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Borg, Alexander (2004),A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies;I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill,page466

Iamalele

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Noun

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ufa

water

References

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Iamalele – English English – Iamalele Dictionary, page 30, 1988

Polish

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈu.fa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-ufa
Syllabification:u‧fa
Homophone:Ufa

Verb

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ufa

third-person singular present ofufać

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈu.fɐ/

Rhymes:-ufɐ
Hyphenation:u‧fa
Homophone:Ufa

Etymology 1

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Possibly related toFrenchouf;^[1] alternatively fromItalianuffa; or both.

Interjection

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ufa!

phew!whew!(used to show relief)
“Consegui chegar ao hospital a tempo!” “Ufa!”
“I got to the hospital in time!” “Whew!”

Etymology 2

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Uncertain. Proposed etymologies include:^[1]

fromGothic𐌿𐍆𐌾𐍉(ufjō,“superfluous”);
from theLatin abbreviationex-off (ex officiō);
from theLatin initialismAUF (ad ūsum fabricae).

Noun

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ufa f (uncountable)

only used inà ufa

References

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↑^1.0^1.1Nascentes, Antenor (1955), “ufa”, inDicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Etymological dictionary of the Portuguese language] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica,page514, column 1

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromItalianuffa.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈufa/[ˈu.fa]
Audio(Costa Rica): (file)
Rhymes:-ufa
Syllabification:u‧fa

Interjection

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ufa!

(colloquial, Rioplatense, Bolivia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras)Used to show anger, displeasure, exasperation, repulsion, or negative reaction to something.
“No puedes ver televisión hasta que acomodes tus juguetes.” “¡Ufa!”
“You can't watch TV until you arrange your toys.” “Shucks!”
(colloquial, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras)Used to express disgust for an objectionable or foul smell:yuck!

Swahili

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Andras Rajki suggests from Proto-Bantu *kua, see BLR 2090”)