yiził

Navajo

Etymology

y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ził (progressive stem of root -ZID, “a month passes”)

Verb

yiził

1. a month is passing by, a lunation is in progress

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This verb uses only the progressive mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Progressive (yi), third person only

Derived terms

• yiziłígíí (“month”)

Related terms

• nídizííd
• náhidizííd