siziid

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ziid (neuter perfective stem of root -ZIID, “to pour”).

Verb

siziid

1. it lies somewhere, is located somewhere (pourable matter as powder, seeds, liquid)

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person and refers to a single item. For multiple items, use the verb naaziid.

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

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

See also

• shijaaʼ
• shijool
• siką́
• silá
• sinil
• sitą́
• sitį́
• sitłééʼ
• siyį́
• siłtsooz
• siʼą́