Merge pull request #14997 from jpcody/nested_value_i18n

Include label value in i18n attribute lookup

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diff --git a/guides/source/i18n.md b/guides/source/i18n.md
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@@ -712,6 +712,19 @@ en:
 
 Then `User.model_name.human(count: 2)` will return "Dudes". With `count: 1` or without params will return "Dude".
 
+In the event you need to access nested attributes within a given model, you should nest these under `model/attribute` at the model level of your translation file:
+
+```yaml
+en:
+  activerecord:
+    attributes:
+      user/gender:
+        female: "Female"
+        male: "Male"
+```
+
+Then `User.human_attribute_name("gender.female")` will return "Female".
+
 #### Error Message Scopes
 
 Active Record validation error messages can also be translated easily. Active Record gives you a couple of namespaces where you can place your message translations in order to provide different messages and translation for certain models, attributes, and/or validations. It also transparently takes single table inheritance into account.