yiłmáás

See also: yíłmáás

Navajo

Etymology

y- (3rd person object prefix) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).

Verb

yiłmáás

1. he/she rolls it, is rolling it

   Jooł hashtłʼish biih yíłmááz ― I rolled the ball into the mud.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift.

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yismáás	yiilmáás	deiilmáás
2nd person	niłmáás	wołmáás	daałmáás
3rd person	yiłmáás		deiłmáás
4th person	jiłmáás		dajiłmáás

PERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	yíłmááz	yiilmááz	dasiilmááz
2nd person	yíníłmááz	woołmááz	dasoołmááz
3rd person	yiyííłmááz		deismááz
4th person	jííłmááz		dajismááz

Verbal stems

• IMPERFECTIVE: -máás
• PERFECTIVE: -mááz
• FUTURE: -mas
• ITERATIVE: -mas
• OPTATIVE: -máás