-ZAAD
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan. Cognate with Lower Tanana dhot.
Root
-ZAAD
- to be far
Stem set
This verb has stems only in the neuter imperfective and neuter comparative imperfective.
| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Iterative | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | -zaad | — | — | — | — |
| Neuter comparative | -záád | — | — | — | — |
| Neuter | -zad | — | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZAAD (far)
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 352.