-ZID

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See also: zid, zīd, žid, Žid, -zid, and -zid-

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *zəd (a single object undergoes cyclical process). Found across all Athabaskan languages in a wide range of disparate themes.

Root

-ZID

 1. a month passes

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
(di) + ∅ motion

a month passes

S earns (money) per month

 2. to gather awareness: to wake up, to inspect

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
chʼí + ná + d ?

S wakes up

S wakes O up

ha + O + ł ?

S inspects O, examines O

haʼasííd
ł ?

S fools around

 3. to treat with respect, handle carefully

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
?

S handles O with care

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -zííd -zid -ził -ziʼ -zííd
CONT -ziid
NEUT -zid

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZID (month passes)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZID (aware)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZID (handle carefully)