faa

See also: FAA, fáa, få, faʻa, and fa'a

Contents

English

Noun

faa (plural faas)

1. The letter ف in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.A.F., AAF, AFA

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• faahe

Etymology

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

Verb

faa

1. (Uri) to catch

Conjugation

Strong:

    conjugation of faa – Urner dialect

infinitive		faa
past participle		gfange
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	faa	faasch	fat	faa	fängt	faa
subjunctive	present	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëesch, fängesch	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëe, fänge	fëëet, fänget	fëëe, fänge
	past	fieng, fiengi	fiengesch	fieng, fiengi	fienge	fienget	fienge
imperative	affirmative	—	fach	—	—	fäänt	—

Mixed:

    conjugation of faa – Urner dialect

infinitive		faa
past participle		gfange
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	faa	faasch	fat	faa	fängt	faa
subjunctive	present	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëesch, fängesch	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëe, fänge	fëëet, fänget	fëëe, fänge
	past	fät, fätti	fättesch	fät, fätti	fätte	fättet	fätte
imperative	affirmative	—	fach	—	—	fäänt	—

References

• “faa” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 86.

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Jamamadí

Noun

faa

1. (Banawá) water

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Middle English

Noun

faa

1. Alternative form of fo

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Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin.

Verb

-faa (infinitive kufaa)

