ayídzígeeh

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -dzi- (“away into distance”) + -◌́- (yi-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -geeh (momentaneous stem of root -GOʼ, “to fall”).

Verb

ayídzígeeh

  1. to ram, tackle, butt, lunge against it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person abíjíshgeeh abídziigeeh abídadziigeeh
2nd person abídzígeeh abídzohgeeh abídadzohgeeh
3rd person ayídzígeeh ayídadzigeeh
4th person abíijigeeh abídeijigeeh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 214
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