عافية

Arabic

Root
ع ف و (ʕ-f-w)

Etymology

Derived from the feminine form of active participle of the verb عَفَا (ʕafā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaː.fi.ja/

Noun

عَافِيَة • (ʕāfiya) f (plural عَوَافٍ (ʕawāfin))

1. health

Declension

Declension of noun عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَافِيَة ʕāfiya	الْعَافِيَة al-ʕāfiya	عَافِيَة ʕāfiyat
Nominative	عَافِيَةٌ ʕāfiyatun	الْعَافِيَةُ al-ʕāfiyatu	عَافِيَةُ ʕāfiyatu
Accusative	عَافِيَةً ʕāfiyatan	الْعَافِيَةَ al-ʕāfiyata	عَافِيَةَ ʕāfiyata
Genitive	عَافِيَةٍ ʕāfiyatin	الْعَافِيَةِ al-ʕāfiyati	عَافِيَةِ ʕāfiyati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَافِيَتَيْن ʕāfiyatayn	الْعَافِيَتَيْن al-ʕāfiyatayn	عَافِيَتَيْ ʕāfiyatay
Nominative	عَافِيَتَانِ ʕāfiyatāni	الْعَافِيَتَانِ al-ʕāfiyatāni	عَافِيَتَا ʕāfiyatā
Accusative	عَافِيَتَيْنِ ʕāfiyatayni	الْعَافِيَتَيْنِ al-ʕāfiyatayni	عَافِيَتَيْ ʕāfiyatay
Genitive	عَافِيَتَيْنِ ʕāfiyatayni	الْعَافِيَتَيْنِ al-ʕāfiyatayni	عَافِيَتَيْ ʕāfiyatay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَوَافِي ʕawāfī	الْعَوَافِي al-ʕawāfī	عَوَافِي ʕawāfī
Nominative	عَوَافٍ ʕawāfin	الْعَوَافِي al-ʕawāfī	عَوَافِي ʕawāfī
Accusative	عَوَافِيَ ʕawāfiya	الْعَوَافِيَ al-ʕawāfiya	عَوَافِيَ ʕawāfiya
Genitive	عَوَافٍ ʕawāfin	الْعَوَافِي al-ʕawāfī	عَوَافِي ʕawāfī

Descendants

• → Afar: qaafiyát
• → Azerbaijani: afiyət
• → Somali: caafiyo
  • → Somali: caafimaad
• → Kanuri: kǝlafia
  • → Hausa: lafiya
    • → Yoruba: àlàáfíà, الَافِا
      • → Krio: alafia
    • → Nupe: láfíyà
    • → Igala: ọ̀làáfíáà
• → Ngazidja Comorian: âfia
• → Persian: عافیت ('âfiyat)
  • → Indonesian: afiat
• → Ottoman Turkish: عافیت (âfiyet)
  • → Turkish: afiyet
• → Swahili: afya
• → Wolof: aafiya

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ف ي
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaːf.ja/

Noun

عافية • (ʕāfya) f (plural عوافي (ʕwāfi))

1. fire

   Synonym: نار (nār)

2. well-being, wellness