sinil

Navajo

Etymology

si- (modal) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -nil (neuter perfective stem of root -NIL, “to handle several objects”).

Verb

sinil

1. they lie somewhere, are located somewhere (a group of several, separable and visually countable objects)

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person and refers to a single group. For multiple groups, use the verb naaznil.

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

Derived terms

• Béésh Sinil (“Winslow, Arizona”)
• iiʼsinil

See also

• shijaaʼ
• shijool
• siką́
• silá
• sitą́
• sitį́
• sitłééʼ
• siyį́
• siziid
• siłtsooz
• siʼą́