-YĮ́Į́ʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yii"

Navajo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇en (“to melt, to thaw”).

Root

-YĮ́Į́ʼ

1. to melt, to thaw

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	operative	S melts, thaws (ice, snow) biʼniiyį́į́h (MOM) yiyį́į́h	S melts, thaws O yiʼniiłhį́į́h yiłhį́į́h ↳ náhályį́į́h (+d passiv./revers.)
di + ł	operative	S melts, thaws (glass, rock, metal) nahidiłhį́į́h diłhį́į́h	S melts, thaws O — yidiłhį́į́h ↳ adiłhį́į́h ↳ ńʼdíłhį́į́h ↳ ńʼdílyį́į́h (+d passive) yíidiiłhį́į́h ↳ ahíidiiłhį́į́h yitsʼéidiłhį́į́h ↳ ałtsʼéidiłhį́į́h
di + l	adjectival	S is meltable (lead) dilyį́h (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-yį́į́h	-yį́į́ʼ	-yįh	-yįh	-yį́į́h
NEUT	-yį́h	-	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to melt:

• -LID

to weld, to solder:

• -JÉÉʼ

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĮ́Į́ʼ (melt)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɣʸikʸ ~ *ɣʸitšʼʷ (“to breathe, to rest”), later confused with Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇en (“to melt, to thaw”).

Cognate with the root -DZÍÍʼ (“to breathe”), which can ultimately be analyzed as d- (classifier) + -YÍÍʼ (?), and with -YIH (“to pant”). Compare also Navajo ayih (“breath”).

Root

-YĮ́Į́ʼ

1. to rest

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ná + l	stative	S rests up (from fatigue) hanályį́į́h

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-yį́į́h	-yį́į́ʼ	-yįh	-yįh	-yį́į́h

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to rest:

• -TŁʼÍÍD

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĮ́Į́ʼ (breathe)