Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
-ZĮĮD. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
-ZĮĮD, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
-ZĮĮD in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
-ZĮĮD you have here. The definition of the word
-ZĮĮD will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
-ZĮĮD, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *zən (“to think”). Relates to the mind.
Cognate root found in Ahtna nizen (“he thinks”), Chipewyan yɛnɛsθən (“I think”), Gwich'in yiyindhan (“he wants it”).
Root
-ZĮĮD
- to think, to want, to know
| Theme
|
Category
|
Bases
|
Corresponding active base
|
| ∅
|
|
S feels, thinks, is aware
|
|
|
|
|
|
| d
|
|
S thinks
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ho + ł
|
|
S causes feeling
|
|
|
|
|
|
| yíní + ł
|
|
S keeps O in a condition
|
|
|
|
|
|
| P-éé + ho + ł
|
|
S knows P (a person)
|
- ↳ ádééhoolzįįh (+d refl.)
- ↳ ahééhoolzįįh (+d recip.)
|
|
|
|
|
| P-éé + ho + ∅
|
|
there is knowledge about P
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stem set
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Synonyms
to know:
-
to want:
to think:
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZĮĮD (know)