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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf, “fodder”), from Old East Slavic алафа (alafa) or олафа (olafa). Cognates include Ukrainian лахва́ (laxvá) and Belarusian лахва́ (laxvá).
Pronunciation
Noun
лафа́ • (lafá) f inan (genitive лафы́, nominative plural лафы́, genitive plural лаф)
- (dated, colloquial) benefit; luck; enjoyment
- У него́ сейча́с не жизнь, а лафа́. ― U nevó sejčás ne žiznʹ, a lafá. ― His life is like a holiday now.
Declension