-BÉÉZH
Navajo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *-weˑdžʷ (“to cook by boiling”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna laets (“to cooking by boiling”), Koyukon *ləbats (“it got cooked by boiling”),
Root
-BÉÉZH
- to boil
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | conversive |
S boils
|
S boils O
|
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| ∅ | adjectival |
s is boiled
|
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous/Continuative | -béézh | -béézh | -bish | -bish | -béézh |
| Neuter | — | -béézh | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (boil)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 63
Etymology 2
From Proto-Athabaskan *wədž (“to spread, to stretch”). Cognate with -BIZH (“to braid”).
Root
-BÉÉZH
1. to lie scattered
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di + d | ? |
S lies scattered
|
2. to be dirty with adhering matter
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | ? |
S is dirty
|
Synonyms
Derived terms
Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (scattered)