aheenízin

Etymology

ahee- (“equally”) + -ni- (adjectival) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -zin (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZĮĮD, “to know”)

Verb

aheenízin

  1. to think alike, hold a similar view (plural and duoplural only)
  2. (with bił) to hold the same opinion as

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅)

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person ahiinissiin aheeniidzin aheedeiniidzin
2nd person aheenízin aheenohsin aheedeinohsin
3rd person aheenízin aheedeínizin
4th person aheeznízin aheedeiznízin

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 67.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 755
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