ahalzhíísh

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhíísh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”).

Verb

ahalzhíísh

  1. a period of time passes
  2. there is a period, season, era

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 778
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