staafu

== Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتَعْفَى (istaʕfā, “to ask for remission, to ask for resignation”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === -staafu (infinitive kustaafu) to retire (stop working on a permanent basis) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Causative: -staafisha Nominal derivations: mstaafu (“pensioner, retired person”)