1. to fit
2. to be suitable or useful

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kufaa							kutofaa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					faa							faeni
Habitual					hufaa
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilifaa nalifaa tulifaa twalifaa ulifaa walifaa mlifaa mwalifaa alifaa walifaa ulifaa ilifaa lilifaa yalifaa kilifaa vilifaa ilifaa zilifaa ulifaa kulifaa palifaa mulifaa Negative sikufaa hatukufaa hukufaa hamkufaa hakufaa hawakufaa haukufaa haikufaa halikufaa hayakufaa hakikufaa havikufaa haikufaa hazikufaa haukufaa hakukufaa hapakufaa hamukufaa
Present Positive ninafaa nafaa tunafaa unafaa mnafaa anafaa wanafaa unafaa inafaa linafaa yanafaa kinafaa vinafaa inafaa zinafaa unafaa kunafaa panafaa munafaa Negative sifai hatufai hufai hamfai hafai hawafai haufai haifai halifai hayafai hakifai havifai haifai hazifai haufai hakufai hapafai hamufai
Future Positive nitafaa tutafaa utafaa mtafaa atafaa watafaa utafaa itafaa litafaa yatafaa kitafaa vitafaa itafaa zitafaa utafaa kutafaa patafaa mutafaa Negative sitafaa hatutafaa hutafaa hamtafaa hatafaa hawatafaa hautafaa haitafaa halitafaa hayatafaa hakitafaa havitafaa haitafaa hazitafaa hautafaa hakutafaa hapatafaa hamutafaa
Subjunctive Positive nifae tufae ufae mfae afae wafae ufae ifae lifae yafae kifae vifae ifae zifae ufae kufae pafae mufae Negative nisifae tusifae usifae msifae asifae wasifae usifae isifae lisifae yasifae kisifae visifae isifae zisifae usifae kusifae pasifae musifae
Present Conditional Positive ningefaa tungefaa ungefaa mngefaa angefaa wangefaa ungefaa ingefaa lingefaa yangefaa kingefaa vingefaa ingefaa zingefaa ungefaa kungefaa pangefaa mungefaa Negative nisingefaa singefaa tusingefaa hatungefaa usingefaa hungefaa msingefaa hamngefaa asingefaa hangefaa wasingefaa hawangefaa usingefaa haungefaa isingefaa haingefaa lisingefaa halingefaa yasingefaa hayangefaa kisingefaa hakingefaa visingefaa havingefaa isingefaa haingefaa zisingefaa hazingefaa usingefaa haungefaa kusingefaa hakungefaa pasingefaa hapangefaa musingefaa hamungefaa
Past Conditional Positive ningalifaa tungalifaa ungalifaa mngalifaa angalifaa wangalifaa ungalifaa ingalifaa lingalifaa yangalifaa kingalifaa vingalifaa ingalifaa zingalifaa ungalifaa kungalifaa pangalifaa mungalifaa Negative nisingalifaa singalifaa tusingalifaa hatungalifaa usingalifaa hungalifaa msingalifaa hamngalifaa asingalifaa hangalifaa wasingalifaa hawangalifaa usingalifaa haungalifaa isingalifaa haingalifaa lisingalifaa halingalifaa yasingalifaa hayangalifaa kisingalifaa hakingalifaa visingalifaa havingalifaa isingalifaa haingalifaa zisingalifaa hazingalifaa usingalifaa haungalifaa kusingalifaa hakungalifaa pasingalifaa hapangalifaa musingalifaa hamungalifaa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelifaa tungelifaa ungelifaa mngelifaa angelifaa wangelifaa ungelifaa ingelifaa lingelifaa yangelifaa kingelifaa vingelifaa ingelifaa zingelifaa ungelifaa kungelifaa pangelifaa mungelifaa
Gnomic Positive nafaa twafaa wafaa mwafaa afaa wafaa wafaa yafaa lafaa yafaa chafaa vyafaa yafaa zafaa wafaa kwafaa pafaa mwafaa
Perfect Positive nimefaa tumefaa umefaa mmefaa amefaa wamefaa umefaa imefaa limefaa yamefaa kimefaa vimefaa imefaa zimefaa umefaa kumefaa pamefaa mumefaa
