-TAAZ

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tatsʼ (“to twist, to roll”).

Root

-TAAZ

  1. to bend, to twist

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

S becomes bent

S bends O

d ?

S curls, wraps around

  • nátas (REV)
↳ yinátas
  • bikʼídiitas (SEM)
↳ ałkʼídiitas
l adjectival

S is twisted

  • nástas (NEUT)
  • ałkʼéstas
  • dahozdeeltas
Ø motion

S wiggles, squirms

  • ńdiitáás (MOM)
  • naataz (CONT)

  2. to spin, to twirl

Theme Category Bases Anti-causative (+d)
di + ł successive

S spins O, twirls O

  • agháʼdeełtáás (MOM)
  • neidiłtaz (CONT)
  • néidoołtaz (PROG)
  • yidiłtaz (REP)
  • yidiiłtaz (SEM)

S spins

  • —
  • —
  • ńdooltaz (PROG)

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM -táás -taaz -tas -tas -táás
REV -tas -taaz -tas -tas -tas
REV -taz -taz -tas -tas -taz
REP -taz - - - -
SEM -tas -tas -tas -tas -tas
NEUT - -tas - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to spin:

to turn, to twist:

to be curved, bent:

to squirm, to wriggle:

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TAAZ (bend)

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