hodiiyeeł

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -di- (“oral”) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yeeł (imperfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be calm”).

Verb

hodiiyeeł

  1. impersonal "things" become peaceful, quiet, tranquil

Conjugation

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE hodiiyeeł
PERFECTIVE hodiiyeel

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 697
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