náhááh

Etymology

ná- (“back”, reversionary) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + hááh (imperfective stem of root -HAI, “winter passes”). Literally, “winter returns”

Verb

náhááh

  1. winter returns, a year passes

Conjugation

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

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE náhááh
PERFECTIVE náhai

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 238
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