# xhegula
## Zulu
### Etymology

From ixhegu.

### Verb

-xhegula
* (intransitive) to age, to grow old (of men)

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukuxhegula |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukuxhegula | ukungaxheguli |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | xhegula | -xhegule |
| Plural | xhegulani | -xheguleni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyaxhegula, ngixhegula | engixhegulayo, engixhegula | ngixhegula | angixheguli | engingaxheguli | ngingaxheguli |
| 2nd singular | uyaxhegula, uxhegula | oxhegulayo, oxhegula | uxhegula | awuxheguli | ongaxheguli | ungaxheguli |
| 1st plural | siyaxhegula, sixhegula | esixhegulayo, esixhegula | sixhegula | asixheguli | esingaxheguli | singaxheguli |
| 2nd plural | niyaxhegula, nixhegula | enixhegulayo, enixhegula | nixhegula | anixheguli | eningaxheguli | ningaxheguli |
| Class 1 | uyaxhegula, uxhegula | oxhegulayo, oxhegula | exhegula | akaxheguli | ongaxheguli | engaxheguli |
| Class 2 | bayaxhegula, baxhegula | abaxhegulayo, abaxhegula | bexhegula | abaxheguli | abangaxheguli | bengaxheguli |
| Class 3 | uyaxhegula, uxhegula | oxhegulayo, oxhegula | uxhegula | awuxheguli | ongaxheguli | ungaxheguli |
| Class 4 | iyaxhegula, ixhegula | exhegulayo, exhegula | ixhegula | ayixheguli | engaxheguli | ingaxheguli |
| Class 5 | liyaxhegula, lixhegula | elixhegulayo, elixhegula | lixhegula | alixheguli | elingaxheguli | lingaxheguli |
| Class 6 | ayaxhegula, axhegula | axhegulayo, axhegula | exhegula | awaxheguli | angaxheguli | engaxheguli |
| Class 7 | siyaxhegula, sixhegula | esixhegulayo, esixhegula | sixhegula | asixheguli | esingaxheguli | singaxheguli |
| Class 8 | ziyaxhegula, zixhegula | ezixhegulayo, ezixhegula | zixhegula | azixheguli | ezingaxheguli | zingaxheguli |
| Class 9 | iyaxhegula, ixhegula | exhegulayo, exhegula | ixhegula | ayixheguli | engaxheguli | ingaxheguli |
| Class 10 | ziyaxhegula, zixhegula | ezixhegulayo, ezixhegula | zixhegula | azixheguli | ezingaxheguli | zingaxheguli |
| Class 11 | luyaxhegula, luxhegula | oluxhegulayo, oluxhegula | luxhegula | aluxheguli | olungaxheguli | lungaxheguli |
| Class 14 | buyaxhegula, buxhegula | obuxhegulayo, obuxhegula | buxhegula | abuxheguli | obungaxheguli | bungaxheguli |
| Class 15 | kuyaxhegula, kuxhegula | okuxhegulayo, okuxhegula | kuxhegula | akuxheguli | okungaxheguli | kungaxheguli |
| Class 17 | kuyaxhegula, kuxhegula | okuxhegulayo, okuxhegula | kuxhegula | akuxheguli | okungaxheguli | kungaxheguli |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngixhegulile, ngixhegulē | engixhegulile, engixhegulē | ngixhegulile, ngixhegulē | angixhegulanga | engingaxhegulanga | ngingaxhegulanga |
| 2nd singular | uxhegulile, uxhegulē | oxhegulile, oxhegulē | uxhegulile, uxhegulē | awuxhegulanga | ongaxhegulanga | ungaxhegulanga |
