diniih

Etymology 1

di- (“sensory”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (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
Unspecified adiniih Passive APassive B
Spatial hodiniih — —

Etymology 2

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

Noun

diniih

  1. pain, ache

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