neheezlį́

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -hi- (seriative) + -si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-lį́ (neuter perfective stem of root -LĮ́, “to flow”).

Verb

neheezlį́

  1. they flow to a stopping point and collect (as multiple streams of water forming a pond)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only, with da-shift.

perfective singular plural dist. plural
3rd person neheezlį́ ndahaazlį́

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 376