diiłheeł
Navajo
Etymology
di- (“oral”) + -yi- (transitional) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yeeł (imperfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be calm”).
The root onset, originally *gh (> y), devoices after ł-classifier: ł + ghéél > ł + héél.
Verb
diiłheeł
- (intransitive) he/she is calming down, becoming quiet
- (transitive) he/she quiets him down
- Second-person singular imperfective form of diiłheeł
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii)
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | diishheeł | diilyeeł | dadiilyeeł |
2nd person | diiłheeł | doołheeł | dadoołheeł |
3rd person | diiłheeł | dadiiłheeł | |
4th person | jidiiłheeł | dazhdiiłheeł |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | diiłheel | diilyeel | dadiilyeel |
2nd person | diniłheel | doołheel | dadoołheel |
3rd person | diiłheel | dadiiłheel | |
4th person | jidiiłheel | dazhdiiłheel |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | dideeshhił | didiilhił | dadidiilhił |
2nd person | didííłhił | didoołhił | dadidoołhił |
3rd person | didoołhił | dadidoołhił | |
4th person | jididoołhił | dazhdidoołhił |
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