yisdábąąs
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]yisdá- (“to safety”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).
Verb
[edit]yisdábąąs
- it is escaping to safety rolling, it rolls to safety (a wheeled vehicle)
- Shił yisdábąąs. ― I reach safety riding it (a wagon) (lit. it rolls to safety with me)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | yisdábąąs |
| PERFECTIVE | yisdáábą́ą́z |
| FUTURE | yisdádoobąs |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -bąs
- ITERATIVE: -bąs
- OPTATIVE: -bąąs