-ZEEZ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *ha̓dž ~ *yadž (“singe”).
Root
-ZEEZ
- to singe, burn off
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ø | operative | S singes O
|
Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOM | -zéés | -zeez | -zis | -zis | -zéés |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to burn:
- -KʼĄ́Ą́ʼ
- -LID
- -TŁAH
- -CHʼÍÍʼ
to toast:
- -TSOII
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZEEZ (singe)