-BAAL

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *wa̓l (“to hang”).

Root

-BAAL

  1. FFO hangs
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø positional

S hangs

S hangs O

  • yiłbaał, ałbaał (si-MOM)
  • deidiłbaał, yideideełbaał
  • dáʼdeełbaał, yidáʼdeełbaał
  • yidiłbaał, néidiłbał (ITER)
  • yółbaal (yíní-)
ná + Ø ?

S turns quickly

S turns O quickly

Ø successive

S flaps, waves

  • yibal (REP)
  • yiibał (SEM)

S flaps or waves O

Ø ?

S careens

  • adiibaał
  • haabaał

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -baał -baal -bał -bał -baał
REV -bał -baal -bał -bał -bał
REP -bal - - - -
SEM -bał -bał -bał -bał -bał
NEUTER - -baal - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

FFO verbs:

  • -TSOOZ (handle FFO)
  • -ʼAH (propel FFO)
  • -NAʼ (FFO moves)
  • -KAAD (flatness lies)
  • -TIʼ (spread a FFO)
 
 

to turn, to whirl:

to hang:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -BAAL (FFO hangs)

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