shijaaʼ
Navajo
editEtymology
editsi- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jaaʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of objects”).
Verb
editshijaaʼ
- they lie somewhere, are located somewhere (profusion of small, visually difficult to count objects as sand, seeds or pebbles)
Usage notes
editThis verb is limited to expression in the singular third person and refers to one group of small items. For multiple groups, use the verb naazhjaaʼ.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.
Conjugation
editParadigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editNavajo Classificatory Themes | Single object lies around (Handle stem) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class | Examples | Handle | Propel | Moves | ||
SRO | generic | ∅-ʼĄ́ | ∅-NEʼ | l-TSʼID | siʼą́ | |
SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate |
∅-LÁ | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | silá | ||
FFO | sheet, paper | ł-TSOOZ | ∅-ʼAH | ∅-NAʼ | siłtsooz | |
SSO | stick, pole | ∅-TĄ́ | ł-TʼEʼ | ∅-KĘ́Ę́Z | sitą́ | |
AnO | animate, doll | ł-TĮ́ | ∅-GOʼ | ∅-TŁIZH | sitį́ | |
NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | shijool | |||
MM | butter; frog | ∅-TŁÉÉʼ | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | sitłééʼ | ||
LPB | load, burden | ∅-YĮ́ | siyį́ | |||
PlO1 | severality | ∅-NIL | ni-∅ | -DEEʼ | sinil | |
PlO2 | profusion | ∅-JAAʼ | ł-KAAD | ∅-KAAD | shijaaʼ | |
OC | severality/profusion in a container |
∅-KĄ́ | ł-DÁÁZ | siką́ | ||
Flat | toppled wall, blanket, bushes |
— | — | — | sikaad | |
Bulk | boulder | ł-ZHÓÓD | — | l-ZHÓÓD | shizhóód | |
Stream | liquid, sand, dust | ∅-ZIID | — | — | siziid |
Navajo Positional Themes | Single object in position (Intrans. Neuter) | ||||||
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Position | Number of participants |
Intransitive | Transitive | Root | |||
Active | Neuter | Active | Neuter | ||||
LIE | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -TĮ́ | sitį́ |
2 | -TÉÉZH | shitéézh | |||||
3+ | -JÉÉʼ | shijééʼ | |||||
SIT | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -DÁ | sidá |
2 | -KÉ | siké | |||||
3+ | dini-∅ | hí-(-TĄ́) | dini-ł | — | -BIN | — | |
STAND | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -ZĮʼ | sizį́ |
Noun
editshijaaʼ
- my ear
Inflection
editpossessives of shijaaʼ
singular | duoplural | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | shijaaʼ | nihijaaʼ | danihijaaʼ |
2nd person | nijaaʼ | nihijaaʼ | danihijaaʼ |
3rd person | bijaaʼ | ||
4th person (3o) | yijaaʼ | ||
4th person (3a) | hajaaʼ | ||
Indefinite (3i) | ajaaʼ |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with si- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -JAAʼ (handle PlO2)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (si) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- nv:Anatomy