iizhííd

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhííd (imperfective stem of root -ZHIL, “to breathe”).

Verb

iizhííd

1. he/she is breathing in, inhaling, gasping

Conjugation

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

The imperfective has an alternative form using the stem -zhííł.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iishííd	iijííd	adeiijííd
2nd person	anizhííd	oohshííd	adaahshííd
3rd person	iizhííd		adaazhííd
4th person	ajizhííd		adajizhííd

IMPERFECTIVE 2	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iishííł	iijííł	adeiijííł
2nd person	anizhííł	oohshííł	adaahshííł
3rd person	iizhííł		adaazhííł
4th person	ajizhííł		adajizhííł

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	íízhil	iijil	adashiijil
2nd person	íínízhil	oozhil	adashoozhil
3rd person	íízhil		adaazhil
4th person	ajíízhil		adajizhil

See also

• iidziih