-ZHIZH
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *žəž (“to sip hot liquid”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna izes (“drink (tea)”), Carrier əszəz (“drink soup with a spoon”).
Root
-ZHIZH
- to breathe it in (its spirit)
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + Ø | successive | S breathes in
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUR | -zhizh | -zhish | -zhizh | -zhish | -zhizh |
| SEM | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish | -zhish |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to breathe:
- -DZÍÍʼ
- -YIH
- -YOL
- -ZHIL
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIZH (breathe in)