naʼalzhood

Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhood (continuative imperfective stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “to slide”)

Verb

naʼalzhood

  1. an unspecified object is sliding about (as a sled)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 789
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