naabąąs

Navajo

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bąąs (continuative imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

naabąąs

1. it is rolling around about (a wheeled vehicle)

   Shił naabąąs. ― I ride it around (a wagon) (lit. it rolls around with me)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	naabąąs
PERFECTIVE	naazbą́ą́z
FUTURE	ndoobąs

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
• PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
• FUTURE: -bąs
• ITERATIVE: -bąs
• OPTATIVE: -bąąs

Related terms

• haiłbąąs
• neiłbąąs
• názbąs
• yiłbąąs
• yisdábąąs
• yisdéíłbąąs
• yoołbąs