bínídíníisééh
Navajo
Etymology
bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -í- (“against, reaching”) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -di- (extension) + -ni- (thematic) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual)+ ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + ł- (classifier) + -yééh (momentaneous stem of root -YĄ́, “to grow”). The -s- immediately before the root is a result of contraction between the ł- classifier and stem-initial -y-.
Verb
bínídíníisééh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/∅)
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | bínídíníisééh |
| PERFECTIVE | bínídíníisą́ |
| FUTURE | bíńdidínóosééł |
| ITERATIVE | bínínádíníisééh |
| OPTATIVE | bíńdínóoseʼ |
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 233.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 680