-TSAʼ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tsa"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsαɢ (“to act with teeth by biting”).

In Navajo this root often occurs with the emphatic infix -x-.

It is related to the noun atsá (“eagle”).

Root

-TSAʼ

  1. to bite down, to grasp (with teeth or beak), to clench
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ł motion

S carries O clamped in teeth or beak

O + ∅ successive

S grasps O with teeth or beak

↳ ahidiniitsxah
yíní + ∅ stative

S has O clamped in teeth or beak

di + ∅ ?

S releases P from teeth

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tsééh -tsaʼ -tsah -tsah -tsééh
CONT -tsaʼ -tsaʼ -tsah -tsah -tsaʼ
SEM -tsah -tsah -tsah -tsah -tsah
NEUT - -tsaʼ - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSAʼ (grasp with teeth)

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