dinaʼ

Etymology

di- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -naʼ (durative stem of root -NAʼ, “to live”)

Verb

dinaʼ

  1. to last, endure (as supplies, rations)
  2. to hold out

Conjugation

Paradigm: Durative (∅/yi), third person only

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE dinaʼ
PERFECTIVE díínaʼ

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 408
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