# naazhjaaʼ
## Navajo
### Etymology

na- (atelic, circuital) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -jaaʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -JAAʼ, “to handle a profusion of objects”).

### Verb

naazhjaaʼ
* they lie around somewhere, are located somewhere (groups of profusion of small, visually difficult to count objects as sand, seeds or pebbles)

#### Usage notes

This verb is limited to expression in the third person and refers to multiple groups of small items. Also occurs with distributive da- as ndaazhjaaʼ, referring to a greater plurality of groups.
For a single group, use the verb shijaaʼ.
This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective stem.

#### Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.
| PERFECTIVE | singular | plural | dist. plural |
| 3rd person | (shijaaʼ) | naazhjaaʼ | ndaazhjaaʼ |

#### Related terms

* neijaah
* shijaaʼ
* yijááh
* yíjááh
* yoojih

#### See also

| Navajo Classificatory Themes | Navajo Classificatory Themes | Navajo Classificatory Themes | Navajo Classificatory Themes | Navajo Classificatory Themes | Navajo Classificatory Themes | Plural objects lie around (Handle stem) |
| Class | Examples | Handle | Propel | Moves | Moves | | Plural objects lie around (Handle stem) |
| SRO | generic | ∅-ʼĄ́ | ∅-NEʼ | l-TSʼID | l-TSʼID | naazʼą́ |
| SFO | rope; pairs; unknown; conglomerate | ∅-LÁ | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | ł / ∅ -DÉÉL | naazlá |
| FFO | sheet, paper | ł-TSOOZ | ∅-ʼAH | ∅-NAʼ | ∅-NAʼ | naastsooz |
| SSO | stick, pole | ∅-TĄ́ | ł-TʼEʼ | ∅-KĘ́Ę́Z | ∅-KĘ́Ę́Z | naaztą́ |
| AnO | animate, doll | ł-TĮ́ | ł-TʼEʼ | ∅-GOʼ | ∅-TŁIZH | naaztį́ |
| NCM | wig, hay; fog | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | ł / ł / ∅ -JOOL | naazhjool |
| MM | butter; frog | ∅-TŁÉÉʼ | ∅-TŁÉÉʼ | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | naaztłééʼ |
| LPB | load, burden | ∅-YĮ́ | ∅-YĮ́ | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | ł-YĘ́Ę́ZH | naazyį́ |
| PlO1 | severality | ∅-NIL | ∅-NIL | ni-∅ | -DEEʼ | naaznil |
| PlO2 | profusion | ∅-JAAʼ | ł-KAAD | ∅-KAAD | | naazhjaaʼ |
| OC | severality/profusion in a container | ∅-KĄ́ | ł-KAAD | ∅-KAAD | ł-DÁÁZ | naazką́ |
| Flat | toppled wall, blanket, bushes | — | — | — | — | naazkaad |
| Bulk | boulder | ł-ZHÓÓD | — | l-ZHÓÓD | l-ZHÓÓD | naazhóód |
| Stream | liquid, sand, dust | ∅-ZIID | — | — | — | naaziid |
| Navajo Positional Themes | Navajo Positional Themes | Navajo Positional Themes | Navajo Positional Themes | Navajo Positional Themes | Navajo Positional Themes | Navajo Positional Themes | Plural objects in position (Intrans. Neuter) |
| Position | Number of participants | Intransitive | Intransitive | Transitive | Transitive | Root | Plural objects in position (Intrans. Neuter) |
| Position | Number of participants | Active | Neuter | Active | Neuter | Root | Plural objects in position (Intrans. Neuter) |
| LIE | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -TĮ́ | naaztį́ |
| LIE | 2 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -TÉÉZH | naazhtéézh |
| LIE | 3+ | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -JÉÉʼ | naazhjééʼ |
| SIT | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -DÁ | naazdá |
| SIT | 2 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -KÉ | naazké |
| SIT | 3+ | dini-∅ | hí-(-TĄ́) | dini-ł | — | -BIN | naháaztą́ |
| STAND | 1 | ni-∅- | ∅- | ni-ł- | ł- | -ZĮʼ | naazį́ |