oołbįįh
Navajo
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier) + -bįįh (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́, “to win”).
Verb
oołbįįh
- he/she is winning (by chance), winning a card game, winning the jackpot
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/si)
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ooshbįįh | iiniilbįįh | daʼiiniilbįįh |
| 2nd person | iiniłbįįh | iinołbįįh | daʼiinołbįįh |
| 3rd person | oołbįįh | daʼoołbįįh | |
| 4th person | ajoołbįįh | daʼjoołbįįh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iiséłbą́ | iisiilbą́ | daʼiisiilbą́ |
| 2nd person | iisíníłbą́ | iisoołbą́ | daʼiisoołbą́ |
| 3rd person | oosbą́ | daʼoosbą́ | |
| 4th person | ajoosbą́ | daʼjoosbą́ | |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | iideeshbįįł | iidiilbįįł | daʼiidiilbįįł |
| 2nd person | iidííłbįįł | iidoołbįįł | daʼiidoołbįįł |
| 3rd person | iidoołbįįł | daʼiidoołbįįł | |
| 4th person | iizhdoołbįįł | daʼiizhdoołbįįł | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bįįh
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́
- FUTURE: -bįįł