diniih

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪ̀nìːh/

Etymology 1

di- (“sensory”) + -∅- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niih (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to hurt”).

Verb

diniih

  1. it hurts
  2. it is painful, sore
    Shílaʼ diniih. ― My hand hurts.
Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

imperfective singular duoplural plural
1st person dinishniih diniiʼniih dadiniiʼniih
2nd person diníniih dinohniih dadinohniih
3rd person diniih dadiniih
4th person jidiniih dazhdiniih
Other forms
Unspecified person Spatial person Passive A Passive B
adiniih hodiniih — —

Etymology 2

Nominalized form of the above diniih (“it hurts”).

Noun

diniih

  1. pain, ache
Derived terms
  • aaʼadiniih (“gonorrhea”)
  • ajaayiʼ hodiniih (“earache”)
  • atsą́ hodiniih (“stomachache”)
  • awooʼ diniih (“toothache”)
  • nááʼdiniih (“conjunctivitis”)
  • tsiitsʼiin diniih (“headache”)
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