lefe

== Albanian == === Etymology === Probably borrowed, compare Arabic لَبُؤَة f (labuʔa). Also compare the male version lefti with an unusual ending in -ti. === Noun === lefe (Arbëresh) female lion; lioness == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== lefe alternative form of lef === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== lefe alternative form of lyven == Nupe == === Etymology === Blend of ele (“rain”) +‎ efè (“wind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lē.fè/ === Noun === lefè driving wind == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleː.fe/, [ˈleː.ve] Rhymes: -eː.fe === Verb === lēfe inflection of lēfan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive