"nihoolzhish" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: ni- + ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhish (cursive progressive stem of the root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”); alternatively, ni- + hoolzhish. Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|ho|a}} ho- (“space, area, things”), {{nv-prefix|yi-prog-oo}} -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|l}} -l- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|ho|yi-prog-oo|l}} ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-zhish</i>}} -zhish, {{nv-link-to-stem|-zhish|cursive progressive}} + -zhish (cursive progressive stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-ZHIIZH</i>}} -ZHIIZH, {{nv-link-to-root|-ZHIIZH|time passes|time passes}} root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”), {{af|nv|ni-|hoolzhish}} ni- + hoolzhish Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} nihoolzhish
  1. time passes
    Sense id: en-nihoolzhish-nv-verb-vd92kmU3 Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (time passes), Navajo terms prefixed with ho-, Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier), Navajo terms prefixed with ni-, Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive), Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect, Navajo verbs used in third person only, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "ho-",
      "ho-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "oo-",
      "oo-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "l-",
      "l-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-zhish",
      "-zhish#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-ZHIIZH",
      "-ZHIIZH#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "hoolzhish",
      "hoolzhish#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”)",
      "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": "ho",
        "2": "yi-prog-oo",
        "3": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-zhish</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-zhish",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-zhish",
        "2": "cursive progressive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -zhish (cursive progressive stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-ZHIIZH</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZHIIZH",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ZHIIZH",
        "2": "time passes",
        "3": "time passes"
      },
      "expansion": "root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ni-",
        "3": "hoolzhish"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- + hoolzhish",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ni- + ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhish (cursive progressive stem of the root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”); alternatively, ni- + hoolzhish.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "nihoolzhish",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "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 -ZHIIZH (time passes)",
          "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": "Navajo terms prefixed with ni-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs used in third person only",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time passes"
      ],
      "id": "en-nihoolzhish-nv-verb-vd92kmU3",
      "links": [
        [
          "passes",
          "passes"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nihoolzhish"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "ho-",
      "ho-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "oo-",
      "oo-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "l-",
      "l-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-zhish",
      "-zhish#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-ZHIIZH",
      "-ZHIIZH#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "hoolzhish",
      "hoolzhish#Navajo"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ho",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”)",
      "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": "ho",
        "2": "yi-prog-oo",
        "3": "l"
      },
      "expansion": "ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-zhish</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-zhish",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-zhish",
        "2": "cursive progressive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -zhish (cursive progressive stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-ZHIIZH</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-ZHIIZH",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ZHIIZH",
        "2": "time passes",
        "3": "time passes"
      },
      "expansion": "root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
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        "3": "hoolzhish"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ni- + ho- (“space, area, things”) + -oo- (yi-progressive 3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhish (cursive progressive stem of the root -ZHIIZH, “time passes”); alternatively, ni- + hoolzhish.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "nihoolzhish",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHIIZH (time passes)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ho-",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with l- (classifier)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ni-",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with yi- (progressive)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the progressive (yi) aspect",
        "Navajo verbs used in third person only",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time passes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "passes",
          "passes"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nihoolzhish"
}

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