almafi in All languages combined

IPA: /al.maˈfi/ Forms: almafil [alternative], almofi [alternative], ammafide [alternative], marfi [alternative], marfil [alternative], marfim [alternative], marfym [alternative], olmafi [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -i Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”). Cognate with Old Spanish almalfil. Etymology templates: {{bor+|roa-opt|ar|عَظْم اَلْفِيل||elephant-bone}} Borrowed from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), {{cog|osp|almalfil}} Old Spanish almalfil Head templates: {{head|roa-opt|noun|uncountable||||||cat2=uncountable nouns|g=m|head=}} almafi m (uncountable), {{roa-opt-noun|m|pl=-}} almafi m (uncountable)

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      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "marfil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "almafí"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "marfim"
    }
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        "3": "عَظْم اَلْفِيل",
        "4": "",
        "5": "elephant-bone"
      },
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  "forms": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "almofi",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ammafide",
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      ]
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marfim",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marfym",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
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              100
            ]
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          "ref": "a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 299 (facsimile):",
          "text": "Un freire dos da eſtrela tragia.\na ſeu colo en que muito crija\nhũa omagen deſta que nos guia\ndalmafi que ſeu fill en braços tẽ\nDe muitas maneiras ſc̃a maria",
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        }
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        "ivory (hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants)"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/al.maˈfi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "almafi"
}

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "marfil"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "almafí"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "marfim"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "almalfil"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل (ʕaẓm al-fīl, “elephant-bone”), from عَظْم (ʕaẓm, “bone”) + فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).\nCognate with Old Spanish almalfil.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "almofi",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ammafide",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marfi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marfil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marfim",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "marfym",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olmafi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "",
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        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "almafi m (uncountable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "pl": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "almafi m (uncountable)",
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        "fi"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old Galician-Portuguese lemmas",
        "Old Galician-Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Old Galician-Portuguese nouns",
        "Old Galician-Portuguese terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Arabic",
        "Old Galician-Portuguese terms with quotations",
        "Old Galician-Portuguese uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Old Galician-Portuguese quotations",
        "Rhymes:Old Galician-Portuguese/i",
        "Rhymes:Old Galician-Portuguese/i/3 syllables",
        "roa-opt:Elephants"
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          "text": "Un freire dos da eſtrela tragia.\na ſeu colo en que muito crija\nhũa omagen deſta que nos guia\ndalmafi que ſeu fill en braços tẽ\nDe muitas maneiras ſc̃a maria",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ivory (hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants)"
      ],
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        ]
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/al.maˈfi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
  "word": "almafi"
}

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"almafi" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Old Galician-Portuguese]