diimáás
Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + -yi- (transitional) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).
The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tìːmáːs/
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | diismáás | diiʼmáás | dadiiʼmáás |
2nd person | diimáás | doohmáás | dadoohmáás |
3rd person | diimáás | dadiimáás | |
4th person | jidiimáás | dazhdiimáás |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | diimááz | diiʼmááz | dadiiʼmááz |
2nd person | dinimááz | doomááz | dadoomááz |
3rd person | diimááz | dadiimááz | |
4th person | jidiimááz | dazhdiimááz |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -mas
- OPTATIVE: -máás
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.