nihoolzhíísh

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhíísh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”).

Verb

nihoolzhíísh

  1. a season, event, or period of time comes to an end; an era closes

Usage notes

This verb is grammatically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE nihoolzhíísh
PERFECTIVE nihoolzhiish
FUTURE nihodoolzhish
ITERATIVE nináhálzhish
OPTATIVE nihólzhíísh

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 630.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 779
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