-ZID
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *zəd (“a single object undergoes cyclical process”). Found across all Athabaskan languages in a wide range of disparate themes.
Root
-ZID
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (di) + Ø | motion |
a month passes
|
S earns (money) per month
|
2. to gather awareness: to wake up, to inspect
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chʼí + ná + d | ? |
S wakes up
|
S wakes O up |
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| ha + O + ł | ? |
|
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| ł | ? |
|
3. to treat with respect, handle carefully
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø | ? |
S handles O with care
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -zííd | -zid | -ził | -ziʼ | -zííd |
| CONT | -ziid | - | - | - | - |
| NEUT | - | -zid | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZID (month passes)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZID (aware)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZID (handle carefully)
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