haiłmáás

== Navajo == === Etymology === ha- (“up out”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -máás (imperfective stem of root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”). The stem -máás (“globular, spherical, ball-like shape”) is cognate with -bą́ą́z (“hooplike, ringlike shape”), and they have the same origin, which possibly is Proto-Athabaskan *wątsʼ (“roll”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɑ̀ɪ̀ɬmɑ́ːs/ === Verb === haiłmáás he/she is rolling it up out ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift. ==== Verbal stems ==== ITERATIVE: -mas OPTATIVE: -máás ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== iiłbąąs