"Already" Positive nimeshafaa tumeshafaa umeshafaa mmeshafaa ameshafaa wameshafaa umeshafaa imeshafaa limeshafaa yameshafaa kimeshafaa vimeshafaa imeshafaa zimeshafaa umeshafaa kumeshafaa pameshafaa mumeshafaa
"Not yet" Negative sijafaa hatujafaa hujafaa hamjafaa hajafaa hawajafaa haujafaa haijafaa halijafaa hayajafaa hakijafaa havijafaa haijafaa hazijafaa haujafaa hakujafaa hapajafaa hamujafaa
"If/When" Positive nikifaa tukifaa ukifaa mkifaa akifaa wakifaa ukifaa ikifaa likifaa yakifaa kikifaa vikifaa ikifaa zikifaa ukifaa kukifaa pakifaa mukifaa
"If not" Negative nisipofaa tusipofaa usipofaa msipofaa asipofaa wasipofaa usipofaa isipofaa lisipofaa yasipofaa kisipofaa visipofaa isipofaa zisipofaa usipofaa kusipofaa pasipofaa musipofaa
Consecutive Positive nikafaa tukafaa ukafaa mkafaa akafaa wakafaa ukafaa ikafaa likafaa yakafaa kikafaa vikafaa ikafaa zikafaa ukafaa kukafaa pakafaa mukafaa
Relative Forms Past ye naliyefaa twaliyefaa waliyefaa mwaliyefaa aliyefaa waliyefaa uliyefaa iliyefaa liliyefaa yaliyefaa kiliyefaa viliyefaa iliyefaa ziliyefaa uliyefaa kuliyefaa paliyefaa muliyefaa o naliofaa twaliofaa waliofaa mwaliofaa aliofaa waliofaa uliofaa iliofaa liliofaa yaliofaa kiliofaa viliofaa iliofaa ziliofaa uliofaa kuliofaa paliofaa muliofaa yo naliyofaa twaliyofaa waliyofaa mwaliyofaa aliyofaa waliyofaa uliyofaa iliyofaa liliyofaa yaliyofaa kiliyofaa viliyofaa iliyofaa ziliyofaa uliyofaa kuliyofaa paliyofaa muliyofaa lo nalilofaa twalilofaa walilofaa mwalilofaa alilofaa walilofaa ulilofaa ililofaa lililofaa yalilofaa kililofaa vililofaa ililofaa zililofaa ulilofaa kulilofaa palilofaa mulilofaa cho nalichofaa twalichofaa walichofaa mwalichofaa alichofaa walichofaa ulichofaa ilichofaa lilichofaa yalichofaa kilichofaa vilichofaa ilichofaa zilichofaa ulichofaa kulichofaa palichofaa mulichofaa vyo nalivyofaa twalivyofaa walivyofaa mwalivyofaa alivyofaa walivyofaa ulivyofaa ilivyofaa lilivyofaa yalivyofaa kilivyofaa vilivyofaa ilivyofaa zilivyofaa ulivyofaa kulivyofaa palivyofaa mulivyofaa zo nalizofaa twalizofaa walizofaa mwalizofaa alizofaa walizofaa ulizofaa ilizofaa lilizofaa yalizofaa kilizofaa vilizofaa ilizofaa zilizofaa ulizofaa kulizofaa palizofaa mulizofaa ko nalikofaa twalikofaa walikofaa mwalikofaa alikofaa walikofaa ulikofaa ilikofaa lilikofaa yalikofaa kilikofaa vilikofaa ilikofaa zilikofaa ulikofaa kulikofaa palikofaa mulikofaa po nalipofaa twalipofaa walipofaa mwalipofaa alipofaa walipofaa ulipofaa ilipofaa lilipofaa yalipofaa kilipofaa vilipofaa ilipofaa zilipofaa ulipofaa kulipofaa palipofaa mulipofaa mo nalimofaa twalimofaa walimofaa mwalimofaa alimofaa walimofaa ulimofaa ilimofaa lilimofaa yalimofaa kilimofaa vilimofaa ilimofaa zilimofaa ulimofaa kulimofaa palimofaa mulimofaa Present ye nayefaa tunayefaa unayefaa mnayefaa anayefaa wanayefaa unayefaa inayefaa linayefaa yanayefaa kinayefaa vinayefaa inayefaa zinayefaa unayefaa kunayefaa panayefaa munayefaa o naofaa tunaofaa unaofaa mnaofaa anaofaa wanaofaa unaofaa inaofaa linaofaa yanaofaa kinaofaa vinaofaa inaofaa zinaofaa unaofaa kunaofaa panaofaa munaofaa yo nayofaa tunayofaa unayofaa mnayofaa anayofaa wanayofaa unayofaa inayofaa linayofaa yanayofaa kinayofaa vinayofaa inayofaa zinayofaa unayofaa kunayofaa panayofaa munayofaa lo nalofaa tunalofaa unalofaa mnalofaa analofaa wanalofaa unalofaa inalofaa linalofaa yanalofaa kinalofaa vinalofaa inalofaa zinalofaa unalofaa kunalofaa panalofaa munalofaa cho nachofaa tunachofaa unachofaa mnachofaa anachofaa wanachofaa unachofaa inachofaa linachofaa yanachofaa kinachofaa vinachofaa inachofaa zinachofaa unachofaa kunachofaa panachofaa munachofaa vyo navyofaa tunavyofaa unavyofaa mnavyofaa anavyofaa wanavyofaa unavyofaa inavyofaa linavyofaa yanavyofaa kinavyofaa vinavyofaa inavyofaa zinavyofaa unavyofaa kunavyofaa panavyofaa munavyofaa zo nazofaa tunazofaa unazofaa mnazofaa anazofaa wanazofaa unazofaa inazofaa linazofaa yanazofaa kinazofaa vinazofaa inazofaa zinazofaa unazofaa kunazofaa panazofaa munazofaa ko nakofaa tunakofaa unakofaa mnakofaa anakofaa wanakofaa unakofaa inakofaa linakofaa yanakofaa kinakofaa vinakofaa inakofaa zinakofaa unakofaa kunakofaa panakofaa munakofaa po napofaa tunapofaa unapofaa mnapofaa anapofaa wanapofaa unapofaa inapofaa linapofaa yanapofaa kinapofaa vinapofaa inapofaa zinapofaa unapofaa kunapofaa panapofaa munapofaa mo namofaa tunamofaa unamofaa mnamofaa anamofaa wanamofaa unamofaa inamofaa linamofaa yanamofaa kinamofaa vinamofaa inamofaa zinamofaa unamofaa kunamofaa panamofaa munamofaa Future ye nitakayefaa tutakayefaa utakayefaa mtakayefaa atakayefaa watakayefaa utakayefaa itakayefaa litakayefaa yatakayefaa kitakayefaa vitakayefaa itakayefaa zitakayefaa utakayefaa kutakayefaa patakayefaa mutakayefaa o nitakaofaa tutakaofaa utakaofaa mtakaofaa atakaofaa watakaofaa utakaofaa itakaofaa litakaofaa yatakaofaa kitakaofaa vitakaofaa itakaofaa zitakaofaa utakaofaa kutakaofaa patakaofaa mutakaofaa yo nitakayofaa tutakayofaa utakayofaa mtakayofaa atakayofaa watakayofaa utakayofaa itakayofaa litakayofaa yatakayofaa kitakayofaa vitakayofaa itakayofaa zitakayofaa utakayofaa kutakayofaa patakayofaa mutakayofaa lo nitakalofaa tutakalofaa utakalofaa mtakalofaa atakalofaa watakalofaa utakalofaa itakalofaa litakalofaa yatakalofaa kitakalofaa vitakalofaa itakalofaa zitakalofaa utakalofaa kutakalofaa patakalofaa mutakalofaa cho nitakachofaa tutakachofaa utakachofaa mtakachofaa atakachofaa watakachofaa utakachofaa itakachofaa litakachofaa yatakachofaa kitakachofaa vitakachofaa itakachofaa zitakachofaa utakachofaa kutakachofaa patakachofaa mutakachofaa vyo nitakavyofaa tutakavyofaa utakavyofaa mtakavyofaa atakavyofaa watakavyofaa utakavyofaa itakavyofaa litakavyofaa yatakavyofaa kitakavyofaa vitakavyofaa itakavyofaa zitakavyofaa utakavyofaa kutakavyofaa patakavyofaa mutakavyofaa zo nitakazofaa tutakazofaa utakazofaa mtakazofaa atakazofaa watakazofaa utakazofaa itakazofaa litakazofaa yatakazofaa kitakazofaa vitakazofaa itakazofaa zitakazofaa utakazofaa kutakazofaa patakazofaa mutakazofaa ko nitakakofaa tutakakofaa utakakofaa mtakakofaa atakakofaa watakakofaa utakakofaa itakakofaa litakakofaa yatakakofaa kitakakofaa vitakakofaa itakakofaa zitakakofaa utakakofaa kutakakofaa patakakofaa mutakakofaa po nitakapofaa tutakapofaa utakapofaa mtakapofaa atakapofaa watakapofaa utakapofaa itakapofaa litakapofaa yatakapofaa kitakapofaa vitakapofaa itakapofaa zitakapofaa utakapofaa kutakapofaa patakapofaa mutakapofaa mo nitakamofaa tutakamofaa utakamofaa mtakamofaa atakamofaa watakamofaa utakamofaa itakamofaa litakamofaa yatakamofaa kitakamofaa vitakamofaa itakamofaa zitakamofaa utakamofaa kutakamofaa patakamofaa mutakamofaa General Positive ye nifaaye tufaaye ufaaye mfaaye afaaye wafaaye ufaaye ifaaye lifaaye yafaaye kifaaye vifaaye ifaaye zifaaye ufaaye kufaaye pafaaye mufaaye o nifaao tufaao ufaao mfaao afaao wafaao ufaao ifaao lifaao yafaao kifaao vifaao ifaao zifaao ufaao kufaao pafaao mufaao yo nifaayo tufaayo ufaayo mfaayo afaayo wafaayo ufaayo ifaayo lifaayo yafaayo kifaayo vifaayo ifaayo zifaayo ufaayo kufaayo pafaayo mufaayo lo nifaalo tufaalo ufaalo mfaalo afaalo wafaalo ufaalo ifaalo lifaalo yafaalo kifaalo vifaalo ifaalo zifaalo ufaalo kufaalo pafaalo mufaalo cho nifaacho tufaacho ufaacho mfaacho afaacho wafaacho ufaacho ifaacho lifaacho yafaacho kifaacho vifaacho ifaacho zifaacho ufaacho kufaacho pafaacho mufaacho vyo nifaavyo tufaavyo ufaavyo mfaavyo afaavyo wafaavyo ufaavyo ifaavyo lifaavyo yafaavyo kifaavyo vifaavyo ifaavyo zifaavyo ufaavyo kufaavyo pafaavyo mufaavyo zo nifaazo tufaazo ufaazo mfaazo afaazo wafaazo ufaazo ifaazo lifaazo yafaazo kifaazo vifaazo ifaazo zifaazo ufaazo kufaazo pafaazo mufaazo ko nifaako tufaako ufaako mfaako afaako wafaako ufaako ifaako lifaako yafaako kifaako vifaako ifaako zifaako ufaako kufaako pafaako mufaako po nifaapo tufaapo ufaapo mfaapo afaapo wafaapo ufaapo ifaapo lifaapo yafaapo kifaapo vifaapo ifaapo zifaapo ufaapo kufaapo pafaapo mufaapo mo nifaamo tufaamo ufaamo mfaamo afaamo wafaamo ufaamo ifaamo lifaamo yafaamo kifaamo vifaamo ifaamo zifaamo ufaamo kufaamo pafaamo mufaamo General Negative ye nisiyefaa tusiyefaa usiyefaa msiyefaa asiyefaa wasiyefaa usiyefaa isiyefaa lisiyefaa yasiyefaa kisiyefaa visiyefaa isiyefaa zisiyefaa usiyefaa kusiyefaa pasiyefaa musiyefaa o nisiofaa tusiofaa usiofaa msiofaa asiofaa wasiofaa usiofaa isiofaa lisiofaa yasiofaa kisiofaa visiofaa isiofaa zisiofaa usiofaa kusiofaa pasiofaa musiofaa yo nisiyofaa tusiyofaa usiyofaa msiyofaa asiyofaa wasiyofaa usiyofaa isiyofaa lisiyofaa yasiyofaa kisiyofaa visiyofaa isiyofaa zisiyofaa usiyofaa kusiyofaa pasiyofaa musiyofaa lo nisilofaa tusilofaa usilofaa msilofaa asilofaa wasilofaa usilofaa isilofaa lisilofaa yasilofaa kisilofaa visilofaa isilofaa zisilofaa usilofaa kusilofaa pasilofaa musilofaa cho nisichofaa tusichofaa usichofaa msichofaa asichofaa wasichofaa usichofaa isichofaa lisichofaa yasichofaa kisichofaa visichofaa isichofaa zisichofaa usichofaa kusichofaa pasichofaa musichofaa vyo nisivyofaa tusivyofaa usivyofaa msivyofaa asivyofaa wasivyofaa usivyofaa isivyofaa lisivyofaa yasivyofaa kisivyofaa visivyofaa isivyofaa zisivyofaa usivyofaa kusivyofaa pasivyofaa musivyofaa zo nisizofaa tusizofaa usizofaa msizofaa asizofaa wasizofaa usizofaa isizofaa lisizofaa yasizofaa kisizofaa visizofaa isizofaa zisizofaa usizofaa kusizofaa pasizofaa musizofaa ko nisikofaa tusikofaa usikofaa msikofaa asikofaa wasikofaa usikofaa isikofaa lisikofaa yasikofaa kisikofaa visikofaa isikofaa zisikofaa usikofaa kusikofaa pasikofaa musikofaa po nisipofaa tusipofaa usipofaa msipofaa asipofaa wasipofaa usipofaa isipofaa lisipofaa yasipofaa kisipofaa visipofaa isipofaa zisipofaa usipofaa kusipofaa pasipofaa musipofaa mo nisimofaa tusimofaa usimofaa msimofaa asimofaa wasimofaa usimofaa isimofaa lisimofaa yasimofaa kisimofaa visimofaa isimofaa zisimofaa usimofaa kusimofaa pasimofaa musimofaa
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• kifaa

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Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

faa

1. four