-GHAAL
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ghiłʼ (“beat with a stick; stick-like object falls abruptly”).
Root
-GHAAL
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ł | motion |
S beats O
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| l | motion |
S throws, falls
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| ł | motion |
S beats |
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | motion |
S becomes tired
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3. to wrap
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ł | motion |
S wraps |
4. area is smooth
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | adjectival |
S is smooth |
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM / CONT / DUR | -ghaał | -ghaal | -ghał | -ghał | -ghaał |
| SER | -ghał | -ghaal | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał |
| Semelfactive | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał | -ghał |
| Neuter | — | -ghaal | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (bat)
Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (tire)
Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (wrap)
Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (be smooth)