haalzhood

Etymology

ha- (climbing up) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)-zhood (imperfective momentaneous stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “a bulky object moves”).

Verb

haalzhood

  1. it (a bulky object such as an elevator) goes up, climbs up, ascends

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE haalzhood
PERFECTIVE haashzhóód

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 787