-TSĄ́
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tsa"
Navajo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *tsa-nʸ (“to catch sight of”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna tsaa (“catch sight of”).
Root
-TSĄ́
- to see, to catch sight of
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ł |
S sees O
|
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous | -tsééh | -tsą́ | -tsééł | -tsééh | -tsééh |
| Distributive | -tseʼ | -tsą́ | -tsééł | -tsééh | -tseʼ |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSĄ́ (see)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Athabaskan *da̓-tsa-nʸ (“singular S dies”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna daztsaan (“he dies”).
Root
-TSĄ́
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | conversive |
S dies or gets sick
|
Stem set
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentaneous/Conclusive | -tsaah | -tsą́ | -tsaał | -tsaah | -tsaah |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSĄ́ (die)