atéʼélį́

Etymology

atí- (thematic) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-ʼį́ (durative stem of root -ʼĮĮD, “to make”)

Noun

atéʼélį́

  1. harm
  2. injury
  3. injurious thing

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 248