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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "to gag",
"translation": "to gag",
"word": "afduub"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "spokesman",
"translation": "spokesman",
"word": "afhaye"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"english": "to break fast",
"translation": "to break fast",
"word": "afur"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "cus-pro",
"3": "*ʔaf-",
"t": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf- (“mouth”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "irk",
"2": "afa"
},
"expansion": "Iraqw afa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "byn",
"2": "eb"
},
"expansion": "Blin eb",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bej",
"2": "yeef"
},
"expansion": "Beja yeef",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ymm",
"2": "af"
},
"expansion": "Maay af",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "rel",
"2": "af"
},
"expansion": "Rendille af",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "jii",
"2": "ow"
},
"expansion": "Jiiddu ow",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "om",
"2": "afaan"
},
"expansion": "Oromo afaan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "orc",
"2": "afaani"
},
"expansion": "Orma afaani",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kxc",
"2": "afaa"
},
"expansion": "Konso afaa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "aa",
"2": "af"
},
"expansion": "Afar af",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf- (“mouth”). Compare Iraqw afa, Blin eb, Beja yeef.\nCognate with Maay af, Rendille af, Jiiddu ow, Oromo afaan, Orma afaani, Konso afaa, Afar af.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "áf",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "afaf",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "áf",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"absolutive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "af",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "áf",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "afyahow",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "afaf",
"5": "or",
"6": "",
"f1accel-form": "p",
"f1g": "m",
"f2accel-form": "p",
"g": "m",
"head": "áf",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "áf m (plural afaf m)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"gpl": "m",
"head": "áf",
"pl": "afaf"
},
"expansion": "áf m (plural afaf m)",
"name": "so-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"af"
]
}
],
"lang": "Somali",
"lang_code": "so",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "so",
"name": "Anatomy",
"orig": "so:Anatomy",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "so",
"name": "Linguistics",
"orig": "so:Linguistics",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"mouth"
],
"id": "en-af-so-noun-TPNc-HQ1",
"links": [
[
"mouth",
"mouth"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "15 84 1",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"language"
],
"id": "en-af-so-noun-pO8wS6Qq",
"links": [
[
"language",
"language"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"edge"
],
"id": "en-af-so-noun-ocsQD1fp",
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔɑ́f/"
}
],
"word": "af"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 23 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Somali entries with incorrect language header",
"Somali lemmas",
"Somali masculine nouns",
"Somali nouns",
"Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to gag",
"translation": "to gag",
"word": "afduub"
},
{
"english": "spokesman",
"translation": "spokesman",
"word": "afhaye"
},
{
"english": "to break fast",
"translation": "to break fast",
"word": "afur"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "cus-pro",
"3": "*ʔaf-",
"t": "mouth"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf- (“mouth”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "irk",
"2": "afa"
},
"expansion": "Iraqw afa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "byn",
"2": "eb"
},
"expansion": "Blin eb",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bej",
"2": "yeef"
},
"expansion": "Beja yeef",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ymm",
"2": "af"
},
"expansion": "Maay af",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "rel",
"2": "af"
},
"expansion": "Rendille af",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "jii",
"2": "ow"
},
"expansion": "Jiiddu ow",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "om",
"2": "afaan"
},
"expansion": "Oromo afaan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "orc",
"2": "afaani"
},
"expansion": "Orma afaani",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kxc",
"2": "afaa"
},
"expansion": "Konso afaa",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "aa",
"2": "af"
},
"expansion": "Afar af",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf- (“mouth”). Compare Iraqw afa, Blin eb, Beja yeef.\nCognate with Maay af, Rendille af, Jiiddu ow, Oromo afaan, Orma afaani, Konso afaa, Afar af.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "áf",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "afaf",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "áf",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"absolutive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "af",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "áf",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "afyahow",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "so",
"2": "noun",
"3": "plural",
"4": "afaf",
"5": "or",
"6": "",
"f1accel-form": "p",
"f1g": "m",
"f2accel-form": "p",
"g": "m",
"head": "áf",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "áf m (plural afaf m)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"g": "m",
"gpl": "m",
"head": "áf",
"pl": "afaf"
},
"expansion": "áf m (plural afaf m)",
"name": "so-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"af"
]
}
],
"lang": "Somali",
"lang_code": "so",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"so:Anatomy",
"so:Linguistics"
],
"glosses": [
"mouth"
],
"links": [
[
"mouth",
"mouth"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"language"
],
"links": [
[
"language",
"language"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"edge"
],
"links": [
[
"edge",
"edge"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʔɑ́f/"
}
],
"word": "af"
}
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