názbąs
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Etymology[edit]
ná- (“around”) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bąs (neuter perfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
názbąs
Usage notes[edit]
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that only uses the imperfective mode.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | názbąs | názbąs | ńdaazbąs |
Noun[edit]
názbąs
- a circle
Numeral[edit]
názbąs
The zero sense appears to have evolved in reference to the shape of the number, similar to oh in English usage.
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ná- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with si- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -BĄ́Ą́Z (roll)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo terms with audio links
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (si) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- Navajo numerals
- Navajo cardinal numbers
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