bighádiʼníłdíín

Etymology

bighá- (through it) + -di- (“fire”) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ní- (ni-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -díín (imperfective stem of root -DÍÍN, “light shines”).

Verb

bighádiʼníłdíín

  1. to shine a light through it

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 139
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