yiibááh
Navajo
Etymology 1
yi- (transitional) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -bááh (transitional imperfective stem of root -BAʼ, “to be gray”).
Verb
yiibááh
- he/she is turning gray
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional (yii/yii).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiishbááh | yiibááh | deiibááh |
| 2nd person | yiibááh | woohbááh | daoohbááh |
| 3rd person | yiibááh | dayiibááh | |
| 4th person | jiibááh | dajiibááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiibaʼ | yiibaʼ | deiibaʼ |
| 2nd person | yinibaʼ | woobaʼ | daoobaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiibaʼ | deibaʼ | |
| 4th person | jiibaʼ | dajiibaʼ | |
Verb
yiibááh
- inflection of yiibááh:
- second-person singular imperfective
- first-person duoplural imperfective
Related terms
- deesbá
- diibááh
- dinilbá
- dzíbá
- haabá
- haasbá
- kʼídzíbá
- łibá
- naabá
- naasbá
- násbá
- yiyiiłbááh
Verb
yiibááh
- first-person duoplural imperfective of yibááh