-TIH

Navajo

Etymology 1

Derivation unknown. Compare Hupa tigy (“to pinch, squeeze”).

Root

-TIH

1. to be tight, be squeezed

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł / ∅)
∅	operative		S tightens O yeʼetih
ni + ∅	operative	S becomes tight ahinitih (MOM) binitih ↳ bihonitih	S weaves O tightly ahiniłtih
ni + d	adjectival	S is tight bineestih (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-tih	-tih	-tih	-tih	-tih
NEUT	-	-tih	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to be tight:

• -DǪǪD

to tighten:

• -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D
• -GIZ

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TIH (tight)

Etymology 2

Derivation unknown. This root is apparently related to the noun hastiin (“man”).

Root

-TIH

1. to be old, be decrepit

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
(ha) + ∅ / d	?	S grows old biʼniitííh (MOM) habiʼniitííh haatih (CONCL) yitih (PROG)
di + ∅	?	S is too old for it diitííh (TRANS) dáádiitííh
ha + d	adjectival	S is old haastih (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM / TRANS	-tííh	-tih	-tih	-tih	-tííh
CONCL	-tih	-tih	-tih	-tih	-tih
NEUT	-	-tih	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to get old:

• -YĄ́
• -KĄ́

to be worn, ruined:

• -CHXǪʼ

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TIH (old)