yisdábąąs

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Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yisdá- (to safety) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb[edit]

yisdábąąs

  1. it is escaping to safety rolling, it rolls to safety (a wheeled vehicle)
    Shił yisdábąąs.I reach safety riding it (a wagon) (lit. it rolls to safety with me)

Conjugation[edit]

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE yisdábąąs
PERFECTIVE yisdáábą́ą́z
FUTURE yisdádoobąs

Verbal stems[edit]

  • IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
  • PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
  • FUTURE: -bąs
  • ITERATIVE: -bąs
  • OPTATIVE: -bąąs

Related terms[edit]