pf

See also: PF, pF, p·f, .pf, pf., Pf., and P/F

English

Noun

pf

1. (electronics) Initialism of power factor.
2. pff

Anagrams

• FP

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛf/
  • Conventional anglicization: pef

Determiner

 m sg distal demonstrative determiner

1. that

Usage notes

This demonstrative was originally a determiner but could later be used alone, like a pronoun. When used as a determiner it follows or precedes the noun it describes.

It forms a contrastive pair with the demonstrative pn, in which pf is distal.

In Old Egyptian this form was occasionally used in place of the plural jpf. Whether this should be interpreted as a mere summarily written variant of jpf or as a genuine use of the singular for the plural is unclear.

Inflection

Old Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners						pronouns1	adverbs
	singular		dual		plural		unmarked
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
proximal to speaker	pn	tn	*jpnj	jptnj, jptntj	jpn	jptn	nn	—
distal	pf	tf	*jpfj	*jptfj, *jptftj	jpf	jptf	nf	—
proximal to spoken of	pj, pw, p	tj, tw	jpwj	jptwj, jptwtj	jpw	jptw, jptwt	nw	—
vocative	pꜣ	tꜣ	—	—	—	—	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ

¹ Unmarked for number and gender, but treated syntactically as masculine plurals when used with participles and relative forms, and as feminine singulars when referred to by resumptive pronouns.

Middle Egyptian demonstratives

	determiners and pronouns			adverbs
	singular		plural1
	masculine	feminine
proximal	pn	tn	nn	ꜥn
distal	pf, pfꜣ	tf, tfꜣ	nf, nfꜣ	ꜥf
‘copula’ and vocative	pw, pwy	tw, twy	nw	—
anaphoric	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ

¹ Joined by n(j) to nouns they modify.

Late Egyptian demonstratives and articles

	masculine	feminine	plural		adverb
pronoun	pꜣw				dj
determiners and pronouns	pꜣj	tꜣj	nꜣj
possessive determiners1	pꜣy	tꜣy	nꜣy
relational pronouns (‘possessive prefixes’)	p-n, pꜣ	t-nt, tꜣ	nꜣyw, nꜣ
definite articles	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ2
indefinite articles	wꜥ2		nhꜣy2

¹ Used with suffix pronouns.
² Originally joined by n(j) to nouns they modify; later without it.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pf  

pfꜣ

[since the Middle Kingdom]

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 54–55.
• Edel, Elmar (1955-1964) Altägyptische Grammatik, volume 1, Rome: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, § 182 et seq., page 83 et seq.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.faˈvoʁ/ [ˌpoh.faˈvoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.faˈvoʁ/ [ˌpoh.faˈvoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.faˈvoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌpoʁ.faˈvoʁ/ [ˌpoχ.faˈvoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɻ.faˈvoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.fɐˈvoɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.fɐˈvoɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpoɾ.fɐˈboɾ/ [ˌpoɾ.fɐˈβoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpo.ɾi.fɐˈvo.ɾi/

Noun

pf m (plural pfs)

1. Abbreviation of prato feito.

Phrase

pf (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of por favor.