yishééh

Navajo

Etymology 1

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhééh (imperfective stem of root -ZHAʼ, “to be curved”).

Verb

yishééh

1. he/she is flipping it somewhere (as with the point of a stick)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishééh	yiilzhééh	deiilzhééh
2nd person	nishééh	wohshééh	daahshééh
3rd person	yishééh		deishééh
4th person	jishééh		dajishééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíshaʼ	yiilzhaʼ	deiilzhaʼ
2nd person	yíníshaʼ	wooshaʼ	daooshaʼ
3rd person	yiyííshaʼ		dayííshaʼ
4th person	jííshaʼ		dajííshaʼ

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -shééh
• PERFECTIVE: -shaʼ
• FUTURE: -shah
• ITERATIVE: -shah
• OPTATIVE: -shééh

Etymology 2

y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zhééh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÉÉʼ, “to shave”).

Verb

yishééh

1. he/she is shaving it, mowing it (grass), cutting it (hair)

   Nitsiighá ná deeshshih. ― I will cut your hair for you.

Conjugation

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishééh	yiilzhééh	deiilzhééh
2nd person	nishééh	wohshééh	daahshééh
3rd person	yishééh		deishééh
4th person	jishééh		dajishééh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíshééʼ	yiilzhééʼ	deiilzhééʼ
2nd person	yíníshééʼ	wooshééʼ	daooshééʼ
3rd person	yiyííshééʼ		dayííshééʼ
4th person	jííshééʼ		dajííshééʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshshih	diilzhih	dadiilzhih
2nd person	dííshih	doohshih	dadoohshih
3rd person	yidooshih		deidooshih
4th person	jidooshih		dazhdooshih

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -shééh
• PERFECTIVE: -shééʼ
• FUTURE: -shih
• ITERATIVE: -shih
• OPTATIVE: -shééh

Verb

yishééh

1. first-person singular imperfective form of yishééh