náʼoodlííd

Etymology

ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -yi- (thematic) + yi- (directive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -lííd (momentaneous stem of root -LID, “to melt”)

Verb

náʼoodlííd

  1. there is a thaw

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE náʼoodlííd
PERFECTIVE naʼoosdlid

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 370
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