iichííł

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chííł (momentaneous stem of root -CHÍÍL, “to snow”)

Verb

iichííł

  1. a snowstorm moves away and out of sight, passes; it stops snowing

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE iichííł
PERFECTIVE ííchííl

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 93
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