iizǫ́ǫ́s
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”).
Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect.
Verb
iizǫ́ǫ́s
- to pull it, drag it out of sight
- to gently rip it, tear it one time (as a piece of cloth)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iisǫ́ǫ́s | iidǫ́ǫ́s | adeiidǫ́ǫ́s |
| 2nd person | anizǫ́ǫ́s | oohsǫ́ǫ́s | adaahsǫ́ǫ́s |
| 3rd person | iizǫ́ǫ́s | adeizǫ́ǫ́s | |
| 4th person | ajizǫ́ǫ́s | adajizǫ́ǫ́s | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | íízǫ́ǫ́z | iidǫ́ǫ́z | adasiidǫ́ǫ́z |
| 2nd person | íínízǫ́ǫ́z | oozǫ́ǫ́z | adasoozǫ́ǫ́z |
| 3rd person | ayíízǫ́ǫ́z | adeizǫ́ǫ́z | |
| 4th person | ajíízǫ́ǫ́z | adajizǫ́ǫ́z | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeesǫ́ǫ́s | adiidǫ́ǫ́s | adadiidǫ́ǫ́s |
| 2nd person | adíízǫ́ǫ́s | adoohsǫ́ǫ́s | adadoohsǫ́ǫ́s |
| 3rd person | iidoozǫ́ǫ́s | adeidoozǫ́ǫ́s | |
| 4th person | azhdoozǫ́ǫ́s | adazhdoozǫ́ǫ́s | |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -d + zǫ́ǫ́s = dǫ́ǫ́s
- OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s
Related terms
- haizǫ́ǫ́s
- kʼíízǫ́ǫ́s
- naadǫ́ǫ́z
- násdǫ́ǫ́z
- néízǫ́ǫ́s
- noodǫ́ǫ́z
- yidizǫ́ǫ́s
- yizǫ́ǫ́s
- yoozǫ́ǫ́s