-TʼĮ́Į́H

Etymology

Possibly a cognate with the root -ʼĮĮD (“to bark”), which in turn appears to be related to -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ (“to see, look”).

It only occurs in the neuter imperfective mode.

Root

-TʼĮ́Į́H

  1. to practice witchcraft, be a witch or a wizard
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
á + ni ?

S practices sorcery

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
NEUT -tʼį́į́h — — — —

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to practice sorcery:

 


Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼĮ́Į́H (practice witchcraft)
ánítʼį́į́h
ánítʼį́į́hii
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