bíʼdiidlííd

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix)+ -d- (classifier) + -lííd (momentaneous stem of root -LID, “to burn”)

Verb

bíʼdiidlííd

  1. it is branded
  2. a brand is put on it

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE bíʼdiidlííd
PERFECTIVE bíʼdiidlid

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 370
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