"nitsaa" meaning in Navajo

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Verb

Forms: ntsaa [alternative]
Etymology: ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsaa (neuter imperfective stem of the root -TSAA, “to be big”). Compare Dogrib nechà, Tanacross ncháax, Deg Xinag ngichox, Hupa nikya꞉w, Lower Tanana nechox, Western Apache nchaa, and Jicarilla ntsaa. 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 nowrap" lang="nv">-tsaa</i>}} -tsaa, {{nv-link-to-stem|-tsaa|neuter imperfective}} + -tsaa (neuter imperfective stem of the, {{nowrap|<i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="nv">-TSAA</i>}} -TSAA, {{nv-link-to-root|-TSAA|big|to be big}} root -TSAA, “to be big”), {{cog|dgr|nechà}} Dogrib nechà, {{cog|tcb|ncháax}} Tanacross ncháax, {{cog|ing|ngichox}} Deg Xinag ngichox, {{cog|hup|nikya꞉w}} Hupa nikya꞉w, {{cog|taa|nechox}} Lower Tanana nechox, {{cog|apw|nchaa}} Western Apache nchaa, {{cog|apj|ntsaa}} Jicarilla ntsaa Head templates: {{head|nv|verb}} nitsaa
  1. it (inanimate object) is big, large, huge Derived forms: ahéheeʼ nitsaago, Dibé Nitsaa, Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19, Dibé nitsaa hahoodzo, tahoniigááh ntsaaígíí (english: influenza) Related terms: nitsxaa, nitsxaaz, tsoh, áníłtso

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "∅-",
      "∅-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "∅-",
      "∅-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-tsaa",
      "-tsaa#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-TSAA",
      "-TSAA#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "nechà",
      "nechà#Dogrib"
    ],
    [
      "ncháax",
      "ncháax#Tanacross"
    ],
    [
      "ngichox",
      "ngichox#Deg_Xinag"
    ],
    [
      "nikya꞉w",
      "nikya꞉w#Hupa"
    ],
    [
      "nechox",
      "nechox#Lower_Tanana"
    ],
    [
      "nchaa",
      "nchaa#Western_Apache"
    ],
    [
      "ntsaa",
      "ntsaa#Jicarilla"
    ]
  ],
  "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 nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-tsaa</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-tsaa",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-tsaa",
        "2": "neuter imperfective"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -tsaa (neuter imperfective stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-TSAA</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-TSAA",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-TSAA",
        "2": "big",
        "3": "to be big"
      },
      "expansion": "root -TSAA, “to be big”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dgr",
        "2": "nechà"
      },
      "expansion": "Dogrib nechà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcb",
        "2": "ncháax"
      },
      "expansion": "Tanacross ncháax",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ing",
        "2": "ngichox"
      },
      "expansion": "Deg Xinag ngichox",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hup",
        "2": "nikya꞉w"
      },
      "expansion": "Hupa nikya꞉w",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "nechox"
      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana nechox",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "nchaa"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Apache nchaa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apj",
        "2": "ntsaa"
      },
      "expansion": "Jicarilla ntsaa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsaa (neuter imperfective stem of the root -TSAA, “to be big”). Compare Dogrib nechà, Tanacross ncháax, Deg Xinag ngichox, Hupa nikya꞉w, Lower Tanana nechox, Western Apache nchaa, and Jicarilla ntsaa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ntsaa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "nitsaa",
      "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 -TSAA (big)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "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"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ahéheeʼ nitsaago"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dibé Nitsaa"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dibé nitsaa hahoodzo"
        },
        {
          "english": "influenza",
          "translation": "influenza",
          "word": "tahoniigááh ntsaaígíí"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it (inanimate object) is big, large, huge"
      ],
      "id": "en-nitsaa-nv-verb-sdXE2gkC",
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "huge",
          "huge"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "nitsxaa"
        },
        {
          "word": "nitsxaaz"
        },
        {
          "word": "tsoh"
        },
        {
          "word": "áníłtso"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nitsaa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ahéheeʼ nitsaago"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dibé Nitsaa"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dibé nitsaa hahoodzo"
    },
    {
      "english": "influenza",
      "translation": "influenza",
      "word": "tahoniigááh ntsaaígíí"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "ni-",
      "ni-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "∅-",
      "∅-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "∅-",
      "∅-#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-tsaa",
      "-tsaa#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "-TSAA",
      "-TSAA#Navajo"
    ],
    [
      "nechà",
      "nechà#Dogrib"
    ],
    [
      "ncháax",
      "ncháax#Tanacross"
    ],
    [
      "ngichox",
      "ngichox#Deg_Xinag"
    ],
    [
      "nikya꞉w",
      "nikya꞉w#Hupa"
    ],
    [
      "nechox",
      "nechox#Lower_Tanana"
    ],
    [
      "nchaa",
      "nchaa#Western_Apache"
    ],
    [
      "ntsaa",
      "ntsaa#Jicarilla"
    ]
  ],
  "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 nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-tsaa</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-tsaa",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-tsaa",
        "2": "neuter imperfective"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -tsaa (neuter imperfective stem of the",
      "name": "nv-link-to-stem"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<i class=\"Latn mention nowrap\" lang=\"nv\">-TSAA</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "-TSAA",
      "name": "nowrap"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-TSAA",
        "2": "big",
        "3": "to be big"
      },
      "expansion": "root -TSAA, “to be big”)",
      "name": "nv-link-to-root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dgr",
        "2": "nechà"
      },
      "expansion": "Dogrib nechà",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcb",
        "2": "ncháax"
      },
      "expansion": "Tanacross ncháax",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ing",
        "2": "ngichox"
      },
      "expansion": "Deg Xinag ngichox",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hup",
        "2": "nikya꞉w"
      },
      "expansion": "Hupa nikya꞉w",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "taa",
        "2": "nechox"
      },
      "expansion": "Lower Tanana nechox",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apw",
        "2": "nchaa"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Apache nchaa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "apj",
        "2": "ntsaa"
      },
      "expansion": "Jicarilla ntsaa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ni- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -tsaa (neuter imperfective stem of the root -TSAA, “to be big”). Compare Dogrib nechà, Tanacross ncháax, Deg Xinag ngichox, Hupa nikya꞉w, Lower Tanana nechox, Western Apache nchaa, and Jicarilla ntsaa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ntsaa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "nitsaa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nitsxaa"
    },
    {
      "word": "nitsxaaz"
    },
    {
      "word": "tsoh"
    },
    {
      "word": "áníłtso"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo lemmas",
        "Navajo terms belonging to the root -TSAA (big)",
        "Navajo terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ni- (modal)",
        "Navajo terms prefixed with ∅- (classifier)",
        "Navajo verbs",
        "Navajo verbs in the neuter imperfective (ni) aspect",
        "Navajo verbs used in third person only",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it (inanimate object) is big, large, huge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "huge",
          "huge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nitsaa"
}

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