haishóóh

Navajo

Etymology

ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zhóóh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓʼ, “to brush”).

Verb

haishóóh

he/she is brushing it out, removing it by brushing

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	haashóóh	haiilzhóóh	hadeiilzhóóh
2nd person	hanishóóh	haahshóóh	hadaahshóóh
3rd person	haishóóh		hadeishóóh
4th person	hajishóóh		hadajishóóh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hááshóóʼ	haiilzhóóʼ	hadashiilzhóóʼ
2nd person	háíníshóóʼ	haooshóóʼ	hadashooshóóʼ
3rd person	hayííshóóʼ		hadeishóóʼ
4th person	hajííshóóʼ		hadajishóóʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hadeeshoh	hadiilzhoh	hadadiilzhoh
2nd person	hadííshoh	hadoohshoh	hadadoohshoh
3rd person	haidooshoh		hadeidooshoh
4th person	hazhdooshoh		hadazhdooshoh

Verbal stems

ITERATIVE: -ł-zhoh = -shoh
OPTATIVE: -ł-zhóóh = -shóóh

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