-LID

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ləd (“to burn, smoke”). Compare Navajo łid (“smoke”).

Root

-LID

1. to burn, smoke

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)	Passive bases (O + d)
(di) + Ø	?	S burns, smoulders dilid (DUR) ↳ hodilid biʼniilííd (MOM) bídiilííd	S burns O, smokes O yidiłid (DUR) ↳ hodiłid yiʼniiłííd (MOM) yíʼdiiłííd ↳ íʼdiiłííd	S is burned didlid (DUR)   — bíʼdiidlííd (MOM) ↳ íʼdiidlííd biʼdidlid (DUR) ahididlid ádídlid

2. to melt

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
yi + d	?	S melts náʼoodlííd náodlííd

3. to be lustrous, glossy, shiny

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + Ø	adjectival	S is lustrous, shiny bikʼéézdiiłiʼ (REP) bízdílid (NEUT) bitsʼádiʼnílííd (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-lííd	-lid	-lił	-liʼ	-lííd
DUR	-lid	-lid	-lił	-liʼ	-lid
NEUT	-lid	-lííd	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to burn:

• -KʼĄ́Ą́ʼ
• -ZEEZ
• -TŁAH
• -CHʼÍÍʼ

to melt:

• -YĮ́Į́ʼ
• -YĘĘZH

to be lustrous, glossy, shiny:

• -DLÁÁD
• -CHIŁ
• -TSʼĮĮL
• -DÍÍN

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (burn)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (melt)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (lustrous)