-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

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	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Iterative	Optative
Momentaneous	-máás	-mááz	-mas	-mas	-máás
Continuative	-maas	-mááz	-mas	-mas	-maas
Repetitive	-maz, -mas	—	—	—	—
Semelfactive	-mas	-mas	-mas	-mas	-mas
Neuter	-maz	-mas	—	—	—

Synonyms

to roll:

-BĄ́Ą́Z (hooplike O)

to curl:

spherical:

-JOOL

to shake:

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

to twirl:

-TAAZ
-YIZ

Derived terms