binááʼ

Navajo

Etymology

bi- (“his, her, their, its”) + anááʼ (“eye, seed”)

Noun

binááʼ

1. his eye
2. its seed (plant seed, seeds of trees other than fruit trees)
3. acorn

Inflection

Possessives of binááʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shinááʼ	nihinááʼ	danihinááʼ
2nd person	ninááʼ	nihinááʼ	danihinááʼ
3rd person	binááʼ
4th person (3o)	yinááʼ
4th person (3a)	hanááʼ
Indefinite (3i)	anááʼ

Synonyms

• (seeds of fruit trees, pits, stones): akʼǫ́ǫ́ʼ
• (seeds of grain, garden vegetable): álástsiiʼ
• (acorn): chéchʼil binááʼ
• (seeds of cultivated plants such as corn, grain, garden crops): kʼeelyéí

Derived terms

• Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé
• chéchʼil binááʼ (“acorn”)