níłtéél

Etymology

ní- (comparative) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -téél (comparative neuter imperfective stem of root -TEEL, “to be wide”).

Verb

níłtéél

  1. (preceded by daa or haa) to be quite broad, this broad, be so broad
    haa níshtéél
    How wide am I?

Usage notes

  • Used in questions with the meaning "how broad/wide is it?"

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 499
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