-DÁÁZ

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *da̓z ~ *das (“to be heavy”). Compare Chipewyan yekʼéghíłdath (“it is coming down heavy on him”) and Navajo das (“weight”).

In active intransitive bases this root describes the movement of a mass of plural objects. In neuter adjectival and comparative bases it retains the original meaning “to be heavy”.

Root

-DÁÁZ

1. a mass of plural objects (i.e., snow flakes, dirt particles, ...) moves
Theme Category Bases Seriative bases (hi)
ł motion S (a mass) moves, falls, slides, ...
  • yiłdaas (MOM)
  • iiłdaas
  • diłdaas
  • bihidiłdaas
  • bikʼéłdaas
  • bizaałdaas
  • chʼéłdaas
  • dzídzaałdaas
  • haałdaas
  • naałdaas
  • náłdaas
  • wóʼąąłdaas
  • yanáałdaas
  • naałdaas (CONT)
 particles move one after the other
  • —
  • adahałdaas
  • hidiłdaas
↳ hodiiłdaas
  • wóʼądahałdaas
  • hoyoołdas
2. to be heavy
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + Ø adjectival S is heavy
á + ni + ł adjectival S is comparatively heavy
  • aheeníłdáás
  • áníłdáás

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -daas -dááz -das -das -daas
CONT -daas -dááz -das -das -daas
ABS -daaz - - - -
COMP -dáás - - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to be heavy:

Motion verbs:

 

Antonyms

to be light:

  • -ZÓLÍ

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DÁÁZ (heavy)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -DÁÁZ (mass moves)

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