"yiłmaz" meaning in Navajo

See yiłmaz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -maz (repetitive imperfective stem of the root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|3o|a}} y- (3rd person object prefix), {{nv-prefix|3s}} ∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|ł-caus}} -ł- (classifier, causative), {{nv-prefixes|3o|3s|ł-caus}} y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-maz</i>}} -maz, {{nv-link-to-stem|-maz|repetitive imperfective}} + -maz (repetitive imperfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-MÁÁZ</i>}} -MÁÁZ, {{nv-link-to-root|-MÁÁZ|roll}} root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} yiłmaz Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], yismaz [first-person, imperfective, singular], yiilmaz [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], deiilmaz [first-person, imperfective, plural], niłmaz [imperfective, second-person, singular], wołmaz [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], daałmaz [imperfective, plural, second-person], yiłmaz [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], deiłmaz [imperfective, plural, third-person], jiłmaz [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], dajiłmaz [fourth-person, imperfective, plural]
  1. he/she is twirling it, spinning it
    Sense id: en-yiłmaz-nv-verb-lR6Gu2is Categories (other): Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll), Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier) Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll): 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object): 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier): 31 33 36
  2. he/she is swinging it in a circle
    Sense id: en-yiłmaz-nv-verb-oz5BerWz Categories (other): Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll), Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts, Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier), Navajo verbs in the neuter repetitive aspect Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll): 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts: 22 52 26 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object): 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier): 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs in the neuter repetitive aspect: 25 47 29
  3. he/she is shaking it (his/her head)
    Sense id: en-yiłmaz-nv-verb-W88QN4wC Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll), Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 76 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll): 31 31 37 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object): 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier): 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chʼémáás, chʼííłmáás, haamáás, haiłmáás, iiłmáás, iimáás, naamaas, neiłmaas, niimas, nímaz, yiłmáás, yíłmáás, yímáás, yimas, yiniiłmas, yiniłmas, yoołmas

Inflected forms

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        "1": "3o",
        "2": "a"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "-MÁÁZ",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -maz (repetitive imperfective stem of the root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yismaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deiilmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wołmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daałmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yiłmaz",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chʼémáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "chʼííłmáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "haamáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "haiłmáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "iiłmáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "iimáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "naamaas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "neiłmaas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "niimas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nímaz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yiłmáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yíłmáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yímáás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yimas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yiniiłmas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yiniłmas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "yoołmas"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "31 31 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is twirling it, spinning it"
      ],
      "id": "en-yiłmaz-nv-verb-lR6Gu2is",
      "links": [
        [
          "twirling",
          "twirl#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "spinning",
          "spin#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 52 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "31 33 36",
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          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)",
          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "31 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 47 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the neuter repetitive aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is swinging it in a circle"
      ],
      "id": "en-yiłmaz-nv-verb-oz5BerWz",
      "links": [
        [
          "swinging",
          "swing#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 11 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 31 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "31 33 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is shaking it (his/her head)"
      ],
      "id": "en-yiłmaz-nv-verb-W88QN4wC",
      "links": [
        [
          "shaking",
          "shake#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yiłmaz"
}

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    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo terms belonging to the root -MÁÁZ (roll)",
    "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with y- (object)",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with ł- (classifier)",
    "Navajo verbs",
    "Navajo verbs in the neuter repetitive aspect",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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        "1": "3s"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-maz",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-MÁÁZ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-MÁÁZ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-MÁÁZ",
        "2": "roll"
      },
      "expansion": "root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "y- (3rd person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -maz (repetitive imperfective stem of the root -MÁÁZ, “to roll”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yismaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiilmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deiilmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wołmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daałmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajiłmaz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yiłmaz",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chʼémáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "chʼííłmáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "haamáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "haiłmáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "iiłmáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "iimáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "naamaas"
    },
    {
      "word": "neiłmaas"
    },
    {
      "word": "niimas"
    },
    {
      "word": "nímaz"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiłmáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "yíłmáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "yímáás"
    },
    {
      "word": "yimas"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiniiłmas"
    },
    {
      "word": "yiniłmas"
    },
    {
      "word": "yoołmas"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is twirling it, spinning it"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twirling",
          "twirl#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "spinning",
          "spin#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is swinging it in a circle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swinging",
          "swing#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is shaking it (his/her head)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shaking",
          "shake#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "yiłmaz"
}

Download raw JSONL data for yiłmaz meaning in Navajo (3.5kB)

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  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "yiłmaz"
  ],
  "section": "Navajo",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "yiłmaz",
  "trace": "started on line 4, detected on line 4"
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Navajo",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "yiłmaz",
  "trace": ""
}

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