azéés

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-zéés (imperfective stem of root -ZEEZ, “to singe”).

Verb

azéés

  1. it (the wind) burns something unspecified

Usage notes

Always preceded by bee.

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE azéés
PERFECTIVE íízees

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 740