iimáás

== Navajo == === Etymology === ʼa- (“away”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -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): /ʔìːmɑ́ːs/ === Verb === iimáás he/she/it is rolling away Yah iimáás. ― He rolls away into an enclosure. Yóóʼ iimáás. ― He rolls away and disappears or gets lost. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), with da-shift. ==== Verbal stems ==== ITERATIVE: -mas OPTATIVE: -máás ==== Related terms ====