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déesxéél

déesxéél

Navajo

Verb

déesxéél

  1. it/he/she is quiet, noiseless, still, calm

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), with some irregularities (see also díní-).

PERFECTIVE singular duoplural plural
1st person díníshhéél díníilyéél dadíníilyéél
2nd person díníłhéél dínóołhéél dadínóołhéél
3rd person déesxéél dadéesxéél
4th person jidéesxéél dazdéesxéél

Related terms

Etymology

di- ‎(“oral”) + -ni- ‎(adjectival) + -si- ‎(modal) + -Ø- ‎(3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- ‎(classifier) + -yéél (neuter perfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be calm”).

The root onset, originally *gh (> y), devoices after ł-classifier: ł + ghéél > ł + héél.

For the high tone on the prefix complex, see also díní-.

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