niilzhood

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhood (imperfective momentaneous stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “a bulky object moves”).

Verb

niilzhood

  1. it slides as far as a stopping point
  2. it (a bulky object) slides into place
  3. it (a structure) is built

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE niilzhood
PERFECTIVE niilzhóód

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 787
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