náas nose

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form ناس
Phonetic Form náas
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): nastí
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form *nastī- 'nose' (T: 7031)
Variant Form(s) nas (Biori)
    • nose
      • Example 660:
        insaán nastí deé šiíš ghináanu.
        insaán
        human
        nast
        nose
        -í
        -obl
        deé
        by
        šiíš
        breath
        ghin
        take
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Man breathes through the nose.
        Source: A:Q9.0558
      • Example 1129:
        so teeṇíi náas karooṛáanu.
        so
        3MSG.nom
        teeṇíi
        refl
        nast
        nose
        karooṛé
        dig.out
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He is scratching his nose.
        Source: A:Q2.007

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