befalling

Etymology

From Middle English bifallinge, equivalent to befall +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch bevalling (“delivery, confinement”), Swedish befallning (“command, behest, charge”).

Noun

Singular befalling

Plural befallings

1. A happening; occurrence; chance; event.

   and surely the doom is indeed befalling. <> kuma lalle sakamako (ga ayyukanku), haƙiƙa, mai aukuwa ne = [ 51:6 ] haqiqa ranar sakamako mai aukuwa ne --Qur'an 51:6

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) befall

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) befalls

Past tense (ya wuce) befalled

Past participle (ya wuce) befalled

Present participle (ana cikin yi) befalling

1. The present participle of befall. <> ya sami wani, afkuwa/afko.
   1. Now, though, tragedy befalls her. <> Bayan haka, bala’i ta same ta.
   2. I remembered that the Bible explains that ‘unexpected events’ can befall any one of us. <> Na tuna cewa Littafi Mai Tsarki ya ce ‘tsausayi’ zai iya afko wa kowannenmu. [1]