iiłtʼááh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔìːɬtʼɑ́ːh/
Verb
iiłtʼááh
- he/she is flying it away (a plane)
- Yóóʼ iiłtʼááh. ― He flies it away and disappears.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishtʼááh | iiltʼááh | adeiiltʼááh |
| 2nd person | aniłtʼááh | oołtʼááh | adaałtʼááh |
| 3rd person | iiłtʼááh | adeiłtʼááh | |
| 4th person | ajiłtʼááh | adajiłtʼááh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłtʼaʼ | iiltʼaʼ | adasiiltʼaʼ |
| 2nd person | ííníłtʼaʼ | oołtʼaʼ | adasoołtʼaʼ |
| 3rd person | ayííłtʼaʼ | adeistʼaʼ | |
| 4th person | ajííłtʼaʼ | adajistʼaʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshtʼah | adiiltʼah | adadiiltʼah |
| 2nd person | adííłtʼah | adoołtʼah | adadoołtʼah |
| 3rd person | iidoołtʼah | adeidoołtʼah | |
| 4th person | azhdoołtʼah | adazhdoołtʼah | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh