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

• kiafya (diminutive)

Interjection

afya

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