náhádleeh
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Etymology[edit]
ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, shift triggered by ná-) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).
Verb[edit]
náhádleeh
- (Spatial person of nádleeh, itself reversionary of yileeh “to become”) things come back into being, are being restored, regenerate.
- hózhǫ́ náhásdlį́į́ʼ
- it has become beauty again; harmony is restored
- Dąągo nahasdzáán bikááʼ tłʼoh bee hodootłʼizh nínáhádleeh.
- In the springtime the earth’s surface gets back to its cover of green.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | náhádleeh |
| PERFECTIVE | náhásdlį́į́ʼ |
| FUTURE | náhodoodleeł |
| ITERATIVE | nínáhádleeh |
| OPTATIVE | náhódleʼ |
- Semeliterative: nááhádleeh
- Progressive: náhoodleeł
Related terms[edit]
- hodileeh
- náhodidleeh
- haleeh (“to come into being”)
- nádleeh (“to revert to previous state”)
- yileeh (“to become”)
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ná- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with d- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -LĮ́Į́ʼ (become)
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the momentaneous (∅/si) aspect