-BÉÉZH

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *wedžʷ (to cook by boiling).

Cognate root found in Ahtna yełaets (I'm cooking it), Koyukon *ləbats (it got cooked by boiling),

Root

-BÉÉZH

  1. to boil
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø conversive

S boils

S boils O

ałbéézh
Ø adjectival

s is boiled

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONCL -béézh -béézh -bish -bish -béézh
NEUT - -béézh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to boil:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (boil)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *wədž (to spread, to stretch). Cognate with -BIZH (to braid).

Root

-BÉÉZH

  1. to lie scattered

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + d ?

S lies scattered


  • ndadeeshbéézh
  • nikidadébéézh

  2. to be dirty with adhering matter

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l ?

S is dirty

  • hashbéézh
  • hahoolbéézh

Synonyms

to lie scattered:

  • -TĄĄD
  • -ZAʼ

dirty:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BÉÉZH (scattered)

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