iiłʼeeł
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼeeł (imperfective stem of root -ʼÉÉL, “to float”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]iiłʼeeł
- he/she is sailing it away, floating away in it, rowing it away (a boat)
- Yah iiłʼeeł. ― He sails, floats or rows it (a boat) into an enclosure.
- Yóóʼ iiłʼeeł. ― He sails it (a boat) away and disappears or gets lost
- he/she is flushing it down a toilet
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iishʼeeł | iilʼeeł | adeiilʼeeł |
| 2nd person | aniłʼeeł | oołʼeeł | adaałʼeeł |
| 3rd person | iiłʼeeł | adeiłʼeeł | |
| 4th person | ajiłʼeeł | adajiłʼeeł | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | ííłʼéél | iilʼéél | adasiilʼéél |
| 2nd person | ííníłʼéél | oołʼéél | adasoołʼéél |
| 3rd person | ayííłʼéél | adeisʼéél | |
| 4th person | ajííłʼéél | adajisʼéél | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
| 1st person | adeeshʼoł | adiilʼoł | adadiilʼoł |
| 2nd person | adííłʼoł | adoołʼoł | adadoołʼoł |
| 3rd person | iidoołʼoł | adeidoołʼoł | |
| 4th person | azhdoołʼoł | adazhdoołʼoł | |
Verbal stems
[edit]- IMPERFECTIVE: -ʼeeł
- PERFECTIVE: -ʼéél
- FUTURE: -ʼoł
- ITERATIVE: -ʼoł
- OPTATIVE: -ʼeeł
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ʼÉÉL (float)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (∅/yi) aspect