أفاويه

Arabic

Alternative forms

• أَفْوَاه (ʔafwāh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ge'ez አፈው (ʾäfäw, “scent, fragrance”), pl. አፈዋት (ʾäfäwat), if not from Old South Arabian. But also with parallels in Cushitic. The singular فُوه (fūh) is back-formed and possibly invented by medieval dictionary authors to place the word under a “root”. Doublet of فَوْعَة (fawʕa), فَوْح (fawḥ), فَوْخ (fawḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.faː.wiːh/

Noun

أَفَاوِيه • (ʔafāwīh) pl (plural only)

1. what diffuses fragrance, odoriferous substances, aromatic ingredients, fragrants
2. spices, seasonings, condiments

   Synonyms: تَابِل (tābil), بَهَار (bahār), أَبْزَار (ʔabzār), أَبَازِير (ʔabāzīr)

Declension

Declension of noun أَفَاوِيه (ʔafāwīh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُوه fūh	الْفُوه al-fūh	فُوه fūh
Nominative	فُوهٌ fūhun	الْفُوهُ al-fūhu	فُوهُ fūhu
Accusative	فُوهًا fūhan	الْفُوهَ al-fūha	فُوهَ fūha
Genitive	فُوهٍ fūhin	الْفُوهِ al-fūhi	فُوهِ fūhi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	فُوهَيْن fūhayn	الْفُوهَيْن al-fūhayn	فُوهَيْ fūhay
Nominative	فُوهَانِ fūhāni	الْفُوهَانِ al-fūhāni	فُوهَا fūhā
Accusative	فُوهَيْنِ fūhayni	الْفُوهَيْنِ al-fūhayni	فُوهَيْ fūhay
Genitive	فُوهَيْنِ fūhayni	الْفُوهَيْنِ al-fūhayni	فُوهَيْ fūhay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَفَاوِيه‎; أَفْوَاه ʔafāwīh‎; ʔafwāh	الْأَفَاوِيه‎; الْأَفْوَاه al-ʔafāwīh‎; al-ʔafwāh	أَفَاوِيه‎; أَفْوَاه ʔafāwīh‎; ʔafwāh
Nominative	أَفَاوِيهُ‎; أَفْوَاهٌ ʔafāwīhu‎; ʔafwāhun	الْأَفَاوِيهُ‎; الْأَفْوَاهُ al-ʔafāwīhu‎; al-ʔafwāhu	أَفَاوِيهُ‎; أَفْوَاهُ ʔafāwīhu‎; ʔafwāhu
Accusative	أَفَاوِيهَ‎; أَفْوَاهًا ʔafāwīha‎; ʔafwāhan	الْأَفَاوِيهَ‎; الْأَفْوَاهَ al-ʔafāwīha‎; al-ʔafwāha	أَفَاوِيهَ‎; أَفْوَاهَ ʔafāwīha‎; ʔafwāha
Genitive	أَفَاوِيهَ‎; أَفْوَاهٍ ʔafāwīha‎; ʔafwāhin	الْأَفَاوِيهِ‎; الْأَفْوَاهِ al-ʔafāwīhi‎; al-ʔafwāhi	أَفَاوِيهِ‎; أَفْوَاهِ ʔafāwīhi‎; ʔafwāhi

Descendants

• → Persian: فوه (fuh, “fragrant”)
• → Portuguese: alefanginas, alefangínias
• → Spanish: alefanginas

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