-YÉÉL

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ̇etɬ’ (to become dark; to be quiet, calm).

Cognate root found in Ahtna naghighaetlʼ (it got dark), dezghaetlʼ (it is calm). Compare also Navajo hił (darkness).

Root

-YÉÉL

  1. dark

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł adjectival

S is dark

ł

S becomes dark, night

yi + ∅ ?

S dreams

  2. calm, quiet

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + ł
(ho) + di + ∅
adjectival

S is calm

di + ł
(ho) + di + ∅

S becomes calm

S calms O down

  • yidiiłheeł

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -yeeł -yéél -yił -yił -yeeł
TRANS /CONT -yeeł -yeel -yił -yił -yeeł
NEUT -yeeł, yił -yéél - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dark:

calm:

  • -ZEEʼ

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YÉÉL (dark)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YÉÉL (calm)

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