Navajo edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Athabaskan *-weˑdžʷ (to cook by boiling).

Cognate root found in Ahtna yełaets (I'm cooking it), Koyukon *ləbats (it got cooked by boiling),

Root edit

-BÉÉZH

  1. to boil
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
conversive

S boils

S boils O

ałbéézh
adjectival

s is boiled

Stem set edit

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONCL -béézh -béézh -bish -bish -béézh
NEUT - -béézh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms edit

to boil:

 

Derived terms edit

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (boil)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Athabaskan *wədž (to spread, to stretch). Cognate with -BIZH (to braid).

Root edit

-BÉÉZH

  1. to lie scattered

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + d ?

S lies scattered


  2. to be dirty with adhering matter

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l ?

S is dirty

Synonyms edit

to lie scattered:

dirty:

Derived terms edit

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (scattered)