naazʼá
See also: naazʼą́
Navajo
Etymology
na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼá (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼÁ, “to extend”).
Verb
naazʼá
- plural objects extend about here and there
Usage notes
The distributive plural of this verb refers to extending clusters of objects.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only
| perfective | singular | plural | dist. plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | naazʼá | ndaazʼá | |
Derived terms
- béésh ndaazʼáhígíí (“monkey bars”)
References
- Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 2