yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ą́- (“passing by, alongside”) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“relinquish”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix)+ -ł- (classifier) + -gééd (imperfective stem of root -GEED, “to stick”).
Verb
[edit]yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd
- he/she is uncovering it by digging
- lit. he/she is digging some unspecified material away from it to set it in its original condition.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bą́ą́ʼdíshgééd | bą́ą́ʼdiilgééd | bą́ą́daʼdiilgééd |
| 2nd person | bą́ą́ʼdíłgééd | bą́ą́ʼdółgééd | bą́ą́daʼdołgééd |
| 3rd person | yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd | yą́ą́daʼdiłgééd | |
| 4th person | bą́ą́zhʼdíłgééd | bą́ą́dazhʼdiłgééd | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bą́ą́ʼdííłgeed | bą́ą́ʼdiilgeed | bą́ą́daʼdiilgeed |
| 2nd person | bą́ą́ʼdííníłgeed | bą́ą́ʼdoołgeed | bą́ą́daʼdoołgeed |
| 3rd person | yą́ą́ʼdííłgeed | yą́ą́daʼdííłgeed | |
| 4th person | bą́ą́zhʼdííłgeed | bą́ą́dazhʼdííłgeed | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bą́ą́diʼdeeshgoł | bą́ą́diʼdiilgoł | bą́ą́dadiʼdiilgoł |
| 2nd person | bą́ą́diʼdííłgoł | bą́ą́diʼdoołgoł | bą́ą́dadiʼdoołgoł |
| 3rd person | yą́ą́diʼdoołgoł | yą́ą́dadiʼdoołgoł | |
| 4th person | bą́ą́zhdiʼdoołgoł | bą́ą́dazhdiʼdoołgoł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -gééd
- PERFECTIVE: -geed
- FUTURE: -goł
- ITERATIVE: -goʼ
- OPTATIVE: -gééd
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with bi- (indirect object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ą́- (postpositional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ná- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with di- (relinquish)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -GEED (stick)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (∅/yi) aspect