"yibal" meaning in Navajo

See yibal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bal (repetitive imperfective stem of root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|y-peg|a}} y- (peg element), {{nv-prefix|3s}} ∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|∅}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|y-peg|3s|∅}} y- (peg element) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-bal</i>}} -bal, {{nv-link-to-stem|-bal|repetitive imperfective}} + -bal (repetitive imperfective stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-BAAL</i>}} -BAAL, {{nv-link-to-root|-BAAL|FFO hangs|to hang curtainlike}} root -BAAL, “to hang curtainlike”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} yibal
  1. it is flapping it, waving it (as a blanket in the wind) Related terms: nábał, náyoołbał, néíłbał, níbaal, sibaal, yiłbaał
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        "it is flapping it, waving it (as a blanket in the wind)"
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        {
          "word": "nábał"
        },
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          "word": "náyoołbał"
        },
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          "word": "néíłbał"
        },
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          "word": "níbaal"
        },
        {
          "word": "sibaal"
        },
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          "word": "yiłbaał"
        }
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        "1": "3s"
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    },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "-BAAL",
      "name": "nowrap"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-BAAL",
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      "word": "nábał"
    },
    {
      "word": "náyoołbał"
    },
    {
      "word": "néíłbał"
    },
    {
      "word": "níbaal"
    },
    {
      "word": "sibaal"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiłbaał"
    }
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        "Navajo lemmas",
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        "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the neuter repetitive aspect",
        "Navajo verbs used in third person only",
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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