afya

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

Pronunciation
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Noun

afya (n class, plural afya)

  1. health (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction)
  2. health (physical condition)
    afya ya jamii ― community health
    afya ya jinsia ― sexual health
    afya ya jinsia na uzazi ― sexual and reproductive health

Derived terms

Interjection

afya

  1. bless you (said to somebody who has sneezed)
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