názhah

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhah (reversative imperfective stem of root -ZHAʼ, “to be curved”).

Verb

názhah

1. he/she is curling up, is curling his/her body around

Conjugation

Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	náshah	néiijah	nídeiijah
2nd person	nánízhah	náhshah	nídaahshah
3rd person	názhah		nídaazhah
4th person	níjízhah		nídajizhah

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	níshézhah	níshiijah	nídashiijah
2nd person	níshínízhah	níshoozhah	nídashoozhah
3rd person	názhah		nídaazhah
4th person	níjízhah		nídajizhah

Related terms

• adishah

Verb

názhah

1. third-person singular/dual perfective of názhah

Noun

názhah

1. horseshoe shaped, crescent shaped