alzhish
Navajo
Etymology
ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhish (imperfective stem of root -ZHIIZH, “to poke, move rhythmically”).
Verb
alzhish
- he/she is dancing
Conjugation
Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi)
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ashzhish | iilzhish | daʼiilzhish |
| 2nd person | ílzhish | ołzhish | daʼołzhish |
| 3rd person | alzhish | daʼalzhish | |
| 4th person | ajilzhish | daʼjilzhish | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eeshzhiizh | iilzhiizh | daʼiilzhiizh |
| 2nd person | íínílzhiizh | oołzhiizh | daʼoołzhiizh |
| 3rd person | oolzhiizh | daʼoolzhiizh | |
| 4th person | ajoolzhiizh | daʼjoolzhiizh | |
| future | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | adeeshzhish | adiilzhish | daʼdiilzhish |
| 2nd person | adíílzhish | adoołzhish | daʼdoołzhish |
| 3rd person | adoolzhish | daʼdoolzhish | |
| 4th person | azhdoolzhish | dazhʼdoolzhish | |
| iterative | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náʼáshzhish | náʼiilzhish | nádaʼiilzhish |
| 2nd person | náʼílzhish | náʼołzhish | nádaʼołzhish |
| 3rd person | náʼálzhish | nádaʼalzhish | |
| 4th person | ńʼjílzhish | nádaʼjilzhish | |
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -zhish
- PERFECTIVE: -zhiizh
- FUTURE: -zhish
- ITERATIVE: -zhish
- OPTATIVE: -zhish
Related terms
- azhish (“a dance”)