joobaʼ

Navajo

Etymology

ji- (“emotion”) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -∅- (classifier) + -baʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be kind”).

Verb

joobaʼ

1. he/she/it is kind, generous, helpful, caring, compassionate, loving

   Tązhii éí joobaʼ. ― A turkey is caring, compassionate, and loving.

   Chʼiyáán áádóó ééʼ bee naa jooshbaʼ doo. ― I will help you out with food and clothes

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	jiinishbaʼ, jooshbaʼ	jiiniibaʼ	dajiiniibaʼ
2nd person	jiiníbaʼ	jiinohbaʼ	dajiinohbaʼ
3rd person	joobaʼ		dajoobaʼ
4th person	jijoobaʼ		dajijoobaʼ

Related terms

• hojoobaʼ
• joobaah

Noun

joobaʼ (possessed form bijoobaʼ)

1. mercy, kindness

   Bijoobaʼ éí dahináanii índa daneeznáanii doo yóóʼ iidiʼaah da.

   He had not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. (Ruth 2:20)

Synonyms

• bee ajoobaʼ