néíłtsááh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tsááh (imperfective stem of root -TSEII, “to be dry”).
Verb
[edit]néíłtsááh
- (transitive) he/she dries it up, desiccates it
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nástsááh | néiiltsááh | ńdeiiltsááh |
| 2nd person | náníłtsááh | náołtsááh | ńdaołtsááh |
| 3rd person | néíłtsááh | ńdeiłtsááh | |
| 4th person | ńjíłtsááh | ńdajiłtsááh | |
Synonyms
[edit]- náltsááh (intransitive)
Related terms
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -tsááh
- PERFECTIVE: -tseii
- FUTURE: -tsih
- ITERATIVE: -tsih
- OPTATIVE: -tsááh