hazʼą́

See also: haza

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle SRO”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɑ̀zʔɑ̃́/

Verb

hazʼą́

  1. there is space, room
    Shá hazʼą́. ― I have some room.
    Doo ná hazʼą́ą da. ― There is no room for you
  2. it is permissible, legal
    Bee shá hazʼą́. ― It is permissible for me to do it, I'm allowed to do it.
    Doo bee ná hazʼą́ą da. ― You have no right
  3. a disease strikes
    Bee shąąh dah hazʼą́. ― I have it (a disease).
  4. can do, can be, could, been able, being able

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

Like other si-perfective positional (see sidá), plural forms are built by prefixing na-, with optional plural da- : nahazʼą́, ndahazʼą́.

Derived terms

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