mazinibii’an

Ojibwe

Etymology

mazin- (“image, fancy, figured”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

mazinibii’an (stem mazinibii’-, changed conjunct form mezinibii’ang)

1. draw

   Ogii-mazinibii’aan indengwaan ’a gwiiwizhenzhish.

   A little boy sketched my face.

Derived terms

• mazinibii’amaw (“draw for (someone)”)
• mazinibii’igaade (“be drawn, they draw it, inanimate subject”)
• mazinibii’igaazo (“be drawn, they draw it/her/him, animate subject”)
• mazinibiiʼigan (“drawing, sketch, design”)
• mazinibii’ige (“draw, paint a picture)”)

Related terms

• mazinibiiʼ (“draw, paint a picture of, animate object”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mazinibii-an-vti