anázhiin

Navajo

Etymology

From anááʼ (“eye”) + -zhiin, contraction of -zhiní, from -zhin (“black”) + -í (nominalizer)

Noun

anázhiin

1. pupil (part of eye)
2. iris (part of eye)

Inflection

possessives of anázhiin

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shinázhiin	nihinázhiin	danihinázhiin
2nd person	ninázhiin	nihinázhiin	danihinázhiin
3rd person	binázhiin
4th person (3o)	yinázhiin
4th person (3a)	hanázhiin
Indefinite (3i)	anázhiin

Derived terms

• anázhiin ałníiʼdiígíí (“pupil [part of eye]”)
• anázhiin yiibaʼ (“cataract”)