iiłbąąs
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).
Verb
iiłbąąs
- he/she is rolling it away out of sight (a wheel, a hoop)
- he/she is driving it away out of sight (a wheeled vehicle)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iisbąąs | iilbąąs | adeiilbąąs |
| 2nd person | aniłbąąs | oołbąąs | adaałbąąs |
| 3rd person | iiłbąąs | adeiłbąąs | |
| 4th person | ajiłbąąs | adajiłbąąs | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ííłbą́ą́z | iilbą́ą́z | adasiilbą́ą́z |
| 2nd person | ííníłbą́ą́z | oołbą́ą́z | adasoołbą́ą́z |
| 3rd person | ayííłbą́ą́z | adeisbą́ą́z | |
| 4th person | ajííłbą́ą́z | adajisbą́ą́z | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeesbąs | adiilbąs | adadiilbąs |
| 2nd person | adííłbąs | adoołbąs | adadoołbąs |
| 3rd person | iidoołbąs | adeidoołbąs | |
| 4th person | azhdoołbąs | adazhdoołbąs | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bąąs
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́ą́z
- FUTURE: -bąs
- ITERATIVE: -bąs
- OPTATIVE: -bąąs
Related terms
- haiłbąąs
- naabąąs
- neiłbąąs
- názbąs
- yiłbąąs
- yisdábąąs
- yisdéíłbąąs
- yoołbąs
See also
- neiłmaas