nitsxaaz

Navajo

Etymology

ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsxaaz (neuter absolute stem of root -TSXAAZ, “to be big”), with emphatic infix -x-.

Verb

nitsxaaz

1. (absolute) he/she/it (animate object) is big, strong, thick, large, corpulent

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter absolute (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	nistsxaaz	niitsxaaz	daniitsxaaz
2nd person	nítsxaaz	nohtsxaaz	danohtsxaaz
3rd person	nitsxaaz		danitsxaaz
4th person	jítsxaaz		dajítsxaaz

See also

• áníłtsxááz (comparative)
• nitsaa
• tsoh