"doolnih" meaning in Navajo

See doolnih in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nih (imperfective stem of the root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|di-legs|a}} di- (“arms, legs”), {{nv-prefix|yi-prog-oo}} -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|l}} -l- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|di-legs|yi-prog-oo|l}} di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-nih</i>}} -nih, {{nv-link-to-stem|-nih}} + -nih (imperfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-NIIʼ</i>}} -NIIʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-NIIʼ|act with hand|to act with the hand}} root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} doolnih Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], deeshnih [first-person, progressive, singular], diilnih [duoplural, first-person, progressive], dadííníilnííh [first-person, plural, progressive], díílnih [progressive, second-person, singular], doołnih [duoplural, progressive, second-person], dadíínółnííh [plural, progressive, second-person], doolnih [duoplural, progressive, singular, third-person], deidéelnííh [plural, progressive, third-person], jidoolnih [duoplural, fourth-person, progressive, singular], dazhdéelnííh [fourth-person, plural, progressive]
  1. he/she is moving his/her arm
    Sense id: en-doolnih-nv-verb-y1Y8Ma6k Categories (other): Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs), Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier), Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive) Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs): 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier): 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive): 28 32 40
  2. (with -á): to be annoyed by, to wave someone away (for being annoying)
    Sense id: en-doolnih-nv-verb-xhMOUzdK Categories (other): Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs), Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier), Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive) Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs): 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier): 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive): 28 32 40
  3. (with dah): to hold one's hand and arm up in the air
    Sense id: en-doolnih-nv-verb-qiulaKJt Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand), Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs), Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier), Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive), Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 78 Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand): 22 24 54 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs): 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier): 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive): 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect: 19 22 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nayiiłniih, néininih

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-legs",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“arms, legs”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog-oo"
      },
      "expansion": "-oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "-l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-legs",
        "2": "yi-prog-oo",
        "3": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-nih</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-nih",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-nih"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -nih (imperfective stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-NIIʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "act with hand",
        "3": "to act with the hand"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nih (imperfective stem of the root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deeshnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diilnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadííníilnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "díílnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "progressive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doołnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadíínółnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doolnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deidéelnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jidoolnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazhdéelnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "doolnih",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nayiiłniih"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "néininih"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 36 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 36 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 32 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is moving his/her arm"
      ],
      "id": "en-doolnih-nv-verb-y1Y8Ma6k",
      "links": [
        [
          "moving",
          "moving"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 36 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 36 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 32 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be annoyed by, to wave someone away (for being annoying)"
      ],
      "id": "en-doolnih-nv-verb-xhMOUzdK",
      "links": [
        [
          "-á",
          "bá#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with -á): to be annoyed by, to wave someone away (for being annoying)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with -á"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 12 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 24 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 36 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 36 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 32 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 22 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 8 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 7 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hold one's hand and arm up in the air"
      ],
      "id": "en-doolnih-nv-verb-qiulaKJt",
      "links": [
        [
          "dah",
          "dah#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with dah): to hold one's hand and arm up in the air"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with dah"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "doolnih"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo terms belonging to the root -NIIʼ (act with hand)",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with di- (legs)",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
    "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
    "Navajo verbs",
    "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "di-legs",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“arms, legs”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi-prog-oo"
      },
      "expansion": "-oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "-l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "di-legs",
        "2": "yi-prog-oo",
        "3": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-nih</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-nih",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-nih"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -nih (imperfective stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-NIIʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-NIIʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-NIIʼ",
        "2": "act with hand",
        "3": "to act with the hand"
      },
      "expansion": "root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "di- (“arms, legs”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -nih (imperfective stem of the root -NIIʼ, “to act with the hand”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deeshnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diilnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadííníilnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "díílnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "progressive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doołnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadíínółnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doolnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "progressive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deidéelnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "progressive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jidoolnih",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazhdéelnííh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural",
        "progressive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "doolnih",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nayiiłniih"
    },
    {
      "word": "néininih"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is moving his/her arm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moving",
          "moving"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be annoyed by, to wave someone away (for being annoying)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-á",
          "bá#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with -á): to be annoyed by, to wave someone away (for being annoying)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with -á"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hold one's hand and arm up in the air"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dah",
          "dah#Navajo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with dah): to hold one's hand and arm up in the air"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with dah"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "doolnih"
}

Download raw JSONL data for doolnih meaning in Navajo (3.5kB)

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  "msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "doolnih"
  ],
  "section": "Navajo",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "doolnih",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 26"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "doolnih"
  ],
  "section": "Navajo",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "doolnih",
  "trace": "started on line 1, detected on line 26"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "doolnih"
  ],
  "section": "Navajo",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "doolnih",
  "trace": ""
}

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