-ZHIʼ

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ži (“to name it”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna yuzii (“he is calling him”).

Root

-ZHIʼ

  1. to call it by name, to name it
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
yíní + Ø ?

S names it

↳ wójí (+d pass.)
↳ ádójí (+d refl.)
  • yitaaʼózhí
  • dahózhí

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
ASP? -zhí -zhiʼ -zhiił -zhiih -zhiih

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to name:

 
 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIʼ (name)

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