sǫʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Navajo

Etymology

Cognate with Tsuut'ina sʊ́n, Chipewyan tθʊ́n, Beaver sʊ́n, Carrier sʊm, Sekani sʊm, Ahtna sonʼ, and with Ket qòʁ.

Related with the root -SǪS (“to glitter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sõ̀ʔ/

Noun

sǫʼ (possessed form bizǫʼ)

1. star (celestial body)

   shizǫʼ yę́ę! ― oh my stars!

Inflection

possessives of sǫʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shizǫʼ	nihizǫʼ	danihizǫʼ
2nd person	nizǫʼ	nihizǫʼ	danihizǫʼ
3rd person	bizǫʼ
4th person (3o)	yizǫʼ
4th person (3a)	hazǫʼ
Indefinite (3i)	azǫʼ

Derived terms

• sǫʼ nanidéhígíí (“meteor”)
• Sǫʼtah Anah
• tsésǫʼ (“glass”)