"af" meaning in Somali

See af in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔɑ́f/ Forms: áf [canonical, masculine], afaf [masculine, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], áf [absolutive, singular], af [nominative, singular], áf [genitive, singular], afyahow [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf- (“mouth”). Compare Iraqw afa, Blin eb, Beja yeef. Cognate with Maay af, Rendille af, Jiiddu ow, Oromo afaan, Orma afaani, Konso afaa, Afar af. Etymology templates: {{der|so|cus-pro|*ʔaf-|t=mouth}} Proto-Cushitic *ʔaf- (“mouth”), {{cog|irk|afa}} Iraqw afa, {{cog|byn|eb}} Blin eb, {{cog|bej|yeef}} Beja yeef, {{cog|ymm|af}} Maay af, {{cog|rel|af}} Rendille af, {{cog|jii|ow}} Jiiddu ow, {{cog|om|afaan}} Oromo afaan, {{cog|orc|afaani}} Orma afaani, {{cog|kxc|afaa}} Konso afaa, {{cog|aa|af}} Afar af Head templates: {{head|so|noun|plural|afaf|or||f1accel-form=p|f1g=m|f2accel-form=p|g=m|head=áf|sort=}} áf m (plural afaf m), {{so-noun|g=m|gpl=m|head=áf|pl=afaf}} áf m (plural afaf m)
  1. mouth
    Sense id: en-af-so-noun-TPNc-HQ1 Categories (other): Anatomy, Linguistics
  2. language
    Sense id: en-af-so-noun-pO8wS6Qq Categories (other): Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 15 84 1
  3. edge
    Sense id: en-af-so-noun-ocsQD1fp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: afduub (english: to gag), afhaye (english: spokesman), afur (english: to break fast)

Inflected forms

{
  "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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