| 1st plural | sixhegulile, sixhegulē | esixhegulile, esixhegulē | sixhegulile, sixhegulē | asixhegulanga | esingaxhegulanga | singaxhegulanga |
| 2nd plural | nixhegulile, nixhegulē | enixhegulile, enixhegulē | nixhegulile, nixhegulē | anixhegulanga | eningaxhegulanga | ningaxhegulanga |
| Class 1 | uxhegulile, uxhegulē | oxhegulile, oxhegulē | exhegulile, exhegulē | akaxhegulanga | ongaxhegulanga | engaxhegulanga |
| Class 2 | baxhegulile, baxhegulē | abaxhegulile, abaxhegulē | bexhegulile, bexhegulē | abaxhegulanga | abangaxhegulanga | bengaxhegulanga |
| Class 3 | uxhegulile, uxhegulē | oxhegulile, oxhegulē | uxhegulile, uxhegulē | awuxhegulanga | ongaxhegulanga | ungaxhegulanga |
| Class 4 | ixhegulile, ixhegulē | exhegulile, exhegulē | ixhegulile, ixhegulē | ayixhegulanga | engaxhegulanga | ingaxhegulanga |
| Class 5 | lixhegulile, lixhegulē | elixhegulile, elixhegulē | lixhegulile, lixhegulē | alixhegulanga | elingaxhegulanga | lingaxhegulanga |
| Class 6 | axhegulile, axhegulē | axhegulile, axhegulē | exhegulile, exhegulē | awaxhegulanga | angaxhegulanga | engaxhegulanga |
| Class 7 | sixhegulile, sixhegulē | esixhegulile, esixhegulē | sixhegulile, sixhegulē | asixhegulanga | esingaxhegulanga | singaxhegulanga |
| Class 8 | zixhegulile, zixhegulē | ezixhegulile, ezixhegulē | zixhegulile, zixhegulē | azixhegulanga | ezingaxhegulanga | zingaxhegulanga |
| Class 9 | ixhegulile, ixhegulē | exhegulile, exhegulē | ixhegulile, ixhegulē | ayixhegulanga | engaxhegulanga | ingaxhegulanga |
| Class 10 | zixhegulile, zixhegulē | ezixhegulile, ezixhegulē | zixhegulile, zixhegulē | azixhegulanga | ezingaxhegulanga | zingaxhegulanga |
| Class 11 | luxhegulile, luxhegulē | oluxhegulile, oluxhegulē | luxhegulile, luxhegulē | aluxhegulanga | olungaxhegulanga | lungaxhegulanga |
| Class 14 | buxhegulile, buxhegulē | obuxhegulile, obuxhegulē | buxhegulile, buxhegulē | abuxhegulanga | obungaxhegulanga | bungaxhegulanga |
| Class 15 | kuxhegulile, kuxhegulē | okuxhegulile, okuxhegulē | kuxhegulile, kuxhegulē | akuxhegulanga | okungaxhegulanga | kungaxhegulanga |
| Class 17 | kuxhegulile, kuxhegulē | okuxhegulile, okuxhegulē | kuxhegulile, kuxhegulē | akuxhegulanga | okungaxhegulanga | kungaxhegulanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāxhegula | engāxhegula | ngāxhegula | angixhegulanga | engingaxhegulanga | ngingaxhegulanga |
| 2nd singular | wāxhegula | owāxhegula | wāxhegula | awuxhegulanga | ongaxhegulanga | ungaxhegulanga |
| 1st plural | sāxhegula | esāxhegula | sāxhegula | asixhegulanga | esingaxhegulanga | singaxhegulanga |
| 2nd plural | nāxhegula | enāxhegula | nāxhegula | anixhegulanga | eningaxhegulanga | ningaxhegulanga |
| Class 1 | wāxhegula | owāxhegula | āxhegula | akaxhegulanga | ongaxhegulanga | engaxhegulanga |
| Class 2 | bāxhegula | abāxhegula | bāxhegula | abaxhegulanga | abangaxhegulanga | bengaxhegulanga |
