-GAN

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gan"

Navajo

Etymology

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

Cognate root found in Ahtna ggan (“dry”). See also Navajo asgąʼ (“dried remains”).

Root

-GAN

1. to dry up, to wither, to desiccate

Theme	Category	Bases	Transitive bases (O + ł)
∅	conversive	S dries up biʼniigan (∅-MOM) niigan (ni-MOM) yigan (CONCL)	S dries O up yiʼniiłgan — yiłgan
∅	adjectival	S is dry, has dried up sigan (NEUT)

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Iterative	Optative
Momentaneous/Conclusive	-gan	-gan	-gą́ą́ł	-gą́ą́h	-gan
Neuter	—	-gan	—	—	—

See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.

Synonyms

dry:

• -TSEII

 

Antonyms

wet:

• -TŁÉÉʼ

 

Derived terms

Navajo terms belonging to the root -GAN (wither)

akéshgaan

asgąʼ

biʼniigan

sigan

Tó Bééhwíisganí

yigan

yiłgan

áláshgaan