"aniih" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niiʼ (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know”) Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|a|a}} ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix), {{nv-prefix|3s}} ∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|-}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|a|3s|-}} ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-niiʼ</i>}} -niiʼ, {{nv-link-to-stem|-niiʼ}} + -niiʼ (imperfective stem of, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-NIIʼ</i>}} -NIIʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-NIIʼ|know}} root -NIIʼ, “to know”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} aniih Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ashniih [first-person, imperfective, singular], iiʼniih [duoplural, first-person, imperfective], daʼiiʼniih [first-person, imperfective, plural], íniih [imperfective, second-person, singular], ohniih [duoplural, imperfective, second-person], daʼohniih [imperfective, plural, second-person], aniih [duoplural, imperfective, singular, third-person], daʼaniih [imperfective, plural, third-person], ajiniih [duoplural, fourth-person, imperfective, singular], daʼajiniih [fourth-person, imperfective, plural]
  1. to be a light sleeper
    Sense id: en-aniih-nv-verb-6QI~URUQ Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know), Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier), Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know): 47 53 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object): 45 55 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier): 45 55 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. to be very skilled at guessing in the moccasin game
    Sense id: en-aniih-nv-verb-suGy~Smx Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know), Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts, Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object), Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier), Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (∅) aspect, Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know): 47 53 Disambiguation of Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts: 28 72 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object): 45 55 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier): 45 55 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (∅) aspect: 26 74 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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        "1": "a",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
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      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
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    {
      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -niiʼ (imperfective stem of root -NIIʼ, “to know”)",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ashniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iiʼniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼiiʼniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "íniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ohniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼohniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼaniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ajiniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼajiniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "aniih",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
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          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object)",
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        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
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          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be a light sleeper"
      ],
      "id": "en-aniih-nv-verb-6QI~URUQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "sleeper",
          "sleeper"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know)",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "to be very skilled at guessing in the moccasin game"
      ],
      "id": "en-aniih-nv-verb-suGy~Smx"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aniih"
}

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    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (know)",
    "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with ʼa- (object)",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
    "Navajo verbs",
    "Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (∅) aspect",
    "Navajo verbs undergoing da-shift",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "3s"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅- (classifier)",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "-niiʼ"
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      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
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      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "know"
      },
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  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ashniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iiʼniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼiiʼniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "íniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ohniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼohniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "imperfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼaniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ajiniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daʼajiniih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "imperfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "aniih",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be a light sleeper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "sleeper",
          "sleeper"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be very skilled at guessing in the moccasin game"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aniih"
}

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