Navajo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Athabaskan *zan (to beat wife or spouse).

Root edit

-ZĄ́Ą́ʼ

  1. to beat one's wife, to have a violent domestic quarrel
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
hi + ∅ operative

S beats wife

Stem set edit

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
DUR -zą́ -zą́ą́ʼ -zį́į́ł -zį́į́h -zą́ą́ʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms edit

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZĄ́Ą́ʼ (beat wife)