naasbá
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Etymology[edit]
na- (atelic, circuital) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier) + -bá (neuter perfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be gray”).
Verb[edit]
naasbá
- it forms a meandering gray line or line of gray spots on the ground (as ashes)
- Biyaagóó łeeshchʼih naasbá. ― There are (piles of) ashes under it.
Usage notes[edit]
This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
Related terms[edit]
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with na- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with si- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -BAʼ (gray)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter perfective (si) aspect