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See also: AFU and āfù

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧fu

Noun

afu

  1. forgiveness
  2. apology
    Synonym: (dialect) üzür

Declension

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Declension of afu
singular plural
nominative afu afular
genitive afunıñ afularnıñ
dative afuğa afularğa
accusative afunı afularnı
locative afuda afularda
ablative afudan afulardan
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Derived terms

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Japanese

Romanization

afu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あふ

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

afu

  1. there, over there (in a place away from and not visible to the speaker or listener(s))

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔapVj (˜x-) (“bellows”).

Noun

afu

  1. forging

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of a fuder (“cool, nice; much, a lot”)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧fu

Determiner

afu (invariable)

  2. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) much; many; a lot of; lots of
    Synonyms: muito, (Mozambique) bastante, maningue
    Tenho coisa afu pra fazer.
    I have many things to do.
    Choveu água afu.
    It rained a lot.
  4. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
    Synonym: demais
    Não gosto daqui. Tem gente afu.
    I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Adverb

afu (not comparable)

  2. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)
    Synonyms: muito, bastante, (Mozambique) maningue, (informal) bem, (archaic) mui
    Te curto afu.
    I like you very much.
    Tá frio afu, piá.
    It is very cold, bro.

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈafu/, [ˈa̠fu], [ˈɑ̟fu]

Etymology 1

From English half and halve.

Noun

afu

  1. half

Adjective

afu

  1. half

Verb

afu

  1. to halve

Etymology 2

Possibly from English have to.

Verb

afu

  1. must, to have to (auxiliary verb)

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).

Noun

afu class V (plural mafu class VI)

  1. forgiveness (of God)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَفَا (ʕafā).

Verb

-afu (infinitive kuafu)

  1. to save, pardon
  2. to cure
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -afu
Positive present -naafu
Subjunctive -afu
Negative -afu
Imperative singular afu
Infinitives
Positive kuafu
Negative kutoafu
Imperatives
Singular afu
Plural afuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huafu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liafu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuafu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naafu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaafu/naafu tunaafu
2nd person unaafu mnaafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaafu wanaafu
other classes positive subject concord + -naafu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -afu)
Singular Plural
1st person siafu hatuafu
2nd person huafu hamwafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haafu hawaafu
other classes negative subject concord + -afu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taafu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taafu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -afu)
Singular Plural
1st person niafu tuafu
2nd person uafu mwafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafu waafu
other classes positive subject concord + -afu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siafu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeafu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeafu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliafu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliafu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aafu)
Singular Plural
1st person naafu twaafu
2nd person waafu mwaafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafu waafu
m-mi(III/IV) waafu yaafu
ji-ma(V/VI) laafu yaafu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaafu vyaafu
n(IX/X) yaafu zaafu
u(XI) waafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaafu
pa(XVI) paafu
mu(XVIII) mwaafu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meafu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaafu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaafu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiafu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoafu
Consecutive kaafu / positive subject concord + -kaafu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaafu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niafu -tuafu
2nd person -kuafu -waafu/-kuafuni/-waafuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwafu -waafu
m-mi(III/IV) -uafu -iafu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liafu -yaafu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiafu -viafu
n(IX/X) -iafu -ziafu
u(XI) -uafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuafu
pa(XVI) -paafu
mu(XVIII) -muafu
Reflexive -jiafu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -afu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -afuye -afuo
m-mi(III/IV) -afuo -afuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -afulo -afuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -afucho -afuvyo
n(IX/X) -afuyo -afuzo
u(XI) -afuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -afuko
pa(XVI) -afupo
mu(XVIII) -afumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -afu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeafu -oafu
m-mi(III/IV) -oafu -yoafu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loafu -yoafu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choafu -vyoafu
n(IX/X) -yoafu -zoafu
u(XI) -oafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koafu
pa(XVI) -poafu
mu(XVIII) -moafu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

afu class V (plural mafu class VI)

  1. blossoms of the wild jasmine used for perfume (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

afu

  1. Endospermum moluccanum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

afu

  1. (transitive) to release, let go
Conjugation
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Conjugation of afu
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person toafu foafu miafu
2nd person noafu niafu
3rd
person		 masculine oafu iafu
yoafu (archaic)
feminine moafu
neuter iafu
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References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Thao

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Noun

afu

  1. rice

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

Pronunciation

Noun

afu m (plural afuau)

  1. (South Wales) liver
    Synonym: iau

Derived terms

  • caledwch afu
  • llid yr afu

Mutation

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Mutated forms of afu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afu unchanged unchanged hafu
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yogad

Noun

afú

  1. grandchild

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