deezʼá
Navajo
Etymology
di- (inceptive) + -si- (modal) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼá (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼÁ, “to extend”).
Verb
deezʼá
- it extends, it lies, it sticks (such as an elongated ridge, bluff, a mountain, a pole, the lines of a polygon, or other slender stiff objects [SFO]) .
- Táaʼgo deezʼá. ― It is three-pointed, it is triangular.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
Related terms
- yideesʼá
Noun
deezʼá
- bluff (rock formation)