diniih

Navajo

Etymology 1

di- (“sensory”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niih (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to hurt”).

Verb

diniih

1. it hurts
2. it is painful, sore

   Shílaʼ diniih. ― My hand hurts.

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dinishniih	diniiʼniih	dadiniiʼniih
2nd person	diníniih	dinohniih	dadinohniih
3rd person	diniih		dadiniih
4th person	jidiniih		dazhdiniih
Other forms
Unspecified person	Spatial person	Passive A	Passive B
adiniih	hodiniih	—	—

Related terms

• yidiłniih
• hodiłniih
• dinííh
• ndeezniiʼ

Etymology 2

Nominalized form of the above diniih (“it hurts”).

Noun

diniih

1. pain, ache

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nááʼdiniih (“conjunctivitis”)
• aaʼadiniih (“gonorrhea”)
• ajaayiʼ hodiniih (“earache”)
• awooʼ diniih (“toothache”)
• atsą́ hodiniih (“stomachache”)
• tsiitsʼiin diniih (“headache”)