Navajo edit

Etymology edit

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier, reflexive)-zhóóh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓʼ, “to brush”).

Verb edit

yilzhóóh

  1. (with ádąąh) he/she is brushing it off of himself/herself

Conjugation edit

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishzhóóh yiilzhóóh deiilzhóóh
2nd person nilzhóóh wołzhóóh daałzhóóh
3rd person yilzhóóh deilzhóóh
4th person jilzhóóh dajilzhóóh
PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person yishzhóóʼ yiilzhóóʼ deiilzhóóʼ
2nd person yínílzhóóʼ woołzhóóʼ daoołzhóóʼ
3rd person yoolzhóóʼ dayoolzhóóʼ
4th person joolzhóóʼ dajoolzhóóʼ
FUTURE singular duoplural plural
1st person deeshzhoh diilzhoh dadiilzhoh
2nd person díílzhoh doołzhoh dadoołzhoh
3rd person yidoolzhoh deidoolzhoh
4th person jidoolzhoh dazhdoolzhoh

Verbal stems edit

  • ITERATIVE: -zhoh
  • OPTATIVE: -zhóóh

Related terms edit

See also edit