dibah

Navajo

Etymology

di- (adjectival) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -bah (neuter imperfective stem of root -BAH, “to be powdery”).

Verb

dibah

it is powdery, powdered, finely ground
abeʼ dibahí ― powdered milk

akʼáán dibahí ― ground flour

gohwééh dibahí ― ground coffee

yas dibahí ― powdery snow

dibahgo íílééh ― to pulverize

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅), third person only.

Antonyms

dichʼíízh (“coarse”)

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