-ZĄ́Ą́ʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zaa"

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *zan (“to beat wife or spouse”).

Root

-ZĄ́Ą́ʼ

  1. to beat one's wife, to have a violent domestic quarrel
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
hi + ∅ operative

S beats wife

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
DUR -zą́ -zą́ą́ʼ -zį́į́ł -zį́į́h -zą́ą́ʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZĄ́Ą́ʼ (beat wife)
iizą́
iizáanii
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