haʼaʼaah

Verb

 * 1)  to take something unspecified out, to remove something
 * 2)  a solid roundish object (= the sun) moves up, rises

Usage notes
This verb has both a transitive and an intransitive meaning, the latter implicitly referring to the sun as a subject. The root is otherwise never used for the free movement of an SRO (for this,  is used instead). In the intransitive meaning, this verb is limited to expression in the third person

Noun

 * 1) east

Usage notes
Each of the four cardinal directions is associated with a different color.  is associated with the color white, and is considered the first direction. The Navajo people traditionally rise before the sun to witness the dawn, which they believe prompts the creativity and free thinking that will lay the foundation for strong ideas and a better life. This is the direction of the sunrise and it is the Navajos' thinking direction, the light nurturing the mind in a way that is believed to encourage personal development. It represents the dawn, spring, corn, infancy, the mind, and thinking. It also represents the clan.