dijééʼ

Navajo

Etymology

di- (adjectival) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jééʼ (neuter imperfective stem of root -JÉÉʼ, “to adhere, to stick, to grease”).

Verb

dijééʼ

1. it is sticky, gummy, viscous (as pitch, resin, glue)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), third person only.

Related terms

• yijeeh