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fule

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See also: füle

English

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Noun

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fule (plural fules)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) fool
    • 1888, H. Rider Haggard, Colonel Quaritch, V.C.[1]:
      That army gent, Major Boston, as is agent for all the College lands down the valley, he be a poor weak fule, and when all these tinants come to him and say that they must either hev the land at five shillings an acre or go, he gits scared, he du, and down goes the rent of some of the best meadow land in the country from thirty-five shillings to five.
    • 1914, Zane Grey, The Light of Western Stars[2]:
      "Why, you dog-goned old fule, you cain't hit thet bawl."

Adjective

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fule

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) fool
    • 1818, Sir Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2[3]:
      "What's the fule thing shaking for?" said he; "I mean nothing but civility to you.

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Anagrams

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuˈle/ [fʊˈlɛ]
  • Hyphenation: fu‧le

Verb

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fulé (causative fulusé)

  1. (transitive) surpass
    • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎[4], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 1:
      Fulte Racmattaay, Gunê Racmattale Yallih Migaaqal Qimbisa.
      I begin in the name of God, who gives mercy and surpasses mercy.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of fule (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative fuléh fultéh fuléh fultéh fulléh fulteeníh fuleeníh
N-affirmative fulé fulté fulé fulté fullé fultén fulén
negative máfulinniyo máfulinnito máfulinna máfulinna máfulinnino máfulinniton máfulinnon
imperfective V-affirmative fuláh fultáh fuláh fultáh fulláh fultaanáh fulaanáh
N-affirmative fulá fultá fulá fultá fullá fultán fulán
negative máfula máfulta máfula máfulta máfulla máfultan máfulan
prospective V-affirmative fuléliyoh
fuléyyoh
fulélitoh
fuléttoh
fuléleh fuléleh fulélinoh
fulénnoh
fulélitoonuh
fuléttoonuh
fuléloonuh
N-affirmative fuléliyo
fuléyyo
fulélito
fulétto
fuléle fuléle fulélino
fulénno
fuléliton
fulétton
fulélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative fúluh fúltuh fúluh fúltuh fúluh fultóonuh fulóonuh
N-affirmative fúlu fúltu fúlu fúltu fúlu fultón fulón
negative fulé wáyuh fulé wáytuh fulé wáyuh fulé wáytuh fulé wáynuh fulé waytóonuh fulé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative fulánkeh fultánkeh fulánkeh fultánkeh fullánkeh fultaanánkeh fulaanánkeh
N-affirmative fulánke fultánke fulánke fultánke fullánke fultaanánke fulaanánke
negative fulé wáankeh fulé waytánkeh fulé wáankeh fulé waytánkeh fulé waynánkeh fulé waytaanánkeh fulé wáankeh
jussive affirmative fúlay fúltay fúlay fúltay fúlay fultóonay fulóonay
negative fulé wáay fulé wáytay fulé wáay fulé wáytay fulé wáynay fulé waytóonay fulé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative fulinniyóy fulinnitóy fulinnáy fulinnáy fulinninóy fulinnitoonúy fulinnoonúy
negative fulé wanniyóy fulé wannitóy fulé wannáy fulé wannáy fulé wanninóy fulé wannitoonúy fulé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative fulék fulték fulék fulték fullék fulteeník fuleeník
negative fulé wéek fulé wayték fulé wéek fulé wayték fulé waynék fulé wayteeník fulé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative fulóo fullóo imperative affirmative fúl fúla
negative mafulóo mafullóo negative máfulin máfulina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
fúlah fúli fúlak fulínnuh fulínnuk fulíyya fulináanih fulináan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative fulé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative fulé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative fulé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis fulé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

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

Danish

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Adjective

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fule

  1. definite of ful
  2. plural of ful

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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fule

  1. Alternative form of fole (fool)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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fule

  1. Alternative form of foyle

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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fule

  1. definite singular/plural of ful

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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fule

  1. definite singular/plural of ful

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fūle

  1. inflection of fūl:
    1. strong accusative feminine singular
    2. strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
    4. weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
    5. weak accusative neuter singular

Swedish

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Adjective

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fule

  1. definite natural masculine singular of ful

Volapük

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Noun

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fule

  1. dative singular of ful