iizǫ́ǫ́s

== Navajo == === Etymology === ʼa- (“away”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zǫ́ǫ́s (imperfective stem of root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z, “to pull, to tear”). Stem initial z- becomes d- under d-effect. === Verb === iizǫ́ǫ́s to pull it, drag it out of sight to roughly rip it, tear it one time (as a piece of cloth) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Verbal stems ==== ITERATIVE: -d + zǫ́ǫ́s = dǫ́ǫ́s OPTATIVE: -zǫ́ǫ́s ==== Related terms ====