-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
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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Ø | motion |
S rolls |
S rolls O
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Ø | successive | ||||||
ni + Ø | adjectival |
S is spherical, round
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ni + Ø |
S becomes — |
S makes O — |
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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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.