-GHAAL

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See also: -ghaal, -ghaał, and -ghą́ą́ł

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ghiłʼ (“beat with a stick; stick-like object falls abruptly”).

Root

-GHAAL

  1. to bat, club, beat

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ł motion

S beats O

l motion

S throws, falls

ł motion

S beats

  2. to become worn out, tired

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

S becomes tired

  3. to wrap

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ł motion

S wraps

  4. area is smooth

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ adjectival

S is smooth

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONT / DUR -ghaał -ghaal -ghał -ghał -ghaał
SER -ghał -ghaal -ghał -ghał -ghał
SEM -ghał -ghał -ghał -ghał -ghał
NEUT — -ghaal — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to hit, to beat:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (bat)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (tire)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (wrap)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (be smooth)

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