"afi" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Verb

IPA: /ˈafɪ/
Etymology: 'ave (“have”) + fi (“to”) Etymology templates: {{af|jam|'ave|fi|t1=have|t2=to}} 'ave (“have”) + fi (“to”) Head templates: {{head|jam|verb}} afi, {{jam-verb}} afi
  1. Alternative spelling of haffi; have to; must Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haffi (extra: have to; must)
    Sense id: en-afi-jam-verb-ccWxHTnq Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, West Makian terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of West Makian terms in nonstandard scripts: 11 11 11 10 10 11 9 1 1 6 1 2 9 1 1 4 2 1
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      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "'ave",
        "3": "fi",
        "t1": "have",
        "t2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "'ave (“have”) + fi (“to”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "'ave (“have”) + fi (“to”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "afi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "afi",
      "name": "jam-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧fi"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "have to; must",
          "word": "haffi"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 11 10 10 11 9 1 1 6 1 2 9 1 1 4 2 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "West Makian terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We're in fear of our life, but we have to stay […]",
          "ref": "2020 December 29, Andre Williams, “Rose Town Man Killed While Preparing Christmas Meal - Three Murdered On Christmas, Boxing Days”, in Jamaica Gleaner (in English):",
          "text": "“We in fear of we life, but we afi stay […]”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of haffi; have to; must"
      ],
      "id": "en-afi-jam-verb-ccWxHTnq",
      "links": [
        [
          "haffi",
          "haffi#Jamaican_Creole"
        ],
        [
          "have to",
          "have to"
        ],
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈafɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afi"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "West Makian entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Makian lemmas",
    "West Makian nouns",
    "West Makian terms in nonstandard scripts"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "'ave",
        "3": "fi",
        "t1": "have",
        "t2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "'ave (“have”) + fi (“to”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "'ave (“have”) + fi (“to”)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "afi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "afi",
      "name": "jam-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧fi"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "have to; must",
          "word": "haffi"
        }
      ],
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        "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
        "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with quotations",
        "Jamaican Creole verbs",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We're in fear of our life, but we have to stay […]",
          "ref": "2020 December 29, Andre Williams, “Rose Town Man Killed While Preparing Christmas Meal - Three Murdered On Christmas, Boxing Days”, in Jamaica Gleaner (in English):",
          "text": "“We in fear of we life, but we afi stay […]”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of haffi; have to; must"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "haffi",
          "haffi#Jamaican_Creole"
        ],
        [
          "have to",
          "have to"
        ],
        [
          "must",
          "must"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈafɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afi"
}

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