yiyiitsah

== Navajo == === Etymology === y- (3rd person object prefix) + -yi- (semelfactive, punctual) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsah (semelfactive stem of root -TSAʼ, “to grasp with teeth”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɪ̀jìːt͡sʰɑ̀h/ === Verb === yiyiitsah it grasps it, clamps down on it (with teeth, beak, pliers) Náshdóítsoh léiʼ dibé yázhí yiztsahgo yił dah diilwod! ― A lion grabbed a lamb with its mouth and ran off! ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Stem set ==== IMPERFECTIVE: -tsah PERFECTIVE: -tsah FUTURE: -tsah ITERATIVE: -tsah OPTATIVE: -tsah ==== Related terms ==== yiłtsééh