honinééh

Etymology

ho- (“space, area, things”) + -ni- (thematic) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nééh (imperfective stem of root -NÁ, “to win”).

Verb

honinééh

  1. to lose (a competition, race, war, etc.)

Conjugation

3rd person singular
IMPERFECTIVE honinééh
PERFECTIVE honeezná
FUTURE hodínóonééł
ITERATIVE náhoniʼnééh
OPTATIVE honónééł

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 455.
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