álázhoozh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]álaʼ (“hand”) + -zhoozh (perfective verb stem meaning a group of slender things that are arranged side-by-side in parallel), from Proto-Athabaskan *zhu̓zh, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *shuʼsh (possibly meaning to “move or lie in a bunch or pile”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]álázhoozh
- finger
- phalanges of the hand
- metacarpals of the hand
Inflection
[edit]possessives of álázhoozh
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shílázhoozh | nihílázhoozh | danihílázhoozh |
| 2nd person | nílázhoozh | nihílázhoozh | danihílázhoozh |
| 3rd person | bílázhoozh | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yílázhoozh | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hálázhoozh | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | álázhoozh | ||
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- álágiizh (“space between the fingers”)