dinííh

Etymology

di- (inceptive) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)-nííh (momentaneous imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to hurt”).

Verb

dinííh

  1. it starts to hurt, ache; it becomes painful

Conjugation

Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 455