лафа

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

  • IPA(key): [ɫɐˈfa]

Noun

лафа́ • (lafá) f inan (genitive лафы́, nominative plural лафы́, genitive plural лаф)

  1. (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

Declension of лафа́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative лафа́
lafá 		лафы́
lafý
genitive лафы́
lafý 		ла́ф
láf
dative лафе́
lafé 		лафа́м
lafám
accusative лафу́
lafú 		лафы́
lafý
instrumental лафо́й, лафо́ю
lafój, lafóju 		лафа́ми
lafámi
prepositional лафе́
lafé 		лафа́х
lafáx
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