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See also: Fana, fána, fanã, and fäna

English

Noun

fana

  1. plural of fanum

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

fana f (plural fanes)

  1. rocky area
  2. rockfall

Bambara

Etymology 1

Noun

fana

  1. meal

Etymology 2

Adverb

fana

  1. also, too
    A ye bamanankan kalan. A ye fulakan fana kalan
    He studied Bambara. He also studied Fulfuldé.

References

French

Pronunciation

Verb

fana

  1. third-person singular past historic of faner

Galician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Pronunciation

Noun

fana f (plural fanas)

  1. landslide, landslip
    Synonyms: barronca, freita
Related terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

fana

  1. inflection of fanar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Gothic

Romanization

fana

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌰

Irish

Verb

fana

  1. present subjunctive analytic of fan

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fana fhana bhfana
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahne. Compare Silesian fana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfana/
  • Syllabification: fa‧na

Noun

fana f

  1. flag
  2. ensign
  3. banner

Declension

Declension of fana
singular plural
nominative fana fanë
genitive fanë fan/fanów
dative fanie fanóm
accusative fanã fanë
instrumental faną fanama
locative fanie fanach
vocative fana/fano fanë

Further reading

  • “fana”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “flaga”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Latin

Noun

fāna

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fānum

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas.

Pronunciation

Noun

fana

  1. heat

References

  • fana in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.

Noun

fana

  1. bow (archery)
  2. gun
  3. arrow (projectile)

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fanō, from Proto-Germanic *fanô.

Pronunciation

Noun

fana m

  1. a bit of cloth, patch
  2. a banner or standard; a flag
  3. a vane

Declension

Declension of fana (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fana fanan
accusative fanan fanan
genitive fanan fanena
dative fanan fanum

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: fane, vane

Old Saxon

Preposition

fana

  1. Alternative form of fan

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.

Verb

fana

  1. to shoot

Noun

fana

  1. gun, riffle

Silesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahne. Compare Kashubian fana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: fa‧na

Noun

fana f

  1. flag, banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol)

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-fana (infinitive kufana)

  1. to be enjoyable, be successful

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fana
Positive present -nafana
Subjunctive -fane
Negative -fani
Imperative singular fana
Infinitives
Positive kufana
Negative kutofana
Imperatives
Singular fana
Plural faneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafana/nafana tunafana
2nd person unafana mnafana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafana wanafana
other classes positive subject concord + -nafana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fani)
Singular Plural
1st person sifani hatufani
2nd person hufani hamfani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafani hawafani
other classes negative subject concord + -fani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fane)
Singular Plural
1st person nifane tufane
2nd person ufane mfane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afane wafane
other classes positive subject concord + -fane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afana)
Singular Plural
1st person nafana twafana
2nd person wafana mwafana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afana wafana
m-mi(III/IV) wafana yafana
ji-ma(V/VI) lafana yafana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafana vyafana
n(IX/X) yafana zafana
u(XI) wafana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafana
pa(XVI) pafana
mu(XVIII) mwafana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofana
Consecutive kafana / positive subject concord + -kafana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafane
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifana -tufana
2nd person -kufana -wafana/-kufaneni/-wafaneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfana -wafana
m-mi(III/IV) -ufana -ifana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifana -yafana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifana -vifana
n(IX/X) -ifana -zifana
u(XI) -ufana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufana
pa(XVI) -pafana
mu(XVIII) -mufana
Reflexive -jifana
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fanaye -fanao
m-mi(III/IV) -fanao -fanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fanalo -fanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanacho -fanavyo
n(IX/X) -fanayo -fanazo
u(XI) -fanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fanako
pa(XVI) -fanapo
mu(XVIII) -fanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefana -ofana
m-mi(III/IV) -ofana -yofana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofana -yofana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofana -vyofana
n(IX/X) -yofana -zofana
u(XI) -ofana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofana
pa(XVI) -pofana
mu(XVIII) -mofana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fana, from Old Norse fani, from Proto-Germanic *fanô, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂n-.

