jeeh

Navajo

Etymology 1

From the root -JÉÉʼ (“to adhere”)

Noun

jeeh

resin, pitch, wax, gum, sap
chewing gum

Inflection

possessives of jeeh

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shijeeh	nihijeeh	danihijeeh
2nd person	nijeeh	nihijeeh	danihijeeh
3rd person	bijeeh
4th person (3o)	yijeeh
4th person (3a)	hajeeh
Indefinite (3i)	ajeeh

Derived terms

bijeeh
tsísʼná bijeeh
jeełigai

Etymology 2

Contraction of ajaaʼ (“ear”) + -iih (“into”)

Adverb

jeeh

into the ear

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