"nilį́" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Etymology: ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”). Etymology templates: {{m|nv|ni-|pos=modal}} ni- (modal), {{nv-prefix|ni|a}} ni- (modal), {{m|nv|-∅-|pos=3rd person subject prefix}} -∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|3s}} -∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{m|nv|∅-|pos=classifier}} ∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefix|∅}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|ni|3s|∅}} ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{m|nv|-lį́}} -lį́, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-lį́</i>}} -lį́, {{nv-link-to-stem|-lį́|neuter imperfective}} + -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of, {{m|nv|-LĮ́Į́ʼ}} -LĮ́Į́ʼ, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-LĮ́Į́ʼ</i>}} -LĮ́Į́ʼ, {{nv-link-to-root|-LĮ́Į́ʼ|become|to be, to become}} root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”) Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} nilį́ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nishłį́ [first-person, singular], niidlį́ [duoplural, first-person], daniidlį́ [first-person, plural], nílį́ [second-person, singular], nohłį́ [duoplural, second-person], danohłį́ [plural, second-person], nilį́ [duoplural, singular, third-person], danilį́ [plural, third-person], jílį́ [duoplural, fourth-person, singular], dajílį́ [fourth-person, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sélį́į́ʼ [first-person, perfective, singular], siidlį́į́ʼ [duoplural, first-person, perfective], dasiidlį́į́ʼ [first-person, perfective, plural], sínílį́į́ʼ [perfective, second-person, singular], soolį́į́ʼ [duoplural, perfective, second-person], dasoolį́į́ʼ [perfective, plural, second-person], silį́į́ʼ [duoplural, perfective, singular, third-person], dazlį́į́ʼ [perfective, plural, third-person], jizlį́į́ʼ [duoplural, fourth-person, perfective, singular], dajizlį́į́ʼ [fourth-person, perfective, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], deeshłeeł [first-person, future, singular], diidleeł [duoplural, first-person, future], dadiidleeł [first-person, future, plural], dííleeł [future, second-person, singular], doohłeeł [duoplural, future, second-person], dadoohłeeł [future, plural, second-person], dooleeł [duoplural, future, singular, third-person], dadooleeł [future, plural, third-person], jidooleeł [duoplural, fourth-person, future, singular], dazhdooleeł [fourth-person, future, plural]
  1. he/she is (some thing, or some quality) Related terms: átʼé, hólǫ́, yileeh

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ni-",
        "pos": "modal"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- (modal)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ni",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- (modal)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-∅-",
        "pos": "3rd person subject prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "∅-",
        "pos": "classifier"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "∅"
      },
      "expansion": "-∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ni",
        "2": "3s",
        "3": "∅"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier)",
      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-lį́"
      },
      "expansion": "-lį́",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-lį́</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-lį́",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-lį́",
        "2": "neuter imperfective"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ"
      },
      "expansion": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-LĮ́Į́ʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ",
        "2": "become",
        "3": "to be, to become"
      },
      "expansion": "root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-verbtable",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nishłį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niidlį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniidlį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nílį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nohłį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danohłį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nilį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danilį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jílį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajílį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-verbtable",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sélį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "siidlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dasiidlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sínílį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soolį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dasoolį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "silį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jizlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajizlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-verbtable",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deeshłeeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diidleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadiidleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dííleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doohłeeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadoohłeeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jidooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazhdooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "nilį́",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -LĮ́Į́ʼ (become)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "you are Navajo.",
          "text": "Diné nílį́",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is (some thing, or some quality)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nilį́-nv-verb-2W8y9i8q",
      "links": [
        [
          "is",
          "be#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "átʼé"
        },
        {
          "word": "hólǫ́"
        },
        {
          "word": "yileeh"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nilį́"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ni-",
        "pos": "modal"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- (modal)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ni",
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      "expansion": "-∅- (classifier)",
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      "name": "nv-prefixes"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-lį́"
      },
      "expansion": "-lį́",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-lį́</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-lį́",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-lį́",
        "2": "neuter imperfective"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ"
      },
      "expansion": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"nv\">-LĮ́Į́ʼ</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-LĮ́Į́ʼ",
        "2": "become",
        "3": "to be, to become"
      },
      "expansion": "root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ni- (modal) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-verbtable",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nishłį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niidlį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daniidlį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nílį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nohłį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danohłį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nilį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danilį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jílį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajílį́",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-verbtable",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sélį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "siidlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dasiidlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sínílį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soolį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dasoolį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "silį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jizlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dajizlį́į́ʼ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-verbtable",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deeshłeeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diidleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person",
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadiidleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dííleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doohłeeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadoohłeeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dadooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jidooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dazhdooleeł",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "nilį́",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "átʼé"
    },
    {
      "word": "hólǫ́"
    },
    {
      "word": "yileeh"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -LĮ́Į́ʼ (become)",
        "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
        "Navajo terms with usage examples",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "you are Navajo.",
          "text": "Diné nílį́",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is (some thing, or some quality)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "is",
          "be#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nilį́"
}
{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'NEUTER IMP'",
  "path": [
    "nilį́"
  ],
  "section": "Navajo",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "nilį́",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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