nábał

See also: nabal and Nabal

Navajo

Etymology

ná- (“around”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -bał (reversative imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtain like, to whirl, to flap”).

Verb

nábał

1. he/she is turning or whirling around quickly

   Awééʼ hááchago nísébaal. ― As the baby started to cry, I turned around quickly.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Reversative (Ø/si).

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	níséØbaal	nísiidØbaal	ńdasiidØbaal
2nd person	nísíníØbaal	nísooØbaal	ńdasooØbaal
3rd person	názØbaal		ńdaazØbaal
4th person	ńjízØbaal		ńdajizØbaal

Related terms

• náyoołbał
• néíłbał
• níbaal
• sibaal
• yiłbal
• yiłbaał