-TAAZ
See also: taaz
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *tatsʼ (“to twist, to roll”).
Root
-TAAZ
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | transitional |
S becomes bent |
S bends O |
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| d | ? |
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| l | adjectival |
S is twisted
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| ∅ | motion |
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| Theme | Category | Bases | Anti-causative (+d) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| di + ł | successive |
S spins O, twirls O
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S spins
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Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -táás | -taaz | -tas | -tas | -táás |
| Reversitative | -tas | -taaz | -tas | -tas | -tas |
| Continuative | -taz | -taz | -tas | -tas | -taz |
| Repetitive | -tas | -tas | -tas | -tas | -tas |
| Semelfactive | -tas | -tas | -tas | -tas | -tas |
| Cursive | -tas | — | — | — | — |
| Neuter | — | -tas | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to spin:
to turn, to twist:
to be curved, bent:
to squirm, to wriggle:
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TAAZ (bend)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 491