"-NIID" meaning in Navajo

See -NIID in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *ni (“to feel, to think, to want, to wish”). Relates to the mind. Cognate root found in Ahtna nii (“to say, think”), Tanacross shiiníʼ (“my mind”). -NIID shares many stems with the roots -NÍÍD, -NIIʼ, -NÍÍʼ, -NIʼ, -NÍ, -NIH, -NIIH ~ -LĮH and -NEʼ, each of these being themselves a conflation of several originally distinct roots with at times overlapping meanings, which makes their actual identification often speculative. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ni||to feel, to think, to want, to wish}} Proto-Athabaskan *ni (“to feel, to think, to want, to wish”), {{cog|aht|nii||to say, think}} Ahtna nii (“to say, think”), {{cog|tcb|shiiníʼ||my mind}} Tanacross shiiníʼ (“my mind”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -NIID
  1. to want, to love, to have in mind Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ZĮĮD, -KÉÉZ
    Sense id: en--NIID-nv-root-pc~ZmzWM Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo roots, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 74 0 14 1 11 Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 13 0 28 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 0 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 0 2 1 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *də-ni (“to say”). Cognate root found in Ahtna nii (“to say”), Carrier hotni (“it is said”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*də-ni||to say}} Proto-Athabaskan *də-ni (“to say”), {{cog|aht|nii||to say}} Ahtna nii (“to say”), {{cog|crx|hotni||it is said}} Carrier hotni (“it is said”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -NIID
  1. to say Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -NEʼ, -TIʼ
    Sense id: en--NIID-nv-root-KlHIAFBs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Root

Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -NIID
  1. to be new, fresh, young, recent Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--NIID-nv-root-iBY0gHKq Categories (other): Navajo roots, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIID (new) Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 13 0 28 35 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Root

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *ni ~ *ni̓gʸ (“to be joyful”). Cognate root found in Ahtna neniic (“happiness”), Carrier honəsni (“to be joyful”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ni ~ *ni̓gʸ||to be joyful}} Proto-Athabaskan *ni ~ *ni̓gʸ (“to be joyful”), {{cog|aht|neniic||happiness}} Ahtna neniic (“happiness”), {{cog|crx|honəsni||to be joyful}} Carrier honəsni (“to be joyful”) Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -NIID
  1. there is fun, joy Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--NIID-nv-root-UJbbln4- Categories (other): Navajo roots, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIID (enjoy) Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 13 0 28 35 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Root

Head templates: {{head|nv|root}} -NIID
  1. to affect, to be the solution for, to cure Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--NIID-nv-root-Gvz~kZiK Categories (other): Navajo roots Disambiguation of Navajo roots: 13 0 28 35 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5
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        "4": "",
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      },
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          "word": "-ZĮĮD"
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          "word": "-KÉÉZ"
        }
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  ],
  "word": "-NIID"
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        "3": "*ni ~ *ni̓gʸ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to be joyful"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aht",
        "2": "neniic",
        "3": "",
        "4": "happiness"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahtna neniic (“happiness”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "crx",
        "2": "honəsni",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be joyful"
      },
      "expansion": "Carrier honəsni (“to be joyful”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "word": "-NIID"
}

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      "expansion": "-NIID",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to affect, to be the solution for, to cure"
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      "id": "en--NIID-nv-root-Gvz~kZiK",
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          "affect",
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          "solution",
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  "word": "-NIID"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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    {
      "word": "-ZĮĮD"
    },
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      "word": "-KÉÉZ"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "it is said"
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    {
      "word": "-NEʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-TIʼ"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "4": "to be joyful"
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  ],
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}

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