"nilį́" meaning in Navajo

See nilį́ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /nɪ̀lĩ́/
Etymology: ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of root -LĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be, to become”). Etymology templates: {{nv-prefix|ni|a}} ni- (modal), {{nv-prefix|3s}} ∅- (3rd person subject prefix), {{nv-prefix|∅}} -∅- (classifier), {{nv-prefixes|ni|3s|∅}} ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier), {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention" lang="nv">-lį́</i>}} -lį́, {{nv-link-to-stem|-lį́|neuter imperfective}} + -lį́ (neuter imperfective stem of, {{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": "ni",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- (modal)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "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": "<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": "<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": "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": "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": "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",
  "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "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"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪ̀lĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nilį́"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ni",
        "2": "a"
      },
      "expansion": "ni- (modal)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3s"
      },
      "expansion": "∅- (3rd person subject prefix)",
      "name": "nv-prefix"
    },
    {
      "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": "<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": "<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": "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": "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": "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",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "you are Navajo.",
          "text": "Diné nílį́",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he/she is (some thing, or some quality)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "is",
          "be#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪ̀lĩ́/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nilį́"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Navajo dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-03 using wiktextract (74c5344 and fb63907). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.