dzi- (“away into distance”) + -yi- (semelfactive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -géésh (imperfective stem of root -GIZH, “to flash”).
See also root -GĘSH (“to flash”), of similar meaning.
Prefix dzi- becomes ji- under consonantal harmony with the root's final -sh sibilant.
jiilgéésh
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.
The imperfective has two forms, one using the semelfactive stem proper (jiilgish), and one using the momentaneous stem (jiilgéésh).
Paradigm: Semelfactive (yii/si), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | jiilgéésh, jiilgish |
PERFECTIVE | jishgish |
FUTURE | jidoolgish |