-ZHIIZH
See also: -zhiizh
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *džičʼ (“to dance”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna ʼscʼaldziitsʼ (“we danced”).
Occurs in Navajo in a number of disparate meanings, of uncertain derivation.
Root
-ZHIIZH
| Theme | Category | Bases | Reflexive / Reciprocal (+d) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + ł | successive |
S pokes O Motion:
Successive:
|
S pokes self / each other
|
2. to rise, to increase, to reach a level
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | motion |
S rises
|
3. to dance
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʼa + l | operative-motion |
S dances
|
4. time passes
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ho + l | motion |
time passes
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -zhíísh | -zhiizh | -zhish | -zhish | -zhíísh |
| CONT | -zhiish | -zhiizh | -zhish | -zhish | -zhiish |
| REP | -zhish | -zhiizh | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish |
| SEM | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to poke, to jab:
to increase:
to dance:
time passes:
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (poke)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (rise)