níbaal

Navajo

Etymology

ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø - (thematic) + -baal (neuter perfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”).

Verb

níbaal

1. it (flat, flexible object) extends curtainlike, hangs curtainlike

Conjugation

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

Noun

níbaal

1. canvas, tarpaulin
2. tent
3. parachute
4. sail