-LOʼ

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *lʊk’ (“to handle rope-like object”).

Root

-LOʼ

  1. to act with a rope: to carry suspended, to drive, to lasso, to weigh...
Theme Category Bases Unspecified object (+ʼa)
O + Ø motion

S carries O (with a handle or cord),
S drives O (a guided vehicle)

  • yileeh (Ø-MOM)
  • iileeh
  • yidileeh
  • yidiileeh
  • haileeh
  • haidiileeh
  • táidiileeh
  • yisdéíleeh
  • yíleeh (ni-MOM)
  • chʼííleeh
  • niileeh
  • neiloʼ (CONT)
  • yooloh (PROG)


S drives (unspec vehicle)

  • aleeh (Ø-MOM)
  • eʼeleeh
  • adileeh
  • adiileeh
  • haʼaleeh
  • haʼdiileeh
  • táʼdiileeh
  • yisdáʼáleeh
  • íleeh (ni-MOM)
  • chʼíʼíleeh
  • niʼíleeh
  • naʼaloʼ (CONT)
  • ooloh (PROG)
O + Ø successive

S throws a rope (lasso, fishing line)

  • yóleeh (yíní-, rep.)
  • yííníileeh (yíníi-, sem.)
  • dzidileeh (jidizhni-, “good at”)
  • adiloh (iter.)
  • yiyiiloh (SEM)
ʼa + d successive

S twitches

  • adloh (REP)
  • iidloh (SEM)
Pí + di + Ø

S brakes O

  • yíidiileeh
  • yídéesloʼ (bídííní-)

S put the brakes

  • íidiileeh
O + hi + di + Ø -

S hangs or weighs O

  • yidiyiileeh (hidii-)
↳ ádiidleeh
  • hidédloʼ (hidíní-)
Pi + ʼa + Ø -

S tricks, cheats P

  • yiʼdileeh
↳ ádiʼdidleeh
  • yinaʼaloʼ (CONT)

S cheats, defrauds

  • iʼdileeh

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -leeh -loʼ -loh -loh -leeh
CONT -loʼ -loʼ -loh -loh -loʼ
REP -loʼ - - - -
SEM -loh -loh -loh -loh -loh
NEUT - -loʼ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

SFO verbs:

to trick:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LOʼ (act with a rope)

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