iiłmáás

Navajo

Etymology

ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).

The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ìːɬmɑ́ːs/

Verb

iiłmáás

he/she is rolling it away
Yah iiłmáás. ― He rolls it into an enclosure
Yóóʼ iiłmáás. ― He is disposes of it by rolling it away.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	iismáás	iilmáás	adeiilmáás
2nd person	aniłmáás	oołmáás	adaałmáás
3rd person	iiłmáás		adeiłmáás
4th person	ajiłmáás		adajiłmáás

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	ííłmááz	iilmááz	adasiilmááz
2nd person	ííníłmááz	oołmááz	adasoołmááz
3rd person	ayííłmááz		adeismááz
4th person	ajííłmááz		adajismááz

FUTURE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	adeesmas	adiilmas	adadiilmas
2nd person	adííłmas	adoołmas	adadoołmas
3rd person	iidoołmas		adeidoołmas
4th person	azhdoołmas		adazhdoołmas

Verbal stems

ITERATIVE: -mas
OPTATIVE: -máás

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yíłmáás
yiłmaz
yimáás
yímáás
yimas
yiniiłmas
yiniłmas
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