nádleeh
Navajo
Etymology 1
ná- (“back”, reversionary) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, shift triggered by ná-) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).
Verb
nádleeh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshdleeh | néiidleeh | nídeiidleeh |
| 2nd person | nánídleeh | náhdleeh | nídaahdleeh |
| 3rd person | nádleeh | nídaadleeh | |
| 4th person | níjídleeh | nídajidleeh | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | náhádleeh | — | — |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nísísdlį́į́ʼ | nísiidlį́į́ʼ | nídasiidlį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | nísínídlį́į́ʼ | nísoohdlį́į́ʼ | nídasoohdlį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | násdlį́į́ʼ | nídaasdlį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | níjísdlį́į́ʼ | nídajisdlį́į́ʼ | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Simple passive | Agentive passive |
| — | náhásdlį́į́ʼ | — | — |
See also
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 569.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 380
Etymology 2
ná- (iterative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, shift triggered by ná-) + -leeh (iterative stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).
Noun
nádleeh
- hermaphrodite
- homosexual
- non-binary person
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 525.
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 384