ozhibii’an

Ojibwe

Etymology

oN- (“arrange, form”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

ozhibii’an (stem ozhibii’-, changed conjunct form wezhibii’ang)

1. write (down), jot down

   Indaga go maajinizha'an iwe maajiibii'igan gaa-ozhibii’amaan bijiinaago.

   Go send off that letter I wrote yesterday.

2. sign

Derived terms

• ozhibii’amaw (“write for (someone)”)
• ozhibii’igaade (“be written, they write it, inanimate subject”)
• ozhibii’igaazo (“be written down, as on a list, they write it/her/him down, animate subject”)
• ozhibii’igan (“mail, piece of writing, something written down”)
• ozhibii’ige (“write, write down (unspecified things)”)

Related terms

• ozhibiiʼ (“write down, vote for, animate object”)

See also

• daangigwanenan (“sign”)

References

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