dinilzhin

Navajo

Etymology

dini- (“approximate color”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -zhin (neuter imperfective stem of root -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, “to be black”).

Verb

dinilzhin

1. it is dark gray, dark brown

Usage notes

This is a neuter verb that uses only the imperfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dinishzhin	diniilzhin	dadiniilzhin
2nd person	dinílzhin	dinołzhin	dadinołzhin
3rd person	dinilzhin		dadinilzhin
4th person	dizhnilzhin		dazhdinilzhin

See also

Colors in Navajo · nidaashchʼąąʼígíí (layout · text)

łigai	łibá (dark gray: dinilzhin)	łizhin
łichííʼ	łichxíʼí (light orange: diniltsxo); dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizh (dark brown: dinilzhin)	łitso (light yellow: diniltso); dinilgai
	dinooltłʼizh, chʼilgo dootłʼizh
dootłʼizhii	yágo dootłʼizh	dootłʼizh
diłhiłgo dootłʼizh	tsédídéehgo dootłʼizh	dinilchííʼ