"niʼ" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*nʸənˀ||earth, world, ground, floor}} Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun}} niʼ
  1. ground, earth, world
    Sense id: en-niʼ-nv-noun-Fbg9F8WZ
  2. floor
    Sense id: en-niʼ-nv-noun-o-H0k1sJ
  3. (Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story
    Sense id: en-niʼ-nv-noun-KFWcPYk8 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo particles, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 80 11 5 2 Disambiguation of Navajo particles: 2 2 86 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 4 74 9 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 81 7 4 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Niʼ Haltsooí (english: Yellow World), Niʼ Hodiłhił (english: Black World), Niʼ Hodisxǫs (english: Glittering World), Niʼ Hodootłʼizh (english: Blue World)

Particle

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*nʸənˀ||earth, world, ground, floor}} Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”) Head templates: {{head|nv|particle}} niʼ
  1. the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased
    Sense id: en-niʼ-nv-particle-SxFuPAZt
  2. former
    Sense id: en-niʼ-nv-particle-KjZDBjXn
  3. nonexistent
    Sense id: en-niʼ-nv-particle-eUW8LW5P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ńtʼééʼ Related terms: łeezh, shíniʼ
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Yellow World",
      "word": "Niʼ Haltsooí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Black World",
      "word": "Niʼ Hodiłhił"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Glittering World",
      "word": "Niʼ Hodisxǫs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Blue World",
      "word": "Niʼ Hodootłʼizh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*nʸənˀ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earth, world, ground, floor"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "niʼ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "on Earth",
          "text": "niʼ bikááʼ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ground, earth, world"
      ],
      "id": "en-niʼ-nv-noun-Fbg9F8WZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The floor in the house is very cold.",
          "text": "Hooghan góneʼ niʼgóó ayóo sikʼaz.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "floor"
      ],
      "id": "en-niʼ-nv-noun-o-H0k1sJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "floor",
          "floor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 80 11 5 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 86 5 3 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 74 9 5 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 81 7 4 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story"
      ],
      "id": "en-niʼ-nv-noun-KFWcPYk8",
      "qualifier": "Mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "niʼ"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*nʸənˀ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earth, world, ground, floor"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "niʼ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "łeezh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "shíniʼ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased"
      ],
      "id": "en-niʼ-nv-particle-SxFuPAZt",
      "links": [
        [
          "the late",
          "late#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "deceased",
          "deceased"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "former"
      ],
      "id": "en-niʼ-nv-particle-KjZDBjXn",
      "links": [
        [
          "former",
          "former"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nonexistent"
      ],
      "id": "en-niʼ-nv-particle-eUW8LW5P",
      "links": [
        [
          "nonexistent",
          "nonexistent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ńtʼééʼ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niʼ"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Navajo particles",
    "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Yellow World",
      "word": "Niʼ Haltsooí"
    },
    {
      "english": "Black World",
      "word": "Niʼ Hodiłhił"
    },
    {
      "english": "Glittering World",
      "word": "Niʼ Hodisxǫs"
    },
    {
      "english": "Blue World",
      "word": "Niʼ Hodootłʼizh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*nʸənˀ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earth, world, ground, floor"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "niʼ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "on Earth",
          "text": "niʼ bikááʼ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ground, earth, world"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The floor in the house is very cold.",
          "text": "Hooghan góneʼ niʼgóó ayóo sikʼaz.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "floor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "floor",
          "floor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story"
      ],
      "qualifier": "Mythology",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Mythology) one of the four Worlds in Navajo creation story"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "niʼ"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Navajo particles",
    "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*nʸənˀ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "earth, world, ground, floor"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸənˀ (“earth, world, ground, floor”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "niʼ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "łeezh"
    },
    {
      "word": "shíniʼ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the late (following the name of a recently deceased person), deceased"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "the late",
          "late#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "deceased",
          "deceased"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "former"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "former",
          "former"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nonexistent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nonexistent",
          "nonexistent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ńtʼééʼ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niʼ"
}

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