-BÉÉZH

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *-weˑdžʷ (“to cook by boiling”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna yełaets (“I'm cooking it”), Koyukon *ləbats (“it got cooked by boiling”),

Root

-BÉÉZH

  1. to boil
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅ conversive

S boils

S boils O

↳ ałbéézh
∅ adjectival

s is boiled

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CON -béézh -béézh -bish -bish -béézh
NEUT — -béézh — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to boil:

 

Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (boil)
yibéézh
yiłbéézh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *wədž (“to spread, to stretch”). Cognate with -BIZH (“to braid”).

Root

-BÉÉZH

  1. to lie scattered

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + d ?

S lies scattered


  • ndadeeshbéézh
  • nikidadébéézh

  2. to be dirty with adhering matter

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l ?

S is dirty

  • hashbéézh
  • hahoolbéézh
Synonyms

to lie scattered:

dirty:

Derived terms

Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (scattered)

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