-TʼOH

See also: toh, to̍h, and tòh

Etymology 1

Root

-TʼOH

  1. nest
  2. bushy
Derived terms
  • atʼoh (“nest”)
  • dahtʼoh (“drying rack for corn”)
  • tsídii bitʼoh (“birdnest”)
  • diʼtoh (“it is bushy”)

Etymology 2

Root

-TʼOH

  1. to shoot an arrow, to throw or stab with a spear
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł

S practices archery

  • adishtʼoh

S shoots O with a series of arrows

  • nánéłtʼoh (repetitive)
ł

S shoots O

ł

S shoots

  • ajishtʼóóh
  • dzidishtʼóóh
  • jidizhnishtʼóóh

S shoots O

  • yíníshtʼóóh (repetitive)
  • yíníishtʼóóh (semelfactive)
l

S plays/practices archery

  • nʼdishtʼo
l

S duels, shoots at each other

  • ahííníiltóóh
  • ahííníshtʼóóh
Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tʼóóh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼóóh
CONT -tʼo -tʼo -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼo
REP / DUR / SER / SEM -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to shoot:

Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼOH (shoot)
yiyiiłtʼoh

Etymology 3

Possibly related to -TʼÓÓD (“to smoke”).

Root

-TʼOH

  1. to smoke
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
(ná) + ł

S gets ready to smoke

  • iʼniishtʼóóh
  • náiʼniishtʼóóh

S gets ready to smoke O

  • Biʼniishtʼóóh
  • nábiʼniishtʼóóh
(ná) + ł

S is a smoker, smokes an unspecified O

  • náʼáshtʼoh

S smokes O

  • náshtʼoh
∅

S is taking puffs

  • eeshtʼoh

S puffs on O

  • yishtʼoh
i + ∅

S takes a puff on O

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tʼóóh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼóóh
CONT -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh -tʼoh
SEM -tʼod -tʼod -tʼoh -tʼoʼ -tʼod

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Category:Navajo terms belonging to the root -TʼOH (smoke)

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