aháígéésh

Etymology

ahá- (“apart, in two”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -géésh (momentaneous stem of root -GIZH, “to cut”)

Verb

aháígéésh

  1. to cut it in half, cut it in two, cut it apart

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person aháníshgéésh ahániigéésh ahádaniigéésh
2nd person ahánígéésh ahánóhgéésh ahádanóhgéésh
3rd person aháígéésh ahádeígéésh
4th person ahájígéésh ahádajígéésh

Or:

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person aháshgéésh aháiigéésh ahádeiigéésh
2nd person ahánígéésh aháhgéésh ahádaahgéésh
3rd person aháígéésh ahádeígéésh
4th person ahájígéésh ahádajígéésh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 210
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