chʼíhoolzhíísh

Etymology

chʼí- (“out horizontally”) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhíísh (momentaneous stem of root -ZHIIZH, “to time passes”)

Verb

chʼíhoolzhíísh

  1. it begins, a period of time commences

Usage notes

This form is rare; the reversionary form chʼínáhálzhíísh is more common.

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE chʼíhoolzhíísh
PERFECTIVE chʼíhoolzhiizh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 779
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