| Class 3 | wāxhegula | owāxhegula | wāxhegula | awuxhegulanga | ongaxhegulanga | ungaxhegulanga |
| Class 4 | yāxhegula | eyāxhegula | yāxhegula | ayixhegulanga | engaxhegulanga | ingaxhegulanga |
| Class 5 | lāxhegula | elāxhegula | lāxhegula | alixhegulanga | elingaxhegulanga | lingaxhegulanga |
| Class 6 | āxhegula | āxhegula | āxhegula | awaxhegulanga | angaxhegulanga | engaxhegulanga |
| Class 7 | sāxhegula | esāxhegula | sāxhegula | asixhegulanga | esingaxhegulanga | singaxhegulanga |
| Class 8 | zāxhegula | ezāxhegula | zāxhegula | azixhegulanga | ezingaxhegulanga | zingaxhegulanga |
| Class 9 | yāxhegula | eyāxhegula | yāxhegula | ayixhegulanga | engaxhegulanga | ingaxhegulanga |
| Class 10 | zāxhegula | ezāxhegula | zāxhegula | azixhegulanga | ezingaxhegulanga | zingaxhegulanga |
| Class 11 | lwāxhegula | olwāxhegula | lwāxhegula | aluxhegulanga | olungaxhegulanga | lungaxhegulanga |
| Class 14 | bāxhegula | obāxhegula | bāxhegula | abuxhegulanga | obungaxhegulanga | bungaxhegulanga |
| Class 15 | kwāxhegula | okwāxhegula | kwāxhegula | akuxhegulanga | okungaxhegulanga | kungaxhegulanga |
| Class 17 | kwāxhegula | okwāxhegula | kwāxhegula | akuxhegulanga | okungaxhegulanga | kungaxhegulanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingaxhegula | — | ngingaxhegula | ngingexhegule | — | ngingexhegule |
| 2nd singular | ungaxhegula | — | ungaxhegula | ungexhegule | — | ungexhegule |
| 1st plural | singaxhegula | — | singaxhegula | singexhegule | — | singexhegule |
| 2nd plural | ningaxhegula | — | ningaxhegula | ningexhegule | — | ningexhegule |
| Class 1 | angaxhegula | — | engaxhegula | angexhegule | — | engexhegule |
| Class 2 | bangaxhegula | — | bengaxhegula | bangexhegule | — | bengexhegule |
| Class 3 | ungaxhegula | — | ungaxhegula | ungexhegule | — | ungexhegule |
| Class 4 | ingaxhegula | — | ingaxhegula | ingexhegule | — | ingexhegule |
| Class 5 | lingaxhegula | — | lingaxhegula | lingexhegule | — | lingexhegule |
| Class 6 | angaxhegula | — | engaxhegula | angexhegule | — | engexhegule |
| Class 7 | singaxhegula | — | singaxhegula | singexhegule | — | singexhegule |
| Class 8 | zingaxhegula | — | zingaxhegula | zingexhegule | — | zingexhegule |
| Class 9 | ingaxhegula | — | ingaxhegula | ingexhegule | — | ingexhegule |
| Class 10 | zingaxhegula | — | zingaxhegula | zingexhegule | — | zingexhegule |
| Class 11 | lungaxhegula | — | lungaxhegula | lungexhegule | — | lungexhegule |
| Class 14 | bungaxhegula | — | bungaxhegula | bungexhegule | — | bungexhegule |
| Class 15 | kungaxhegula | — | kungaxhegula | kungexhegule | — | kungexhegule |
| Class 17 | kungaxhegula | — | kungaxhegula | kungexhegule | — | kungexhegule |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizoxhegula | engizoxhegula | ngizoxhegula | angizuxhegula | engingezuxhegula | ngingezuxhegula |
