diłhił
Navajo
Etymology 1
di- (“color”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier) + -yił (neuter imperfective stem of root -YÉÉL, “to be dark”).
Verb
diłhił
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | dinishhił | diniilyił | dadiniilyił |
| 2nd person | diníłhił | dinołhił | dadinołhił |
| 3rd person | diłhił | dadiłhił | |
| 4th person | jidiłhił | dazhdiłhił | |
| Unspecified | — | Passive A | Passive B |
| Spatial | hodiłhił | — | — |
Note: Unlike other adjectives of color, diłhił takes a -ł- classifier and deletes ni- in the 3rd person, like other non-color di-adjectives do (see i.e. dijool).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
root -YIL, “be dizzy”).
Verb
diłhił
- it causes dizziness
Usage notes
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.
Derived terms
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