Noun

singa (plural singa-singa)

1. lion (big cat Panthera leo)

Descendants

• → Nalca: singa

Further reading

• “singa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Inherited from English singer, equivalent to sing +‎ -a.

Noun

singa (plural singa dem, quantified singa)

1. singer

Further reading

• singa at majstro.com
• “A Learner’s Grammar of Jamaican”, in Open Grammar Project‎^[1], 2015, Glossary‎^[2]

Javanese

Romanization

singa

1. romanization of ꦱꦶꦔ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋa/ [ˈsi̞ː.ŋʌ]
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA^(key): /ˈhiŋa/ [ˈhi̞ː.ŋʌ]
• Rhymes: -iŋa
• Syllabification: si‧nga

Noun

sínga

1. act of making up, stirring up, poking (of fire)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of singa

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	singa, (Lubon) hinga, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) honga
	Bauko	singa, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) hinga
	Sabangan	singa, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) singa, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) hinga

Derived terms

• singaen

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “sínga [síꬻa]”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[3], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 423

Lingala

Etymology

See Lingala nsinga.

Noun

singa

1. string, thread

Malay

Singa.

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siŋə]
• Rhymes: -iŋə, -ŋə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

singa (Jawi spelling سيڠا, plural singa-singa)

1. lion (big cat Panthera leo)

Descendants

• → Bau Bidayuh: singa
• → Central Melanau: singa
• > Indonesian: singa
  • → Nalca: singa
• → Maranao: singa

Further reading

• "singa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "singa" at PRPM first version)

Maranao

Noun

singa

1. lion

References

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎^[4] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

Mori Bawah

Noun

singa

1. lion

Nalca

Etymology

From Indonesian singa, from Malay singa, from Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”).

Noun

singa

1. lion (big cat Panthera leo)

Spanish

Verb

singa

1. inflection of singar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Verb

-singa (infinitive kusinga)

1. to rub
2. to massage

Conjugation

Conjugation of -singa
Positive present -nasinga Subjunctive -singe Negative -singi Imperative singular singa
Infinitives
Positive kusinga Negative kutosinga
Imperatives
Singular singa Plural singeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husinga Positive past positive subject concord + -lisinga Negative past negative subject concord + -kusinga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasinga) Singular Plural 1st person ninasinga/nasinga tunasinga 2nd person unasinga mnasinga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasinga wanasinga other classes positive subject concord + -nasinga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -singi) Singular Plural 1st person sisingi hatusingi 2nd person husingi hamsingi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasingi hawasingi other classes negative subject concord + -singi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasinga Negative future negative subject concord + -tasinga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -singe) Singular Plural 1st person nisinge tusinge 2nd person usinge msinge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asinge wasinge other classes positive subject concord + -singe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisinge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesinga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesinga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisinga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisinga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asinga) Singular Plural 1st person nasinga twasinga 2nd person wasinga mwasinga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asinga wasinga m-mi(III/IV) wasinga yasinga ji-ma(V/VI) lasinga yasinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasinga vyasinga n(IX/X) yasinga zasinga u(XI) wasinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasinga pa(XVI) pasinga mu(XVIII) mwasinga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesinga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasinga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasinga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisinga "If not" positive subject concord + -siposinga Consecutive kasinga / positive subject concord + -kasinga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasinge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisinga -tusinga 2nd person -kusinga -wasinga/-kusingeni/-wasingeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msinga -wasinga m-mi(III/IV) -usinga -isinga ji-ma(V/VI) -lisinga -yasinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisinga -visinga n(IX/X) -isinga -zisinga u(XI) -usinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusinga pa(XVI) -pasinga mu(XVIII) -musinga Reflexive -jisinga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -singa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -singaye -singao m-mi(III/IV) -singao -singayo ji-ma(V/VI) -singalo -singayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -singacho -singavyo n(IX/X) -singayo -singazo u(XI) -singao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -singako pa(XVI) -singapo mu(XVIII) -singamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -singa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesinga -osinga m-mi(III/IV) -osinga -yosinga ji-ma(V/VI) -losinga -yosinga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosinga -vyosinga n(IX/X) -yosinga -zosinga u(XI) -osinga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosinga pa(XVI) -posinga mu(XVIII) -mosinga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -singwa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

singa class X (plural only)

1. plural of usinga: straight hair

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋa (“nasal mucus; blow the nose”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈŋa/ [sɪˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: si‧nga

Noun

singá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ)

1. blowing of one's nose (to expel mucus)
2. mucus expelled through blowing
3. snapping sound made as if from the nose by felines

   Synonym: singhal

Derived terms

• isinga
• pagsinga
• pasingahin
• singahan
• suminga

Further reading

• “singa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*seŋa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• Isang, sinag, saing, sangi, angis

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /síːŋɡa/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-cìnga (“to rub, smear”).

Verb

-singa (infinitive okusinga) (transitive)

