-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *žənʸ (to be dark,black).

Cognate root found in Ahtna delzen (dark colored), Gwich'in azhrąįį.

Root

-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ

  1. black
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
łi + Ø adjectival

S is black (neuter impf.)

d

S is black (neuter perf.)

d

S becomes —

S makes O —

ádiilzhį́į́h (+d refl.)
d motion

black S moves

Stem set

Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
TRANS -zhį́į́h -zhį́į́ʼ -zhį́į́ł -zhį́į́h -zhį́į́h
CONT -zhįʼ - - - -
NEUT -zhin -zhin - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dark:

to blacken:

Antonyms

Colors:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ (black)

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