"deesh-" meaning in Navajo

See deesh- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /tèːʃ-/
Etymology: From di- + ee- (variant of yi-) + sh- Etymology templates: {{af|nv|di-|ee-|sh-|id1=future|pos2=variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">yi-</i>}} di- + ee- (variant of yi-) + sh- Head templates: {{head|nv|prefix}} deesh-
  1. Marks a first person singular subject of a future mode verb Tags: morpheme
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "di-",
        "3": "ee-",
        "4": "sh-",
        "id1": "future",
        "pos2": "variant of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">yi-</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "di- + ee- (variant of yi-) + sh-",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From di- + ee- (variant of yi-) + sh-",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "deesh-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (future)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ee-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with sh-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "deesh- + yideeł (“he/she is rushing at it”) → deeshdił (“I will rush at it”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a first person singular subject of a future mode verb"
      ],
      "id": "en-deesh--nv-prefix-B7dI0S4N",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "dii(d)-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dadii(d)-"
        },
        {
          "word": "díí-"
        },
        {
          "word": "doo(h)-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dadoo(h)-"
        },
        {
          "word": "doo-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dadoo-"
        },
        {
          "word": "jidoo-"
        },
        {
          "word": "dazhdoo-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ʼadoo-"
        },
        {
          "word": "—"
        },
        {
          "word": "hodoo-"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tèːʃ-/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deesh-"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "di-",
        "3": "ee-",
        "4": "sh-",
        "id1": "future",
        "pos2": "variant of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">yi-</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "di- + ee- (variant of yi-) + sh-",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From di- + ee- (variant of yi-) + sh-",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "deesh-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dii(d)-"
    },
    {
      "word": "dadii(d)-"
    },
    {
      "word": "díí-"
    },
    {
      "word": "doo(h)-"
    },
    {
      "word": "dadoo(h)-"
    },
    {
      "word": "doo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "dadoo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "jidoo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "dazhdoo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ʼadoo-"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "word": "hodoo-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Navajo links with redundant target parameters",
        "Navajo links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Navajo prefixes",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (future)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ee-",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with sh-",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "deesh- + yideeł (“he/she is rushing at it”) → deeshdił (“I will rush at it”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Marks a first person singular subject of a future mode verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tèːʃ-/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deesh-"
}

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