deestsʼin

Etymology

di- (thematic) + -s- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsʼin (neuter perfective stem of root -TSʼĮĮD, “to be bony, hard”).

Verb

deestsʼin

  1. it is hard, bone-like
  2. it has become hard, ripe, mature (as a squash)

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

See also

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 637
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