binááʼ
Appearance
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bi- (“his, her, their, its”) + anááʼ (“eye, seed”)
Noun
[edit]binááʼ
Inflection
[edit]possessives of binááʼ
singular | duoplural | plural | |
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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
[edit]- (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
[edit]- Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé
- chéchʼil binááʼ (“acorn”)