-TSIZ

Navajo

Etymology

Possibly from two different stems, later confused, mainly Proto-Athabaskan *tsəz (“to become extinguished”) and Proto-Athabaskan *tsa̓z (“to be apprehensive, fearful”).

Compare also -TSEED (“sink, soak”), which may be cognate with this root.

Root

-TSIZ

1. to become extinguished, die out

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni + ∅	?	S goes out, turns off, stops working nitséés (MOM) anitséés anitseed (CONCL)	S turns O off, extinguishes O yiniłtséés aniłtséés —
si + ni + d	?	S is absorbed, sinks in water sinitséés / sinitseed

2. to be nervous, apprehensive, quivery

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
di + ni + ∅	adjectival	S is nervous, quivery, trembly ditsxiz

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Iterative	Optative
Momentaneous	-tséés	-tsiz	-tsis	-tsis	-tséés
Conclusive	-tseed	-tsiz	-tsis	-tsis	-tséés
Neuter	-tsiz / -tsxiz	—	—	—	—

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

to die:

• -TSĄ́ (1 S)
• -NÁ (2+ S)
• -DĮĮD

to extinguish:

• -YĮ́ (1 S)
• -GHĄ́Ą́ʼ (2+ S)

to sink:

• -ʼÉÉL
• -TSEED

to be nervous, trembly:

• -NÁÁʼ
• -TŁID
• -YIZ
• -TŁAH

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSIZ (die out)

aniłtséés

anitséés

nitséés

yiniłtséés

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSIZ (tremble)

ditsxiz