tsin naaʼeeł

Navajo

Alternative forms

• tsinaaʼeeł

Etymology

tsin (“tree timber”) + naaʼeeł (“it floats”)

Noun

tsin naaʼeeł

1. ship, vessel
2. boat
3. canoe
4. raft

Inflection

Possessives of tsin naaʼeeł

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	sitsin naaʼeeł	nihitsin naaʼeeł	danihitsin naaʼeeł
2nd person	nitsin naaʼeeł	nihitsin naaʼeeł	danihitsin naaʼeeł
3rd person	bitsin naaʼeeł
4th person (3o)	yitsin naaʼeeł
4th person (3a)	hatsin naaʼeeł
Indefinite (3i)	atsin naaʼeeł

Derived terms

• tsin naaʼeeł chidí naatʼaʼí bee nágéhé (“aircraft carrier”)
• tsin naaʼeeł hééł bee nágéhé (“cargo ship”)
• tsin naaʼeeł nineezígíí (“canoe”)
• tsin naaʼeeł táłtłʼááh naagháhígíí (“submarine”)