diyin
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See also: dīyīn
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Etymology[edit]
di- (“sanctity”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yin (neuter imperfective stem of root -YĮĮD, “to be holy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
diyin
Usage notes[edit]
This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.
Conjugation[edit]
Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).
IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
---|---|---|---|
1st person | dinishyin | diniigin | dadiniigin |
2nd person | diníyin | dinohyin | dadinohyin |
3rd person | diyin | dadiyin | |
4th person | jidiyin | dazhdiyin |
Noun[edit]
diyin
- the holy being, supernatural being
- holy
Derived terms[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
diyin
Western Apache[edit]
Noun[edit]
diyin
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Categories:
- Navajo terms prefixed with di-
- Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)
- Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)
- Navajo terms belonging to the root -YĮĮD (holy)
- Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Navajo lemmas
- Navajo verbs
- Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect
- Navajo nouns
- nv:Religion
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish non-lemma forms
- Turkish verb forms
- Western Apache lemmas
- Western Apache nouns
- apw:Occupations
- apw:Religion
- apw:Shamanism
- apw:People