| 2nd singular | uzoxhegula | ozoxhegula | uzoxhegula | awuzuxhegula | ongezuxhegula | ungezuxhegula |
| 1st plural | sizoxhegula | esizoxhegula | sizoxhegula | asizuxhegula | esingezuxhegula | singezuxhegula |
| 2nd plural | nizoxhegula | enizoxhegula | nizoxhegula | anizuxhegula | eningezuxhegula | ningezuxhegula |
| Class 1 | uzoxhegula | ozoxhegula | ezoxhegula | akazuxhegula | ongezuxhegula | engezuxhegula |
| Class 2 | bazoxhegula | abazoxhegula | bezoxhegula | abazuxhegula | abangezuxhegula | bengezuxhegula |
| Class 3 | uzoxhegula | ozoxhegula | uzoxhegula | awuzuxhegula | ongezuxhegula | ungezuxhegula |
| Class 4 | izoxhegula | ezoxhegula | izoxhegula | ayizuxhegula | engezuxhegula | ingezuxhegula |
| Class 5 | lizoxhegula | elizoxhegula | lizoxhegula | alizuxhegula | elingezuxhegula | lingezuxhegula |
| Class 6 | azoxhegula | azoxhegula | ezoxhegula | awazuxhegula | angezuxhegula | engezuxhegula |
| Class 7 | sizoxhegula | esizoxhegula | sizoxhegula | asizuxhegula | esingezuxhegula | singezuxhegula |
| Class 8 | zizoxhegula | ezizoxhegula | zizoxhegula | azizuxhegula | ezingezuxhegula | zingezuxhegula |
| Class 9 | izoxhegula | ezoxhegula | izoxhegula | ayizuxhegula | engezuxhegula | ingezuxhegula |
| Class 10 | zizoxhegula | ezizoxhegula | zizoxhegula | azizuxhegula | ezingezuxhegula | zingezuxhegula |
| Class 11 | luzoxhegula | oluzoxhegula | luzoxhegula | aluzuxhegula | olungezuxhegula | lungezuxhegula |
| Class 14 | buzoxhegula | obuzoxhegula | buzoxhegula | abuzuxhegula | obungezuxhegula | bungezuxhegula |
| Class 15 | kuzoxhegula | okuzoxhegula | kuzoxhegula | akuzuxhegula | okungezuxhegula | kungezuxhegula |
| Class 17 | kuzoxhegula | okuzoxhegula | kuzoxhegula | akuzuxhegula | okungezuxhegula | kungezuxhegula |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyoxhegula | engiyoxhegula | ngiyoxhegula | angiyuxhegula | engingeyuxhegula | ngingeyuxhegula |
| 2nd singular | uyoxhegula | oyoxhegula | uyoxhegula | awuyuxhegula | ongeyuxhegula | ungeyuxhegula |
| 1st plural | siyoxhegula | esiyoxhegula | siyoxhegula | asiyuxhegula | esingeyuxhegula | singeyuxhegula |
| 2nd plural | niyoxhegula | eniyoxhegula | niyoxhegula | aniyuxhegula | eningeyuxhegula | ningeyuxhegula |
| Class 1 | uyoxhegula | oyoxhegula | eyoxhegula | akayuxhegula | ongeyuxhegula | engeyuxhegula |
| Class 2 | bayoxhegula | abayoxhegula | beyoxhegula | abayuxhegula | abangeyuxhegula | bengeyuxhegula |
| Class 3 | uyoxhegula | oyoxhegula | uyoxhegula | awuyuxhegula | ongeyuxhegula | ungeyuxhegula |
| Class 4 | iyoxhegula | eyoxhegula | iyoxhegula | ayiyuxhegula | engeyuxhegula | ingeyuxhegula |
| Class 5 | liyoxhegula | eliyoxhegula | liyoxhegula | aliyuxhegula | elingeyuxhegula | lingeyuxhegula |
| Class 6 | ayoxhegula | ayoxhegula | eyoxhegula | awayuxhegula | angeyuxhegula | engeyuxhegula |
