shigéésh

Etymology

si- (meaning unclear) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -géésh (momentaneous stem of root -GIZH, “to soak”)

Verb

shigéésh

  1. it (liquid) soaks in(to) something

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE shigéésh
PERFECTIVE shoogizh
FUTURE shidoogish
ITERATIVE náshígish
OPTATIVE shógéésh

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 692.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 210
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