ahééníʼą́

Etymology

ahéé- (“in a circle”) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -ʼą́ (neuter perfective stem of root -ʼĄ́, “to handle a sold roundish object (SRO)”)

Verb

ahééníʼą́

  1. they lie in a ring or circle
  2. there is a circle of them (rings, hats, books, or other SROs)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 23
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