-MÁÁZ

See also: maaz, Máaz, and -mááz

Navajo

Etymology

The root -MÁÁZ (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with the root -BĄ́Ą́Z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), both possibly originating from Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”).

Root

-MÁÁZ

1. roll

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	motion	S rolls yimáás (∅-MOM) iimáás dimáás diimáás haamáás yímáás (ni-MOM) chʼémáás naamaas (CONT) yimas (PROG) ...	S rolls O yiłmáás (∅-MOM) iiłmáás yidiłmáás yidiiłmáás haiłmáás yíłmáás (ni-MOM) chʼííłmáás neiłmaas (CONT) yoołmas (PROG) ...
∅	successive		S twirls or shakes O (finger, head, stick) yiłmaz (REP) yiyiiłmas (SEM)
ni + ∅	adjectival	S is spherical, round nímaz (NEUT)
ni + ∅		S becomes — niimas	S makes O — yiniiłmas yiniłmas (SEM or CONCL ?)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-máás	-mááz	-mas	-mas	-máás
CONT	-maas	-mááz	-mas	-mas	-maas
REP	-maz	-	-	-	-
SEM	-mas	-mas	-mas	-mas	-mas
NEUTER	-maz	-mas	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to roll:

• -BĄ́Ą́Z (hooplike O)

to curl:

• -CHʼIL
• -TAAZ
• -ZHAʼ

spherical:

• -JOOL

 

 

to shake:

• -DÉÉL
• -DZID (pan, bottle)
• -GHÁÁD
• -JĄH (rattle)
• -NAAʼ (earth, body)
• -TŁID
• -TSIZ (nervous)

to twirl:

• -TAAZ
• -YIZ

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)