yigháʼdíłdlaad
Navajo
Etymology
b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ghá- (“through” ) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -dlaad (imperfective stem of root -DLÁÁD, “to rip”).
Verb
yigháʼdíłdlaad
- he/she is X-raying him/her/it
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (ni/ni), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bighádiʼnishdlaad | bighádiʼniildlaad | bighádadiʼniildlaad |
| 2nd person | bighádiʼníłdlaad | bighádiʼnołdlaad | bighádadiʼnołdlaad |
| 3rd person | yigháʼdíłdlaad | yighádaʼdiłdlaad | |
| 4th person | bigházhʼdíłdlaad | bighádazhʼdiłdlaad | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bighádiʼníłdláád | bighádiʼniildláád | bighádadiʼniildláád |
| 2nd person | bighádííʼníłdláád | bighádiʼnoołdláád | bighádadiʼnoołdláád |
| 3rd person | yighádiʼníłdláád | yighádaʼdeesdláád | |
| 4th person | bighádizhʼníłdláád | bighádazhʼdeesdláád | |
Derived terms
- agháʼdeeldlaad (“X-ray”)