1. to rub, to scrub

   Synonym: -kuuba

   aboomeezi basinga amaino ― healthy people brush their teeth

Conjugation

Conjugation of -singa

infinitives affirmative okusinga negative okutasinga imperatives affirmative singa negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -singa person noun class singular plural first person nsinga tusinga second person osinga musinga third person 1/2 asinga basinga 3/4 gusinga esinga 5/6 lisinga gasinga 7/8 kisinga bisinga 9/10 esinga zisinga 11/10 rusinga 12/14 kasinga businga 13 — tusinga 14/6 businga gasinga 15/6 kusinga 16 hasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -singa person noun class singular plural first person tinsinga titusinga second person tosinga timusinga third person 1/2 tasinga tibasinga 3/4 tigusinga tesinga 5/6 tirisinga tigasinga 7/8 tikisinga tibisinga 9/10 tesinga tizisinga 11/10 tirusinga 12/14 tikasinga tibusinga 13 — titusinga 14/6 tibusinga tigasinga 15/6 tikusinga 16 tihasinga — subject concord + -tasinga present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -singa person noun class singular plural first person ninsinga nitusinga second person noosinga nimusinga third person 1/2 naasinga nibasinga 3/4 nigusinga neesinga 5/6 nirisinga nigasinga 7/8 nikisinga nibisinga 9/10 neesinga nizisinga 11/10 nirusinga 12/14 nikasinga nibusinga 13 — nitusinga 14/6 nibusinga nigasinga 15/6 nikusinga 16 nihasinga — subject concord + -rukusinga negative ti- + subject concord + -rukusinga person noun class singular plural first person tindukusinga titurukusinga second person torukusinga timurukusinga third person 1/2 tarukusinga tibarukusinga 3/4 tigurukusinga terukusinga 5/6 tirirukusinga tigarukusinga 7/8 tikirukusinga tibirukusinga 9/10 terukusinga tizirukusinga 11/10 tirurukusinga 12/14 tikarukusinga tiburukusinga 13 — titurukusinga 14/6 tiburukusinga tigarukusinga 15/6 tikurukusinga 16 tiharukusinga — subject concord + -tarukusinga present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyasinga person noun class singular plural first person ninkyasinga nitukyasinga second person nookyasinga nimukyasinga third person 1/2 naakyasinga nibakyasinga 3/4 nigukyasinga neekyasinga 5/6 nirikyasinga nigakyasinga 7/8 nikikyasinga nibikyasinga 9/10 neekyasinga nizikyasinga 11/10 nirukyasinga 12/14 nikakyasinga nibukyasinga 13 — nitukyasinga 14/6 nibukyasinga nigakyasinga 15/6 nikukyasinga 16 nihakyasinga — subject concord + -rukukyasinga negative ti- + subject concord + -kyasinga person noun class singular plural first person tinkyasinga titukyasinga second person tokyasinga timukyasinga third person 1/2 takyasinga tibakyasinga 3/4 tigukyasinga tekyasinga 5/6 tirikyasinga tigakyasinga 7/8 tikikyasinga tibikyasinga 9/10 tekyasinga tizikyasinga 11/10 tirukyasinga 12/14 tikakyasinga tibukyasinga 13 — titukyasinga 14/6 tibukyasinga tigakyasinga 15/6 tikukyasinga 16 tihakyasinga — subject concord + -takyasinga virtual present affirmative subject concord + -asinga person noun class singular plural first person nasinga twasinga second person wasinga mwasinga third person 1/2 yasinga baasinga 3/4 gwasinga yasinga 5/6 lyasinga gaasinga 7/8 kyasinga byasinga 9/10 yasinga zaasinga 11/10 rwasinga 12/14 kaasinga bwasinga 13 — twasinga 14/6 bwasinga gaasinga 15/6 kwasinga 16 haasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + asinga person noun class singular plural first person tinasinga titwasinga second person tiwasinga timwasinga third person 1/2 tiyasinga tibaasinga 3/4 tigwasinga tiyasinga 5/6 tiryasinga tigaasinga 7/8 tikyasinga tibyasinga 9/10 tiyasinga tizaasinga 11/10 tirwasinga 12/14 tikaasinga tibwasinga 13 — titwasinga 14/6 tibwasinga tigaasinga 15/6 tikwasinga 16 tihaasinga — subject concord + -taasinga present perfect affirmative subject concord + -singire person noun class singular plural first person nsingire tusingire second person osingire musingire third person 1/2 asingire basingire 3/4 gusingire esingire 5/6 lisingire gasingire 7/8 kisingire bisingire 9/10 esingire zisingire 11/10 rusingire 12/14 kasingire busingire 13 — tusingire 14/6 busingire gasingire 15/6 kusingire 16 hasingire — negative ti- + subject concord + -singire person noun class singular plural first person tinsingire titusingire second person tosingire timusingire third person 1/2 tasingire tibasingire 3/4 tigusingire tesingire 5/6 tirisingire tigasingire 7/8 tikisingire tibisingire 9/10 tesingire tizisingire 11/10 tirusingire 12/14 tikasingire tibusingire 13 — titusingire 14/6 tibusingire tigasingire 15/6 tikusingire 16 tihasingire — subject concord + -tasingire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akasinga person noun class singular plural first person nakasinga twakasinga second person wakasinga mwakasinga third person 1/2 yakasinga baakasinga 3/4 gwakasinga yakasinga 5/6 lyakasinga gaakasinga 7/8 kyakasinga byakasinga 9/10 yakasinga zaakasinga 11/10 rwakasinga 12/14 kaakasinga bwakasinga 13 — twakasinga 14/6 bwakasinga gaakasinga 15/6 kwakasinga 16 haakasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -kasingire person noun class singular plural first person tinkasingire titukasingire second person tokasingire timukasingire third person 1/2 takasingire tibakasingire 3/4 tigukasingire tekasingire 5/6 tirikasingire tigakasingire 7/8 tikikasingire tibikasingire 9/10 tekasingire tizikasingire 11/10 tirukasingire 12/14 tikakasingire tibukasingire 13 — titukasingire 14/6 tibukasingire tigakasingire 15/6 tikukasingire 16 tihakasingire — subject concord + -takasingire near past affirmative subject concord + -singirege person noun class singular plural first person nsingirege tusingirege second person osingirege musingirege third person 1/2 asingirege basingirege 3/4 gusingirege esingirege 5/6 lisingirege gasingirege 7/8 kisingirege bisingirege 9/10 esingirege zisingirege 11/10 rusingirege 12/14 kasingirege busingirege 13 — tusingirege 14/6 busingirege gasingirege 15/6 kusingirege 16 hasingirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -singirege person noun class singular plural first person tinsingirege titusingirege second person tosingirege timusingirege third person 1/2 tasingirege tibasingirege 3/4 tigusingirege tesingirege 5/6 tirisingirege tigasingirege 7/8 tikisingirege tibisingirege 9/10 tesingirege tizisingirege 11/10 tirusingirege 12/14 tikasingirege tibusingirege 13 — titusingirege 14/6 tibusingirege tigasingirege 15/6 tikusingirege 16 tihasingirege — subject concord + -tasingirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kasinga person noun class singular plural first person nkasinga tukasinga second person okasinga mukasinga third person 1/2 akasinga bakasinga 3/4 gukasinga ekasinga 5/6 likasinga gakasinga 7/8 kikasinga bikasinga 9/10 ekasinga zikasinga 11/10 rukasinga 12/14 kakasinga bukasinga 13 — tukasinga 14/6 bukasinga gakasinga 15/6 kukasinga 16 hakasinga — subject concord + -asingire negative subject concord + -tasinge person noun class singular plural first person ntasinge tutasinge second person otasinge mutasinge third person 1/2 atasinge batasinge 3/4 gutasinge etasinge 5/6 litasinge gatasinge 7/8 kitasinge bitasinge 9/10 etasinge ziitasinge 11/10 rutasinge 12/14 katasinge butasinge 13 — tutasinge 14/6 butasinge gatasinge 15/6 kutasinge 16 hatasinge — subject concord + -tarasingire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rasingire person noun class singular plural first person ndasingire turasingire second person orasingire murasingire third person 1/2 arasingire barasingire 3/4 gurasingire erasingire 5/6 lirasingire garasingire 7/8 kirasingire birasingire 9/10 erasingire zirasingire 11/10 rurasingire 12/14 karasingire burasingire 13 — turasingire 14/6 burasingire garasingire 15/6 kurasingire 16 harasingire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kasingaga person noun class singular plural first person tinkasingaga titukasingaga second person tokasingaga