iiłtʼááh
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -tʼááh (imperfective stem of root -TʼAʼ, “to fly”)
Verb
iiłtʼááh
- he/she is flying it away (a plane)
- Yóóʼ iiłtʼááh. ― He flies it away and disappears.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with da-shift.
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | iishtʼááh | iiltʼááh | adeiiltʼááh |
2nd person | aniłtʼááh | oołtʼááh | adaałtʼááh |
3rd person | iiłtʼááh | adeiłtʼááh | |
4th person | ajiłtʼááh | adajiłtʼááh |
PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ííłtʼaʼ | iiltʼaʼ | adasiiltʼaʼ |
2nd person | ííníłtʼaʼ | oołtʼaʼ | adasoołtʼaʼ |
3rd person | ayííłtʼaʼ | adeistʼaʼ | |
4th person | ajííłtʼaʼ | adajistʼaʼ |
FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | adeeshtʼah | adiiltʼah | adadiiltʼah |
2nd person | adííłtʼah | adoołtʼah | adadoołtʼah |
3rd person | iidoołtʼah | adeidoołtʼah | |
4th person | azhdoołtʼah | adazhdoołtʼah |
Verbal stems
- ITERATIVE: -tʼah
- OPTATIVE: -tʼááh
Related terms
- chʼétʼááh / chʼííłtʼááh
- haatʼááh / —
- iitʼááh / iiłtʼááh
- naatʼaʼ / neiłtʼaʼ
- yitʼááh / yiłtʼááh
- yítʼááh / yíłtʼááh
- yitʼah / yoołtʼah