darfi

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Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdarfi/
  • Hyphenation: dar‧fi

Noun

dárfi m (plural durúuf m)

  1. envelope

Declension

Declension of dárfi
absolutive dárfi
predicative dárfi
subjective darfí
genitive darfí
Postpositioned forms
l-case dárfil
k-case dárfik
t-case dárfit
h-case dárfih

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)

  1. (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

  • povi (can)
  • rajti (to have the right to)

Ido

Noun

darfi

  1. 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

  1. turf

Inflection

Even i-stem, rf-rff gradation
Nominative darfi
Genitive darffi
darffẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative darfi darffit
Accusative darffi darffiid
Genitive darffi
darffẹ
darffiid
Illative darfái darffiide
Locative darffis darffiin
Comitative darffiin darffiiguin
Essive darfin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person darfán darfáme darfámet
2nd person darfát darfáde darfádet
3rd person darfis darfiska darfiset

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