deezʼá
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Etymology[edit]
di- (inceptive) + -si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼá (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼÁ, “to extend”).
Verb[edit]
deezʼá
- it extends, it lies, it sticks (such as an elongated ridge, bluff, a mountain, a pole, the lines of a polygon, or other slender stiff objects [SFO]) .
- Táaʼgo deezʼá. ― It is three-pointed, it is triangular.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
deezʼá
- bluff (rock formation)
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with di-
- Navajo terms prefixed with si- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼÁ (extend)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (si) aspect
- Navajo nouns