-DLÉÉZH

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *łe̓dž (“to plaster with mud”). Cognate with łeezh (“soil, dirt, ashes”), dleesh (“white clay”).

Root

-DLÉÉZH

  1. to paint, to daub, to coat
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ∅ ?

S paints

  • yiʼniidleesh (∅-MOM)
  • naʼídleesh (ni-MOM)
  • yidleesh (CONCL)
↳ adleesh
↳ hadleesh
↳ ádídleesh
  • yiyiidlish (SEM)
ho + d conversive

road is paved

  • ahadleesh (∅-MOM)
  • nihoodleesh (ni-MOM)
  • hadleesh (CONCL)

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM/CONT -dleesh -dléézh -dlish -dlish -dleesh
SEM -dlish -dlish -dlish -dlish -dlish

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to paint:

to coat, to smear:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DLÉÉZH (paint)
yidleesh
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