ałbaał

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -baał (momentaneous stem of root -BAAL, “a flat flexible object hangs”)

Verb

ałbaał

  1. to hang it up (an awning, canopy, shade, etc.)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (si/si)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ashishbaał asiilbaał daʼsiilbaał
2nd person asíłbaał asołbaał daʼsołbaał
3rd person ałbaał daʼałbaał
4th person ajiłbaał daʼjiłbaał

Usage notes

Always preceded by dah.

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 126.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 47
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