afi

See also: afí and AFI

Translingual

Symbol

afi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Akrukay.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Akrukay terms

Ewe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.fì/, [à.f͈ì]

Noun

àfì (definite singular àfì lá or àfìà, plural àfìwó, definite plural àfìàwó)

1. mouse

Derived terms

• afiba (“pufferfish, frogfish”)
• afidɛ (“mousetrap”)
• afido (“mousehole”)
• afiɖuda (“type of non-venomous snake”)
• afiehɔ̃lui (“bushy-tailed jird”)
• afikpoe (“mousetrap”)
• afikpɔŋ (“Gambian pouched rat”)
• afimɔ̃ (“mousetrap”)
• afiyi (“African pygmy mouse”)
• le afiwo (“to catch mice”)

Related terms

• dzaka (“field mouse”)
• dzi (“large mouse”)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “afi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 135-141
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “afi”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 122
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “afi”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 11

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, compare Malay api.

Noun

afi

1. fire

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse afi, from Proto-Germanic *abô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːvɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːvɪ

Noun

afi m (genitive singular afa, nominative plural afar)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of afi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afi	afinn	afar	afarnir
accusative	afa	afann	afa	afana
dative	afa	afanum	öfum	öfunum
genitive	afa	afans	afa	afanna

Derived terms

• langafi

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From 'ave (“have”) +‎ fi (“to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafɪ/
• Hyphenation: a‧fi

Verb

afi

1. alternative spelling of haffi; have to; must
   • 2020 December 29, Andre Williams, “Rose Town Man Killed While Preparing Christmas Meal - Three Murdered On Christmas, Boxing Days”, in Jamaica Gleaner‎^[3] (in English):

     “We in fear of we life, but we afi stay […] ”

     We're in fear of our life, but we have to stay […]

Further reading

• afi at majstro.com

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

afi

1. there, (over) yonder (in a place away from yet visible to the speaker and listener(s))

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abô.

Noun

afi m (genitive afa, plural afar)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of afi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afi	afinn	afar	afarnir
accusative	afa	afann	afa	afana
dative	afa	afanum	ǫfum	ǫfunum
genitive	afa	afans	afa	afanna

Descendants

• Faroese: avi
• Icelandic: afi

See also

• amma (“grandmother”)
• edda (“great-grandmother”)
• ái (“great-grandfather”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “afi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Samoan

afi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Noun

afi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

Tokelauan

Te afi (1).

Nā afi (2).

Te afi (3).

Te afi (4).

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afi. Cognates include Hawaiian ahi and Samoan afi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɸi]
• Hyphenation: a‧fi

Noun

afi

1. fire
2. match
3. lighter
4. engine, motor
5. (colloquial) eyes

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 6

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *afi, from Proto-Oceanic *api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fi/

Noun

afi

1. fire (oxidation reaction)

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly related to Ternate aha (“plantation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɸi/

Noun

afi

1. earth
2. ground
3. dirt
4. cultivated field
5. garden

   Synonym: piri

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[5], Pacific linguistics
• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[6], Pacific linguistics