áláshgaan
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From álaʼ (“hand”) + -sh- (ligature) + -gan (“dried up”, from -GAN, “to wither”) + -ii (nominalizing suffix).
Noun
[edit]áláshgaan
- (anatomy) fingernail
- (anatomy) claw, pincer
Inflection
[edit]| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shíláshgaan | nihíláshgaan | danihíláshgaan |
| 2nd person | níláshgaan | nihíláshgaan | danihíláshgaan |
| 3rd person | bíláshgaan | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yíláshgaan | ||
| 4th person (3a) | háláshgaan | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | áláshgaan | ||