atsiiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tsiʼ (“head”). Distantly cognate with Ket туʼ, тыʼ (tuˀ, tɨˀ, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀t͡sʰìːʔ/

Noun

atsiiʼ

1. (anatomy) hair (of the head)

   Bitsiiʼ ayóó áníłnéezgo tʼóó baa yánízin. ― He’s ashamed of his long hair.

2. (anatomy) head

Inflection

Possessives of atsiiʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	sitsiiʼ	nihitsiiʼ	danihitsiiʼ
2nd person	nitsiiʼ	nihitsiiʼ	danihitsiiʼ
3rd person	bitsiiʼ
4th person (3o)	yitsiiʼ
4th person (3a)	hatsiiʼ
Indefinite (3i)	atsiiʼ

Derived terms

• álástsiiʼ
• álástsiiʼ (“seeds”)
• atsiighąąʼ (“brain”)
• atsiighaʼ (“main, hair”)
• atsiitʼáá (“crown of head”)
• atsiitʼáád (“crown of head”)
• atsiitsʼiin (“head, cranium”)
• dééłgai bitsiiʼ halzhinígíí (“black-necked swan”)
• naalʼeełí bitsiiʼ dootłʼizhí (“mallard”)
• naalʼeełítsoh bitsiiʼ halzhinígíí (“Canada goose”)
• tłʼiishtsiiʼí (“northern snakehead”)
• tsiibaʼ (“dandruff”)
• tsiighájíłchí (“dodder”)
• tsiigháshchíín (“wig”)
• tsiishgaii (“pygmy nuthatch”)
• tsiitłʼóół (“hairtie”)
• tsiiyah wozhii (“meadowlark”)
• tsiiyéél (“hairbun”)
• tsiiyog (“hippy”)
• tsiizis (“headbasket”)
• tsiiziz (“scalp”)
• tsiiʼáál (“pillow”)
• tsiiʼnteelí (“flathead”)

See also

• ákáshtłʼo (“body hair”)