Navajo edit

Etymology edit

ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-baal (neuter perfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”).

Verb edit

níbaal

  1. it (flat, flexible object) extends curtainlike, hangs curtainlike

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.

Noun edit

níbaal

  1. canvas, tarpaulin
  2. tent
  3. parachute
  4. sail