haiłmáás

Navajo

Etymology

ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).

The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɑ̀ɪ̀ɬmɑ́ːs/

Verb

haiłmáás

he/she is rolling it up out

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	haasmáás	haiilmáás	hadeiilmáás
2nd person	haniłmáás	haałmáás	hadaałmáás
3rd person	haiłmáás		hadeiłmáás
4th person	hajiłmáás		hadajiłmáás

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hááłmááz	haiilmááz	hadasiilmááz
2nd person	háíníłmááz	haoołmááz	hadasoołmááz
3rd person	hayííłmááz		hadeismááz
4th person	hajííłmááz		hadajismááz

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hadeesmas	hadiilmas	hadadiilmas
2nd person	hadííłmas	hadoołmas	hadadoołmas
3rd person	haidoołmas		hadeidoołmas
4th person	hazhdoołmas		hadazhdoołmas

Verbal stems

ITERATIVE: -mas
OPTATIVE: -máás