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Navajo
Etymology
Probably related to Proto-Athabaskan *səmˀ (“star”).
Compare Navajo sǫʼ (“star”), Chiricahua sǫǫs (“star”). Other cognates found in Tanacross sénʼ (“star”) and Ahtna sonʼ (“star”).
In Navajo this root is attested only in the neuter imperfective stem.
Root
-SǪS
- to glitter, sparkle
Stem set
| Aspect
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IMP
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PERF
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FUT
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ITER
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OPT
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| NEUT
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-sǫs
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-
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-
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-
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-
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See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to be glittering, be shiny:
to shine, glitter, glisten:
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -SǪS (glitter)