afa
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
afa
Afar[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Probably related to áf (“mouth”). Cognates include Somali afáaf and Saho afá.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
afá
Noun[edit]
afá f (plural afoofí f or afoofá f)
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural afoofí is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá is used in the northern dialects.
Declension[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
áfa
- predicative of áf
References[edit]
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 33
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 37
Ewe[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
afa
- divination (clarification of this definition is needed)
Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
afa
- indefinite accusative singular of afi
- indefinite dative singular of afi
- indefinite genitive singular of afi
- indefinite accusative plural of afi
- indefinite genitive plural of afi
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tobelo [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
afa (first-person possessive afaku, second-person possessive afamu, third-person possessive afanya)
Further reading[edit]
- “afa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Iraqw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf, from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Afar afa, Dahalo ʔáfo, Beja yēf, Oromo afaan, Somali af, Gedeo afo'o and Saho af, furthermore Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) and Arabic فَم (fam).
Noun[edit]
afa m (plural afee f)
References[edit]
- Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 1
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
afa f (plural afe)
- sultriness, sultry weather, muggy weather
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- afa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the uncommon Ancient Greek term ἁφή (haphḗ, “fine dust sprinkled on the body during athletic contests”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
afa f (genitive afae); first declension
- dust
- (Can we date this quote?), Passio sanctarum perpetuae et felicitatis, book ten, quoted in Thomas J. Heffernan's The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity:
- Et expoliata sum, et facta sum masculus, et coeperunt me favisores mei oleo defricare, quomodo solent in agone; et illum contra Egyptium video in afa voluntantem.
- (Can we date this quote?), Passio sanctarum perpetuae et felicitatis, book ten, quoted in Thomas J. Heffernan's The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity:
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | afa | afae |
Genitive | afae | afārum |
Dative | afae | afīs |
Accusative | afam | afās |
Ablative | afā | afīs |
Vocative | afa | afae |
References[edit]
- afa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: āf‧a
Noun[edit]
afa f
- hatred (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- enmity; the state of being enemies with another person
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Synonyms[edit]
- (hatred): hatr
Sicilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.[1]
Noun[edit]
afa f
- (Pantelleria) bone[2]
- Synonym: ossu
References[edit]
- ^ Adolf Zauner (1903), “Die romanischen Namen der Körperteile [The Romance names for body parts]”, in Romanische Forschungen (in German), volume 14, issue 2, →JSTOR, page 348
- ^ Traina, Antonino (1868), “afa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4663
Silesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
afa f
Further reading[edit]
- afa in silling.org
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
References[edit]
Ternate[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
afa
- sentence-final negative imperative particle; do not!
- notego ka ge afa ― (you) do not sit there!
- niwosa toma hito afa ― (you all) do not enter the kitchen!
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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