-ZĄ́Ą́ʼ
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *zan (“to beat wife or spouse”).
Root
-ZĄ́Ą́ʼ
- to beat one's wife, to have a violent domestic quarrel
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hi + Ø | operative | S beats wife
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUR | -zą́ | -zą́ą́ʼ | -zį́į́ł | -zį́į́h | -zą́ą́ʼ |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZĄ́Ą́ʼ (beat wife)