-TʼĮ́Į́H

Navajo

Etymology

Possibly a cognate with the root -ʼĮĮD (“to bark”), which in turn appears to be related to -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ (“to see, look”).

It only occurs in the neuter imperfective mode.

Root

-TʼĮ́Į́H

1. to practice witchcraft, be a witch or a wizard

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
á + ni	?	S practices sorcery ánítʼį́į́h

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUT	-tʼį́į́h	-	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to practice sorcery:

• -GĄĄZH
• -ZĮ́Į́ʼ
• -TIʼ

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼĮ́Į́H (practice witchcraft)