fali

See also: Fali, falı, fálì, fǎlì, fǎlǐ, and făli

Amis

Noun

fali

1. wind

References

• 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024

Bambara

Noun

fali

1. donkey, ass

Derived terms

• faliba
• faliwotoro

Dyula

Noun

fali

1. donkey, ass

See also

• faliba

Esperanto

Etymology

From German fallen, English fall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfali/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: fa‧li

Verb

fali (present falas, past falis, future falos, conditional falus, volitive falu)

1. (intransitive) to fall

   Helpu! Mi falis kaj mi ne povas ekstari! ― Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!

Conjugation

Conjugation of fali

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		falas		falis		falos
active participle		falanta	falantaj	falinta	falintaj	falonta	falontaj
	acc.	falantan	falantajn	falintan	falintajn	falontan	falontajn
nominal active participle		falanto	falantoj	falinto	falintoj	falonto	falontoj
	acc.	falanton	falantojn	falinton	falintojn	falonton	falontojn
adverbial active participle		falante		falinte		falonte
		infinitive	fali	imperative	falu	conditional	falus

Derived terms

• alfali
• ekfali
• elfali
• enfali
• faligi

Further reading

• “fali”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “fali”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Hungarian

Etymology

fal (“wall”) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒli]
• Hyphenation: fa‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Adjective

fali (not comparable)

1. wall (placed on the wall)

   fali hőmérők ― wall thermometers

2. (anatomy) parietal

   Synonym: parietális

   fali lebeny ― parietal lobe

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	fali	faliak
accusative	falit	faliakat
dative	falinak	faliaknak
instrumental	falival	faliakkal
causal-final	faliért	faliakért
translative	falivá	faliakká
terminative	faliig	faliakig
essive-formal	faliként	faliakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	faliban	faliakban
superessive	falin	faliakon
adessive	falinál	faliaknál
illative	faliba	faliakba
sublative	falira	faliakra
allative	falihoz	faliakhoz
elative	faliból	faliakból
delative	faliról	faliakról
ablative	falitól	faliaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	falié	faliaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	faliéi	faliakéi

Derived terms

Expressions

• fali lebeny

Further reading

• fali in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.li/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: fa‧li

Noun

fali f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of fala

Portuguese

Verb

fali

1. inflection of falir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَأْل (faʔl).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

fali class IX (plural fali class X)

1. omen, portent
2. luck, chance, fate

   Synonym: bahati

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balik, compare Malay balik.

Adverb

fali

1. again