timukasingaga third person 1/2 takasingaga tibakasingaga 3/4 tigukasingaga tekasingaga 5/6 tirikasingaga tigakasingaga 7/8 tikikasingaga tibikasingaga 9/10 tekasingaga tizikasingaga 11/10 tirukasingaga 12/14 tikakasingaga tibukasingaga 13 — titukasingaga 14/6 tibukasingaga tigakasingaga 15/6 tikukasingaga 16 tihakasingaga — subject concord + -takasingaga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aasingire person noun class singular plural first person naasingire twasingire second person waasingire mwasingire third person 1/2 yaasingire baasingire 3/4 gwasingire yaasingire 5/6 lyasingire gaasingire 7/8 kyasingire byasingire 9/10 yaasingire zaasingire 11/10 rwasingire 12/14 kaasingire bwasingire 13 — twasingire 14/6 bwasingire gaasingire 15/6 kwasingire 16 haasingire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -asingaga person noun class singular plural first person nasingaga twasingaga second person wasingaga mwasingaga third person 1/2 yasingaga baasingaga 3/4 gwasingaga yasingaga 5/6 lyasingaga gaasingaga 7/8 kyasingaga byasingaga 9/10 yasingaga zaasingaga 11/10 rwasingaga 12/14 kaasingaga bwasingaga 13 — twasingaga 14/6 bwasingaga gaasingaga 15/6 kwasingaga 16 haasingaga — negative ti- + subject concord + asingaga person noun class singular plural first person tinasingaga titwasingaga second person tiwasingaga timwasingaga third person 1/2 tiyasingaga tibaasingaga 3/4 tigwasingaga tiyasingaga 5/6 tiryasingaga tigaasingaga 7/8 tikyasingaga tibyasingaga 9/10 tiyasingaga tizaasingaga 11/10 tirwasingaga 12/14 tikaasingaga tibwasingaga 13 — titwasingaga 14/6 tibwasingaga tigaasingaga 15/6 tikwasingaga 16 tihaasingaga — subject concord + -taasingaga near future affirmative subject concord + -raasinga person noun class singular plural first person ndaasinga turaasinga second person oraasinga muraasinga third person 1/2 araasinga baraasinga 3/4 guraasinga eraasinga 5/6 liraasinga garaasinga 7/8 kiraasinga biraasinga 9/10 eraasinga ziraasinga 11/10 ruraasinga 12/14 karaasinga buraasinga 13 — turaasinga 14/6 buraasinga garaasinga 15/6 kuraasinga 16 haraasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aasinge person noun class singular plural first person tinaasinge titwasinge second person tiwaasinge timwasinge third person 1/2 tiyaasinge tibaasinge 3/4 tigwasinge tiyaasinge 5/6 tiryasinge tigaasinge 7/8 tikyasinge tibyasinge 9/10 tiyaasinge tizaasinge 11/10 tirwasinge 12/14 tikaasinge tibwasinge 13 — titwasinge 14/6 tibwasinge tigaasinge 15/6 tikwasinge 16 tihaasinge — subject concord + -taasinge remote future affirmative subject concord + -lisinga person noun class singular plural first person ndisinga tulisinga second person olisinga mulisinga third person 1/2 alisinga balisinga 3/4 gulisinga erisinga 5/6 lirisinga galisinga 7/8 kirisinga birisinga 9/10 erisinga zirisinga 11/10 rulisinga 12/14 kalisinga bulisinga 13 — tulisinga 14/6 bulisinga galisinga 15/6 kulisinga 16 halisinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -lisinga person noun class singular plural first person tindisinga titulisinga second person tolisinga timulisinga third person 1/2 talisinga tibalisinga 3/4 tigulisinga terisinga 5/6 tiririsinga tigalisinga 7/8 tikirisinga tibirisinga 9/10 terisinga tizirisinga 11/10 tirulisinga 12/14 tikalisinga tibulisinga 13 — titulisinga 14/6 tibulisinga tigalisinga 15/6 tikulisinga 16 tihalisinga — subject concord + -talisinga future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raasingaga person noun class singular plural first person ndaasingaga turaasingaga second person oraasingaga muraasingaga third person 1/2 araasingaga baraasingaga 3/4 guraasingaga eraasingaga 5/6 liraasingaga garaasingaga 7/8 kiraasingaga biraasingaga 9/10 eraasingaga ziraasingaga 11/10 ruraasingaga 12/14 karaasingaga buraasingaga 13 — turaasingaga 14/6 buraasingaga garaasingaga 15/6 kuraasingaga 16 haraasingaga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aasingege person noun class singular plural first person tinaasingege titwasingege second person tiwaasingege timwasingege third person 1/2 tiyaasingege tibaasingege 3/4 tigwasingege tiyaasingege 5/6 tiryasingege tigaasingege 7/8 tikyasingege tibyasingege 9/10 tiyaasingege tizaasingege 11/10 tirwasingege 12/14 tikaasingege tibwasingege 13 — titwasingege 14/6 tibwasingege tigaasingege 15/6 tikwasingege 16 tihaasingege — subject concord + -taasingege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + singe person noun class singular plural first person nsinge tusinge second person osinge musinge third person 1/2 asinge basinge 3/4 gusinge esinge 5/6 lisinge gasinge 7/8 kisinge bisinge 9/10 esinge zisinge 11/10 rusinge 12/14 kasinge businge 13 — tusinge 14/6 businge gasinge 15/6 kusinge 16 hasinge — negative subject concord + -tasinga person noun class singular plural first person ntasinga tutasinga second person otasinga mutasinga third person 1/2 atasinga batasinga 3/4 gutasinga etasinga 5/6 litasinga gatasinga 7/8 kitasinga bitasinga 9/10 etasinga zitasinga 11/10 rutasinga 12/14 katasinga butasinga 13 — tutasinga 14/6 butasinga gatasinga 15/6 kutasinga 16 hatasinga — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + singege person noun class singular plural first person nsingege tusingege second person osingege musingege third person 1/2 asingege basingege 3/4 gusingege esingege 5/6 lisingege gasingege 7/8 kisingege bisingege 9/10 esingege zisingege 11/10 rusingege 12/14 kasingege busingege 13 — tusingege 14/6 busingege gasingege 15/6 kusingege 16 hasingege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakusinga person noun class singular plural first person naakusinga twakusinga second person waakusinga mwakusinga third person 1/2 yaakusinga baakusinga 3/4 gwakusinga yaakusinga 5/6 lyakusinga gaakusinga 7/8 kyakusinga byakusinga 9/10 yaakusinga zaakusinga 11/10 rwakusinga 12/14 kaakusinga bwakusinga 13 — twakusinga 14/6 bwakusinga gaakusinga 15/6 kwakusinga 16 haakusinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakusinga person noun class singular plural first person tinaakusinga titwakusinga second person tiwaakusinga timwakusinga third person 1/2 tiyaakusinga tibaakusinga 3/4 tigwakusinga tiyaakusinga 5/6 tiryakusinga tigaakusinga 7/8 tikyakusinga tibyakusinga 9/10 tiyaakusinga tizaakusinga 11/10 tirwakusinga 12/14 tikaakusinga tibwakusinga 13 — titwakusinga 14/6 tibwakusinga tigaakusinga 15/6 tikwakusinga 16 tihaakusinga — subject concord + -taakusinga conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakusingire person noun class singular plural first person naakusingire twakusingire second person waakusingire mwakusingire third person 1/2 yaakusingire baakusingire 3/4 gwakusingire yaakusingire 5/6 lyakusingire gaakusingire 7/8 kyakusingire byakusingire 9/10 yaakusingire zaakusingire 11/10 rwakusingire 12/14 kaakusingire bwakusingire 13 — twakusingire 14/6 bwakusingire gaakusingire 15/6 kwakusingire 16 haakusingire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakusingire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakusingire titwakusingire second person tiwaakusingire timwakusingire third person 1/2 tiyaakusingire tibaakusingire 3/4 tigwakusingire tiyaakusingire 5/6 tiryakusingire tigaakusingire 7/8 tikyakusingire tibyakusingire 9/10 tiyaakusingire tizaakusingire 11/10 tirwakusingire 12/14 tikaakusingire tibwakusingire 13 — titwakusingire 14/6 tibwakusingire tigaakusingire 15/6 tikwakusingire 16 tihaakusingire — subject concord + -taakusingire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -nsinga -tusinga second person -kusinga -basinga third person 1/2 -musinga 3/4 -gusinga -gisinga 5/6 -lisinga -gasinga 7/8 -kisinga -bisinga 9/10 -gisinga -zisinga 11/10 -rusinga 12/14 -kasinga -businga 13 — -tusinga 14/6 -businga -gasinga 15/6 -kusinga 16 -hasinga —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -singira
  • Long causative: -singisa
  • Passive: -singwa

