diiłheeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]di- (“oral”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yeeł (imperfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be calm”).
The root onset, originally *gh (> y), devoices after ł-classifier: ł + ghéél > ł + héél.
Verb
[edit]diiłheeł
- (intransitive) he/she is calming down, becoming quiet
- (transitive) he/she quiets him down
- Second-person singular imperfective form of diiłheeł
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diishheeł | diilyeeł | dadiilyeeł |
| 2nd person | diiłheeł | doołheeł | dadoołheeł |
| 3rd person | diiłheeł | dadiiłheeł | |
| 4th person | jidiiłheeł | dazhdiiłheeł | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | diiłheel | diilyeel | dadiilyeel |
| 2nd person | diniłheel | doołheel | dadoołheel |
| 3rd person | diiłheel | dadiiłheel | |
| 4th person | jidiiłheel | dazhdiiłheel | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dideeshhił | didiilhił | dadidiilhił |
| 2nd person | didííłhił | didoołhił | dadidoołhił |
| 3rd person | didoołhił | dadidoołhił | |
| 4th person | jididoołhił | dazhdidoołhił | |