afu

See also: AFU and āfù

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	афу
Roman

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧fu

Noun

afu

1. forgiveness
2. apology

   Synonym: (dialect) üzür

Declension

Declension of afu

	singular	plural
nominative	afu	afular
genitive	afunıñ	afularnıñ
dative	afuğa	afularğa
accusative	afunı	afularnı
locative	afuda	afularda
ablative	afudan	afulardan

Derived terms

• afu etilgen
• afu etmek
• afu soramaq

References

• “afu”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Japanese

Romanization

afu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あふ

Kom (Cameroon)

Adverb

afu

1. there, over there (in a place away from and not visible to the speaker or listener(s))

References

• Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Kott

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔapVj (˜x-) (“bellows”).

Noun

afu

1. forging

Derived terms

• afu-het
• afu-ākŋ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• a fuder (South Brazil, slang, colloquial)
• afudê (South Brazil, slang, colloquial)

Etymology

Clipping of a fuder (“cool, nice; much, a lot”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfu/

• Hyphenation: a‧fu

Determiner

afu (invariable)

2. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) much; many; a lot of; lots of

   Synonyms: muito, (Mozambique) bastante, maningue

   Tenho coisa afu pra fazer.

   I have many things to do.

   Choveu água afu.

   It rained a lot.

4. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) too much; too many (an excessive amount of)

   Synonym: demais

   Não gosto daqui. Tem gente afu.

   I don’t like it here. There are too many people.

Adverb

afu (not comparable)

2. (South Brazil, slang, colloquial) very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)

   Synonyms: muito, bastante, (Mozambique) maningue, (informal) bem, (archaic) mui

   Te curto afu.

   I like you very much.

   Tá frio afu, piá.

   It is very cold, bro.

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafu/, [ˈa̠fu], [ˈɑ̟fu]

Etymology 1

From English half and halve.

Noun

afu

1. half

Adjective

afu

1. half

Verb

afu

1. to halve

Etymology 2

Possibly from English have to.

Verb

afu

1. must, to have to (auxiliary verb)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَفْو (ʕafw).

Noun

afu class V (plural mafu class VI)

1. forgiveness (of God)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عَفَا (ʕafā).

Verb

-afu (infinitive kuafu)

1. to save, pardon
2. to cure

Conjugation

Conjugation of -afu
Positive present -naafu Subjunctive -afu Negative -afu Imperative singular afu
Infinitives
Positive kuafu Negative kutoafu
Imperatives
Singular afu Plural afuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huafu Positive past positive subject concord + -liafu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuafu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naafu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaafu/naafu tunaafu 2nd person unaafu mnaafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaafu wanaafu other classes positive subject concord + -naafu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -afu) Singular Plural 1st person siafu hatuafu 2nd person huafu hamwafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haafu hawaafu other classes negative subject concord + -afu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taafu Negative future negative subject concord + -taafu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -afu) Singular Plural 1st person niafu tuafu 2nd person uafu mwafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafu waafu other classes positive subject concord + -afu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siafu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeafu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeafu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliafu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliafu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aafu) Singular Plural 1st person naafu twaafu 2nd person waafu mwaafu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafu waafu m-mi(III/IV) waafu yaafu ji-ma(V/VI) laafu yaafu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaafu vyaafu n(IX/X) yaafu zaafu u(XI) waafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaafu pa(XVI) paafu mu(XVIII) mwaafu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meafu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaafu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaafu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiafu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoafu Consecutive kaafu / positive subject concord + -kaafu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaafu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niafu -tuafu 2nd person -kuafu -waafu/-kuafuni/-waafuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwafu -waafu m-mi(III/IV) -uafu -iafu ji-ma(V/VI) -liafu -yaafu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiafu -viafu n(IX/X) -iafu -ziafu u(XI) -uafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuafu pa(XVI) -paafu mu(XVIII) -muafu Reflexive -jiafu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -afu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -afuye -afuo m-mi(III/IV) -afuo -afuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -afulo -afuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -afucho -afuvyo n(IX/X) -afuyo -afuzo u(XI) -afuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -afuko pa(XVI) -afupo mu(XVIII) -afumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -afu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeafu -oafu m-mi(III/IV) -oafu -yoafu ji-ma(V/VI) -loafu -yoafu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choafu -vyoafu n(IX/X) -yoafu -zoafu u(XI) -oafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koafu pa(XVI) -poafu mu(XVIII) -moafu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

afu class V (plural mafu class VI)

1. blossoms of the wild jasmine used for perfume (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fu]

Noun

afu

1. Endospermum moluccanum

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.fu]

Verb

afu

1. (transitive) to release, let go

Conjugation

Conjugation of afu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toafu	foafu	miafu
2nd person		noafu	niafu
3rd person	masculine	oafu	iafu yoafu (archaic)
	feminine	moafu
	neuter	iafu

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Thao

Noun

afu

1. rice

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Breton avu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)vi/
• Rhymes: -avɨ̞

Noun

afu m (plural afuau)

1. (South Wales) liver

   Synonym: iau

Derived terms

• caledwch afu
• llid yr afu

Mutation

Mutated forms of afu

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afu	unchanged	unchanged	hafu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yogad

Noun

afú

1. grandchild