-BAAL
See also: Appendix:Variations of "baal"
Navajo
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Athabaskan *wa̓l (“to hang”).
Root
-BAAL
- FFO hangs
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∅ | positional |
S hangs |
S hangs O
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| ná + ∅ | ? |
S turns quickly |
S turns O quickly |
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| ∅ | successive |
S flaps, waves |
S flaps or waves O |
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| ∅ | ? |
S careens
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Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -baał | -baal | -bał | -bał | -baał |
| REV | -bał | -baal | -bał | -bał | -bał |
| REP | -bal | — | — | — | — |
| SEM | -bał | -bał | -bał | -bał | -bał |
| NEUTER | — | -baal | — | — | — |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
FFO verbs:
to turn, to whirl:
to hang: