hiná

See also: hina, Hina, ĥina, hiña, hīna, -hina, and hiŋa

Navajo

Etymology

hi- (thematic) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ná (neuter imperfective stem of the root -NAʼ, “to live”).

Verb

hiná

1. he/she lives, is alive

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

imperfective	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	hinishná	hiniiʼná	dahiniiʼná
2nd person	hiníná	hinohná	dahinohná
3rd person	hiná		dahaná
4th person	jiiná		dajiiná

Derived terms

• atsʼíís doo hináanii (“corpse”)
• hiinaah
• yiyiiłnaah
• iiná