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sifa

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See also: şifa and sīfǎ

Fula

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Etymology

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From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).

Noun

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sifa ka (plural sifaaji)

  1. type, sort, kind, fashion, manner
  2. description, explanation
  3. adjective

Usage notes

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Can variously take the singular classifier ka or o.

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Matal

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Noun

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sifa

  1. life
    sifa adəv
    eternal life
    Zəzagəla avà à anu sifa adəv à gay aw, sifa uwaga kà avà à anu, kà la Kona aŋha la abà. (Yuhana 5:11)[1]
    God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son (John 5:11)

References

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  1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/John/5#11

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.fɑ/, [ˈsi.vɑ]

Noun

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sifa

  1. genitive plural of sife

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

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From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa, “quality, trait”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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sifa class IX (plural sifa class X)

  1. character (moral strength)
  2. character, trait, quality
  3. praise, commendation
  4. (grammar) adjective
    Synonym: kivumishi
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  • -sifu (“to praise, admire”)

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305 Nr. 2939

Further reading

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  • sifa in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
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