azhiin
Navajo
Etymology
a- (indefinite possessor) + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).
Noun
azhiin
- mole (spot on the skin)
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shizhiin | nihizhiin | danihizhiin |
| 2nd person | nizhiin | nihizhiin | danihizhiin |
| 3rd person | bizhiin | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yizhiin | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hazhiin | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | azhiin | ||
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 144.