afala

Asturian

Verb

afala

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

Galician

Verb

afala

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

Tashelhit

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pala (“shovel”), via African Romance. Doublet of lbala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afala/

Noun

afala m (plural ifaliwn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵍⴰ, Arabic spelling آفالا)

  1. oven shovel
  2. penis (virile member)

Inflection

Inflection of afala
singular plural
free state afala ifalatn, ifaliwn
construct state ufala ifalatn, ifaliwn

Derived terms

  • bu tfala (“a type of snakes”)

See also

  • afarnu (“oven”)
  • aɣrum (“bread”)
  • tinwi (“cooking”)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 90a
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