yinóʼááh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -nó- (thematic) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -ʼááh (imperfective stem of root -ʼAAʼ, “to trick”).
Verb
yinóʼááh
- he/she is luring him/her/it somewhere, tricking him/her/it into going somewhere
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), with partial da-shift.
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nóshʼááh | niitʼááh | daniitʼááh |
| 2nd person | níníʼááh | nohʼááh | danohʼááh |
| 3rd person | yinóʼááh | deinóʼááh | |
| 4th person | jinóʼááh | dajinóʼááh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nííʼaaʼ | niitʼaaʼ | daniitʼaaʼ |
| 2nd person | nííníʼaaʼ | nooʼaaʼ | danooʼaaʼ |
| 3rd person | yinííʼaaʼ | deineezʼaaʼ | |
| 4th person | jinííʼaaʼ | dazhneezʼaaʼ | |