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Verb

 * 1) to follow

Noun

 * 1) follower(s)

Etymology 3
. claims that it is from the root, in reference to how when one king died, his successor would follow his policies. The unusual plural pattern suggests a borrowing from, but the cognate root in those languages likely has the same meaning of "follow", and is only attested in theophoric names.

Noun

 * 1) a king in ancient Yemen; the ruler of Himyar and Hadramawt

Etymology
Grammaticalized from. The feminine form is from.

Preposition

 * 1) of;
 * 1) of;
 * 1) of;

Usage notes

 * The latter construction is particularly common with foreign nouns, as in the example, or with proper nouns. The reason is that adding personal suffixes to these, though perfectly possible, may sound awkward.
 * Some speakers do not inflect the word for gender or number.

Etymology 1
Grammaticalized from.

Preposition

 * 1) of;
 * 1) of;
 * 1) of;

Usage notes

 * The latter construction is particularly common with foreign nouns, as in the example, or with proper nouns. The reason is that adding personal suffixes to these, though perfectly possible, may sound awkward.
 * Some speakers do not inflect the word for gender or number.

Etymology 2
From.

Verb

 * 1)  to follow
 * 2)  to depend on, to be a matter of
 * 1)  to depend on, to be a matter of

Verb

 * 1) to keep track
 * 2) to follow up