-GĄĄZH

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Etymology

Unknown. The underlying meaning is also obscure. According to Young and Morgan, it is related to the noun íígąsh (“semen”).

Root

-GĄĄZH

1. to have a nightmare
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l

S has a nightmare

↳ tsiʼnaalgąąsh
2. to shoot evil with the eyes, bewitch, hex
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł

S is able to do sorcery

S casts a spell on O

3. to be rumpled, be hunched
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l adjectival

S is rumpled

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / TRANS -gą́ą́sh -gąązh -gąsh -gąsh -gą́ą́sh
CONT -gąąsh -gąązh -gąsh -gąsh -gąąsh
DIV -gązh -gązh -gąsh -gąsh -gązh
REP -gąsh — — — —
SEM -gąsh -gąsh -gąsh -gąsh -gąsh
NEUT -gąsh -gąązh — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to practice sorcery, bewitch:

to have a nightmare:

to be rumpled:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GĄĄZH (bewitch)

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