nádleeh
Navajo
Etymology
ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -d- (classifier, shift triggered by ná-) + -leeh (imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to become”).
Verb
nádleeh
- (reversionary of yileeh,“to become”) he/she is reverting to a previous state or condition
Conjugation
Paradigm: Continuative (Ø/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náshdleeh | néiidleeh | nídeiidleeh |
| 2nd person | nánídleeh | náhdleeh | nídaahdleeh |
| 3rd person | nádleeh | nídaadleeh | |
| 4th person | níjídleeh | nídajidleeh | |
| Unspecified | — | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | náhádleeh | — | — |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nísísdlį́į́ʼ | nísiidlį́į́ʼ | nídasiidlį́į́ʼ |
| 2nd person | nísínídlį́į́ʼ | nísoohdlį́į́ʼ | nídasoohdlį́į́ʼ |
| 3rd person | násdlį́į́ʼ | nídaasdlį́į́ʼ | |
| 4th person | níjísdlį́į́ʼ | nídajisdlį́į́ʼ | |
| Unspecified | — | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | náhásdlį́į́ʼ | — | — |
See also
- Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé
- dooleeł
- yileeh
Noun
nádleeh
- hermaphrodite
- homosexual