haleeh

Navajo

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).

Verb

haleeh

1. he/she/it is being born, coming into being, sprouting, forming

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hashłeeh	hwiidleeh	dahwiidleeh
2nd person	hóleeh	hohłeeh	dahohłeeh
3rd person	haleeh		dahaleeh
4th person	hojileeh		dahojileeh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hosélį́į́ʼ	hosiidlį́į́ʼ	dahosiidlį́į́ʼ
2nd person	hosínílį́į́ʼ	hosoolį́į́ʼ	dahosoolį́į́ʼ
3rd person	hazlį́į́ʼ		dahazlį́į́ʼ
4th person	hojizlį́į́ʼ		dahojizlį́į́ʼ

Related terms

• ałeeh
• hałeeh
• íílééh
• nádleeh
• yileeh