-DLĄ́Ą́ʼ

Navajo

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *də-nanʸ (“to drink”).

Root

-DLĄ́Ą́ʼ

1. to drink

Theme	Category	Bases	+ Unspec object
O + d	operative	S drinks O yiʼniidlį́į́h (MOM) niyídlį́į́h (MOM) ? néineesdlááʼ (perf) yidlą́ (DUR)	S drinks ? ? ńdíʼnídį́į́h (MOM) náʼneesdlą́ą́ʼ (perf) adlą́ (DUR) naʼadlą́ʼ (CONT) oodlį́į́ł (PROG)
O + ł	operative	S makes P drink O yiyiiłdlą́ (DUR)	S makes P drink yiʼiiłdlą́ (DUR)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-dlį́į́h	-dlą́ą́ʼ	-dlį́į́ł	-dlį́į́h	-dlį́į́h
DUR	-dlą́	-dlą́ą́ʼ	-dlį́į́ł	-dlį́į́h	-dlį́į́h
CONT	-dlą́ʼ	-dlą́ʼ	-dlįįh	-dlįįh	-dląʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to eat:

• -ʼAAL (hard O)
• -CHOZH (leafy O)
• -DÉÉL (plural O)
• -GHAL (meat)
• -KID (chunky O)
• -TSʼEEʼ (mushy O)
• -MAL
• -YĄ́Ą́ʼ

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLĄ́Ą́ʼ (drink)