beeʼeldǫǫh
Navajo
Etymology
From bee (“with it”) + ʼa- (unspecified object) + l- (classifier) + -dǫǫh (“explode”, literally “an explosion is made with it”)
Noun
beeʼeldǫǫh
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shibeeʼeldǫǫh | nihibeeʼeldǫǫh | danihibeeʼeldǫǫh |
| 2nd person | nibeeʼeldǫǫh | nihibeeʼeldǫǫh | danihibeeʼeldǫǫh |
| 3rd person | bibeeʼeldǫǫh | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yibeeʼeldǫǫh | ||
| 4th person (3a) | habeeʼeldǫǫh | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | abeeʼeldǫǫh | ||
Derived terms
- beeʼeldǫǫh tʼáá bíniʼdii bikʼa ádiih yiyiinííłígíí (“machine gun”)
- beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh (“cannon”)
- beeʼeldǫǫh bikǫʼ (“gunpowder”)
- chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí (“tank”)
- chidí naaʼnaʼí beeʼeldǫǫhtsoh bikááʼ dah naaznilígíí (“tank”)
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 162.