darfi

Borrowed from Arabic ظَرْف (ẓarf).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdarfi/ [ˈdʌɾfɪ]
• Hyphenation: dar‧fi

dárfi m (plural durúuf m)

1. envelope

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “dàrfi”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

From Ido darfar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdarfi/
• Rhymes: -arfi
• Hyphenation: dar‧fi

darfi (present darfas, past darfis, future darfos, conditional darfus, volitive darfu)

1. (neologism, rare, nonstandard, intransitive) may, to be allowed to

Used as an alternative to the more generic povi and only approximate rajti by some, despite being strongly proscribed by grammar guides.

• povi (“can”)
• rajti (“to have the right to”)

darfi

1. plural of darfo

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtarːfiː/

darfi

1. turf

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland