-GHAAL
Navajo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Athabaskan *ghiłʼ (“beat with a stick; stick-like object falls abruptly”).
Root
edit-GHAAL
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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Ł | motion |
S beats O |
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l | motion |
S throws, falls
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ł | motion |
S beats |
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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∅ | motion |
S becomes tired |
3. to wrap
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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Ł | motion |
S wraps |
4. area is smooth
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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∅ | adjectival |
S is smooth |
Stem set
editAspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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MOM / CONT / DUR | -ghaał | -ghaal | -ghał | -ghał | -ghaał |
SER | -ghał | -ghaal | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał |
SEM | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał |
NEUT | - | -ghaal | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editNavajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (bat)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (tire)