afa

See also: áfa, afã, and 'afa

Translingual

Symbol

afa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Afroasiatic languages.

Afar

Etymology 1

Probably related to áf (“mouth”). Cognates include Somali afáaf and Saho afá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfa/ [ʔʌˈfʌ]
• Hyphenation: a‧fa

Adverb

afá

1. outside

Noun

afá f (plural afoofí f or afoofá f)

1. doorway
2. opening
3. forefront

Usage notes

• The plural afoofí is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá is used in the northern dialects.

Declension

Declension of afá
absolutive	afá
predicative	afá
subjective	afá
genitive	afá
Postpositioned forms l-case afál k-case afák t-case afát h-case afáh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafa/ [ˈʔʌfʌ]
• Hyphenation: a‧fa

Noun

áfa

1. predicative of áf

References

• 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

Alternative forms

• afã

Etymology

A shared term across almost all languages and cultures of Volta-Niger languages. Compare Fon Fa, Yoruba Ifá, Igbo Afa, Aha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.fá/, [à.f͈á]

Noun

àfá (definite singular àfá lá or àfáá, singular only)

1. oracle, divination
2. fortune-telling, especially in traditional Ewe contexts

Derived terms

• afaba (“mat to place tools during divination”)
• afabe (“small afaba”)
• afakaka (“fortune-telling”)
• afakala (“diviner”)
• afaŋutinu (“tools used in divination”)
• afasi (“female diviner”)
• afatɔ (“fortune-teller”)
• afaʋu (“drum used in fortune-telling”)

Related terms

• bokɔ
• demã

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “afa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 130-2
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “afa”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 209
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “afa”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 11

Icelandic

Noun

afa

1. indefinite accusative singular of afi
2. indefinite dative singular of afi
3. indefinite genitive singular of afi
4. indefinite accusative plural of afi
5. indefinite genitive plural of afi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Tobelo [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafa/
• Hyphenation: afa

Noun

afa (plural afa-afa)

1. (dialect) rice bran mixed with rice

Further reading

• “afa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Iraqw

Etymology

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

afa m (plural afee f)

1. mouth

References

• Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 1

Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -afa
• Hyphenation: à‧fa

Noun

afa f (plural afe)

1. sultriness, sultry weather, muggy weather

Derived terms

• afoso
• fare afa

Further reading

• afa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From the uncommon Ancient Greek term ἁφή (haphḗ, “fine dust sprinkled on the body during athletic contests”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.fa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.fa]

Noun

afa f (genitive afae); first declension

1. 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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	afa	afae
genitive	afae	afārum
dative	afae	afīs
accusative	afam	afās
ablative	afā	afīs
vocative	afa	afae

References

• "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

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: āf‧a

Noun

afa f

1. hatred (Can we add an example for this sense? )

   Synonym: hatr

2. enmity; the state of being enemies with another person

This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes, then please add them!

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fa]

  • Audio:

    (file)

Noun

afa

1. rice skin

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Sicilian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

afa f

1. (Pantelleria) bone

   Synonym: ossu

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Affe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.fa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -afa
• Syllabification: a‧fa

Noun

afa f

1. ape, monkey
2. (colloquial) silly face
3. (vulgar) cunt, pussy, snatch (female genitalia)

Further reading

• afa in silling.org

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

afa class V (plural maafa class VI)

1. injury, damage
2. misfortune, calamity

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fa]

Particle

afa

1. 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

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh