yiʼdiníłdíín

Etymology

bi- (3rd person indirect object prefix) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -di- (“fire”) + -yíní- (“directed at”) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -ł- (classifier, causative) + -díín (imperfective stem of root -DÍÍN, “light shines”).

Verb

yiʼdiníłdíín

  1. he/she shines a light at it

References

  • Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 214.
  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 140
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