-GĄĄZH
Navajo
Etymology
Unknown. The underlying meaning is also obscure. According to Young and Morgan, it is related to the noun íígąsh (“semen”).
Root
-GĄĄZH
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l |
S has a nightmare
|
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ł |
S is able to do sorcery
|
S casts a spell on O
|
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l | adjectival |
S is rumpled
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM / TRANS | -gą́ą́sh | -gąązh | -gąsh | -gąsh | -gą́ą́sh |
| CONT | -gąąsh | -gąązh | -gąsh | -gąsh | -gąąsh |
| DIV | -gązh | -gązh | -gąsh | -gąsh | -gązh |
| REP | -gąsh | — | — | — | — |
| SEM | -gąsh | -gąsh | -gąsh | -gąsh | -gąsh |
| NEUT | -gąsh | -gąązh | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to practice sorcery, bewitch:
to have a nightmare:
to be rumpled:
- -CHOSH
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -GĄĄZH (bewitch)