-ZEEZ

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ha̓dž ~ *yadž (“singe”).

Root

-ZEEZ

1. to singe, burn off

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	operative	S singes O yizéés (MOM) ↳ hwizéés ↳ ádísdéés (refl.) azéés yiʼniizéés ↳ hoʼniizéés

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-zéés	-zeez	-zis	-zis	-zéés

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to burn:

• -KʼĄ́Ą́ʼ
• -LID
• -TŁAH
• -CHʼÍÍʼ

to toast:

• -TSOII

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZEEZ (singe)