hózhǫ́

== Navajo == === Etymology === ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZHǪǪD, “to be nice, peaceful, beautiful”). The high-tone comes from the ni- deletion characteristic of the ni-imperfective. See niteel, nineez for similar examples. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hóʒṍ/ === Verb === hózhǫ́ (impersonal) it is beautiful, peaceful, harmonious, nice ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), third person only. In other modes, hózhǫ́ is suppleted by the active verb hoozhǫǫh (momentaneous ∅/yi), reproduced here for reference. === Noun === hózhǫ́ (nominalization of the verb) beauty and harmony, peace, balance, happiness and contentment, wholeness, goodness === Adverb === hózhǫ́ well very, extremely very much ==== Synonyms ==== wózhǫ́ (“well”) === Derived terms === chʼilátah baa hózhónii (“flower”) === Related terms === hózhóní hózhǫ́ǫgo hózhǫ́ǫ́gi hoozhǫǫh nizhóní