faa

See also: FAA, fáa, få, faʻa, and fa'a

English

Noun

faa (plural faas)

1. The letter ف in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.A.F., AAF, AFA

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• faahe

Etymology

From Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Compare German fahen, fangen, Dutch vangen, English fang, Icelandic fá.

Verb

faa

1. (Uri) to catch

References

• Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 86.

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Jamamadí

Noun

faa

1. (Banawá) water

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Middle English

Noun

faa

1. Alternative form of fo

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Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin.

Verb

-faa (infinitive kufaa)

1. to fit
2. to be suitable or useful

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kufaa							kutofaa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					faa							faeni
Habitual					hufaa
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilifaa nalifaa tulifaa twalifaa ulifaa walifaa mlifaa mwalifaa alifaa walifaa ulifaa ilifaa lilifaa yalifaa kilifaa vilifaa ilifaa zilifaa ulifaa kulifaa palifaa mulifaa Relative niliofaa naliofaa tuliofaa twaliofaa uliofaa waliofaa mliofaa mwaliofaa aliofaa waliofaa uliofaa iliofaa liliofaa yaliofaa kiliofaa viliofaa iliofaa ziliofaa uliofaa kuliofaa paliofaa muliofaa Negative sikufaa hatukufaa hukufaa hamkufaa hakufaa hawakufaa haukufaa haikufaa halikufaa hayakufaa hakikufaa havikufaa haikufaa hazikufaa haukufaa hakukufaa hapakufaa hamukufaa
Present Positive ninafaa nafaa tunafaa unafaa mnafaa anafaa wanafaa unafaa inafaa linafaa yanafaa kinafaa vinafaa inafaa zinafaa unafaa kunafaa panafaa munafaa Relative ninaofaa naofaa tunaofaa unaofaa mnaofaa anaofaa wanaofaa unaofaa inaofaa linaofaa yanaofaa kinaofaa vinaofaa inaofaa zinaofaa unaofaa kunaofaa panaofaa munaofaa Negative sifai hatufai hufai hamfai hafai hawafai haufai haifai halifai hayafai hakifai havifai haifai hazifai haufai hakufai hapafai hamufai
Future Positive nitafaa tutafaa utafaa mtafaa atafaa watafaa utafaa itafaa litafaa yatafaa kitafaa vitafaa itafaa zitafaa utafaa kutafaa patafaa mutafaa Relative nitakaofaa tutakaofaa utakaofaa mtakaofaa atakaofaa watakaofaa utakaofaa itakaofaa litakaofaa yatakaofaa kitakaofaa vitakaofaa itakaofaa zitakaofaa utakaofaa kutakaofaa patakaofaa mutakaofaa Negative sitafaa hatutafaa hutafaa hamtafaa hatafaa hawatafaa hautafaa haitafaa halitafaa hayatafaa hakitafaa havitafaa haitafaa hazitafaa hautafaa hakutafaa hapatafaa hamutafaa
Subjunctive Positive nifae tufae ufae mfae afae wafae ufae ifae lifae yafae kifae vifae ifae zifae ufae kufae pafae mufae Negative nisifae tusifae usifae msifae asifae wasifae usifae isifae lisifae yasifae kisifae visifae isifae zisifae usifae kusifae pasifae musifae
Present Conditional Positive ningefaa tungefaa ungefaa mngefaa angefaa wangefaa ungefaa ingefaa lingefaa yangefaa kingefaa vingefaa ingefaa zingefaa ungefaa kungefaa pangefaa mungefaa Negative nisingefaa singefaa tusingefaa hatungefaa usingefaa hungefaa msingefaa hamngefaa asingefaa hangefaa wasingefaa hawangefaa usingefaa haungefaa isingefaa haingefaa lisingefaa halingefaa yasingefaa hayangefaa kisingefaa hakingefaa visingefaa havingefaa isingefaa haingefaa zisingefaa hazingefaa usingefaa haungefaa kusingefaa hakungefaa pasingefaa hapangefaa musingefaa hamungefaa
Past Conditional Positive ningalifaa tungalifaa ungalifaa mngalifaa angalifaa wangalifaa ungalifaa ingalifaa lingalifaa yangalifaa kingalifaa vingalifaa ingalifaa zingalifaa ungalifaa kungalifaa pangalifaa mungalifaa Negative nisingalifaa singalifaa tusingalifaa hatungalifaa usingalifaa hungalifaa msingalifaa hamngalifaa asingalifaa hangalifaa wasingalifaa hawangalifaa usingalifaa haungalifaa isingalifaa haingalifaa lisingalifaa halingalifaa yasingalifaa hayangalifaa kisingalifaa hakingalifaa visingalifaa havingalifaa isingalifaa haingalifaa zisingalifaa hazingalifaa usingalifaa haungalifaa kusingalifaa hakungalifaa pasingalifaa hapangalifaa musingalifaa hamungalifaa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelifaa tungelifaa ungelifaa mngelifaa angelifaa wangelifaa ungelifaa ingelifaa lingelifaa yangelifaa kingelifaa vingelifaa ingelifaa zingelifaa ungelifaa kungelifaa pangelifaa mungelifaa
General Relative Positive nifaao tufaao ufaao mfaao afaao wafaao ufaao ifaao lifaao yafaao kifaao vifaao ifaao zifaao ufaao kufaao pafaao mufaao Negative nisiofaa tusiofaa usiofaa msiofaa asiofaa wasiofaa usiofaa isiofaa lisiofaa yasiofaa kisiofaa visiofaa isiofaa zisiofaa usiofaa kusiofaa pasiofaa musiofaa
Gnomic Positive nafaa twafaa wafaa mwafaa afaa wafaa wafaa yafaa lafaa yafaa chafaa vyafaa yafaa zafaa wafaa kwafaa pafaa mwafaa
Perfect Positive nimefaa tumefaa umefaa mmefaa amefaa wamefaa umefaa imefaa limefaa yamefaa kimefaa vimefaa imefaa zimefaa umefaa kumefaa pamefaa mumefaa
"Already" Positive nimeshafaa tumeshafaa umeshafaa mmeshafaa ameshafaa wameshafaa umeshafaa imeshafaa limeshafaa yameshafaa kimeshafaa vimeshafaa imeshafaa zimeshafaa umeshafaa kumeshafaa pameshafaa mumeshafaa
"Not yet" Negative sijafaa hatujafaa hujafaa hamjafaa hajafaa hawajafaa haujafaa haijafaa halijafaa hayajafaa hakijafaa havijafaa haijafaa hazijafaa haujafaa hakujafaa hapajafaa hamujafaa
"If/When" Positive nikifaa tukifaa ukifaa mkifaa akifaa wakifaa ukifaa ikifaa likifaa yakifaa kikifaa vikifaa ikifaa zikifaa ukifaa kukifaa pakifaa mukifaa
"If not" Negative nisipofaa tusipofaa usipofaa msipofaa asipofaa wasipofaa usipofaa isipofaa lisipofaa yasipofaa kisipofaa visipofaa isipofaa zisipofaa usipofaa kusipofaa pasipofaa musipofaa
Consecutive Positive nikafaa tukafaa ukafaa mkafaa akafaa wakafaa ukafaa ikafaa likafaa yakafaa kikafaa vikafaa ikafaa zikafaa ukafaa kukafaa pakafaa mukafaa
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• kifaa

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Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

faa

1. four