díi

See also: dii

Haida

Pronoun

díi

1. I (1st person singular personal pronoun, weak-B or strong-B)
2. my (1st person possessive pronoun, weak-B)

Usage notes

• Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
• Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.

See also

Haida personal pronouns

	weak-A	strong-A	weak-B	strong-B
1st person sing.	hl	hláa	díi	díi
2nd person sing.	dáng	dáa	dáng	dáng
3rd person sing.	hal	ʼláa	hal	ʼláa
1st person plural	tʼaláng	tʼaláng	íitlʼ	íitlʼ
2nd person plural	daláng	daláng	daláng	daláng
3rd person pl. indef.	tlʼ	tlʼáa	tlʼ	tlʼáa

Phalura

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ददाति (dadāti, “gives”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /díi/

Verb

díi (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling دی)

1. to give, put

Inflection

T (Prs): dáanu, (Pfv): dítu, (Cv): de, (Imp): da

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “díi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /díi/

Postposition

díi (دی)

1. from
2. (out) of
3. than
4. with

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /díi/

Verb

díi (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling دی)

1. to fall, come upon, strike

Inflection

T (Prs): dáanu, (Pfv): dítu, (Cv): de

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN