dibah

Navajo

Etymology

di- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bah (neuter imperfective stem of root -BAH, “to be powdery”).

Verb

dibah

1. it is powdery, powdered, finely ground

   abeʼ dibahí ― powdered milk

   akʼáán dibahí ― ground flour

   gohwééh dibahí ― ground coffee

   yas dibahí ― powdery snow

   dibahgo íílééh ― to pulverize

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.

Antonyms

• dichʼíízh (“coarse”)