diltłiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“fire”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tłiʼ (imperfective stem of root -TŁAH, “to burn”).

Verb

diltłiʼ

1. it is burning, afire, on fire

Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

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