ozhibii’an

Ojibwe

Etymology

oN- (“arrange, form”) + -bii’ (“act on by writing or drawing”) + -an (vti class marker)

Verb

ozhibii’an (stem ozhibii’-, changed conjunct form wezhibii’ang)

  1. write (down), jot down
    Indaga go maajinizha'an iwe maajiibii'igan gaa-ozhibii’amaan bijiinaago.
    Go send off that letter I wrote yesterday.
  2. sign

Derived terms
  • ozhibii’amaw (“write for (someone)”)
  • ozhibii’igaade (“be written, they write it, inanimate subject”)
  • ozhibii’igaazo (“be written down, as on a list, they write it/her/him down, animate subject”)
  • ozhibii’igan (“mail, piece of writing, something written down”)
  • ozhibii’ige (“write, write down (unspecified things)”)
  • ozhibiiʼ (“write down, vote for, animate object”)

See also
  • daangigwanenan (“sign”)

References
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