-BĄ́Ą́Z

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Navajo

Etymology

The root -BĄ́Ą́Z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”) is cognate with the root -MÁÁZ (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”), both possibly originating from Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna ghalbas (“it is rolling along”), nelbaatsʼ (“it is spherical”).

Root

-BĄ́Ą́Z

  1. roll
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ motion

S rolls

S rolls O, drives O

∅ adjectival

S is circular, curved

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONT -bąąs -bą́ą́z -bąs -bąs -bąąs
NEUTER - -bąs - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to roll:

to be curved, bent:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BĄ́Ą́Z (roll)

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia