-MÁÁZ
Navajo
Etymology
The root -MÁÁZ (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with the root -BĄ́Ą́Z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), both possibly originating from Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”).
Root
-MÁÁZ
- roll
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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Ø | motion | S rolls
| S rolls O
| ||||
Ø | successive | S twirls or shakes O
| |||||
ni + Ø | adjectival | S is spherical, round
| |||||
ni + Ø | S becomes —
| S makes O —
|
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM | -máás | -mááz | -mas | -mas | -máás |
CONT | -maas | -mááz | -mas | -mas | -maas |
REP | -maz | - | - | - | - |
SEM | -mas | -mas | -mas | -mas | -mas |
NEUTER | -maz | -mas | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to roll:
- -BĄ́Ą́Z (hooplike O)
to curl:
- -CHʼIL
- -TAAZ
- -ZHAʼ
spherical:
- -JOOL
to shake:
- -DÉÉL
- -DZID (pan, bottle)
- -GHÁÁD
- -JĄH (rattle)
- -NAAʼ (earth, body)
- -TŁID
- -TSIZ (nervous)
to twirl:
- -TAAZ
- -YIZ
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)