faa

See also: FAA, fáa, få, faʻa, and fa'a

English

Noun

faa (plural faas)

1. The letter ف in the Arabic script.

Anagrams

• A.A.F., AAF, AFA

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• faahe

Etymology

From Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Compare German fahen, fangen, Dutch vangen, English fang, Icelandic fá.

Verb

faa

1. (Uri) to catch

Conjugation

Strong:

infinitive		faa
past participle		gfange
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	faa	faasch	fat	faa	fängt	faa
subjunctive	present	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëesch, fängesch	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëe, fänge	fëëet, fänget	fëëe, fänge
	past	fieng, fiengi	fiengesch	fieng, fiengi	fienge	fienget	fienge
imperative	affirmative	—	fach	—	—	fäänt	—

    conjugation of faa – Urner dialect

Mixed:

infinitive		faa
past participle		gfange
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	faa	faasch	fat	faa	fängt	faa
subjunctive	present	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëesch, fängesch	fëë, fäng, fängi	fëëe, fänge	fëëet, fänget	fëëe, fänge
	past	fät, fätti	fättesch	fät, fätti	fätte	fättet	fätte
imperative	affirmative	—	fach	—	—	fäänt	—

    conjugation of faa – Urner dialect

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 86.

Jamamadí

Noun

faa

1. (Banawá) water

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Middle English

Noun

faa

1. Alternative form of fo

Scots

Verb

faa

1. fall

Swahili

Etymology

Of Bantu origin.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-faa (infinitive kufaa)

1. to fit
2. to be suitable or useful

   Synonym: halisi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faa
Positive present -nafaa Subjunctive -fae Negative -fai Imperative singular faa
Infinitives
Positive kufaa Negative kutofaa
Imperatives
Singular faa Plural faeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafaa/nafaa tunafaa 2nd person unafaa mnafaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaa wanafaa other classes positive subject concord + -nafaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fai) Singular Plural 1st person sifai hatufai 2nd person hufai hamfai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafai hawafai other classes negative subject concord + -fai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fae) Singular Plural 1st person nifae tufae 2nd person ufae mfae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afae wafae other classes positive subject concord + -fae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaa) Singular Plural 1st person nafaa twafaa 2nd person wafaa mwafaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaa wafaa m-mi(III/IV) wafaa yafaa ji-ma(V/VI) lafaa yafaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaa vyafaa n(IX/X) yafaa zafaa u(XI) wafaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafaa pa(XVI) pafaa mu(XVIII) mwafaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaa Consecutive kafaa / positive subject concord + -kafaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifaa -tufaa 2nd person -kufaa -wafaa/-kufaeni/-wafaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaa -wafaa m-mi(III/IV) -ufaa -ifaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaa -yafaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaa -vifaa n(IX/X) -ifaa -zifaa u(XI) -ufaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufaa pa(XVI) -pafaa mu(XVIII) -mufaa Reflexive -jifaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -faaye -faao m-mi(III/IV) -faao -faayo ji-ma(V/VI) -faalo -faayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faacho -faavyo n(IX/X) -faayo -faazo u(XI) -faao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -faako pa(XVI) -faapo mu(XVIII) -faamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefaa -ofaa m-mi(III/IV) -ofaa -yofaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaa -yofaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaa -vyofaa n(IX/X) -yofaa -zofaa u(XI) -ofaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofaa pa(XVI) -pofaa mu(XVIII) -mofaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kifaa (“tool, device”)
  • mafao (“advantage, benefit, profit”)

Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *faasa.

Noun

faa

1. string, cord, band, lace

   Gasi faa yeel!

   Take this string!

References

• Bender, Byron W., Goodenough, Ward H., Jackson, Frederick H., Marck, Jeffrey C., Sohn, Ho-Min, Trussel, Stephen, Wang, Judith W. (2003) “Proto-Micronesian reconstructions: I”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 42, number 1, →DOI, pages 1-110
• Sohn, Ho-Mihn, Tawerilmang, Anthony F. (1976) “faa”, in Woleaian-English Dictionary, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 52