yoołbįįh
Navajo
Etymology
y- (3rd person object prefix) + -oo- (meaning unclear, combining form of yini- in the 3rd person) + -ł- (classifier) + -bįįh (imperfective stem of root -BĄ́, “to win”).
Verb
yoołbįįh
Conjugation
Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si).
| imperfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | wooshbįįh | yiilbįįh | deiilbįįh |
| 2nd person | yiniłbįįh | woołbįįh | daoołbįįh |
| 3rd person | yoołbįįh | dayoołbįįh | |
| 4th person | joołbįįh | dajoołbįįh | |
| perfective | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | yiséłbą́ | yisiilbą́ | deisiilbą́ |
| 2nd person | yisíníłbą́ | yisoołbą́ | deisoołbą́ |
| 3rd person | yoosbą́ | dayoosbą́ | |
| 4th person | joosbą́ | dajoosbą́ | |
Derived terms
- naanish yoołbįįh (“to retire”)
Verbal stems
- IMPERFECTIVE: -bįįh
- PERFECTIVE: -bą́
- FUTURE: -bįįł
- ITERATIVE: -bįįh
- OPTATIVE: -bą́ą́ʼ