"fan" meaning in Afar

See fan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfan/, [ˈfʌn]
Etymology: Cognate with Saho fan. Etymology templates: {{cog|ssy|fan}} Saho fan Head templates: {{head|aa|noun|||||||or||or||or||||or||or||or||or||f10accel-form=p|f10g=?|f11accel-form=p|f11g=?|f1accel-form=f|f2accel-form=m|f3accel-form=s|f3g=?|f4accel-form=s|f4g=?|f5accel-form=s|f5g=?|f6accel-form=s|f6g=?|f7accel-form=p|f7g=?|f8accel-form=p|f8g=?|f9accel-form=p|f9g=?|g=m|g2=|head=fán}} fán m, {{aa-noun|fán|g=m}} fán m Inflection templates: {{aa-decl|fán|fána|fán|fantí}} Forms: fán [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], fán [absolutive], fána [predicative], fán [subjective], fantí [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fánal [l-case, with-postposition], fának [k-case, with-postposition], fánat [t-case, with-postposition], fánah [h-case, with-postposition]
  1. middle, centre
    Sense id: en-fan-aa-noun-UtXLFkhR

Postposition

IPA: /ˈfan/, [ˈfʌn] Forms: fán [canonical]
Etymology: Cognate with Saho fan. Etymology templates: {{cog|ssy|fan}} Saho fan Head templates: {{head|aa|postposition|head=fán}} fán
  1. towards; until
    Sense id: en-fan-aa-postp-JmqLhsoi Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header, Afar postpositions Disambiguation of Afar entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Afar postpositions: 13 87
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        "2": "fan"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho fan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Saho fan.",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "aa-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fantí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aa-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fánal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "l-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fának",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "k-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fánat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "t-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fánah",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "h-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "or",
        "18": "",
        "19": "or",
        "2": "noun",
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        "21": "or",
        "22": "",
        "23": "or",
        "24": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
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        "f11accel-form": "p",
        "f11g": "?",
        "f1accel-form": "f",
        "f2accel-form": "m",
        "f3accel-form": "s",
        "f3g": "?",
        "f4accel-form": "s",
        "f4g": "?",
        "f5accel-form": "s",
        "f5g": "?",
        "f6accel-form": "s",
        "f6g": "?",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f7g": "?",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f8g": "?",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "f9g": "?",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "fán",
        "g": "m"
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      "expansion": "fán m",
      "name": "aa-noun"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fan"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "fan"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "fána",
        "3": "fán",
        "4": "fantí"
      },
      "name": "aa-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "middle, centre"
      ],
      "id": "en-fan-aa-noun-UtXLFkhR",
      "links": [
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ],
        [
          "centre",
          "centre"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʌn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fan"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "fan"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho fan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Saho fan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "postposition",
        "head": "fán"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fan"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "fan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar postpositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              146,
              149
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              36
            ],
            [
              88,
              90
            ],
            [
              118,
              120
            ]
          ],
          "english": "So a man called Elimelek, he went together with two sons and a wife, he migrated from a town called Betlehem in Judea to the country of the nation called Moab.",
          "ref": "2006, “Ruut 1:2 [Ruth 1:2]”, in Nabuwwa kee malikwa [Prophets and kings]:",
          "text": "Too waqdi Alimelek deqsita num, lab-xayloh nammay kee barra gabat hayya heeh, Yuudâ-baaxok Beetlacam deqsitta magaalak Mooyab deqsita marih baaxo fan dulah gexe.",
          "translation": "So a man called Elimelek, he went together with two sons and a wife, he migrated from a town called Betlehem in Judea to the country of the nation called Moab.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "towards; until"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ],
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʌn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fan"
}
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    "Afar lemmas",
    "Afar masculine nouns",
    "Afar nouns",
    "Afar postpositions",
    "Afar terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 44 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "fan"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho fan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Saho fan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aa-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "absolutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fána",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fantí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aa-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fánal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "l-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fának",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "k-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fánat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "t-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fánah",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "h-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "or",
        "18": "",
        "19": "or",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "or",
        "22": "",
        "23": "or",
        "24": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f11accel-form": "p",
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        "f3accel-form": "s",
        "f3g": "?",
        "f4accel-form": "s",
        "f4g": "?",
        "f5accel-form": "s",
        "f5g": "?",
        "f6accel-form": "s",
        "f6g": "?",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f7g": "?",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f8g": "?",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "f9g": "?",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "fán"
      },
      "expansion": "fán m",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fán",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "fán m",
      "name": "aa-noun"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fan"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "fan"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "fán",
        "2": "fána",
        "3": "fán",
        "4": "fantí"
      },
      "name": "aa-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "middle, centre"
      ],
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        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ],
        [
          "centre",
          "centre"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʌn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fan"
}

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    "Afar lemmas",
    "Afar masculine nouns",
    "Afar nouns",
    "Afar postpositions",
    "Afar terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 44 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "fan"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho fan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Saho fan.",
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    {
      "form": "fán",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "head": "fán"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fan"
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        "fan"
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "postp",
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    {
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              146,
              149
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              36
            ],
            [
              88,
              90
            ],
            [
              118,
              120
            ]
          ],
          "english": "So a man called Elimelek, he went together with two sons and a wife, he migrated from a town called Betlehem in Judea to the country of the nation called Moab.",
          "ref": "2006, “Ruut 1:2 [Ruth 1:2]”, in Nabuwwa kee malikwa [Prophets and kings]:",
          "text": "Too waqdi Alimelek deqsita num, lab-xayloh nammay kee barra gabat hayya heeh, Yuudâ-baaxok Beetlacam deqsitta magaalak Mooyab deqsita marih baaxo fan dulah gexe.",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "towards; until"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ],
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʌn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fan"
}

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