"shaazh" meaning in Navajo

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Athabaskan *xʸaˑš. Related to the root -ZHASH (“to tie, knot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nv|ath-pro|*xʸaˑš}} Proto-Athabaskan *xʸaˑš, {{nv-root|-ZHASH|knot|to tie, knot}} -ZHASH (“to tie, knot”) Head templates: {{head|nv|noun|possessed form|bizhaazh}} shaazh (possessed form bizhaazh) Forms: bizhaazh [possessed-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], shizhaazh [first-person, singular], nihizhaazh [duoplural, first-person], danihizhaazh [first-person, plural], nizhaazh [second-person, singular], nihizhaazh [duoplural, second-person], danihizhaazh [plural, second-person], bizhaazh [third-person], yizhaazh [fourth-person], hazhaazh [fourth-person], azhaazh [indefinite]
  1. knot
    Sense id: en-shaazh-nv-noun-7FgNHiNc Categories (other): Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHASH (knot) Disambiguation of Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHASH (knot): 85 15
  2. callous
    Sense id: en-shaazh-nv-noun-KZETXSJg Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ZHASH",
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *xʸaˑš. Related to the root -ZHASH (“to tie, knot”).",
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hazhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Navajo",
  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
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          "name": "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHASH (knot)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knot"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "knot",
          "knot"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "15 85",
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          "name": "Navajo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "callous"
      ],
      "id": "en-shaazh-nv-noun-KZETXSJg",
      "links": [
        [
          "callous",
          "callous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shaazh"
}
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    "Navajo lemmas",
    "Navajo nouns",
    "Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZHASH (knot)",
    "Navajo terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Navajo terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nv",
        "2": "ath-pro",
        "3": "*xʸaˑš"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "to tie, knot"
      },
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      "name": "nv-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Athabaskan *xʸaˑš. Related to the root -ZHASH (“to tie, knot”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bizhaazh",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "first-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "duoplural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "danihizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yizhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hazhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "fourth-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "azhaazh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "nv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "possessed form",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knot",
          "knot"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "callous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "callous",
          "callous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shaazh"
}

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