-DZĮ́Į́Z

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *huˑs (“to stretch”), from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *həwəs. Cognate with -LÓÓZ (“to lead”) and -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (“to pull”).

Root

-DZĮ́Į́Z

1. to pull, to drag, to tow

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ∅	motion	S pulls O, drags O yidzį́į́s (∅-MOM) iidzį́į́s yididzį́į́s yidiidzį́į́s haidzį́į́s neidzį́į́s néidiidzį́į́s (ńdii-, “pick up”) táididzį́į́s yisdéídzį́į́s yídzį́į́s (ni-MOM) chʼíídzį́į́s niyídzį́į́s neidzį́į́s (CONT) yoodzį́į́s (PROG)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM / CONT	-dzį́į́s	-dzį́į́z	-dzį́į́s	-dzį́į́s	-dzį́į́s

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to pull, to drag:

• -TSʼǪ́Ǫ́D
• -ZHÓÓD
• -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z

 

 

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DZĮ́Į́Z (pull)