-TŁʼIIZH

Navajo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’i̓dž (“to be blue, green”).

Root

-TŁʼIIZH

1. blue, green

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
łi / l	adjectival	S is blue, green (neuter perf.) dinootłʼizh
di + d	extensional	S is blue, green (neuter perf.) dootłʼizh dzideetłʼizh kʼízhdeetłʼizh náshtłʼizh bighádzideetłʼizh
di + ∅	transitional	S becomes blue diitłʼíísh (TRANS) ↳ bílátaʼdiitłʼíísh	S makes O blue yidiiłtłʼíísh ↳ ádidiiltłʼíísh (+d refl.)
di + ∅	transitional	S gets soaked diniitłʼíísh (TRANS)	S makes O soaked yidiniiłtłʼíísh ↳ ádiniiltłʼíísh (+d refl.)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
TRANS	-tłʼíísh	-tłʼiizh	-tłʼish	-tłʼish	-tłʼíísh
NEUT	—	-tłʼizh	—	—	—

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

action of water:

• -ʼÉÉL (flush)
• -GIZH (wash)
• -TŁÉÉʼ (dampen)
• -TSEED / -TSIZ (sink)
• -ZHO (dampen)

Antonyms

colors:

• -BAʼ (gray)
• -CHIIʼ (red)
• -GAII (white)
• -TSOII (yellow)
• -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ (black)

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIIZH (blue)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *tł’əɣəš (“eel, snake”). See also the related noun tłʼiish (“snake”).

Root

-TŁʼIIZH

1. wriggle

Theme	Category	Bases	Pseudo-transitive (a + ł)
ni + l	motion	S wriggles díníltłʼiish (MOM) – nooltłʼish (PROG)	S wriggles (it)   naʼniłtłʼish (CONT)
ni + l	adjectival	S is curvy, serpentine nooltłʼish (NEUT) honooltłʼish naneeshtłʼish

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-tłʼiish	-tłʼizh	-tłʼish	-tłʼish	-tłʼiish
CONT	-tłʼiish	-tłʼizh	-tłʼish	-tłʼish	-tłʼiish
NEUT	—	-tłʼiizh	—	—	—

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to wiggle, to squirm:

• -GHAL
• -TAAZ
• -YIZ

to stagger:

• -DZAʼ
• -TʼIʼ

to be curved, bent:

• -BĄ́Ą́Z
• -TAAZ
• -YIIZH
• -ZHAʼ

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIIZH (wriggle)