-GHAAZH

NavajoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇ʷa̓ž ~ *ɣ̇ʊš (to make a bubbling noise).

Occurs in Navajo in bases of disparate meanings related to “bubbling”, “shouting” and “sleeping”, probably originating in distinct roots that merged in shape.

These meanings are found in parts in other Athabaskan languages too:

RootEdit

-GHAAZH

  1. to bubble, to boil

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

S bubbles, boils

S boils O, S spurts (unspec obj)

hadaʼniłháásh

  2. to shout

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

S shouts

  3. to sleep

Theme Category Bases Reflexive / Reversionary (+ d)
a + ł

S sleeps, puts P to sleep

 

S sleeps

áhodiilgháásh (refl.)

Stem setEdit

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -gháásh -ghaazh -wosh -wosh -gháásh
REP -wosh -ghaazh -wosh -wosh -gháázh
CONT -ghaash -ghaazh -ghash -ghash -ghaash

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

SynonymsEdit

to bubble:

to boil:

Derived termsEdit

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAZH (bubble)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAZH (shout)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAZH (sleep)