naʼachʼąąh

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼąąh (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄĄʼ, “to decorate”).

Verb

naʼachʼąąh

1. to draw, to design, to paint pictures
2. to be an artist

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	naʼashchʼąąh	naʼiichʼąąh	nidaʼiichʼąąh
2nd person	naʼíchʼąąh	naʼohchʼąąh	nidaʼohchʼąąh
3rd person	naʼachʼąąh		nidaʼachʼąąh
4th person	niʼjichʼąąh		nidaʼjichʼąąh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niʼshéchʼąąʼ	niʼshiichʼąąʼ	nidaʼshiichʼąąʼ
2nd person	niʼshíníchʼąąʼ	niʼshoochʼąąʼ	nidaʼshoochʼąąʼ
3rd person	naʼazhchʼąąʼ		nidaʼazhchʼąąʼ
4th person	niʼjizhchʼąąʼ		nidaʼjizhchʼąąʼ
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
—	—	naʼashchʼąąʼ	—

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	niʼdeeshchʼąh	niʼdiichʼąh	nidaʼdiichʼąh
2nd person	niʼdííchʼąh	niʼdoohchʼąh	nidaʼdoohchʼąh
3rd person	niʼdoochʼąh		nidaʼdoochʼąh
4th person	nizhʼdoochʼąh		nidazhʼdoochʼąh

Noun

naʼachʼąąh

1. art
2. decoration
3. illustration

Derived terms

• naʼachʼąąhí

Related terms

• naashchʼąąʼ
• naʼashchʼąąʼ
• neichʼąąh