Etymology 2

Inherited from Common Bantu *-cínga (“to overcome”).

Verb

-singa (infinitive okusinga)

1. (transitive) to win, to defeat
2. (transitive) to pass (a test or examination)
3. (intransitive, of the king) to sit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -singa

infinitives affirmative okusinga negative okutasinga imperatives affirmative singa negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -singa person noun class singular plural first person nsinga tusinga second person osinga musinga third person 1/2 asinga basinga 3/4 gusinga esinga 5/6 lisinga gasinga 7/8 kisinga bisinga 9/10 esinga zisinga 11/10 rusinga 12/14 kasinga businga 13 — tusinga 14/6 businga gasinga 15/6 kusinga 16 hasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -singa person noun class singular plural first person tinsinga titusinga second person tosinga timusinga third person 1/2 tasinga tibasinga 3/4 tigusinga tesinga 5/6 tirisinga tigasinga 7/8 tikisinga tibisinga 9/10 tesinga tizisinga 11/10 tirusinga 12/14 tikasinga tibusinga 13 — titusinga 14/6 tibusinga tigasinga 15/6 tikusinga 16 tihasinga — subject concord + -tasinga present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -singa person noun class singular plural first person ninsinga nitusinga second person noosinga nimusinga third person 1/2 naasinga nibasinga 3/4 nigusinga neesinga 5/6 nirisinga nigasinga 7/8 nikisinga nibisinga 9/10 neesinga nizisinga 11/10 nirusinga 12/14 nikasinga nibusinga 13 — nitusinga 14/6 nibusinga nigasinga 15/6 nikusinga 16 nihasinga — subject concord + -rukusinga negative ti- + subject concord + -rukusinga person noun class singular plural first person tindukusinga titurukusinga second person torukusinga timurukusinga third person 1/2 tarukusinga tibarukusinga 3/4 tigurukusinga terukusinga 5/6 tirirukusinga tigarukusinga 7/8 tikirukusinga tibirukusinga 9/10 terukusinga tizirukusinga 11/10 tirurukusinga 12/14 tikarukusinga tiburukusinga 13 — titurukusinga 14/6 tiburukusinga tigarukusinga 15/6 tikurukusinga 16 tiharukusinga — subject concord + -tarukusinga present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyasinga person noun class singular plural first person ninkyasinga nitukyasinga second person nookyasinga nimukyasinga third person 1/2 naakyasinga nibakyasinga 3/4 nigukyasinga neekyasinga 5/6 nirikyasinga nigakyasinga 7/8 nikikyasinga nibikyasinga 9/10 neekyasinga nizikyasinga 11/10 nirukyasinga 12/14 nikakyasinga nibukyasinga 13 — nitukyasinga 14/6 nibukyasinga nigakyasinga 15/6 nikukyasinga 16 nihakyasinga — subject concord + -rukukyasinga negative ti- + subject concord + -kyasinga person noun class singular plural first person tinkyasinga titukyasinga second person tokyasinga timukyasinga third person 1/2 takyasinga tibakyasinga 3/4 tigukyasinga tekyasinga 5/6 tirikyasinga tigakyasinga 7/8 tikikyasinga tibikyasinga 9/10 tekyasinga tizikyasinga 11/10 tirukyasinga 12/14 tikakyasinga tibukyasinga 13 — titukyasinga 14/6 tibukyasinga tigakyasinga 15/6 tikukyasinga 16 tihakyasinga — subject concord + -takyasinga virtual present affirmative subject concord + -asinga person noun class singular plural first person nasinga twasinga second person wasinga mwasinga third person 1/2 yasinga baasinga 3/4 gwasinga yasinga 5/6 lyasinga gaasinga 7/8 kyasinga byasinga 9/10 yasinga zaasinga 11/10 rwasinga 12/14 kaasinga bwasinga 13 — twasinga 14/6 bwasinga gaasinga 15/6 kwasinga 16 haasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + asinga person noun class singular plural first person tinasinga titwasinga second person tiwasinga timwasinga third person 1/2 tiyasinga tibaasinga 3/4 tigwasinga tiyasinga 5/6 tiryasinga tigaasinga 7/8 tikyasinga tibyasinga 9/10 tiyasinga tizaasinga 11/10 tirwasinga 12/14 tikaasinga tibwasinga 13 — titwasinga 14/6 tibwasinga tigaasinga 15/6 tikwasinga 16 tihaasinga — subject concord + -taasinga present perfect affirmative subject concord + -singire person noun class singular plural first person nsingire tusingire second person osingire musingire third person 1/2 asingire basingire 3/4 gusingire esingire 5/6 lisingire gasingire 7/8 kisingire bisingire 9/10 esingire zisingire 11/10 rusingire 12/14 kasingire busingire 13 — tusingire 14/6 busingire gasingire 15/6 kusingire 16 hasingire — negative ti- + subject concord + -singire person noun class singular plural first person tinsingire titusingire second person tosingire timusingire third person 1/2 tasingire tibasingire 3/4 tigusingire tesingire 5/6 tirisingire tigasingire 7/8 tikisingire tibisingire 9/10 tesingire tizisingire 11/10 tirusingire 12/14 tikasingire tibusingire 13 — titusingire 14/6 tibusingire tigasingire 15/6 tikusingire 16 tihasingire — subject concord + -tasingire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akasinga person noun class singular plural first person nakasinga twakasinga second person wakasinga mwakasinga third person 1/2 yakasinga baakasinga 3/4 gwakasinga yakasinga 5/6 lyakasinga gaakasinga 7/8 kyakasinga byakasinga 9/10 yakasinga zaakasinga 11/10 rwakasinga 12/14 kaakasinga bwakasinga 13 — twakasinga 14/6 bwakasinga gaakasinga 15/6 kwakasinga 16 haakasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -kasingire person noun class singular plural first person tinkasingire titukasingire second person tokasingire timukasingire third person 