-MÁÁZ

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See also: maaz, Máaz, and -mááz

Navajo

Etymology

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

Root

-MÁÁZ

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

S rolls

S rolls O

∅ successive

S twirls or shakes O
(finger, head, stick)

ni + ∅ adjectival

S is spherical, round

ni + ∅

S becomes —

S makes O —

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -máás -mááz -mas -mas -máás
CONT -maas -mááz -mas -mas -maas
REP -maz - - - -
SEM -mas -mas -mas -mas -mas
NEUTER -maz -mas - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to roll:

to curl:

spherical:

 
 

to shake:

to twirl:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)

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