-LID
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ləd (“to burn, smoke”). Compare Navajo łid (“smoke”).
Root
-LID
- 1. to burn, smoke
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | Passive bases (O + d) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(di) + Ø | ? | S burns, smoulders
| S burns O, smokes O
| S is burned
|
- 2. to melt
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
yi + d | ? | S melts
|
- 3. to be lustrous, glossy, shiny
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
di + Ø | adjectival | S is lustrous, shiny
|
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM | -lííd | -lid | -lił | -liʼ | -lííd |
DUR | -lid | -lid | -lił | -liʼ | -lid |
NEUT | -lid | -lííd | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to burn:
- -KʼĄ́Ą́ʼ
- -ZEEZ
- -TŁAH
- -CHʼÍÍʼ
to melt:
- -YĮ́Į́ʼ
- -YĘĘZH
to be lustrous, glossy, shiny:
- -DLÁÁD
- -CHIŁ
- -TSʼĮĮL
- -DÍÍN
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (burn)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (melt)
Navajo terms belonging to the root -LID (lustrous)