| Class 7 | siyoxhegula | esiyoxhegula | siyoxhegula | asiyuxhegula | esingeyuxhegula | singeyuxhegula |
| Class 8 | ziyoxhegula | eziyoxhegula | ziyoxhegula | aziyuxhegula | ezingeyuxhegula | zingeyuxhegula |
| Class 9 | iyoxhegula | eyoxhegula | iyoxhegula | ayiyuxhegula | engeyuxhegula | ingeyuxhegula |
| Class 10 | ziyoxhegula | eziyoxhegula | ziyoxhegula | aziyuxhegula | ezingeyuxhegula | zingeyuxhegula |
| Class 11 | luyoxhegula | oluyoxhegula | luyoxhegula | aluyuxhegula | olungeyuxhegula | lungeyuxhegula |
| Class 14 | buyoxhegula | obuyoxhegula | buyoxhegula | abuyuxhegula | obungeyuxhegula | bungeyuxhegula |
| Class 15 | kuyoxhegula | okuyoxhegula | kuyoxhegula | akuyuxhegula | okungeyuxhegula | kungeyuxhegula |
| Class 17 | kuyoxhegula | okuyoxhegula | kuyoxhegula | akuyuxhegula | okungeyuxhegula | kungeyuxhegula |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngixhegule | ngingaxheguli |
| 2nd singular | uxhegule | ungaxheguli |
| 1st plural | sixhegule | singaxheguli |
| 2nd plural | nixhegule | ningaxheguli |
| Class 1 | axhegule | angaxheguli |
| Class 2 | baxhegule | bangaxheguli |
| Class 3 | uxhegule | ungaxheguli |
| Class 4 | ixhegule | ingaxheguli |
| Class 5 | lixhegule | lingaxheguli |
| Class 6 | axhegule | angaxheguli |
| Class 7 | sixhegule | singaxheguli |
| Class 8 | zixhegule | zingaxheguli |
| Class 9 | ixhegule | ingaxheguli |
| Class 10 | zixhegule | zingaxheguli |
| Class 11 | luxhegule | lungaxheguli |
| Class 14 | buxhegule | bungaxheguli |
| Class 15 | kuxhegule | kungaxheguli |
| Class 17 | kuxhegule | kungaxheguli |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngaxhegula | ngangaxhegula, angaxhegula, angangaxhegula |
| 2nd singular | waxhegula | wangaxhegula, awaxhegula, awangaxhegula |
| 1st plural | saxhegula | sangaxhegula, asaxhegula, asangaxhegula |
| 2nd plural | naxhegula | nangaxhegula, anaxhegula, anangaxhegula |
| Class 1 | waxhegula | wangaxhegula, akaxhegula, akangaxhegula |
| Class 2 | baxhegula | bangaxhegula, abaxhegula, abangaxhegula |
| Class 3 | waxhegula | wangaxhegula, awaxhegula, awangaxhegula |
| Class 4 | yaxhegula | yangaxhegula, ayaxhegula, ayangaxhegula |
| Class 5 | laxhegula | langaxhegula, alaxhegula, alangaxhegula |
| Class 6 | axhegula | angaxhegula, awaxhegula, awangaxhegula |
| Class 7 | saxhegula | sangaxhegula, asaxhegula, asangaxhegula |
| Class 8 | zaxhegula | zangaxhegula, azaxhegula, azangaxhegula |
| Class 9 | yaxhegula | yangaxhegula, ayaxhegula, ayangaxhegula |
| Class 10 | zaxhegula | zangaxhegula, azaxhegula, azangaxhegula |
| Class 11 | lwaxhegula | lwangaxhegula, alwaxhegula, alwangaxhegula |
| Class 14 | baxhegula | bangaxhegula, abaxhegula, abangaxhegula |
| Class 15 | kwaxhegula | kwangaxhegula, akwaxhegula, akwangaxhegula |
| Class 17 | kwaxhegula | kwangaxhegula, akwaxhegula, akwangaxhegula |

### References

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