nábał
See also: nabal and Nabal
Navajo
Etymology
ná- (“around”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bał (reversative imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtain like, to whirl, to flap”).
Verb
nábał
- he/she is turning or whirling around quickly
- Awééʼ hááchago nísébaal. ― As the baby started to cry, I turned around quickly.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Reversative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshbał | néiibał | ńdeiibał |
| 2nd person | náníbał | náhbał | ńdaahbał |
| 3rd person | nábał | ńdaabał | |
| 4th person | ńjíbał | ńdajibał | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nísébaal | nísiibaal | ńdasiibaal |
| 2nd person | nísíníbaal | nísoobaal | ńdasoobaal |
| 3rd person | názbaal | ńdaazbaal | |
| 4th person | ńjízbaal | ńdajizbaal | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ńdeeshbał | ńdiibał | ńdadiibał |
| 2nd person | ńdííbał | ńdoohbał | ńdadoohbał |
| 3rd person | ńdoobał | ńdadoobał | |
| 4th person | nízhdoobał | ńdazhdoobał | |
Related terms
- náyoołbał
- néíłbał
- níbaal
- sibaal
- yiłbal
- yiłbaał