-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *žənʸ (“to be dark,black”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna delzen (“dark colored”), Gwich'in azhrąįį.
Root
-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ
- black
Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
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łi + Ø | adjectival | S is black (neuter impf.)
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d | S is black (neuter perf.)
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d | S becomes —
| S makes O —
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d | motion | black S moves
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Stem set
Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
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TRANS | -zhį́į́h | -zhį́į́ʼ | -zhį́į́ł | -zhį́į́h | -zhį́į́h |
CONT | -zhįʼ | - | - | - | - |
NEUT | -zhin | -zhin | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
dark:
- -TŁIIZH
- -YÉÉL
to blacken:
- -TʼÉÉZH
Antonyms
Colors:
- -BAʼ (gray)
- -CHIIʼ (red)
- -GAII (white)
- -TŁʼIIZH (blue, green)
- -TSOII (yellow)
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ (black)