dah iistłʼǫ́

Navajo

Etymology

dah (“up”) + ii- (contraction of ʼa-hi-) = ʼa- (indefinite 3rd-person object-subject pronoun) + hi- (seriative aspect, one after another) + -s- (ligature) + -tłʼǫ́ (perfective stem, to tie, weave)

Noun

dah iistłʼǫ́

1. loom

See also

• ásitą́ (“lower crossbeam”)
• atłʼótsin (“upper and lower bars”)
• dah iistłʼǫ́ báʼííʼáhí (“upright poles”)
• iiʼsinil (“heddle rod”)