ozhibii’an
Ojibwe
Etymology
oN- (“arrange, form”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)
Verb
ozhibii’an (stem ozhibii’-, changed conjunct form wezhibii’ang)
- write (down), jot down
- Indaga go maajinizha'an iwe maajiibii'igan gaa-ozhibii’amaan bijiinaago.
- Go send off that letter I wrote yesterday.
- sign
Derived terms
- ozhibii’amaw (“write for (someone)”)
- ozhibii’igaade (“be written, they write it, inanimate subject”)
- ozhibii’igaazo (“be written down, as on a list, they write it/her/him down, animate subject”)
- ozhibii’igan (“mail, piece of writing, something written down”)
- ozhibii’ige (“write, write down (unspecified things)”)
Related terms
- ozhibiiʼ (“write down, vote for, animate object”)
See also
- daangigwanenan (“sign”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ozhibii-an-vti