in mitl in chimalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

A difrasismo. From in mītl (“the arrow; arrows”) + in chīmalli (“the shield; shields”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [í.mːiːt͡ɬ in.t͡ʃiːˈmá.lːi]

Noun

in mītl in chīmalli (inanimate)

1. (they are) the arrow and the shield; war, warfare.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:

     Guerra. yaoyotl.necaliliztli.tlayecoliztli.& per metapho.
     mitl.chimalli.atl.tlachinolli.vel,teuatl,tlachinolli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:

     mich chimalli. guerra o batalla. metaphora.
     mich chimalli. war or battle. a metaphor.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. battle
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1:

     mich chimalli. guerra o batalla. metaphora.
     mich chimalli. war or battle. a metaphor.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• yāōyōtl

References

• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 214
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 236