azhéʼé

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ̀ʒɛ́ʔɛ́/

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Noun

azhéʼé

1. father

   shizhéʼé tʼáá ákwíí jį́ naalnish ― my father works every day

2. paternal uncle
3. (by extension) daddy (male lover)

Inflection

Possessives of azhéʼé

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shizhéʼé	nihizhéʼé	danihizhéʼé
2nd person	nizhéʼé	nihizhéʼé	danihizhéʼé
3rd person	bizhéʼé
4th person (3o)	yizhéʼé
4th person (3a)	hazhéʼé
Indefinite (3i)	azhéʼé

Synonyms

• ataaʼ

Derived terms

• Azhéʼé Bééhániih (“Father's Day”)
• azhéʼé yázhí (“paternal uncle”)