-GĄĄZH

Etymology

Unknown. The underlying meaning is also obscure. According to Young and Morgan, it is related to the noun íígąsh (“semen”).

Root

-GĄĄZH

1. to have a nightmare
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l

S has a nightmare

  • ńdiilgą́ą́sh
  • naalgąąsh (CONT)
↳ tsiʼnaalgąąsh
2. to shoot evil with the eyes, bewitch, hex
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
ł

S is able to do sorcery

  • adiłgąsh (REP)

S casts a spell on O

3. to be rumpled, be hunched
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
l adjectival

S is rumpled

  • yilgąsh (neuter impf.)
  • shilgąązh (neuter perf.)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / TRANS -gą́ą́sh -gąązh -gąsh -gąsh -gą́ą́sh
CONT -gąąsh -gąązh -gąsh -gąsh -gąąsh
DIV -gązh -gązh -gąsh -gąsh -gązh
REP -gąsh - - - -
SEM -gąsh -gąsh -gąsh -gąsh -gąsh
NEUT -gąsh -gąązh - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to practice sorcer, bewitch:

  to have a nightmare:

to be rumpled:

  • -CHOSH

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GĄĄZH (bewitch)

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