aheełtʼé

Navajo

Etymology

ʼah- (reciprocal) + -ee- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼé (neuter imperfective stem of root -TʼEʼ, “to be”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀hèːɬtʼɛ́/

Verb

aheełtʼé

1. they are alike, similar, same
2. they are equal

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective stem.

Singular subjects must use a form of bił:

Ex: Tʼáá shił aheełtʼé. ― he's just like me.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ahinishtʼé	ahiniiltʼé	ahidaniiltʼé
2nd person	ahiníłtʼé	ahinołtʼé	ahidanołtʼé
3rd person	aheełtʼé		ahidaałtʼé
4th person	ahijíłtʼé		ahidajíłtʼé

Related terms

• ákótʼé
• ánéeltʼeʼ
• átʼé
• hadítʼé
• yeełtʼé
• yiltʼé
• yitʼé