-ZHÉÉʼ

Etymology

Related to shééʼ (“spit”)

Root

-ZHÉÉʼ

  1. to spit

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Iterative Optative
Momentaneous -zheeh -zhééʼ -zhah -zhah -zheeh
Neuter -zhah — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHÉÉʼ (spit)
dizhah
dizheeh
shééʼ

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 355.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.