oołbįįh

Navajo

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier) + -bįįh (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́, “to win”).

Verb

oołbįįh

1. he/she is winning (by chance), winning a card game, winning the jackpot

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si)

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ooshbįįh	iiniilbįįh	daʼiiniilbįįh
2nd person	iiniłbįįh	iinołbįįh	daʼiinołbįįh
3rd person	oołbįįh		daʼoołbįįh
4th person	ajoołbįįh		daʼjoołbįįh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iiséłbą́	iisiilbą́	daʼiisiilbą́
2nd person	iisíníłbą́	iisoołbą́	daʼiisoołbą́
3rd person	oosbą́		daʼoosbą́
4th person	ajoosbą́		daʼjoosbą́

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iideeshbįįł	iidiilbįįł	daʼiidiilbįįł
2nd person	iidííłbįįł	iidoołbįįł	daʼiidoołbįįł
3rd person	iidoołbįįł		daʼiidoołbįįł
4th person	iizhdoołbįįł		daʼiizhdoołbįįł

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -bįįh
• PERFECTIVE: -bą́
• FUTURE: -bįįł