ííłʼį́
Navajo
Etymology
ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼį́ (durative imperfective stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔíːɬʔĩ́/
Verb
ííłʼį́
- he/she makes it, is a maker of it (by profession)
- Azeeʼ áshʼį́. ― Iʼm a doctor (lit., "I make medicine").
Usage notes
Alternatively this verb could be considered a neuter verb conjugated only in the imperfective, other modes being suppleted by the active verb ííłʼįįh.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | áshʼį́ | íilʼį́ | ádeiilʼį́ |
| 2nd person | áníłˊį | ółʼį́ | ádaahłʼį́ |
| 3rd person | ííłˊį | ádeiłˊį | |
| 4th person | ájíłʼį́ | ádajiłˊį | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | — | álʼį́ | — |
Derived terms
- ayęęzhii bee ałtah álʼíní (“eggbeater”)
- azeeʼííłʼíní
- chʼiyáán álʼį́įgi (“kitchen”)
- ííłʼíní
- Wááshindoondi beehazʼáanii ádeiłʼínígíí (“Congress”)