atsiiʼ

Navajo

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Athabaskan *tsi̓ (“head”). Compare also Ket тыʼ (təˀ).

Noun

atsiiʼ

1. (anatomy) hair (of the head)

   Bitsiiʼ ayóó áníłnéezgo tʼóó baa yánízin. ― He’s ashamed of his long hair.

2. (anatomy) head

Inflection

possessives of atsiiʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	sitsiiʼ	nihitsiiʼ	danihitsiiʼ
2nd person	nitsiiʼ	nihitsiiʼ	danihitsiiʼ
3rd person	bitsiiʼ
4th person (3o)	yitsiiʼ
4th person (3a)	hatsiiʼ
Indefinite (3i)	atsiiʼ

See also

• ákáshtłʼo (“body hair”)