bééhániih
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]b- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -é- (“about”) + -ná- (“back”, reversionary) + -ho- (“space, area, things”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niih (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know about”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bééhániih
- it is remembered
Usage notes
[edit]This verb is limited to expression in the third person.
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | bééhániih |
PERFECTIVE | bééhóóniiʼ |
FUTURE | bééhodoonih |
ITERATIVE | béénáhánih |
OPTATIVE | bééhónííh |
Derived terms
[edit]- Amá Bééhániih (“Mother's Day”)
- Ayóóʼádajóʼnínígíí Béédahaniih (“Valentine's Day”)
- Azhéʼé Bééhániih (“Father's Day”)
- Hajéí Béédahaniih (“Valentine's Day”)
- Jesus Biʼdiisxínę́ędą́ą́ʼ Bééhániih (“Good Friday”)
- Jesus Daaztsą́ą́dę́ę́ʼ Náádiidzáhígíí Bééhániih (“Easter”)
- Siláołtsooí Bigáál Dah Nídahidiitʼįʼígíí Béédahaniih (“Memorial Day”)
- Wááshindoon binaatʼáanii béédahaniih (“Presidents' Day”)
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with b- (indirect object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with é- (postpositional)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ná- (disjunct)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ho/ha- (object)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs used in third person only
- Navajo verbs in the durative (∅/yi) aspect