hózhǫ́
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See also: hózhó
Navajo
Etymology
ho- (“space, area, things”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zhǫ́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZHǪǪD, “to be nice, peaceful, beautiful”).
The high-tone comes from the ni- deletion characteristic of the ni-imperfective. See niteel, nineez for similar examples.
Pronunciation
Verb
hózhǫ́
- (impersonal) it is beautiful, peaceful, harmonious, nice
- Bił hózhǫ́.
- With him, things are beautiful. → He is happy.
Conjugation
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni), third person only.
In other modes, hózhǫ́ is suppleted by the active verb hoozhǫǫh (momentaneous ∅/yi), reproduced here for reference.
| 3rd person singular | |
|---|---|
| IMPERFECTIVE | hoozhǫǫh |
| PERFECTIVE | hóózhǫǫd |
| FUTURE | hodoozhǫǫł |
| ITERATIVE | náhoojǫh |
| OPTATIVE | hózhǫh |
Noun
hózhǫ́
- (nominalization of the verb) beauty and harmony, peace, balance, happiness and contentment, wholeness, goodness
- Hózhǫ́ náhásdlį́į́ʼ
- it has become beauty again; beauty is restored.
Adverb
hózhǫ́
Synonyms
- wózhǫ́ (“well”)
Derived terms
- chʼilátah baa hózhónii (“flower”)
Related terms
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHǪǪD (nice)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo terms with audio pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo terms with usage examples
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- Navajo adverbs