adínítʼééh

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (inceptive) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tʼééh (momentaneous stem of root -TʼIʼ, “to stagger”)

Verb

adínítʼééh

  1. to stagger (as a drunk person)
  2. to wobble (as a wheel)

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/si)

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 21.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 553
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