Noun

fana c

  1. a banner, a flag

Declension

Declension of fana 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fana fanan fanor fanorna
Genitive fanas fanans fanors fanornas

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

fana

  1. the ridge of a house

Descendants

  • → Manado Malay: mafana (“house ridge”) (with Ternate possessive ma-)

References

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

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.

Pronunciation

Verb

fana

  1. to shoot
  2. to dynamite

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-púana, associative derivation of Proto-Bantu *-púa.

Verb

-fána

  1. to be like

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-púana, associative derivation of Proto-Bantu *-púa.

Verb

-fána

  1. to be the same, alike
  2. to resemble

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive ukufana
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukufana ukungafani
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular fana -fane
Plural fanani -faneni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyafana, ngifana engifanayo, engifana ngifana angifani engingafani ngingafani
2nd singular uyafana, ufana ofanayo, ofana ufana awufani ongafani ungafani
1st plural siyafana, sifana esifanayo, esifana sifana asifani esingafani singafani
2nd plural niyafana, nifana enifanayo, enifana nifana anifani eningafani ningafani
Class 1 uyafana, ufana ofanayo, ofana efana akafani ongafani engafani
Class 2 bayafana, bafana abafanayo, abafana befana abafani abangafani bengafani
Class 3 uyafana, ufana ofanayo, ofana ufana awufani ongafani ungafani
Class 4 iyafana, ifana efanayo, efana ifana ayifani engafani ingafani
Class 5 liyafana, lifana elifanayo, elifana lifana alifani elingafani lingafani
Class 6 ayafana, afana afanayo, afana efana awafani angafani engafani
Class 7 siyafana, sifana esifanayo, esifana sifana asifani esingafani singafani
Class 8 ziyafana, zifana ezifanayo, ezifana zifana azifani ezingafani zingafani
Class 9 iyafana, ifana efanayo, efana ifana ayifani engafani ingafani
Class 10 ziyafana, zifana ezifanayo, ezifana zifana azifani ezingafani zingafani
Class 11 luyafana, lufana olufanayo, olufana lufana alufani olungafani lungafani
Class 14 buyafana, bufana obufanayo, obufana bufana abufani obungafani bungafani
Class 15 kuyafana, kufana okufanayo, okufana kufana akufani okungafani kungafani
Class 17 kuyafana, kufana okufanayo, okufana kufana akufani okungafani kungafani
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngifanile, ngifanē engifanile, engifanē ngifanile, ngifanē angifananga engingafananga ngingafananga
2nd singular ufanile, ufanē ofanile, ofanē ufanile, ufanē awufananga ongafananga ungafananga
1st plural sifanile, sifanē esifanile, esifanē sifanile, sifanē asifananga esingafananga singafananga
2nd plural nifanile, nifanē enifanile, enifanē nifanile, nifanē anifananga eningafananga ningafananga
Class 1 ufanile, ufanē ofanile, ofanē efanile, efanē akafananga ongafananga engafananga
Class 2 bafanile, bafanē abafanile, abafanē befanile, befanē abafananga abangafananga bengafananga
Class 3 ufanile, ufanē ofanile, ofanē ufanile, ufanē awufananga ongafananga ungafananga
Class 4 ifanile, ifanē efanile, efanē ifanile, ifanē ayifananga engafananga ingafananga
Class 5 lifanile, lifanē elifanile, elifanē lifanile, lifanē alifananga elingafananga lingafananga
Class 6 afanile, afanē afanile, afanē efanile, efanē awafananga angafananga engafananga
