afya
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Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
afya (n class, plural afya)
- health (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction)
- health (physical condition)
- afya ya jamii ― community health
- afya ya jinsia ― sexual health
- afya ya jinsia na uzazi ― sexual and reproductive health
Derived terms[edit]
- kiafya (diminutive)
Interjection[edit]
afya
- bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)