afa
Translingual
Symbol
afa
Afar
Etymology 1
Probably related to áf (“mouth”). Cognates include Somali afáaf and Saho afá.
Pronunciation
Adverb
afá
Noun
afá f (plural afoofí f or afoofá f)
Usage notes
- The plural afoofí is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá is used in the northern dialects.
Declension
Declension of afá | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | afá | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | afá | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | afá | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | afá | |||||||||||||||||
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
áfa
- predicative of áf
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 33
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 37
Ewe
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
afa
- divination (clarification of this definition is needed)
Icelandic
Noun
afa
- indefinite accusative singular of afi
- indefinite dative singular of afi
- indefinite genitive singular of afi
- indefinite accusative plural of afi
- indefinite genitive plural of afi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Tobelo [Term?].
Pronunciation
Noun
afa (first-person possessive afaku, second-person possessive afamu, third-person possessive afanya)
Further reading
- “afa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Iraqw
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf, from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]. Cognates include Afar afa, Dahalo ʔáfo, Beja yēf, Oromo afaan, Somali af, Gedeo afo'o and Saho af, furthermore Amharic አፍ (ʾäf) and Arabic فَم (fam).
Noun
afa m (plural afee f)
References
- Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 1
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
afa f (plural afe)
- sultriness, sultry weather, muggy weather
Derived terms
Further reading
- afa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From the uncommon Ancient Greek term ἁφή (haphḗ, “fine dust sprinkled on the body during athletic contests”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.fa/, [ˈäfä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.fa/, [ˈäːfä]
Noun
afa f (genitive afae); first declension
- dust
- (Can we date this quote?), Passio sanctarum perpetuae et felicitatis, book ten, quoted in Thomas J. Heffernan's The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity:
- Et expoliata sum, et facta sum masculus, et coeperunt me favisores mei oleo defricare, quomodo solent in agone; et illum contra Egyptium video in afa voluntantem.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Can we date this quote?), Passio sanctarum perpetuae et felicitatis, book ten, quoted in Thomas J. Heffernan's The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity:
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | afa | afae |
Genitive | afae | afārum |
Dative | afae | afīs |
Accusative | afam | afās |
Ablative | afā | afīs |
Vocative | afa | afae |
References
- afa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: āf‧a
Noun
afa f
- hatred (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- enmity; the state of being enemies with another person
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Synonyms
- (hatred): hatr
Sicilian
Etymology
Unknown.[1]
Noun
afa f
- (Pantelleria) bone[2]
- Synonym: ossu
References
- ^ Adolf Zauner (1903) “Die romanischen Namen der Körperteile [The Romance names for body parts]”, in Romanische Forschungen (in German), volume 14, number 2, →JSTOR, page 348
- ^ Traina, Antonino (1868) “afa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4663
Silesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
afa f
Further reading
- afa in silling.org
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).
Pronunciation
Noun
Ternate
Pronunciation
Particle
afa
- sentence-final negative imperative particle; do not!
- notego ka ge afa ― (you) do not sit there!
- niwosa toma hito afa ― (you all) do not enter the kitchen!
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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