abeʼ
Navajo
Etymology
a- (3rd-person indefinite possessive pronoun) + -beʼ (stem)
Noun
abeʼ
- milk
- sheʼabeʼ ― my milk (animal’s milk that I possess)
- shibeʼ ― my milk (from my breasts)
Inflection
possessives of abeʼ
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shibeʼ | nihibeʼ | danihibeʼ |
| 2nd person | nibeʼ | nihibeʼ | danihibeʼ |
| 3rd person | bibeʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yibeʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | habeʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | abeʼ | ||
type D possessives of abeʼ
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sheʼabeʼ | niheʼabeʼ | daniheʼabeʼ |
| 2nd person | neʼabeʼ | niheʼabeʼ | daniheʼabeʼ |
| 3rd person | beʼabeʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yeʼabeʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hweʼabeʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | abeʼ | ||
Derived terms
- abeʼ bee neezmasí (“pancake”)
- abeʼ yistiní (“ice cream”)
- abeʼ neeskʼįhígíí (“curdled milk”)