yishǫǫh

See also: yishóóh

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhǫǫh (imperfective stem of root -ZHǪǪD, “to be nice, peaceful”).

Verb

yishǫǫh

1. he/she is taming it, pacifying him/her/it

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yishǫǫh	yiilzhǫǫh	deiilzhǫǫh
2nd person	nishǫǫh	wohshǫǫh	daahshǫǫh
3rd person	yishǫǫh		deishǫǫh
4th person	jishǫǫh		dajishǫǫh

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíshǫǫd	yiilzhǫǫd	deiilzhǫǫd
2nd person	yíníshǫǫd	wooshǫǫd	daooshǫǫd
3rd person	yiyííshǫǫd		dayííshǫǫd
4th person	jííshǫǫd		dajííshǫǫd

Verb

yishǫǫh

1. first-person singular imperfective form of yishǫǫh