afa

See also: áfa, afã, and 'afa

Ewe

Noun

afa

  1. divination (clarification of this definition is needed)

Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.fa/, [ˈäːfä]
  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Stress: àfa
  • Hyphenation: a‧fa

Noun

afa f (plural afe)

  1. sultriness, sultry weather, muggy weather.

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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.

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative afa afae
genitive afae afārum
dative afae afīs
accusative afam afās
ablative afā afīs
vocative afa afae

References

Old Norse

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: āf‧a

Noun

afa f

  1. hatred
  2. enmity; the state of being enemies with another person

Synonyms

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic (presumably from آفَة‎ (ʾāfa, “lesion”)).

Noun

afa (ma class, plural maafa)

  1. injury, damage
  2. misfortune, calamity

References

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