-ZAAD

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan. Cognate with Lower Tanana dhot.

Root

-ZAAD

  1. 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.