-ʼÁ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "a"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ʔa, *ʔaˑʷ (“to extend”), from pre-Proto-Athabaskan *ʼaˑw. Cognate with Lower Tanana 'o

This root has a single invariant stem, which is in the neuter aspect and perfective mode.

Root

-ʼÁ

  1. to extend, stick out

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Neuter — -ʼá — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼÁ (extend)
adeezʼá
ahoolʼá
chʼíníʼá
deezʼá
eelʼá
haalʼá
haazʼá
hááʼá
hadzííʼá
hoolʼá
ííʼá
naazʼá
nááʼá
názʼá
niníʼá
níʼá
yaaʼá

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 1
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