See also: áfa, afã, and 'afa

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

afa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Afroasiatic languages.

Afar edit

Etymology 1 edit

Probably related to áf (mouth). Cognates include Somali afáaf and Saho afá.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈfa/, [ʔʌˈfʌ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧fa

Adverb edit

afá

  1. outside

Noun edit

afá f (plural afoofí f or afoofá f)

  1. doorway
  2. opening
  3. forefront
Usage notes edit
  • The plural afoofí is used in the southern dialects, whereas afoofá is used in the northern dialects.
Declension edit
Declension of afá
absolutive afá
predicative afá
subjective afá
genitive afá
Postpositioned forms
l-case afál
k-case afák
t-case afát
h-case afáh

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈafa/, [ˈʔʌfʌ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧fa

Noun edit

áfa

  1. predicative of áf

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

afa

  1. divination (clarification of this definition is needed)

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

afa

  1. indefinite accusative singular of afi
  2. indefinite dative singular of afi
  3. indefinite genitive singular of afi
  4. indefinite accusative plural of afi
  5. indefinite genitive plural of afi

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Tobelo [Term?].

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈafa/
  • Hyphenation: afa

Noun edit

afa (first-person possessive afaku, second-person possessive afamu, third-person possessive afanya)

  1. (dialect) rice bran mixed with rice.

Further reading edit

Iraqw edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

afa m (plural afee f)

  1. mouth

References edit

  • Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 1

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.fa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Hyphenation: à‧fa

Noun edit

afa f (plural afe)

  1. sultriness, sultry weather, muggy weather

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • afa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From the uncommon Ancient Greek term ἁφή (haphḗ, fine dust sprinkled on the body during athletic contests).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

afa f (genitive afae); first declension

  1. 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)

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative afa afae
Genitive afae afārum
Dative afae afīs
Accusative afam afās
Ablative afā afīs
Vocative afa afae

References edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: āf‧a

Noun edit

afa f

  1. hatred (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. enmity; the state of being enemies with another person
  This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!

Synonyms edit

Sicilian edit

Etymology edit

Unknown.[1]

Noun edit

afa f

  1. (Pantelleria) bone[2]
    Synonym: ossu

References edit

  1. ^ Adolf Zauner (1903), “Die romanischen Namen der Körperteile [The Romance names for body parts]”, in Romanische Forschungen (in German), volume 14, issue 2, →JSTOR, page 348
  2. ^ Traina, Antonino (1868), “afa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 4663

Silesian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Affe.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈafa/
  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Syllabification: a‧fa

Noun edit

afa f

  1. ape, monkey
  2. (colloquial) silly face
  3. (vulgar) cunt, pussy, snatch (female genitalia)

Further reading edit

  • afa in silling.org

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic آفَة (ʔāfa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

afa (ma class, plural maafa)

  1. injury, damage
  2. misfortune, calamity

References edit

Ternate edit

Pronunciation edit

Particle edit

afa

  1. 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 edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh