faa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "faa"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Fasu with a as a placeholder.

Symbol

faa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Fasu.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Fasu terms

English

Noun

faa (plural faas)

1. The letter ف in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.A.F., AAF, AFA

Akan

Verb

faa

1. transitive past of fa

Alemannic German

Verb

faa (past participle gfange)

1. alternative form of fah

Jamamadí

Noun

faa

1. (Banawá) water

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

faa

1. (Lancashire, West Riding) alternative form of fo (noun)

Etymology 2

Determiner

faa

1. (North Riding) alternative form of fo (“few”)

Pronoun

faa

1. (Northern) alternative form of fo (“few”)

Muna

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

faa

1. termite

References

• “faa” in Webonary.org

Oromo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ́ː/

• Syllables - faa, Count - 1

  • Audio:

    (file)

Pronoun

faa

1. and the like
2. such as
3. included
4. etc.

   saree faa, yeeyyii faa ajjeese

   He killed dogs, wolves, and the like.

Usage

• Usually written as a separate word (saree faa), though it may also be written attached to the preceding word (sareefaa).

Scots

Verb

faa

1. fall

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fwaa, from Proto-Bantu *-púa.

Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -faa ~ -faya and Giryama -fwaha. From the same root as Zulu -fána (“to resemble”).

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑː/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-faa (infinitive kufaa)

1. to fit
2. to be suitable or useful

   Synonym: halisi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faa
Positive present -nafaa Subjunctive -fae Negative -fai Imperative singular faa
Infinitives
Positive kufaa Negative kutofaa
Imperatives
Singular faa Plural faeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafaa/nafaa tunafaa 2nd person unafaa mnafaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaa wanafaa other classes positive subject concord + -nafaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fai) Singular Plural 1st person sifai hatufai 2nd person hufai hamfai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafai hawafai other classes negative subject concord + -fai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fae) Singular Plural 1st person nifae tufae 2nd person ufae mfae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afae wafae other classes positive subject concord + -fae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaa) Singular Plural 1st person nafaa twafaa 2nd person wafaa mwafaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaa wafaa m-mi(III/IV) wafaa yafaa ji-ma(V/VI) lafaa yafaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaa vyafaa n(IX/X) yafaa zafaa u(XI) wafaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafaa pa(XVI) pafaa mu(XVIII) mwafaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaa Consecutive kafaa / positive subject concord + -kafaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifaa -tufaa 2nd person -kufaa -wafaa/-kufaeni/-wafaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaa -wafaa m-mi(III/IV) -ufaa -ifaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaa -yafaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaa -vifaa n(IX/X) -ifaa -zifaa u(XI) -ufaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufaa pa(XVI) -pafaa mu(XVIII) -mufaa Reflexive -jifaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -faaye -faao m-mi(III/IV) -faao -faayo ji-ma(V/VI) -faalo -faayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faacho -faavyo n(IX/X) -faayo -faazo u(XI) -faao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -faako pa(XVI) -faapo mu(XVIII) -faamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefaa -ofaa m-mi(III/IV) -ofaa -yofaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaa -yofaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaa -vyofaa n(IX/X) -yofaa -zofaa u(XI) -ofaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofaa pa(XVI) -pofaa mu(XVIII) -mofaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kifaa (“tool, device”)
  • mafao (“advantage, benefit, profit”)