mazinibii’an
Ojibwe edit
Etymology edit
mazin- (“image, fancy, figured”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)
Verb edit
mazinibii’an (stem mazinibii’-, changed conjunct form mezinibii’ang)
- draw
- Ogii-mazinibii’aan indengwaan ’a gwiiwizhenzhish.
- A little boy sketched my face.
Derived terms edit
- mazinibii’amaw (“draw for (someone)”)
- mazinibii’igaade (“be drawn, they draw it, inanimate subject”)
- mazinibii’igaazo (“be drawn, they draw it/her/him, animate subject”)
- mazinibiiʼigan (“drawing, sketch, design”)
- mazinibii’ige (“draw, paint a picture)”)
Related terms edit
- mazinibiiʼ (“draw, paint a picture of, animate object”)
References edit
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mazinibii-an-vti