ha-
Abui
Prefix
ha-
- prefix indicating a relatively high degree of affectedness; contrast he-
- ha-komangdi : to blunt something, to make it blunt (contrast he-komangdi : to dull something, to make it less sharp)
References
- Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN
Navajo
Etymology 1
Represents multiple homophonous thematic prefixes of position I, whose exact identification and etymology remain difficult. Young and Morgan (1987, 1992) identify 6 such prefixes. Their main divider is the perfective paradigm they select (Ø-, yi- or yii-perfective).
Prefix
ha- (position I)
- (Ø/yi) up and out, extraction
- haigééd ― to dig it up out, to mine it
- (Ø/yi) examine, inspect
- haasííd ― to inspect it
- (Ø/si) upwards, climbing, ascending
- haaʼnééh ― to climb up crawling
- (Ø/si) for, after, search (related to -ka and -ká)
- (Ø/si) old, aging, wearing out
- haatih ― to grow old
- (yii/yii) completeness, occurs with di- (see hadii-)
- hadiisǫ́ǫ́s ― to rip it from end to end
► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix ha-
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative form of ho- when found immediately in pre-stem position.
Prefix
ha- (position IV/V)
- indefinite deictic 3rd-person subject pronoun denoting space or area
- halchííʼ ― red (area)
- thematic prefix
- halneʼ ― to tell
► Navajo verbs with object prefix ho/ha-