naaltsoos

Navajo

Etymology

na- (“around, about”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -l- (classifier) + -tsoos (“carry a flat flexible object”, imperfective verb stem)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

naaltsoos

1. Simple passive form of neiłtsoos (“a flat flexible object is being carried around”)

Noun

naaltsoos

1. papers, documentation, printed material:
   1. book
   2. encyclopedia
   3. mail, letter, paper, page
   4. chart
   5. transcript
   6. ballot

Inflection

possessives of naaltsoos

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shinaaltsoos	nihinaaltsoos	danihinaaltsoos
2nd person	ninaaltsoos	nihinaaltsoos	danihinaaltsoos
3rd person	binaaltsoos
4th person (3o)	yinaaltsoos
4th person (3a)	hanaaltsoos
Indefinite (3i)	anaaltsoos

Derived terms

• aseezį́ binaaltsoos (“newspaper”)
• naaltsoos ahiʼnííł (“election”)
• naaltsoos biniiʼ (“Facebook”)
• naaltsoos dildoní (“fireworks”)
• naaltsoos saad bee siʼánígíí (“dictionary”)
• naaltsoos wóltaʼí (“magazine”)
• naanish binaaltsoos (“Social Security card”)