аф
Moksha
Etymology
Likely related to апак (apak),[1] see there for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑf/
Particle
аф • (af)
- negative particle; do not, does not (a particle that (in its unconjugated form) negates the verb in present, conditional and desiderative)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
- английскяй и французскяй кяльхнень аф содасайне
- anglijskjaj i francuzskjaj kjalʹxnenʹ af sodasajne
- I don't know English and French
- O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
- negative particle; no (shorthand for repeating a negated version of the previous statement)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 9
- тон тонафнят? — аф, мон покан
- ton tonafnjat? — af, mon pokan
- do you study? — no, I work (~ I do not study, I work)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 9
Conjugation
Past II/subjunctive conjugation of аф
| person | singular | person | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| мон (mon) | афолень (afolenʹ) | минь (minʹ) | афолеме (afoleme) |
| тон (ton) | афолеть (afoletʹ) | тинь (tinʹ) | афоледе (afolede) |
| сон (son) | афоль (afolʹ) | синь (sinʹ) | афольхть (afolʹxtʹ) |
Past II/subjunctive objective (1st person object) conjugation of аф
| person | singular | person | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| мон (mon) | — | минь (minʹ) | — |
| тон (ton) | афолемайть (afolemajtʹ) | тинь (tinʹ) | афолемасть (afolemastʹ) |
| сон (son) | афолемань (afolemanʹ) | синь (sinʹ) | афолемазь (afolemazʹ) |
Past II/subjunctive objective (2nd person object) conjugation of аф
| person | singular | person | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| мон (mon) | афолихтень (afolixtenʹ) | минь (minʹ) | афоледязь (afoledjazʹ) |
| тон (ton) | — | тинь (tinʹ) | — |
| сон (son) | афолензе (afolenze) | синь (sinʹ) | афоледязь (afoledjazʹ) |
Past II/subjunctive objective (3rd person object) conjugation of аф
| person | singular | person | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| мон (mon) | афолине (afoline) | минь (minʹ) | афолеськ (afolesʹk) |
| тон (ton) | афолить (afolitʹ) | тинь (tinʹ) | афолесть (afolestʹ) |
| сон (son) | афолезе / афолезень (afoleze / afolezenʹ) | синь (sinʹ) | афолезь (afolezʹ) |
Conjunction
аф • (af)
- neither (..) nor
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
- аф тон, аф мон
- af ton, af mon
- neither you nor I
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
Derived terms
- аф корхтай (af korxtaj)
- аф содай (af sodaj)
Related terms
- афоль (afolʹ)
- апак (apak)
References
- Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 23
Nivkh
Alternative forms
- ыф (əf)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af/
Noun
аф (af)
- facial hair; beard; mustache