dibąąs

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bąąs (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́Ą́Z, “to roll”).

Verb

dibąąs

  1. it starts to roll (a hooplike object)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE dibąąs
PERFECTIVE deezbą́ą́z

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 52
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