iidiʼaah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (“relinquish”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼááh (imperfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a solid roundish object”).
Verb
[edit]iidiʼaah
- (with yóóʼ) he/she forsakes him/her/it, forgives him/her/it, gives up on it
- Nihá yóóʼ iididooʼááł. ― He will forgive you (for your sins).
- Yóóʼ adashideezʼą́. ― They have forsaken me.
Usage notes
[edit]The adverbial yóóʼ can also be written directly attached to the verb: yóóʼadashideezʼą́.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adishʼaah | adiitʼaah | adadiitʼaah |
| 2nd person | adíʼaah | adohʼaah | adadohʼaah |
| 3rd person | iidiʼaah | adeidiʼaah | |
| 4th person | azhdiʼaah | adazhdiʼaah | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adííʼą́ | adiitʼą́ | adadeetʼą́ |
| 2nd person | adííníʼą́ | adooʼą́ | adasidooʼą́ |
| 3rd person | iidííʼą́ | adeideezʼą́ | |
| 4th person | azhdííʼą́ | adazhdeezʼą́ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adideeshʼááł | adidiitʼááł | adadidiitʼááł |
| 2nd person | adidííʼááł | adidoohʼááł | adadidoohʼááł |
| 3rd person | iididooʼááł | adeididooʼááł | |
| 4th person | azhdidooʼááł | adazhdidooʼááł | |
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with di- (relinquish)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼĄ́ (handle SRO)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (∅/yi) aspect