ifa
See also: IFA
Chuukese
Adverb
ifa
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”).
Noun
ifa f (plural ife)
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
ifa
- Alternative form of fo
Mubami
Noun
ifa
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /îːfá/
Noun
îfá class 5 (plural ámafá class 6)
Inflection
| Class 5/6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ifa | amafa | ||
| Locative | efeni | emafeni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ifa | amafa | ||
| Simple form | lifa | mafa | ||
| Locative | efeni | emafeni | ||
| Copulative | yifa | ngamafa | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wefa | owefa | wamafa | owamafa |
| Class 2 | befa | abefa | bamafa | abamafa |
| Class 3 | wefa | owefa | wamafa | owamafa |
| Class 4 | yefa | eyefa | yamafa | eyamafa |
| Class 5 | lefa | elefa | lamafa | elamafa |
| Class 6 | efa | awefa | amafa | awamafa |
| Class 7 | sefa | esefa | samafa | esamafa |
| Class 8 | zefa | ezefa | zamafa | ezamafa |
| Class 9 | yefa | eyefa | yamafa | eyamafa |
| Class 10 | zefa | ezefa | zamafa | ezamafa |
| Class 11 | lwefa | olwefa | lwamafa | olwamafa |
| Class 14 | befa | obefa | bamafa | obamafa |
| Class 15 | kwefa | okwefa | kwamafa | okwamafa |
| Class 17 | kwefa | okwefa | kwamafa | okwamafa |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-fa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-fa (2.3-5.4)”
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