-GAN

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *ɢa̓nʸ (“to be dry”).

Cognate root found in Ahtna zggan (“it is dried”). See also Navajo asgąʼ (“dried remains”).

Root

-GAN

  1. to dry up, to wither, to dissecate
Theme Category Bases Transitive bases (O + ł)
Ø conversive

S dries up

  • biʼniigan (Ø-MOM)
  • niigan (ni-MOM)
  • yigan (CONCL)

S dries O up

Ø adjectival

S is dry, has dried up

Stem set
Aspect IMP PERF FUT ITER OPT
MOM / CONCL -gan -gan -gą́ą́ł -gą́ą́h -gan
NEUT - -gan - - -

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dry:

 

Antonyms

wet:

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GAN (wither)

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