-TSĄ́

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsa-nʸ (“to catch sight of”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna yiłtsaan (“he caught sight of”).

Root

-TSĄ́

  1. to see, to catch sight of
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
O + ł

S sees O

↳ iiłtsééh
↳ hwiiłtsééh
  • dayiitseʼ (DIV)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -tsééh -tsą́ -tsééł -tsééh -tsééh
DIV -tseʼ -tsą́ -tsééł -tsééh -tseʼ

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to see, to look:

  • -ʼĮ́Į́ʼ
  • -GHAL
 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSĄ́ (see)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Athabaskan *da̓-tsa-nʸ (“singular S dies”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna daztsaan (“he dies”).

Root

-TSĄ́

  1. singular S dies, (impf.) gets sick
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø conversive

S dies or gets sick

  • biʼniitsaah (MOM)
  • daatsaah (CONCL)
  • daʼáhodiltsaah

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONCL -tsaah -tsą́ -tsaał -tsaah -tsaah

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to die:

 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSĄ́ (die)

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