siziid

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

si- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-ziid (neuter perfective stem of root -ZIID, “to pour”).

Verb[edit]

siziid

  1. it lies somewhere, is located somewhere (pourable matter as powder, seeds, liquid)

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person and refers to a single item. For multiple items, use the verb naaziid.

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

See also[edit]