-ZHÓÓD

Navajo

Etymology

Proto-Athabaskan *zhutʼ (“slide”)

Root

-ZHÓÓD

1. a bulky object slides

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
l	motion	S slides yilzhood niilzhood naashzhood chʼélzhood
ł	motion	S slides neishood yishood yooshoł iishshood haashshood nishshood
l	successive	S slides about naalzhood
ł	successive	S drags O naʼashshood
∅	adjectival	S sits shizhzhóód nízhóód naazhzhóód

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM / CONT / DIST	-zhood	-zhóód	-zhoł	-zhoʼ	-zhood
REV	-zhod	-zhóód	-zhoł	-zhoʼ	-zhod
NEUT	-	-zhóód	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHÓÓD (bulky moves)