oodlą́

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -d- (classifier) + -lą́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĄĄD, “to believe”).

Verb

oodlą́

1. he/she believes, he/she is a believer

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (Ø).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ooshdlą́	iiniidlą́	daʼiiniidlą́
2nd person	iinídlą́	iinohdlą́	daʼiinohdlą́
3rd person	oodlą́		daʼoodlą́
4th person	ajoodlą́		daʼjoodlą́

Derived terms

• oodláanii

Related terms

• yoodlą́