dbenmaa
Definition:
own sth. (an.)
Body
dbenmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndibenmaa;
>3sCCONJ debenmaat;
>2sIMP dbenim; 1 own sth. (an.). Mii aniw bebezhig debenimaawaajig aninaatigoon niizh.
>Those were the two hard maple trees which they owned, one each. AW1941.rn. Gego ngoji pagnaa-ke giwi mnjikaawnak; Joe niwi dibenmaan.
>Don't throw those mitts away; those are Joe's. MC2005.cs. 2 dominate smb.. Zhwenmishnaang dash debenminaang.
>Have Thou pity on us now Who art Lord of us all. AM1937.rs.
>Partner: dbendaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: dibenim.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72992972364n
GKS Reference Number:
14075