díi
See also: dii
Haida
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]díi
- I (1st person singular personal pronoun, weak-B or strong-B)
- my (1st person possessive pronoun, weak-B)
Usage notes
[edit]- Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
- Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.
See also
[edit]Haida personal pronouns
Phalura
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Sanskrit ददाति (dadāti, “gives”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]díi (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling دی)
- to give, put
Inflection
[edit]T (Prs): dáanu, (Pfv): dítu, (Cv): de, (Imp): da
References
[edit]- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “díi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Postposition
[edit]díi (دی)
- from
- (out) of
- than
- with
References
[edit]- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “díi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 3
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]díi (intransitive, Perso-Arabic spelling دی)
- to fall, come upon, strike
Inflection
[edit]T (Prs): dáanu, (Pfv): dítu, (Cv): de