ashjaʼalééh

Etymology

ashja (“opportunity”) + ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lééh (momentaneous stem of root -YAA, “to make”)

Verb

ashjaʼalééh

  1. to provide someone an opportunity, give someone a chance

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 684
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