ńʼdíłhį́į́h

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -yį́į́h (imperfective stem of root -YĮ́Į́ʼ, “to melt”)

Verb

ńʼdíłhį́į́h

1. he/she is melting something back

   Niwooʼ biiʼ ńʼdíłhį́į́h. ― He fills your tooth (lit. He melts something back into your tooth).

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

IMPERFECTIE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ńʼdíshhį́į́h	ńʼdiilyį́į́h	ńdaʼdíłhį́į́h
2nd person	ńʼdíłhį́į́h	ńʼdołhį́į́h	ńdaʼdíłhį́į́h
3rd person	ńʼdíłhį́į́h		ńdaʼdíłhį́į́h
4th person	ńʼjidíłhį́į́h		ńdaʼjidíłhį́į́h

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ńʼdííłhį́į́ʼ	ńʼdiilyį́į́ʼ	ńdaʼdiilyį́į́ʼ
2nd person	ńʼdííníłhį́į́ʼ	ńʼdoołhį́į́ʼ	ńdaʼdoołhį́į́ʼ
3rd person	ńʼdííłhį́į́ʼ		ńdaʼdííłhį́į́ʼ
4th person	ńʼjidííłhį́į́ʼ		ńdaʼjidííłhį́į́ʼ

Related terms

• yidiłhį́į́h