ifa
See also: IFA
Chuukese
Adverb
ifa
Italian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).
Noun
ifa f (plural ife)
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
ifa
- Alternative form of fo
Mubami
Noun
ifa
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
îfá class 5 (plural ámafá class 6)
Inflection
Class 5/6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ifa | amafa | ||
Locative | efeni | emafeni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | ifa | amafa | ||
Simple form | lifa | mafa | ||
Locative | efeni | emafeni | ||
Copulative | yifa | ngamafa | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wefa | owefa | wamafa | owamafa |
Class 2 | befa | abefa | bamafa | abamafa |
Class 3 | wefa | owefa | wamafa | owamafa |
Class 4 | yefa | eyefa | yamafa | eyamafa |
Class 5 | lefa | elefa | lamafa | elamafa |
Class 6 | efa | awefa | amafa | awamafa |
Class 7 | sefa | esefa | samafa | esamafa |
Class 8 | zefa | ezefa | zamafa | ezamafa |
Class 9 | yefa | eyefa | yamafa | eyamafa |
Class 10 | zefa | ezefa | zamafa | ezamafa |
Class 11 | lwefa | olwefa | lwamafa | olwamafa |
Class 14 | befa | obefa | bamafa | obamafa |
Class 15 | kwefa | okwefa | kwamafa | okwamafa |
Class 17 | kwefa | okwefa | kwamafa | okwamafa |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-fa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fa (2.3-5.4)”
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- Chuukese lemmas
- Chuukese adverbs
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian lemmas
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- Italian countable nouns
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- Zulu terms prefixed with i-
- Zulu terms suffixed with -a
- Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu nouns
- Zulu class 5 nouns
- Zulu nouns with tone H