diniih
Navajo
Etymology 1
di- (“sensory”) + -Ø- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -Ø- (classifier) + -niih (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to hurt”).
Verb
diniih
- it hurts
- 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 A | Passive B |
| Spatial | hodiniih | — | — |
Related terms
- yidiłniih
- hodiłniih
- dinííh
- ndeezniiʼ
Etymology 2
Nominalized form of the above diniih (“it hurts”).
Noun
diniih
- pain, ache
Derived terms
Derived terms
- nááʼdiniih (“conjunctivitis”)
- aaʼadiniih (“gonorrhea”)
- ajaayiʼ hodiniih (“earache”)
- awooʼ diniih (“toothache”)
- atsą́ hodiniih (“stomachache”)
- tsiitsʼiin diniih (“headache”)