názhah
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“around”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhah (reversative imperfective stem of root -ZHAʼ, “to be curved”).
Verb
[edit]názhah
- he/she is curling up, is curling his/her body around
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Reversative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshah | néiijah | nídeiijah |
| 2nd person | nánízhah | náhshah | nídaahshah |
| 3rd person | názhah | nídaazhah | |
| 4th person | níjízhah | nídajizhah | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | níshézhah | níshiijah | nídashiijah |
| 2nd person | níshínízhah | níshoozhah | nídashoozhah |
| 3rd person | názhah | nídaazhah | |
| 4th person | níjízhah | nídajizhah | |
Related terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]názhah
- third-person singular/dual perfective of názhah
Noun
[edit]názhah