# አፍ
## Amharic
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əf/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

አፍ • (ʾäf) ?
* mouth

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Argobba
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

### Noun

አፍ (ʾäf) ?
* mouth

## Ge'ez
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

### Noun

አፍ • (ʾäf) f or m (plural አፈው (ʾäfäw), and አፈዋት (ʾäfäwat))
* mouth
* orifice, entrance
* cutting edge of a sword

#### Declension

| Number | State | State | Case | Case |
| Number | State | State | nominative/genitive | accusative |
| singular | absolute | absolute | አፍ (ʾäf) | አፈ (ʾäfä) |
| singular | construct | construct | አፈ (ʾäfä) | አፈ (ʾäfä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 1s | አፉየ (ʾäfuyä) | አፋየ (ʾäfayä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2ms | አፉከ (ʾäfukä) | አፋከ (ʾäfakä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2fs | አፉኪ (ʾäfuki) | አፋኪ (ʾäfaki) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3ms | አፉሁ (ʾäfuhu) | አፋሁ (ʾäfahu) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3fs | አፉሃ (ʾäfuha) | አፋሃ (ʾäfaha) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 1p | አፉነ (ʾäfunä) | አፋነ (ʾäfanä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2mp | አፉክሙ (ʾäfukmu) | አፋክሙ (ʾäfakmu) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2fp | አፉክን (ʾäfukn) | አፋክን (ʾäfakn) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3mp | አፉሆሙ (ʾäfuhomu) | አፋሆሙ (ʾäfahomu) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3fp | አፉሆን (ʾäfuhon) | አፋሆን (ʾäfahon) |
| plural | absolute | absolute | አፈው (ʾäfäw) | አፈወ (ʾäfäwä) |
| plural | construct | construct | አፈወ (ʾäfäwä) | አፈወ (ʾäfäwä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1s | አፈውየ (ʾäfäwyä) | አፈውየ (ʾäfäwyä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2ms | አፈዊከ (ʾäfäwikä) | አፈዊከ (ʾäfäwikä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fs | አፈውኪ (ʾäfäwki); አፈዊኪ (ʾäfäwiki) | አፈውኪ (ʾäfäwki); አፈዊኪ (ʾäfäwiki) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3ms | አፈዊሁ (ʾäfäwihu) | አፈዊሁ (ʾäfäwihu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fs | አፈዊሃ (ʾäfäwiha) | አፈዊሃ (ʾäfäwiha) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1p | አፈዊነ (ʾäfäwinä) | አፈዊነ (ʾäfäwinä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2mp | አፈዊክሙ (ʾäfäwikmu) | አፈዊክሙ (ʾäfäwikmu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fp | አፈዊክን (ʾäfäwikn) | አፈዊክን (ʾäfäwikn) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3mp | አፈዊሆሙ (ʾäfäwihomu) | አፈዊሆሙ (ʾäfäwihomu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fp | አፈዊሆን (ʾäfäwihon) | አፈዊሆን (ʾäfäwihon) |
| plural | absolute | absolute | አፈዋት (ʾäfäwat) | አፈዋተ (ʾäfäwatä) |
| plural | construct | construct | አፈዋተ (ʾäfäwatä) | አፈዋተ (ʾäfäwatä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1s | አፈዋትየ (ʾäfäwatyä) | አፈዋትየ (ʾäfäwatyä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2ms | አፈዋቲከ (ʾäfäwatikä) | አፈዋቲከ (ʾäfäwatikä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fs | አፈዋትኪ (ʾäfäwatki); አፈዋቲኪ (ʾäfäwatiki) | አፈዋትኪ (ʾäfäwatki); አፈዋቲኪ (ʾäfäwatiki) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3ms | አፈዋቲሁ (ʾäfäwatihu) | አፈዋቲሁ (ʾäfäwatihu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fs | አፈዋቲሃ (ʾäfäwatiha) | አፈዋቲሃ (ʾäfäwatiha) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1p | አፈዋቲነ (ʾäfäwatinä) | አፈዋቲነ (ʾäfäwatinä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2mp | አፈዋቲክሙ (ʾäfäwatikmu) | አፈዋቲክሙ (ʾäfäwatikmu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fp | አፈዋቲክን (ʾäfäwatikn) | አፈዋቲክን (ʾäfäwatikn) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3mp | አፈዋቲሆሙ (ʾäfäwatihomu) | አፈዋቲሆሙ (ʾäfäwatihomu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fp | አፈዋቲሆን (ʾäfäwatihon) | አፈዋቲሆን (ʾäfäwatihon) |

### References

* Dillmann, August (1865) “አፍ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, columns 808–809
* Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 8b

## Harari
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

### Noun

አፍ (ʾäf)
* mouth

## Tigre
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʔɐ̈f]

### Noun

አፍ • (ʾäf) m (before pronominal suffix also አፉ (ʾäfu), plural አፈይት (ʾäfäyt), as well as አፈች (ʾäfäč), and obsolete አፈይ (ʾäfäy), as well as አፈጅ (ʾäfäǧ))
* mouth
* nostril
* cutting edge of a sword, lance and even whip
* end, limit, edge

### References

* Munzinger, Werner (1865) “አፍ”, in Vocabulaire de la langue tigré (in French), Leipzig: T.O. Weigel, page 47
* Littmann, Enno, Höfner, Maria (1962) “አፍ”, in Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur; XI)‎, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, page 388a
* Raz, Shlomo (1983) Tigre grammar and texts (Afroasiatic Dialects; 4), Malibu: Undena Publications, →ISBN, pages 10, 18, 20, 21 and 141

## Tigrinya
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (“mouth”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔɐf/

### Noun

አፍ • (ʾäf) ?
* mouth