-ZHIZH

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Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *žəž (“to sip hot liquid”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna izes (“drink (tea)”), Carrier əszəz (“drink soup with a spoon”).

Root

-ZHIZH

  1. to breathe it in (its spirit)
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ∅ successive

S breathes in

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
DUR -zhizh -zhish -zhizh -zhish -zhizh
SEM -zhish -zhish -zhish -zhish -zhish

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to breathe:

 
 
 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIZH (breathe in)

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