naazhzhóód

== Navajo == === Etymology === na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhóód (neuter perfective stem of root -ZHÓÓD, “bulky object moves/lies”). === Verb === naazhzhóód they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (large, bulky objects, such as boulders) ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple groups of separable items. Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaazhzhóód. For a single group, use the verb shizhóód. This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem. ==== Conjugation ==== Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only. ==== Derived terms ==== naaznilgo ==== See also ==== === References === Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 602. Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 791