fana

See also: Fana, fána, fanã, and fäna

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English

Noun

fana

1. plural of fanum

Anagrams

• Afan, faan

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

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

• Homophones: fanas, fanât

Verb

fana

1. third-person singular past historic of faner

Galician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fanją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfana]

Noun

fana f (plural fanas)

1. landslide, landslip

   Synonyms: barronca, freita

Related terms

• fananco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fana”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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

Mutated forms of fana

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fana	fhana	bhfana

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahne. Compare Greater Polish fana and Silesian fana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: fa‧na

Noun

fana f (diminutive fanka)

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

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

Latin

Noun

fāna

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fānum

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fana/

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

• fæna, fona

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.nɑ/

Noun

fana m

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

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	fana	fanan
accusative	fanan	fanan
genitive	fanan	fanena
dative	fanan	fanum

Derived terms

• gūþfana
• windfana

Related terms

• fane
• fanu

Descendants

• Middle English: fane, vane
  • English: fane, vane
  • Scots: fane, fen

Old Saxon

Preposition

fana

1. alternative form of fan

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahne. Compare Kashubian fana and Silesian fana.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.na/

Noun

fana f

1. (Poznań) synonym of chorągiew (“banner”)

Further reading

• Waldemar Wierzba (2013), “fana”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 69

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

Silesian Wikipedia has an article on:

fana

Wikipedia ^szl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fahne. Compare Greater Polish fana and Kashubian fana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: fa‧na

Noun

fana f (related adjective fanowy)

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

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• fana in silling.org

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

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.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufanifu (“success”)

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fana	fanas
	definite	fanan	fanans
plural	indefinite	fanor	fanors
	definite	fanorna	fanornas

Ternate

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-North Halmahera (likely of the form *p₁onat); compare Galela pona, Sahu wanata, Tidore fona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.na/

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

• IPA^(key): /fa.na/

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

• -fanisa

Zulu

Etymology

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

Verb

-fána

1. to be the same, alike
2. to resemble [with na-]

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

• -faneka
• -fanela
• -fanisa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “fana”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “fana (3.9)”