diyin
See also: dīyīn
Navajo
[edit]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- (holy)
- 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