diyin

See also dīyīn

Navajo

Noun

diyin

1. the holy being, supernatural being
2. holy

Derived terms

• Diyin Ayóó Átʼéii
• diyinígíí
• diyinii

Etymology

di- (“sanctity”) + -ni- (“adjectival”) + -Ø- (“3rd person subject prefix”) + -Ø- (“classifier”) + -yin (“imperfective verb stem”)

Verb

diyin

1. it is sacred
2. he/she is holy

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

IMPERFECTIVE	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	dinishyin	diniigin	dadiniigin
2nd person	diníyin	dinohyin	dadinohyin
3rd person	diyin		dadiyin
4th person	jidiyin		dazhdiyin