Class 7 sifanile, sifanē esifanile, esifanē sifanile, sifanē asifananga esingafananga singafananga
Class 8 zifanile, zifanē ezifanile, ezifanē zifanile, zifanē azifananga ezingafananga zingafananga
Class 9 ifanile, ifanē efanile, efanē ifanile, ifanē ayifananga engafananga ingafananga
Class 10 zifanile, zifanē ezifanile, ezifanē zifanile, zifanē azifananga ezingafananga zingafananga
Class 11 lufanile, lufanē olufanile, olufanē lufanile, lufanē alufananga olungafananga lungafananga
Class 14 bufanile, bufanē obufanile, obufanē bufanile, bufanē abufananga obungafananga bungafananga
Class 15 kufanile, kufanē okufanile, okufanē kufanile, kufanē akufananga okungafananga kungafananga
Class 17 kufanile, kufanē okufanile, okufanē kufanile, kufanē akufananga okungafananga kungafananga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāfana engāfana ngāfana angifananga engingafananga ngingafananga
2nd singular wāfana owāfana wāfana awufananga ongafananga ungafananga
1st plural sāfana esāfana sāfana asifananga esingafananga singafananga
2nd plural nāfana enāfana nāfana anifananga eningafananga ningafananga
Class 1 wāfana owāfana āfana akafananga ongafananga engafananga
Class 2 bāfana abāfana bāfana abafananga abangafananga bengafananga
Class 3 wāfana owāfana wāfana awufananga ongafananga ungafananga
Class 4 yāfana eyāfana yāfana ayifananga engafananga ingafananga
Class 5 lāfana elāfana lāfana alifananga elingafananga lingafananga
Class 6 āfana āfana āfana awafananga angafananga engafananga
Class 7 sāfana esāfana sāfana asifananga esingafananga singafananga
Class 8 zāfana ezāfana zāfana azifananga ezingafananga zingafananga
Class 9 yāfana eyāfana yāfana ayifananga engafananga ingafananga
Class 10 zāfana ezāfana zāfana azifananga ezingafananga zingafananga
Class 11 lwāfana olwāfana lwāfana alufananga olungafananga lungafananga
Class 14 bāfana obāfana bāfana abufananga obungafananga bungafananga
Class 15 kwāfana okwāfana kwāfana akufananga okungafananga kungafananga
Class 17 kwāfana okwāfana kwāfana akufananga okungafananga kungafananga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingafana — ngingafana ngingefane — ngingefane
2nd singular ungafana — ungafana ungefane — ungefane
1st plural singafana — singafana singefane — singefane
2nd plural ningafana — ningafana ningefane — ningefane
Class 1 angafana — engafana angefane — engefane
Class 2 bangafana — bengafana bangefane — bengefane
Class 3 ungafana — ungafana ungefane — ungefane
Class 4 ingafana — ingafana ingefane — ingefane
Class 5 lingafana — lingafana lingefane — lingefane
Class 6 angafana — engafana angefane — engefane
Class 7 singafana — singafana singefane — singefane
Class 8 zingafana — zingafana zingefane — zingefane
Class 9 ingafana — ingafana ingefane — ingefane
Class 10 zingafana — zingafana zingefane — zingefane
Class 11 lungafana — lungafana lungefane — lungefane
Class 14 bungafana — bungafana bungefane — bungefane
Class 15 kungafana — kungafana kungefane — kungefane
Class 17 kungafana — kungafana kungefane — kungefane
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizofana engizofana ngizofana angizufana engingezufana ngingezufana
2nd singular uzofana ozofana uzofana awuzufana ongezufana ungezufana
1st plural sizofana esizofana sizofana asizufana esingezufana singezufana
2nd plural nizofana enizofana nizofana anizufana eningezufana ningezufana
Class 1 uzofana ozofana ezofana akazufana ongezufana engezufana
Class 2 bazofana abazofana bezofana abazufana abangezufana bengezufana
Class 3 uzofana ozofana uzofana awuzufana ongezufana ungezufana