1/2 takasingire tibakasingire 3/4 tigukasingire tekasingire 5/6 tirikasingire tigakasingire 7/8 tikikasingire tibikasingire 9/10 tekasingire tizikasingire 11/10 tirukasingire 12/14 tikakasingire tibukasingire 13 — titukasingire 14/6 tibukasingire tigakasingire 15/6 tikukasingire 16 tihakasingire — subject concord + -takasingire near past affirmative subject concord + -singirege person noun class singular plural first person nsingirege tusingirege second person osingirege musingirege third person 1/2 asingirege basingirege 3/4 gusingirege esingirege 5/6 lisingirege gasingirege 7/8 kisingirege bisingirege 9/10 esingirege zisingirege 11/10 rusingirege 12/14 kasingirege busingirege 13 — tusingirege 14/6 busingirege gasingirege 15/6 kusingirege 16 hasingirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -singirege person noun class singular plural first person tinsingirege titusingirege second person tosingirege timusingirege third person 1/2 tasingirege tibasingirege 3/4 tigusingirege tesingirege 5/6 tirisingirege tigasingirege 7/8 tikisingirege tibisingirege 9/10 tesingirege tizisingirege 11/10 tirusingirege 12/14 tikasingirege tibusingirege 13 — titusingirege 14/6 tibusingirege tigasingirege 15/6 tikusingirege 16 tihasingirege — subject concord + -tasingirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kasinga person noun class singular plural first person nkasinga tukasinga second person okasinga mukasinga third person 1/2 akasinga bakasinga 3/4 gukasinga ekasinga 5/6 likasinga gakasinga 7/8 kikasinga bikasinga 9/10 ekasinga zikasinga 11/10 rukasinga 12/14 kakasinga bukasinga 13 — tukasinga 14/6 bukasinga gakasinga 15/6 kukasinga 16 hakasinga — subject concord + -asingire negative subject concord + -tasinge person noun class singular plural first person ntasinge tutasinge second person otasinge mutasinge third person 1/2 atasinge batasinge 3/4 gutasinge etasinge 5/6 litasinge gatasinge 7/8 kitasinge bitasinge 9/10 etasinge ziitasinge 11/10 rutasinge 12/14 katasinge butasinge 13 — tutasinge 14/6 butasinge gatasinge 15/6 kutasinge 16 hatasinge — subject concord + -tarasingire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rasingire person noun class singular plural first person ndasingire turasingire second person orasingire murasingire third person 1/2 arasingire barasingire 3/4 gurasingire erasingire 5/6 lirasingire garasingire 7/8 kirasingire birasingire 9/10 erasingire zirasingire 11/10 rurasingire 12/14 karasingire burasingire 13 — turasingire 14/6 burasingire garasingire 15/6 kurasingire 16 harasingire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kasingaga person noun class singular plural first person tinkasingaga titukasingaga second person tokasingaga timukasingaga third person 1/2 takasingaga tibakasingaga 3/4 tigukasingaga tekasingaga 5/6 tirikasingaga tigakasingaga 7/8 tikikasingaga tibikasingaga 9/10 tekasingaga tizikasingaga 11/10 tirukasingaga 12/14 tikakasingaga tibukasingaga 13 — titukasingaga 14/6 tibukasingaga tigakasingaga 15/6 tikukasingaga 16 tihakasingaga — subject concord + -takasingaga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aasingire person noun class singular plural first person naasingire twasingire second person waasingire mwasingire third person 1/2 yaasingire baasingire 3/4 gwasingire yaasingire 5/6 lyasingire gaasingire 7/8 kyasingire byasingire 9/10 yaasingire zaasingire 11/10 rwasingire 12/14 kaasingire bwasingire 13 — twasingire 14/6 bwasingire gaasingire 15/6 kwasingire 16 haasingire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -asingaga person noun class singular plural first person nasingaga twasingaga second person wasingaga mwasingaga third person 1/2 yasingaga baasingaga 3/4 gwasingaga yasingaga 5/6 lyasingaga gaasingaga 7/8 kyasingaga byasingaga 9/10 yasingaga zaasingaga 11/10 rwasingaga 12/14 kaasingaga bwasingaga 13 — twasingaga 14/6 bwasingaga gaasingaga 15/6 kwasingaga 16 haasingaga — negative ti- + subject concord + asingaga person noun class singular plural first person tinasingaga titwasingaga second person tiwasingaga timwasingaga third person 1/2 tiyasingaga tibaasingaga 3/4 tigwasingaga tiyasingaga 5/6 tiryasingaga tigaasingaga 7/8 tikyasingaga tibyasingaga 9/10 tiyasingaga tizaasingaga 11/10 tirwasingaga 12/14 tikaasingaga tibwasingaga 13 — titwasingaga 14/6 tibwasingaga tigaasingaga 15/6 tikwasingaga 16 tihaasingaga — subject concord + -taasingaga near future affirmative subject concord + -raasinga person noun class singular plural first person ndaasinga turaasinga second person oraasinga muraasinga third person 1/2 araasinga baraasinga 3/4 guraasinga eraasinga 5/6 liraasinga garaasinga 7/8 kiraasinga biraasinga 9/10 eraasinga ziraasinga 11/10 ruraasinga 12/14 karaasinga buraasinga 13 — turaasinga 14/6 buraasinga garaasinga 15/6 kuraasinga 16 haraasinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aasinge person noun class singular plural first person tinaasinge titwasinge second person tiwaasinge timwasinge third person 1/2 tiyaasinge tibaasinge 3/4 tigwasinge tiyaasinge 5/6 tiryasinge tigaasinge 7/8 tikyasinge tibyasinge 9/10 tiyaasinge tizaasinge 11/10 tirwasinge 12/14 tikaasinge tibwasinge 13 — titwasinge 14/6 tibwasinge tigaasinge 15/6 tikwasinge 16 tihaasinge — subject concord + -taasinge remote future affirmative subject concord + -lisinga