niiłnééh

Etymology

ni- (thematic) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -nééh (momentaneous stem of root -NAʼ, “a flat flexible object moves”)

Verb

niiłnééh

  1. it wilts, withers (as flowers or fruit)
  2. it droops (as a plant lacking water)
  3. it subsides (as an erection)

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE niiłnééh
PERFECTIVE niiłnaʼ

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 416
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