yidiłmáás

== Navajo == === Etymology === y- (3rd person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + ∅- (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): /jɪ̀tɪ̀ɬmɑ́ːs/ === Verb === yidiłmáás he/she/it starts to roll it along (a ball, a barrel) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Verbal stems ==== ITERATIVE: -mas OPTATIVE: -máás ==== Related terms ====