hatłʼis

Etymology

ho- (space, area, things) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-tłʼis (momentaneous stem of root -TŁʼIS, “to harden”)

Verb

hatłʼis

  1. an area becomes hard, compacted

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE hatłʼis
PERFECTIVE hóótłʼis

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 580