"halzhin" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: ho- (“space, area, things”) + -l- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|ho|a}} ho- (“space, area, things”), {{nv-prefix|l}} -l- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|ho|l}} ho- (“space, area, things”) + -l- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-zhin</i>}} -zhin, {{nv-link-to-stem|-zhin|neuter imperfective}} + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ</i>}} -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ|black|to be black}} root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} halzhin
  1. an area is black Derived forms: naalʼeełítsoh bitsiiʼ halzhinígíí
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    {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-zhin</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-zhin",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "+ -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of the",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ",
        "2": "black",
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      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -l- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ (black)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ho-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "naalʼeełítsoh bitsiiʼ halzhinígíí"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an area is black"
      ],
      "id": "en-halzhin-nv-verb-pgq5meSd",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "∅"
        },
        {
          "word": "d"
        },
        {
          "word": "-GAII"
        },
        {
          "word": "halgai"
        },
        {
          "word": "-BAʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "halbá"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "-CHIIʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "halchííʼ"
        },
        {
          "word": "-TSOII"
        },
        {
          "word": "haltso"
        },
        {
          "word": "l"
        },
        {
          "word": "-TŁʼIIZH"
        },
        {
          "word": "hodootłʼizh"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "halzhin"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "naalʼeełítsoh bitsiiʼ halzhinígíí"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "-l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -l- (classifier)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-zhin</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-zhin",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-zhin",
        "2": "neuter imperfective"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ",
        "2": "black",
        "3": "to be black"
      },
      "expansion": "root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -l- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "halzhin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "∅"
    },
    {
      "word": "d"
    },
    {
      "word": "-GAII"
    },
    {
      "word": "halgai"
    },
    {
      "word": "-BAʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "halbá"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ZHĮ́Į́ʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-CHIIʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "halchííʼ"
    },
    {
      "word": "-TSOII"
    },
    {
      "word": "haltso"
    },
    {
      "word": "l"
    },
    {
      "word": "-TŁʼIIZH"
    },
    {
      "word": "hodootłʼizh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ (black)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ho-",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an area is black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "halzhin"
}

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