honiizííł
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -ni- (thematic) + -yi- (transitional) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zííł (imperfective stem of root -ZIIL, “to be warm”).
Verb
honiizííł
- it (the weather, an area) becomes warm
Conjugation
Paradigm: Transitional, third person only.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | honiizííł |
| PERFECTIVE | honiiziil |
| FUTURE | hodínóóził |
| ITERATIVE | náhoniiził |
| OPTATIVE | honoozííł |
Antonyms
References
- Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 458.