person noun class singular plural first person ndisinga tulisinga second person olisinga mulisinga third person 1/2 alisinga balisinga 3/4 gulisinga erisinga 5/6 lirisinga galisinga 7/8 kirisinga birisinga 9/10 erisinga zirisinga 11/10 rulisinga 12/14 kalisinga bulisinga 13 — tulisinga 14/6 bulisinga galisinga 15/6 kulisinga 16 halisinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -lisinga person noun class singular plural first person tindisinga titulisinga second person tolisinga timulisinga third person 1/2 talisinga tibalisinga 3/4 tigulisinga terisinga 5/6 tiririsinga tigalisinga 7/8 tikirisinga tibirisinga 9/10 terisinga tizirisinga 11/10 tirulisinga 12/14 tikalisinga tibulisinga 13 — titulisinga 14/6 tibulisinga tigalisinga 15/6 tikulisinga 16 tihalisinga — subject concord + -talisinga future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raasingaga person noun class singular plural first person ndaasingaga turaasingaga second person oraasingaga muraasingaga third person 1/2 araasingaga baraasingaga 3/4 guraasingaga eraasingaga 5/6 liraasingaga garaasingaga 7/8 kiraasingaga biraasingaga 9/10 eraasingaga ziraasingaga 11/10 ruraasingaga 12/14 karaasingaga buraasingaga 13 — turaasingaga 14/6 buraasingaga garaasingaga 15/6 kuraasingaga 16 haraasingaga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aasingege person noun class singular plural first person tinaasingege titwasingege second person tiwaasingege timwasingege third person 1/2 tiyaasingege tibaasingege 3/4 tigwasingege tiyaasingege 5/6 tiryasingege tigaasingege 7/8 tikyasingege tibyasingege 9/10 tiyaasingege tizaasingege 11/10 tirwasingege 12/14 tikaasingege tibwasingege 13 — titwasingege 14/6 tibwasingege tigaasingege 15/6 tikwasingege 16 tihaasingege — subject concord + -taasingege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + singe person noun class singular plural first person nsinge tusinge second person osinge musinge third person 1/2 asinge basinge 3/4 gusinge esinge 5/6 lisinge gasinge 7/8 kisinge bisinge 9/10 esinge zisinge 11/10 rusinge 12/14 kasinge businge 13 — tusinge 14/6 businge gasinge 15/6 kusinge 16 hasinge — negative subject concord + -tasinga person noun class singular plural first person ntasinga tutasinga second person otasinga mutasinga third person 1/2 atasinga batasinga 3/4 gutasinga etasinga 5/6 litasinga gatasinga 7/8 kitasinga bitasinga 9/10 etasinga zitasinga 11/10 rutasinga 12/14 katasinga butasinga 13 — tutasinga 14/6 butasinga gatasinga 15/6 kutasinga 16 hatasinga — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + singege person noun class singular plural first person nsingege tusingege second person osingege musingege third person 1/2 asingege basingege 3/4 gusingege esingege 5/6 lisingege gasingege 7/8 kisingege bisingege 9/10 esingege zisingege 11/10 rusingege 12/14 kasingege busingege 13 — tusingege 14/6 busingege gasingege 15/6 kusingege 16 hasingege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakusinga person noun class singular plural first person naakusinga twakusinga second person waakusinga mwakusinga third person 1/2 yaakusinga baakusinga 3/4 gwakusinga yaakusinga 5/6 lyakusinga gaakusinga 7/8 kyakusinga byakusinga 9/10 yaakusinga zaakusinga 11/10 rwakusinga 12/14 kaakusinga bwakusinga 13 — twakusinga 14/6 bwakusinga gaakusinga 15/6 kwakusinga 16 haakusinga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakusinga person noun class singular plural first person tinaakusinga titwakusinga second person tiwaakusinga timwakusinga third person 1/2 tiyaakusinga tibaakusinga 3/4 tigwakusinga tiyaakusinga 5/6 tiryakusinga tigaakusinga 7/8 tikyakusinga tibyakusinga 9/10 tiyaakusinga tizaakusinga 11/10 tirwakusinga 12/14 tikaakusinga tibwakusinga 13 — titwakusinga 14/6 tibwakusinga tigaakusinga 15/6 tikwakusinga 16 tihaakusinga — subject concord + -taakusinga conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakusingire person noun class singular plural first person naakusingire twakusingire second person waakusingire mwakusingire third person 1/2 yaakusingire baakusingire 3/4 gwakusingire yaakusingire 5/6 lyakusingire gaakusingire 7/8 kyakusingire byakusingire 9/10 yaakusingire zaakusingire 11/10 rwakusingire 12/14 kaakusingire bwakusingire 13 — twakusingire 14/6 bwakusingire gaakusingire 15/6 kwakusingire 16 haakusingire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakusingire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakusingire titwakusingire second person tiwaakusingire timwakusingire third person 1/2 tiyaakusingire tibaakusingire 3/4 tigwakusingire tiyaakusingire 5/6 tiryakusingire tigaakusingire 7/8 tikyakusingire tibyakusingire 9/10 tiyaakusingire tizaakusingire 11/10 tirwakusingire 12/14 tikaakusingire tibwakusingire 13 — titwakusingire 14/6 tibwakusingire tigaakusingire 15/6 tikwakusingire 16 tihaakusingire — subject concord + -taakusingire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -nsinga -tusinga second person -kusinga -basinga third person 1/2 -musinga 3/4 -gusinga -gisinga 5/6 -lisinga -gasinga 7/8 -kisinga -bisinga 9/10 -gisinga -zisinga 11/10 -rusinga 12/14 -kasinga -businga 13 — -tusinga 14/6 -businga -gasinga 15/6 -kusinga 16 -hasinga —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -singira
  • Long causative: -singisa
  • Passive: -singwa
  • Transitive: -singura