Class 4 izofana ezofana izofana ayizufana engezufana ingezufana
Class 5 lizofana elizofana lizofana alizufana elingezufana lingezufana
Class 6 azofana azofana ezofana awazufana angezufana engezufana
Class 7 sizofana esizofana sizofana asizufana esingezufana singezufana
Class 8 zizofana ezizofana zizofana azizufana ezingezufana zingezufana
Class 9 izofana ezofana izofana ayizufana engezufana ingezufana
Class 10 zizofana ezizofana zizofana azizufana ezingezufana zingezufana
Class 11 luzofana oluzofana luzofana aluzufana olungezufana lungezufana
Class 14 buzofana obuzofana buzofana abuzufana obungezufana bungezufana
Class 15 kuzofana okuzofana kuzofana akuzufana okungezufana kungezufana
Class 17 kuzofana okuzofana kuzofana akuzufana okungezufana kungezufana
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyofana engiyofana ngiyofana angiyufana engingeyufana ngingeyufana
2nd singular uyofana oyofana uyofana awuyufana ongeyufana ungeyufana
1st plural siyofana esiyofana siyofana asiyufana esingeyufana singeyufana
2nd plural niyofana eniyofana niyofana aniyufana eningeyufana ningeyufana
Class 1 uyofana oyofana eyofana akayufana ongeyufana engeyufana
Class 2 bayofana abayofana beyofana abayufana abangeyufana bengeyufana
Class 3 uyofana oyofana uyofana awuyufana ongeyufana ungeyufana
Class 4 iyofana eyofana iyofana ayiyufana engeyufana ingeyufana
Class 5 liyofana eliyofana liyofana aliyufana elingeyufana lingeyufana
Class 6 ayofana ayofana eyofana awayufana angeyufana engeyufana
Class 7 siyofana esiyofana siyofana asiyufana esingeyufana singeyufana
Class 8 ziyofana eziyofana ziyofana aziyufana ezingeyufana zingeyufana
Class 9 iyofana eyofana iyofana ayiyufana engeyufana ingeyufana
Class 10 ziyofana eziyofana ziyofana aziyufana ezingeyufana zingeyufana
Class 11 luyofana oluyofana luyofana aluyufana olungeyufana lungeyufana
Class 14 buyofana obuyofana buyofana abuyufana obungeyufana bungeyufana
Class 15 kuyofana okuyofana kuyofana akuyufana okungeyufana kungeyufana
Class 17 kuyofana okuyofana kuyofana akuyufana okungeyufana kungeyufana
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngifane ngingafani
2nd singular ufane ungafani
1st plural sifane singafani
2nd plural nifane ningafani
Class 1 afane angafani
Class 2 bafane bangafani
Class 3 ufane ungafani
Class 4 ifane ingafani
Class 5 lifane lingafani
Class 6 afane angafani
Class 7 sifane singafani
Class 8 zifane zingafani
Class 9 ifane ingafani
Class 10 zifane zingafani
Class 11 lufane lungafani
Class 14 bufane bungafani
Class 15 kufane kungafani
Class 17 kufane kungafani
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngafana ngangafana, angafana, angangafana
2nd singular wafana wangafana, awafana, awangafana
1st plural safana sangafana, asafana, asangafana
2nd plural nafana nangafana, anafana, anangafana
Class 1 wafana wangafana, akafana, akangafana
Class 2 bafana bangafana, abafana, abangafana
Class 3 wafana wangafana, awafana, awangafana
Class 4 yafana yangafana, ayafana, ayangafana
Class 5 lafana langafana, alafana, alangafana
Class 6 afana angafana, awafana, awangafana
Class 7 safana sangafana, asafana, asangafana
Class 8 zafana zangafana, azafana, azangafana
Class 9 yafana yangafana, ayafana, ayangafana
Class 10 zafana zangafana, azafana, azangafana
Class 11 lwafana lwangafana, alwafana, alwangafana
Class 14 bafana bangafana, abafana, abangafana
Class 15 kwafana kwangafana, akwafana, akwangafana
Class 17 kwafana kwangafana, akwafana, akwangafana

Derived terms

References

Wikious
Boobota
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