-TʼOH

See also: toh, to̍h, and tòh

Etymology 1

Root

-TʼOH

  1. nest
  2. bushy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root

-TʼOH

  1. to shoot an arrow, to throw or stab with a spear
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł

S practices archery

S shoots O with a series of arrows

  • nánéłtʼoh (repetitive)
ł

S shoots O

ł

S shoots

S shoots O

  • yíníshtʼóóh (repetitive)
  • yíníishtʼóóh (semelfactive)
l

S plays/practices archery

  • nʼdishtʼo
l

S duels, shoots at each other

Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -tʼóóh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼóóh
Continuative -tʼo -tʼo -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼo
REP / DUR / SER / SEM -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to shoot:

Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼOH (shoot)

Etymology 3

Possibly related to -TʼÓÓD (to smoke).

Root

-TʼOH

  1. to smoke
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
(ná) + ł

S gets ready to smoke

  • iʼniishtʼóóh
  • náiʼniishtʼóóh

S gets ready to smoke O

  • biʼniishtʼóóh
  • nábiʼniishtʼóóh
(ná) + ł

S is a smoker, smokes an unspecified O

  • náʼáshtʼoh

S smokes O

  • náshtʼoh

S is taking puffs

  • eeshtʼoh

S puffs on O

  • yishtʼoh
i + ∅

S takes a puff on O

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Stem set
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -tʼóóh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼóóh
Continuative -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh
Semelfactive -tʼod -tʼod -tʼoh -tʼoʼ -tʼod

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼOH (smoke)

References
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 557