faa

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See also: FAA, fáa, , faʻa, and fa'a

English

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Noun

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faa (plural faas)

  1. The letter ف in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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faa

  1. (Uri) to catch

Conjugation

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Strong:

Mixed:

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Jamamadí

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Noun

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faa

  1. (Banawá) water

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Middle English

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Noun

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faa

  1. Alternative form of fo

Scots

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Verb

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faa

  1. fall

Swahili

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Etymology

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Of Bantu origin.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-faa (infinitive kufaa)

  1. to fit
  2. to be suitable or useful
    Synonym: halisi

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -faa
Positive present -nafaa
Subjunctive -fae
Negative -fai
Imperative singular faa
Infinitives
Positive kufaa
Negative kutofaa
Imperatives
Singular faa
Plural faeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafaa/nafaa tunafaa
2nd person unafaa mnafaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaa wanafaa
other classes positive subject concord + -nafaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fai)
Singular Plural
1st person sifai hatufai
2nd person hufai hamfai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafai hawafai
other classes negative subject concord + -fai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fae)
Singular Plural
1st person nifae tufae
2nd person ufae mfae
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afae wafae
other classes positive subject concord + -fae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifae
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaa)
Singular Plural
1st person nafaa twafaa
2nd person wafaa mwafaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaa wafaa
m-mi(III/IV) wafaa yafaa
ji-ma(V/VI) lafaa yafaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaa vyafaa
n(IX/X) yafaa zafaa
u(XI) wafaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafaa
pa(XVI) pafaa
mu(XVIII) mwafaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaa
Consecutive kafaa / positive subject concord + -kafaa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafae
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifaa -tufaa
2nd person -kufaa -wafaa/-kufaeni/-wafaeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaa -wafaa
m-mi(III/IV) -ufaa -ifaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaa -yafaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaa -vifaa
n(IX/X) -ifaa -zifaa
u(XI) -ufaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufaa
pa(XVI) -pafaa
mu(XVIII) -mufaa
Reflexive -jifaa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -faaye -faao
m-mi(III/IV) -faao -faayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -faalo -faayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faacho -faavyo
n(IX/X) -faayo -faazo
u(XI) -faao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -faako
pa(XVI) -faapo
mu(XVIII) -faamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefaa -ofaa
m-mi(III/IV) -ofaa -yofaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaa -yofaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaa -vyofaa
n(IX/X) -yofaa -zofaa
u(XI) -ofaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofaa
pa(XVI) -pofaa
mu(XVIII) -mofaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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Woleaian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Micronesian *faasa.

Noun

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faa

  1. string, cord, band, lace
    Gasi faa yeel!
    Take this string!

References

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  • Bender, Byron W., Goodenough, Ward H., Jackson, Frederick H., Marck, Jeffrey C., Sohn, Ho-Min, Trussel, Stephen, Wang, Judith W. (2003) “Proto-Micronesian reconstructions: I”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 42, number 1, →DOI, pages 1-110
  • Sohn, Ho-Mihn, Tawerilmang, Anthony F. (1976) “faa”, in Woleaian-English Dictionary, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 52