afya
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
afya (n class, plural afya)
- health (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction)
- health (physical condition)
- afya ya jamii ― community health
- afya ya jinsia ― sexual health
- afya ya jinsia na uzazi ― sexual and reproductive health
Derived terms edit
- kiafya (diminutive)
Interjection edit
afya
- bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)