ahalzhood

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhood (imperfective momentaneous stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “a bulky object moves”). Refers to the motion of the clouds.

Verb

ahalzhood

  1. the weather clears

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE ahalzhood
PERFECTIVE ahoolzhóód

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 787
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