łeʼdilchʼííł

Navajo

Etymology

łe- (“into the ground”, from łeeh, contraction of łeezh “ground” + -iih “into”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -Ø- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -chʼííł (imperfective stem of root -CHʼIL, “lightning strikes”).

Verb

łeʼdilchʼííł

lightning is striking the ground
Bił łeʼdilchʼííł. ― He is struck by lightning.

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (Ø/yi), third person only.

	3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE	łeʼdilchʼííł
PERFECTIVE	łeʼdoolchʼil
FUTURE	łediʼdoochʼił

Synonyms

jiilgéésh