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Afar
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdarfi/
- Hyphenation: dar‧fi
Noun
dárfi m (plural durúuf m)
- envelope
Declension
Declension of dárfi
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absolutive
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dárfi
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predicative
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dárfi
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subjective
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darfí
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genitive
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darfí
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “dàrfi”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Esperanto
Etymology
From Ido darfar.
Verb
darfi (present darfas, past darfis, future darfos, conditional darfus, volitive darfu)
- (neologism, rare, nonstandard, intransitive) may, to be allowed to
Usage notes
Used as an alternative to the more generic povi and only approximate rajti by some, despite being strongly proscribed by grammar guides.
Synonyms
Ido
Noun
darfi
- plural of darfo
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtarːfiː/
Noun
darfi
- turf
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland