diyin

See also: dīyīn

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“sanctity”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -yin (neuter imperfective stem of root -YĮĮD, “to be holy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪ̀jɪ̀n/

Verb

diyin

it is sacred
he/she is holy

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the imperfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (ni).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dinishyin	diniigin	dadiniigin
2nd person	diníyin	dinohyin	dadinohyin
3rd person	diyin		dadiyin
4th person	jidiyin		dazhdiyin

Noun

diyin

the holy being, supernatural being
holy

Derived terms

Diyin Ayóó Átʼéii
diyinígíí
diyinii

Western Apache

Noun

diyin

medicine man

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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