-YÉÉʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yee"

Etymology

Related to the nouns yéʼii (“deity, giant”) and yééʼ (“fear”)

Root

-YÉÉʼ

  1. to be dreadful, be terrifying, be menacing
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ ? S becomes dreadful
ni adjectival S is dreadful
↳ bitsʼáhoníyééʼ

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
NEU -yééʼ -yééʼ — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to be afraid:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -YÉÉʼ (terror)
bitsʼáhoníyééʼ
hóóyééʼ
hóyééʼ
yééʼ
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