-ZHIIZH

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See also: -zhiizh

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *džičʼ (“to dance”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna ʼscʼaldziitsʼ (“we danced”).

Occurs in Navajo in a number of disparate meanings, of uncertain derivation.

Root

-ZHIIZH

  1. to poke, to jab, to stick

Theme Category Bases Reflexive / Reciprocal (+d)
O + ł successive

S pokes O

Motion:

Successive:

S pokes self / each other

 

 

  2. to rise, to increase, to reach a level

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

S rises

  3. to dance

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ʼa + l operative-motion

S dances

  4. time passes

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ho + l motion

time passes

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -zhíísh -zhiizh -zhish -zhish -zhíísh
CONT -zhiish -zhiizh -zhish -zhish -zhiish
REP -zhish -zhiizh -zhish -zhish -zhish
SEM -zhish -zhish -zhish -zhish -zhish

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to poke, to jab:

to increase:

to dance:

time passes:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (poke)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (rise)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (dance)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (time passes)

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