sifa

See also: şifa and sīfǎ

Fula

Etymology

From Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa).

Noun

sifa ka (plural sifaaji)

  1. type, sort, kind, fashion, manner
  2. description, explanation
  3. adjective

Usage notes

Can variously take the singular classifier ka or o.

See also

References

Matal

Noun

sifa

  1. life
    sifa adəv
    eternal life
    Zəzagəla avà à anu sifa adəv à gay aw, sifa uwaga kà avà à anu, kà la Kona aŋha la abà. (Yuhana 5:11)[1]
    God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son (John 5:11)

References

  1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/John/5#11

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.fɑ/, [ˈsi.vɑ]

Noun

sifa

  1. genitive plural of sife

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صِفَة (ṣifa, “quality, trait”).[1]

Noun

sifa class IX (plural sifa class X)

  1. character (moral strength)
  2. character, trait, quality
  3. praise, commendation
  4. (grammar) adjective
    Synonym: kivumishi
  • -sifu (“to praise, admire”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese cifa.[2][3]

Noun

sifa class IX (plural sifa class X)

  1. (nautical) fish oil used to caulk vessels

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305 Nr. 2939
  2. ^ Johnson, Frederick (1939), A Standard Swahili-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 429
  3. ^ Baldi, Sergio (16 October 2023), Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture; 40), Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 151 Nr. 294

Further reading

  • sifa in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
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