ázhiʼ

See also: azhiʼ and azhí

Etymology

From the root -ZHIʼ (“to call by name”).

Has been compared with Ket и (īˑ, “name”).

Noun

ázhiʼ

  1. name

Inflection

Possessives of ázhiʼ
singular duoplural plural
1st person shízhiʼ nihízhiʼ danihízhiʼ
2nd person nízhiʼ nihízhiʼ danihízhiʼ
3rd person bízhiʼ
4th person (3o) yízhiʼ
4th person (3a) házhiʼ
Indefinite (3i) ázhiʼ

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 144.
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