yishóóh

See also: yishǫǫh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zhóóh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓʼ, “to brush”).

Verb

yishóóh

1. he/she is brushing it
2. he/she is combing it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishóóh	yiilzhóóh	deiilzhóóh
2nd person	nishóóh	wohshóóh	daahshóóh
3rd person	yishóóh		deishóóh
4th person	jishóóh		dajishóóh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíshóóʼ	yiilzhóóʼ	deiilzhóóʼ
2nd person	yíníshóóʼ	wooshóóʼ	daooshóóʼ
3rd person	yiyííshóóʼ		dayííshóóʼ
4th person	jííshóóʼ		dajííshóóʼ

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	deeshshoh	diilzhoh	dadiilzhoh
2nd person	dííshoh	doohshoh	dadoohshoh
3rd person	yidooshoh		deidooshoh
4th person	jidooshoh		dazhdooshoh

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -zhóóh
• PERFECTIVE: -zhóóʼ
• FUTURE: -zhoh
• ITERATIVE: -zhoh
• OPTATIVE: -zhóóh

Related terms

• haishóóh
• yilzhóóh

Verb

yishóóh

1. first-person singular imperfective form of yishóóh