አፍ
Amharic
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”). Cognates include Arabic فَم (fam). Compare also Afar af.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)af/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: አፍ
Noun
አፍ • (ʾaf) m
Declension
| masculine | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | አፍ (ʾaf) |
| definite subject | አፉ (ʾafu) |
| definite object | አፉን (ʾafun) |
| general object | አፍን (ʾafən) |
| singular | plural | formal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| first person | አፌ (ʾafe) | አፋችን (ʾafaččən) | — | |
| second person | m | አፍህ (ʾafəh) | አፋችሁ (ʾafaččəhu) | አፍዎ (ʾafwo) |
| f | አፍሽ (ʾafəš) | |||
| third person | m | አፉ (ʾafu) | አፋቸው (ʾafaččäw) | |
| f | አፏ (ʾafʷa) | |||
References
- Kane, Thomas Leiper (1990), “አፍ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary (in Amharic and English), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 1346
Argobba
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Noun
አፍ (ʾäf) ?
Ge'ez
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Noun
አፍ • (ʾäf) f or m (plural አፈው (ʾäfäw), and አፈዋት (ʾäfäwat))
- mouth
- orifice, entrance
- cutting edge of a sword
Declension
Declension of አፍ (ʾäf)
| Number | State | Case | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative/genitive | accusative | |||
| singular | absolute | አፍ (ʾäf) | አፈ (ʾäfä) | |
| construct | አፈ (ʾäfä) | |||
| With possessive pronouns | 1s | አፉየ (ʾäfuyä) | አፋየ (ʾäfayä) | |
| 2ms | አፉከ (ʾäfukä) | አፋከ (ʾäfakä) | ||
| 2fs | አፉኪ (ʾäfuki) | አፋኪ (ʾäfaki) | ||
| 3ms | አፉሁ (ʾäfuhu) | አፋሁ (ʾäfahu) | ||
| 3fs | አፉሃ (ʾäfuha) | አፋሃ (ʾäfaha) | ||
| 1p | አፉነ (ʾäfunä) | አፋነ (ʾäfanä) | ||
| 2mp | አፉክሙ (ʾäfukmu) | አፋክሙ (ʾäfakmu) | ||
| 2fp | አፉክን (ʾäfukn) | አፋክን (ʾäfakn) | ||
| 3mp | አፉሆሙ (ʾäfuhomu) | አፋሆሙ (ʾäfahomu) | ||
| 3fp | አፉሆን (ʾäfuhon) | አፋሆን (ʾäfahon) | ||
| plural | absolute | አፈው (ʾäfäw) | አፈወ (ʾäfäwä) | |
| construct | አፈወ (ʾäfäwä) | |||
| With possessive pronouns | 1s | አፈውየ (ʾäfäwyä) | ||
| 2ms | አፈዊከ (ʾäfäwikä) | |||
| 2fs | አፈውኪ (ʾäfäwki); አፈዊኪ (ʾäfäwiki) | |||
| 3ms | አፈዊሁ (ʾäfäwihu) | |||
| 3fs | አፈዊሃ (ʾäfäwiha) | |||
| 1p | አፈዊነ (ʾäfäwinä) | |||
| 2mp | አፈዊክሙ (ʾäfäwikmu) | |||
| 2fp | አፈዊክን (ʾäfäwikn) | |||
| 3mp | አፈዊሆሙ (ʾäfäwihomu) | |||
| 3fp | አፈዊሆን (ʾäfäwihon) | |||
| plural | absolute | አፈዋት (ʾäfäwat) | አፈዋተ (ʾäfäwatä) | |
| construct | አፈዋተ (ʾäfäwatä) | |||
| With possessive pronouns | 1s | አፈዋትየ (ʾäfäwatyä) | ||
| 2ms | አፈዋቲከ (ʾäfäwatikä) | |||
| 2fs | አፈዋትኪ (ʾäfäwatki); አፈዋቲኪ (ʾäfäwatiki) | |||
| 3ms | አፈዋቲሁ (ʾäfäwatihu) | |||
| 3fs | አፈዋቲሃ (ʾäfäwatiha) | |||
| 1p | አፈዋቲነ (ʾäfäwatinä) | |||
| 2mp | አፈዋቲክሙ (ʾäfäwatikmu) | |||
| 2fp | አፈዋቲክን (ʾäfäwatikn) | |||
| 3mp | አፈዋቲሆሙ (ʾäfäwatihomu) | |||
| 3fp | አፈዋቲሆን (ʾäfäwatihon) | |||
References
- Dillmann, August (1865), “አፍ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, columns 808–809
- Leslau, Wolf (1987), Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, reprinted 1991, 1997 and 2006, page 8b
Harari
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Noun
አፍ (ʾäf)
Tigre
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔɐ̈f]
Noun
አፍ • (ʾäf) m (before pronominal suffix also አፉ (ʾäfu), plural አፈይት (ʾäfäyt), as well as አፈች (ʾäfäč), and obsolete አፈይ (ʾäfäy), as well as አፈጅ (ʾäfäǧ))
References
- Munzinger, Werner (1865), “አፍ”, in Vocabulaire de la langue tigré (in French), Leipzig: T.O. Weigel[1][2], page 47
- Littmann, Enno; Höfner, Maria (1962), “አፍ”, in Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur; XI)[3], Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, page 388a
- Raz, Shlomo (1983), Tigre grammar and texts (Afroasiatic Dialects; 4), Malibu: Undena Publications, →ISBN, pages 10, 18, 20, 21 and 141
Tigrinya
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɐf/
Noun
አፍ • (ʾäf) ?