dikʼą́

Navajo

Etymology

di- (adjectival) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -kʼą́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -KʼĄĄD, “to tilt, slant”)

Verb

dikʼą́

1. it is square, right-angled

   Bááh łikaní dikʼą́ągo. ― A squared piece of cake.

   tsinsitą́ dikʼą́ ― a square mile

   adéesʼeez dikʼą́ ― a square foot

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only