yishééh
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɪ̀ʃéːh/
Etymology 1
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -zhééh (imperfective stem of root -ZHAʼ, “to be curved”).
Verb
yishééh
- he/she is flipping it somewhere (as with the point of a stick)
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishééh | yiilzhééh | deiilzhééh |
| 2nd person | nishééh | wohshééh | daahshééh |
| 3rd person | yishééh | deishééh | |
| 4th person | jishééh | dajishééh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíshaʼ | yiilzhaʼ | deiilzhaʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníshaʼ | wooshaʼ | daooshaʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííshaʼ | dayííshaʼ | |
| 4th person | jííshaʼ | dajííshaʼ | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -shééh
- PERFECTIVE: -shaʼ
- FUTURE: -shah
- ITERATIVE: -shah
- OPTATIVE: -shééh
Etymology 2
y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -zhééh (imperfective stem of root -ZHÉÉʼ, “to shave”).
Verb
yishééh
- he/she is shaving it, mowing it (grass), cutting it (hair)
- Nitsiighá ná deeshshih. ― I will cut your hair for you.
Conjugation
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yishééh | yiilzhééh | deiilzhééh |
| 2nd person | nishééh | wohshééh | daahshééh |
| 3rd person | yishééh | deishééh | |
| 4th person | jishééh | dajishééh | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Passive A | Passive B |
| — | — | yilzhééh | biʼdilzhééh |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yíshééʼ | yiilzhééʼ | deiilzhééʼ |
| 2nd person | yíníshééʼ | wooshééʼ | daooshééʼ |
| 3rd person | yiyííshééʼ | dayííshééʼ | |
| 4th person | jííshééʼ | dajííshééʼ | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | deeshshih | diilzhih | dadiilzhih |
| 2nd person | dííshih | doohshih | dadoohshih |
| 3rd person | yidooshih | deidooshih | |
| 4th person | jidooshih | dazhdooshih | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -shééh
- PERFECTIVE: -shééʼ
- FUTURE: -shih
- ITERATIVE: -shih
- OPTATIVE: -shééh
Verb
yishééh
- first-person singular imperfective form of yishééh