"bitʼah" meaning in Navajo

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Postposition

Etymology: Related to -tʼah (“niche”). Cognate with Chipewyan betʼah (“its inner side”) and Tsuut'ina mitʼah (“inside it”) Etymology templates: {{cog|chp|betʼah||its inner side}} Chipewyan betʼah (“its inner side”), {{cog|srs|mitʼah||inside it}} Tsuut'ina mitʼah (“inside it”) Head templates: {{head|nv|postposition}} bitʼah Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], shitʼah [first-person, singular], nihitʼah [duoplural, first-person], nitʼah [second-person, singular], nihitʼah [duoplural, second-person], bitʼah [third-person], yitʼah [fourth-person], hatʼah [fourth-person], atʼah [fourth-person, singular], - [duoplural, fourth-person], átʼah [reflexive, singular], - [duoplural, reflexive], - [reciprocal, singular], ałtʼah [duoplural, reciprocal], ahiłtʼah [duoplural, reciprocal]
  1. in an enclosed space (such as in a pocket or niche or under the covers of a bed)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-tʼah",
      "-tʼah#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "betʼah",
      "betʼah#Chipewyan"
    ],
    [
      "mitʼah",
      "mitʼah#Tsuut'ina"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chp",
        "2": "betʼah",
        "3": "",
        "4": "its inner side"
      },
      "expansion": "Chipewyan betʼah (“its inner side”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srs",
        "2": "mitʼah",
        "3": "",
        "4": "inside it"
      },
      "expansion": "Tsuut'ina mitʼah (“inside it”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to -tʼah (“niche”). Cognate with Chipewyan betʼah (“its inner side”) and Tsuut'ina mitʼah (“inside it”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "átʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "reciprocal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ałtʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "reciprocal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ahiłtʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "reciprocal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "postposition"
      },
      "expansion": "bitʼah",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo postpositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in an enclosed space (such as in a pocket or niche or under the covers of a bed)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bitʼah-nv-postp-vEl6-DJr",
      "links": [
        [
          "enclosed",
          "enclosed"
        ],
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bitʼah"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-tʼah",
      "-tʼah#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "betʼah",
      "betʼah#Chipewyan"
    ],
    [
      "mitʼah",
      "mitʼah#Tsuut'ina"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chp",
        "2": "betʼah",
        "3": "",
        "4": "its inner side"
      },
      "expansion": "Chipewyan betʼah (“its inner side”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srs",
        "2": "mitʼah",
        "3": "",
        "4": "inside it"
      },
      "expansion": "Tsuut'ina mitʼah (“inside it”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to -tʼah (“niche”). Cognate with Chipewyan betʼah (“its inner side”) and Tsuut'ina mitʼah (“inside it”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yitʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "atʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "átʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "reciprocal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ałtʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "reciprocal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ahiłtʼah",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "reciprocal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "postposition"
      },
      "expansion": "bitʼah",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo postpositions",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in an enclosed space (such as in a pocket or niche or under the covers of a bed)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enclosed",
          "enclosed"
        ],
        [
          "space",
          "space"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bitʼah"
}

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