fua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fua"

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin faba.

Noun

fua f

1. broad bean

Irish

Alternative forms

• fuagha (obsolete)

Verb

fua

1. present subjunctive analytic of fuaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of fua

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fua	fhua	bhfua

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fua f

1. definite singular of fu

Old Irish

Etymology

Univerbation of fo (“under (etc.)”) +‎ a (various meanings, see individual entries).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸoa/

Article

fuä (triggers eclipsis)

1. fo + a (“the”, neuter accusative singular): under (etc.) the
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 74^c20

     Húare ro·comallada inna imneda ⁊ fo·ruirmed cenn forsnaib cotarsnaib du·rairngirt-siu, is fíri{ri}én trá fuä n-indas sin tabart díglae foraibsom.

     Because the troubles have been fulfilled, and an end has been put to the adversities that you sg have promised, it is just, then, to inflict vengeance on them in that way.

Determiner

fuä

1. fo + a (“his, its”, triggers lenition): under (etc.) his/its
2. fo + a (“her”, triggers h-prothesis): under (etc.) her
3. fo + a (“their”, triggers eclipsis): under (etc.) their

Pronoun

fuä

1. fo + a (“that which, what”): under (etc.) which/whom
   • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 38^c3

     Ní hé apstal cita·rogab in testimin so. Aliter: Ní fou da·uc int apstal fon chéill fuänd·rogab in fáith.

     It is not (the) apostle who first uttered this text. Otherwise: The apostle did not apply it in the sense in which the prophet uttered it.

Derived terms

• fuand·rogab

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fua, from Proto-Oceanic *puaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq. Cognates include Hawaiian hua, Māori hua, Rarotongan ʻua and Tongan fua.

Sense of egg is product of semantic broadening i.e. “fruit” > “any small spherical item” > “egg” probably at a Polynesian level displacing Proto-Oceanic *qatoluʀ from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəluʀ ~ *qitəluʀ (compare with Malay telur, Iban telu and Tagalog itlog).

Noun

fua

1. egg
2. fruit

Derived terms

• fuāmoa

References

• Milner, G.B. (1993), Samoan Dictionary, Auckland: Polynesian Press, →ISBN, page 70

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfwa/ [ˈfwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: fua

Noun

fua m

1. Exclaiming surprise, shock, or amazement.

Further reading

• “fua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fu̧la, from Proto-Bantu *-túda (“to hammer, to forge”). Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -fua and Giryama -fula.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-fua (infinitive kufua)

1. to beat (against); to launder, to wash clothes
2. to husk
3. to forge

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fua
Positive present -nafua Subjunctive -fue Negative -fui Imperative singular fua
Infinitives
Positive kufua Negative kutofua
Imperatives
Singular fua Plural fueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafua/nafua tunafua 2nd person unafua mnafua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafua wanafua other classes positive subject concord + -nafua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fui) Singular Plural 1st person sifui hatufui 2nd person hufui hamfui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafui hawafui other classes negative subject concord + -fui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fue) Singular Plural 1st person nifue tufue 2nd person ufue mfue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afue wafue other classes positive subject concord + -fue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afua) Singular Plural 1st person nafua twafua 2nd person wafua mwafua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afua wafua m-mi(III/IV) wafua yafua ji-ma(V/VI) lafua yafua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafua vyafua n(IX/X) yafua zafua u(XI) wafua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafua pa(XVI) pafua mu(XVIII) mwafua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofua Consecutive kafua / positive subject concord + -kafua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifua -tufua 2nd person -kufua -wafua/-kufueni/-wafueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfua -wafua m-mi(III/IV) -ufua -ifua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifua -yafua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifua -vifua n(IX/X) -ifua -zifua u(XI) -ufua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufua pa(XVI) -pafua mu(XVIII) -mufua Reflexive -jifua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fuaye -fuao m-mi(III/IV) -fuao -fuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fualo -fuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fuacho -fuavyo n(IX/X) -fuayo -fuazo u(XI) -fuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fuako pa(XVI) -fuapo mu(XVIII) -fuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefua -ofua m-mi(III/IV) -ofua -yofua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofua -yofua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofua -vyofua n(IX/X) -yofua -zofua u(XI) -ofua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofua pa(XVI) -pofua mu(XVIII) -mofua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -fulia
  • Causative: -fulisha
  • Passive: -fuliwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • fuawe (“anvil”)
  • fuo (“laundry”)

Related terms

• fuu
• fuvu

See also

• -futa

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fua, from Proto-Oceanic *puaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Austronesian *buaq. Cognates include Hawaiian hua, Māori hua, Rarotongan ʻua and Samoan fua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.a/

Noun

fua

1. fruit