afasi

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

Noun

afasi c (singular definite afasien, not used in plural form)

1. (pathology) aphasia

Inflection

Declension of afasi

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	afasi	afasien
genitive	afasis	afasiens

Related terms

• afatiker
• afatisk

Further reading

• “afasi” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”).

Noun

afasi m (definite singular afasien, uncountable)

1. aphasia

References

• “afasi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φάσις (phásis, “speech”).

Noun

afasi m (definite singular afasien, uncountable)

1. aphasia

References

• “afasi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

afasi c

1. (pathology) aphasia

Declension

Declension of afasi

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	afasi	afasis
	definite	afasin	afasins
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• afatiker
• afatisk

References

• afasi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• afasi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• afasi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Tashelhit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afasi/

Etymology 1

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Zenaga yäffuš (“right hand”), Kabyle ayeffus (“right”), Ghadames anfùs (“right”), and Awjila anafùs (“right”).

Noun

afasi m (plural ifasiyn, feminine equivalent tafasit, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵙⵉ, Arabic spelling آفاسي)

1. right, right side

   Antonym: aẓlmaḍ

   ايلّا الكُرْسي غ وفاسي نو. ― illa lkursi ġ ufasi nu. ― the chair is on my right.

2. south

   Antonyms: aẓlmaḍ, iẓẓlmḍ

   ايغ تدّيت غ وفاسي س وژلماض.

   iġ tddit ġ ufasi s uẓlmaḍ

   if you go from south to north.

3. southern wind

Adjective

afasi (feminine tafasit, masculine plural ifasiyn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵙⵉ, Arabic spelling آفاسي)

1. right.

   آفوس افاسي. ― afus afasi. ― the right hand.

Inflection

Inflection of afasi

	singular	plural
free state	afasi	ifasiyn
annexed state	ufasi	ifasiyn

Derived terms

• iffus (“south”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فاسي (“a person from Fes”)

Adjective

afasi (feminine tafasit, masculine plural ifasiyn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵙⵉ, Arabic spelling آفاسي)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Fez.

   آروهال افاسي. ― aṛuhal afasi. ― Fezi rifle.

Noun

afasi m (plural ifasiyn, feminine equivalent tafasit, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵙⵉ, Arabic spelling آفاسي)

1. A person from Fez or of Fezi descent

   ايس تعاقلت ف افاسي لّي. ― is tɛaqlt f afasi lli. ― do you remember that Fezi man.

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 91a