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[5], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 236, 295, 307
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[6], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 367
• Entry 620 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
• Entry 9717 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-singa^?

1. (transitive) to head for

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siːnɡa/

Verb

-singa

1. (transitive) to concentrate on
2. (transitive) to shave (cut off hair)

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukusinga)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukusinga	ukungasingi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	singa	-singe
plural	singani	-singeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyasinga, ngisinga	engisingayo, engisinga	ngisinga	angisingi	engingasingi	ngingasingi
2nd singular	uyasinga, usinga	osingayo, osinga	usinga	awusingi	ongasingi	ungasingi
1st plural	siyasinga, sisinga	esisingayo, esisinga	sisinga	asisingi	esingasingi	singasingi
2nd plural	niyasinga, nisinga	enisingayo, enisinga	nisinga	anisingi	eningasingi	ningasingi
class 1	uyasinga, usinga	osingayo, osinga	esinga	akasingi	ongasingi	engasingi
class 2	bayasinga, basinga	abasingayo, abasinga	besinga	abasingi	abangasingi	bengasingi
class 3	uyasinga, usinga	osingayo, osinga	usinga	awusingi	ongasingi	ungasingi
class 4	iyasinga, isinga	esingayo, esinga	isinga	ayisingi	engasingi	ingasingi
class 5	liyasinga, lisinga	elisingayo, elisinga	lisinga	alisingi	elingasingi	lingasingi
class 6	ayasinga, asinga	asingayo, asinga	esinga	awasingi	angasingi	engasingi
class 7	siyasinga, sisinga	esisingayo, esisinga	sisinga	asisingi	esingasingi	singasingi
class 8	ziyasinga, zisinga	ezisingayo, ezisinga	zisinga	azisingi	ezingasingi	zingasingi
class 9	iyasinga, isinga	esingayo, esinga	isinga	ayisingi	engasingi	ingasingi
class 10	ziyasinga, zisinga	ezisingayo, ezisinga	zisinga	azisingi	ezingasingi	zingasingi
class 11	luyasinga, lusinga	olusingayo, olusinga	lusinga	alusingi	olungasingi	lungasingi
class 14	buyasinga, businga	obusingayo, obusinga	businga	abusingi	obungasingi	bungasingi
class 15	kuyasinga, kusinga	okusingayo, okusinga	kusinga	akusingi	okungasingi	kungasingi
class 17	kuyasinga, kusinga	okusingayo, okusinga	kusinga	akusingi	okungasingi	kungasingi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngisingile, ngisingē	engisingile, engisingē	ngisingile, ngisingē	angisinganga	engingasinganga	ngingasinganga
2nd singular	usingile, usingē	osingile, osingē	usingile, usingē	awusinganga	ongasinganga	ungasinganga
1st plural	sisingile, sisingē	esisingile, esisingē	sisingile, sisingē	asisinganga	esingasinganga	singasinganga
2nd plural	nisingile, nisingē	enisingile, enisingē	nisingile, nisingē	anisinganga	eningasinganga	ningasinganga
class 1	usingile, usingē	osingile, osingē	esingile, esingē	akasinganga	ongasinganga	engasinganga
class 2	basingile, basingē	abasingile, abasingē	besingile, besingē	abasinganga	abangasinganga	bengasinganga
class 3	usingile, usingē	osingile, osingē	usingile, usingē	awusinganga	ongasinganga	ungasinganga
class 4	isingile, isingē	esingile, esingē	isingile, isingē	ayisinganga	engasinganga	ingasinganga
class 5	lisingile, lisingē	elisingile, elisingē	lisingile, lisingē	alisinganga	elingasinganga	lingasinganga
class 6	asingile, asingē	asingile, asingē	esingile, esingē	awasinganga	angasinganga	engasinganga
class 7	sisingile, sisingē	esisingile, esisingē	sisingile, sisingē	asisinganga	esingasinganga	singasinganga
class 8	zisingile, zisingē	ezisingile, ezisingē	zisingile, zisingē	azisinganga	ezingasinganga	zingasinganga
class 9	isingile, isingē	esingile, esingē	isingile, isingē	ayisinganga	engasinganga	ingasinganga
class 10	zisingile, zisingē	ezisingile, ezisingē	zisingile, zisingē	azisinganga	ezingasinganga	zingasinganga
class 11	lusingile, lusingē	olusingile, olusingē	lusingile, lusingē	alusinganga	olungasinganga	lungasinganga
class 14	busingile, busingē	obusingile, obusingē	busingile, busingē	abusinganga	obungasinganga	bungasinganga
class 15	kusingile, kusingē	okusingile, okusingē	kusingile, kusingē	akusinganga	okungasinganga	kungasinganga
class 17	kusingile, kusingē	okusingile, okusingē	kusingile, kusingē	akusinganga	okungasinganga	kungasinganga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāsinga	engāsinga	ngāsinga	angisinganga	engingasinganga	ngingasinganga
2nd singular	wāsinga	owāsinga	wāsinga	awusinganga	ongasinganga	ungasinganga
1st plural	sāsinga	esāsinga	sāsinga	asisinganga	esingasinganga	singasinganga
2nd plural	nāsinga	enāsinga	nāsinga	anisinganga	eningasinganga	ningasinganga
class 1	wāsinga	owāsinga	āsinga	akasinganga	ongasinganga	engasinganga
class 2	bāsinga	abāsinga	bāsinga	abasinganga	abangasinganga	bengasinganga
class 3	wāsinga	owāsinga	wāsinga	awusinganga	ongasinganga	ungasinganga
class 4	yāsinga	eyāsinga	yāsinga	ayisinganga	engasinganga	ingasinganga
class 5	lāsinga	elāsinga	lāsinga	alisinganga	elingasinganga	lingasinganga
class 6	āsinga	āsinga	āsinga	awasinganga	angasinganga	engasinganga
class 7	sāsinga	esāsinga	sāsinga	asisinganga	esingasinganga	singasinganga
class 8	zāsinga	ezāsinga	zāsinga	azisinganga	ezingasinganga	zingasinganga
class 9	yāsinga	eyāsinga	yāsinga	ayisinganga	engasinganga	ingasinganga
class 10	zāsinga	ezāsinga	zāsinga	azisinganga	ezingasinganga	zingasinganga
class 11	lwāsinga	olwāsinga	lwāsinga	alusinganga	olungasinganga	lungasinganga
class 14	bāsinga	obāsinga	bāsinga	abusinganga	obungasinganga	bungasinganga
class 15	kwāsinga	okwāsinga	kwāsinga	akusinganga	okungasinganga	kungasinganga
