álázhoozh

Navajo

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʔɑ́lɑ́ʒòːʒ/

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Noun

álázhoozh

1. finger
2. phalanges of the hand
3. metacarpals of the hand

Inflection

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

• álánééz

Antonyms

• álágiizh (“space between the fingers”)