yiłtłah

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tłah (conclusive imperfective stem of root -TŁAH, “to grease”).

Verb

yiłtłah (transitive)

1. he/she is greasing it, lubricating it
2. he/she is putting salve on him/her/it
3. he/she is anointing him/her/it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Conclusive (∅/si).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishtłah	yiiltłah	deiiltłah
2nd person	niłtłah	wołtłah	daałtłah
3rd person	yiłtłah		deiłtłah
4th person	jiłtłah		dajiłtłah

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	séłtłah	siiltłah	dasiiltłah
2nd person	síníłtłah	soołtłah	dasoołtłah
3rd person	yistłah		deistłah
4th person	jistłah		dajistłah

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -tłah
• PERFECTIVE: -tłah
• FUTURE: -tłah
• ITERATIVE: -tłah
• OPTATIVE: -tłah

Related terms

• tłah

See also

• yijeeh