Igama · root entry nº 88
aluphala
verb · //
Grow old. Age
Iinguqu · transformations of the root
ulu + aluphala + o →
ulwaluphalo
noun (class 11)
The way of growing old.
Uphethwe lulwaluphalo nje wena. 'He/she is driven [to act/behave a certain way] by [his/her] growing old.'
uku + aluphala →
ukwaluphala
noun (class 15)
Growing old. The process of growing old.
aluphala + ani →
aluphalani
verb (directive)
Grow old. Age
Yaluphalani nibadala kakade. 'Age, you are old anyway.'
e + aluphala + eni →
ekwaluphaleni
verb (locative)
In the course of aging; In the process of growing old
Use neso elibukhali nasekwaluphaleni. 'He/she still has a sharp eye even as he/she ages.'
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