-TŁʼIN

Navajo

Etymology 1

Root

-TŁʼIN

1. to pile (bricks, logs, etc.)

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	motion	S piles O ahééʼnítłʼin (“to pile unspecified O in a circle”) ahidiitłʼin (“to pile two converging lines of O”) nísétłʼin yitłʼin yootłʼį́į́ł sétłʼin deíníitłʼin (“to be piling O along a lone”) dáʼdeestłʼin (“dam, reservoir”) yadiitłʼin (“stone tower”)	to pile S with O bidádinítłʼin (“to block S with O”) bééʼiyétłʼin (“to deck S out with O”) ahéénítłʼin (“to pile O in a circle around S”)
∅	adjectival	S is piled yistłʼin haastłʼin
d	motion	S dresses in O ádééhéshtłʼin ádééʼiyéshtłʼin

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-tłʼin	-tłʼin	-tłʼį́į́ł	-tłʼį́į́h	-tłʼin
NEUT	-	-tłʼin	-	-	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIN (pile)

Etymology 2

Probably cognate of above.

Root

-TŁʼIN

1. to sling, hurl

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	motion	S slings adishtłʼį́į́h adzíítłʼin	S slings at O yíníshtłʼin yíníitłʼin {{{6}}}
d	motion	S duels with slings ahííníitłʼin
∅	successive	S splatters yiztłʼį́į́h

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-tłʼin	-tłʼin	-tłʼį́į́ł	-tłʼį́į́h	-tłʼin
SEM	-tłʼįh	-tłʼį́į́h	-tłʼį́į́ł	-tłʼį́į́h	-tłʼį́į́h

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIN (sling)

Etymology 3

Root

-TŁʼIN

1. become firm, packed down (but not hard and dry)

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
MOM	-tłʼin	-tłʼin	-tłʼį́į́ł	-tłʼį́į́h	-tłʼin

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Etymology 4

Root

-TŁʼIN

1. to be gummy, sticky, to adhere

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
ni+∅	adjectival	S is sticky ntłʼin
ł	successive	S sticks íitłʼį́į́h

Stem set

Aspect	IMP	PERF	FUT	ITER	OPT
NEUT	-tłʼin	-	-	-tłʼį́į́h	-

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -TŁʼIN (stick)

Etymology 5

Root

-TŁʼIN

1. to be speckled, freckled