-GHAAL

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ghiłʼ (“beat with a stick; stick-like object falls abruptly”).

Root

-GHAAL

  1. to bat, club, beat

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ł motion

S beats O
l motion

S throws, falls

  • adzeeshghaal
  • ahííníilghaał (“to have a clubbing match”)
ł motion

S beats

  2. to become worn out, tired

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø motion

S becomes tired

  • dínéghaał

  3. to wrap

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ł motion

S wraps

  • séłhał

  4. area is smooth

Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø adjectival

S is smooth

  • hazghaal

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONT / DUR -ghaał -ghaal -ghał -ghał -ghaał
SER -ghał -ghaal -ghał -ghał -ghał
SEM -ghał -ghał -ghał -ghał -ghał
NEUT - -ghaal - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to hit, to beat:

  • -KAAD (slap)
  • -GOʼ
  • -TSEED (hammer)
  • -TSʼIN (fist)
  • -TSXAS (lash)

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (bat)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (tire)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (wrap)

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GHAAL (be smooth)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.