silá
See also: sila, Sila, síla, silã, silā, and silă
Navajo
Etymology
si- (modal) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -lá (neuter perfective stem of root -LÁ, “to handle a slender flexible object”).
Verb
silá
- it lies somewhere, is located somewhere (a slender flexible object as a rope, a chain, a belt)
- they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (a pair of objects as shoes, socks, scissors)
- it lies somewhere, is located somewhere (object of unknown shape)
Usage notes
This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person and refers to a single item. For multiple items, use the verb naazlá.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
See also
- shijaaʼ
- shijool
- siką́
- sinil
- sitą́
- sitį́
- sitłééʼ
- siyį́
- siziid
- siłtsooz
- siʼą́