"sin" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

IPA: [sɪ̀n]
Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *xʸən (“shaman's power, medicine, song”). Related to -YĮĮD (“to be holy”), from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣʸən (“to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers”). Compare Ahtna sen (“spiritual power, medicine”), Koyukon sən (“shaman's spirit”), Gwich'in shan (“shamanism, magic”), Tlingit shí, shī, shi(n) (“sing, song”), Eyak tsį, Dena'ina shen, Galice šan (“song”), Lipan shį̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*xʸən||shaman's power, medicine, song}} Proto-Athabaskan *xʸən (“shaman's power, medicine, song”), {{m|nv|-YĮĮD||to be holy}} -YĮĮD (“to be holy”), {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*ɣʸən||to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers}} Proto-Athabaskan *ɣʸən (“to act as a shaman, to be endowed with supernatural powers”), {{cog|aht|sen||spiritual power, medicine}} Ahtna sen (“spiritual power, medicine”), {{cog|koy|sən||shaman's spirit}} Koyukon sən (“shaman's spirit”), {{cog|gwi|shan||shamanism, magic}} Gwich'in shan (“shamanism, magic”), {{cog|tli|shí}} Tlingit shí, {{m|tli|shī}} shī, {{cog|eya|tsį}} Eyak tsį, {{cog|tfn|shen}} Dena'ina shen, {{cog|gce|šan||song}} Galice šan (“song”), {{cog|apl|shį̀}} Lipan shį̀ Head templates: {{head|nv|noun|possessed form|biyiin}} sin (possessed form biyiin) Forms: biyiin [possessed-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], shiyiin [first-person, singular], nihiyiin [duoplural, first-person], danihiyiin [first-person, plural], niyiin [second-person, singular], nihiyiin [duoplural, second-person], danihiyiin [plural, second-person], biyiin [third-person], yiyiin [fourth-person], hayiin [fourth-person], ayiin [indefinite]
  1. song Categories (topical): Singing

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        "3": "*xʸən",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "-YĮĮD (“to be holy”)",
      "name": "m"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tlingit shí",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
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      },
      "expansion": "shī",
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        "1": "eya",
        "2": "tsį"
      },
      "expansion": "Eyak tsį",
      "name": "cog"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "nv-pos-lowtone",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
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      "form": "danihiyiin",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "nihiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hayiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nv",
          "name": "Singing",
          "orig": "nv:Singing",
          "parents": [
            "Music",
            "Talking",
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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          "song",
          "song"
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      "ipa": "[sɪ̀n]"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "spiritual power, medicine"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "koy",
        "2": "sən",
        "3": "",
        "4": "shaman's spirit"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gwi",
        "2": "shan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "shamanism, magic"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
        "2": "shí"
      },
      "expansion": "Tlingit shí",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tli",
        "2": "shī"
      },
      "expansion": "shī",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eya",
        "2": "tsį"
      },
      "expansion": "Eyak tsį",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tfn",
        "2": "shen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dena'ina shen",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gce",
        "2": "šan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "song"
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      "expansion": "Galice šan (“song”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "apl",
        "2": "shį̀"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "biyiin",
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nv-pos-lowtone",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yiyiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hayiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayiin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "possessed form",
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      },
      "expansion": "sin (possessed form biyiin)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
        "Navajo entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Navajo lemmas",
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        "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
        "Navajo terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "song"
      ],
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          "song",
          "song"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ̀n]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sin"
}

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