hózhǫ́

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

• IPA^(key): /hóʒṍ/

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Verb

hózhǫ́

1. (impersonal) it is beautiful, peaceful, harmonious, nice

   Bił hózhǫ́.

   With him, things are beautiful. → He is happy.

   Baa shił hózhǫ́.

   About it, with me, things are beautiful. → I am happy about it (that it is done well in terms of quality).

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

1. (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

1. well
2. very, extremely
3. very much

Synonyms

• wózhǫ́ (“well”)

Derived terms

• chʼilátah baa hózhónii (“flower”)

Related terms

• hózhóní
• hózhǫ́ǫgo
• hózhǫ́ǫ́gi
• hoozhǫǫh
• nizhóní