ashʼeezh

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -ʼeezh (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼEEZH, “to lead”).

Verb

ashʼeezh

  1. to be head of a family
  2. to be the person in charge

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si)

perfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ashéłʼeezh ashiilʼeezh adashiilʼeezh
2nd person ashíníłʼeezh ashoołʼeezh adashoołʼeezh
3rd person ashʼeezh adeisʼeezh
4th person ajishʼeezh adajisʼeezh

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 195
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