class 17	kwāsinga	okwāsinga	kwāsinga	akusinganga	okungasinganga	kungasinganga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingasinga	—	ngingasinga	ngingesinge	—	ngingesinge
2nd singular	ungasinga	—	ungasinga	ungesinge	—	ungesinge
1st plural	singasinga	—	singasinga	singesinge	—	singesinge
2nd plural	ningasinga	—	ningasinga	ningesinge	—	ningesinge
class 1	angasinga	—	engasinga	angesinge	—	engesinge
class 2	bangasinga	—	bengasinga	bangesinge	—	bengesinge
class 3	ungasinga	—	ungasinga	ungesinge	—	ungesinge
class 4	ingasinga	—	ingasinga	ingesinge	—	ingesinge
class 5	lingasinga	—	lingasinga	lingesinge	—	lingesinge
class 6	angasinga	—	engasinga	angesinge	—	engesinge
class 7	singasinga	—	singasinga	singesinge	—	singesinge
class 8	zingasinga	—	zingasinga	zingesinge	—	zingesinge
class 9	ingasinga	—	ingasinga	ingesinge	—	ingesinge
class 10	zingasinga	—	zingasinga	zingesinge	—	zingesinge
class 11	lungasinga	—	lungasinga	lungesinge	—	lungesinge
class 14	bungasinga	—	bungasinga	bungesinge	—	bungesinge
class 15	kungasinga	—	kungasinga	kungesinge	—	kungesinge
class 17	kungasinga	—	kungasinga	kungesinge	—	kungesinge
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizosinga	engizosinga	ngizosinga	angizusinga	engingezusinga	ngingezusinga
2nd singular	uzosinga	ozosinga	uzosinga	awuzusinga	ongezusinga	ungezusinga
1st plural	sizosinga	esizosinga	sizosinga	asizusinga	esingezusinga	singezusinga
2nd plural	nizosinga	enizosinga	nizosinga	anizusinga	eningezusinga	ningezusinga
class 1	uzosinga	ozosinga	ezosinga	akazusinga	ongezusinga	engezusinga
class 2	bazosinga	abazosinga	bezosinga	abazusinga	abangezusinga	bengezusinga
class 3	uzosinga	ozosinga	uzosinga	awuzusinga	ongezusinga	ungezusinga
class 4	izosinga	ezosinga	izosinga	ayizusinga	engezusinga	ingezusinga
class 5	lizosinga	elizosinga	lizosinga	alizusinga	elingezusinga	lingezusinga
class 6	azosinga	azosinga	ezosinga	awazusinga	angezusinga	engezusinga
class 7	sizosinga	esizosinga	sizosinga	asizusinga	esingezusinga	singezusinga
class 8	zizosinga	ezizosinga	zizosinga	azizusinga	ezingezusinga	zingezusinga
class 9	izosinga	ezosinga	izosinga	ayizusinga	engezusinga	ingezusinga
class 10	zizosinga	ezizosinga	zizosinga	azizusinga	ezingezusinga	zingezusinga
class 11	luzosinga	oluzosinga	luzosinga	aluzusinga	olungezusinga	lungezusinga
class 14	buzosinga	obuzosinga	buzosinga	abuzusinga	obungezusinga	bungezusinga
class 15	kuzosinga	okuzosinga	kuzosinga	akuzusinga	okungezusinga	kungezusinga
class 17	kuzosinga	okuzosinga	kuzosinga	akuzusinga	okungezusinga	kungezusinga
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosinga	engiyosinga	ngiyosinga	angiyusinga	engingeyusinga	ngingeyusinga
2nd singular	uyosinga	oyosinga	uyosinga	awuyusinga	ongeyusinga	ungeyusinga
1st plural	siyosinga	esiyosinga	siyosinga	asiyusinga	esingeyusinga	singeyusinga
2nd plural	niyosinga	eniyosinga	niyosinga	aniyusinga	eningeyusinga	ningeyusinga
class 1	uyosinga	oyosinga	eyosinga	akayusinga	ongeyusinga	engeyusinga
class 2	bayosinga	abayosinga	beyosinga	abayusinga	abangeyusinga	bengeyusinga
class 3	uyosinga	oyosinga	uyosinga	awuyusinga	ongeyusinga	ungeyusinga
class 4	iyosinga	eyosinga	iyosinga	ayiyusinga	engeyusinga	ingeyusinga
class 5	liyosinga	eliyosinga	liyosinga	aliyusinga	elingeyusinga	lingeyusinga
class 6	ayosinga	ayosinga	eyosinga	awayusinga	angeyusinga	engeyusinga
class 7	siyosinga	esiyosinga	siyosinga	asiyusinga	esingeyusinga	singeyusinga
class 8	ziyosinga	eziyosinga	ziyosinga	aziyusinga	ezingeyusinga	zingeyusinga
class 9	iyosinga	eyosinga	iyosinga	ayiyusinga	engeyusinga	ingeyusinga
class 10	ziyosinga	eziyosinga	ziyosinga	aziyusinga	ezingeyusinga	zingeyusinga
class 11	luyosinga	oluyosinga	luyosinga	aluyusinga	olungeyusinga	lungeyusinga
class 14	buyosinga	obuyosinga	buyosinga	abuyusinga	obungeyusinga	bungeyusinga
class 15	kuyosinga	okuyosinga	kuyosinga	akuyusinga	okungeyusinga	kungeyusinga
class 17	kuyosinga	okuyosinga	kuyosinga	akuyusinga	okungeyusinga	kungeyusinga
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngisinge	ngingasingi
2nd singular	usinge	ungasingi
1st plural	sisinge	singasingi
2nd plural	nisinge	ningasingi
class 1	asinge	angasingi
class 2	basinge	bangasingi
class 3	usinge	ungasingi
class 4	isinge	ingasingi
class 5	lisinge	lingasingi
class 6	asinge	angasingi
class 7	sisinge	singasingi
class 8	zisinge	zingasingi
class 9	isinge	ingasingi
class 10	zisinge	zingasingi
class 11	lusinge	lungasingi
class 14	businge	bungasingi
class 15	kusinge	kungasingi
class 17	kusinge	kungasingi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngasinga	ngangasinga, angasinga, angangasinga
2nd singular	wasinga	wangasinga, awasinga, awangasinga
1st plural	sasinga	sangasinga, asasinga, asangasinga
2nd plural	nasinga	nangasinga, anasinga, anangasinga
class 1	wasinga	wangasinga, akasinga, akangasinga
class 2	basinga	bangasinga, abasinga, abangasinga
class 3	wasinga	wangasinga, awasinga, awangasinga
class 4	yasinga	yangasinga, ayasinga, ayangasinga
class 5	lasinga	langasinga, alasinga, alangasinga
class 6	asinga	angasinga, awasinga, awangasinga
class 7	sasinga	sangasinga, asasinga, asangasinga
class 8	zasinga	zangasinga, azasinga, azangasinga
class 9	yasinga	yangasinga, ayasinga, ayangasinga
class 10	zasinga	zangasinga, azasinga, azangasinga
class 11	lwasinga	lwangasinga, alwasinga, alwangasinga
class 14	basinga	bangasinga, abasinga, abangasinga
class 15	kwasinga	kwangasinga, akwasinga, akwangasinga
class 17	kwasinga	kwangasinga, akwasinga, akwangasinga

Derived terms

• uMasingana

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “singa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “singa (6.6-3)”