afar

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) +‎ far. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈfɑɹ/ (UK) IPA(key): /əˈfɑː/ Rhymes: (UK) -ɑː === Adverb === afar At, to, or from a great distance; far away. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with from preceding, or formerly with off following. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:afar. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === AFRA, FARA, Fara, RAAF, RAFA == Chuukese == === Noun === afar shoulder (of humans and animals) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Afar qafar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑfɑr/, [ˈɑ̝fɑ̝r] Rhymes: -ɑfɑr Syllabification(key): a‧far Hyphenation(key): afar === Noun === afar Afar (language). An Afar (person). ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.faʁ/ === Noun === afar m (uncountable) Afar (language) L'afar est parlé par 1,5 millions de locuteurs. ― Afar is spoken by 1.5 million people. === Adjective === afar (feminine afare, masculine plural afars, feminine plural afares) (relational) Afar les nomades afars ― the Afar nomads les tribus afares ― the Afar tribes === Further reading === “afar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Gothic == === Romanization === afar romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːvar/ Rhymes: -aːvar === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse afar, from Proto-Germanic *abraz. ==== Adverb ==== afar (not comparable) very, immensely, ever so, highly, most === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== afar indefinite nominative plural of afi === Further reading === “afar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) afar in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989. === Anagrams === fara == Italian == === Noun === afar m (uncountable) Afar (language) === Anagrams === farà == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === afar m (definite singular afaren, indefinite plural afarer, definite plural afarene) Afar (language) Afar er et kusjittisk språk som snakkes i Afar i Etiopia. (Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia) Afar is a Cushitic language spoken in Afar in Ethiopia. Afar (ethnic group) Afar (region) ==== Usage notes ==== This is word is only inflected when used in its second sense. === References === “afar” in The Ordnett Dictionary == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === afar m (definite singular afaren, indefinite plural afarar, definite plural afarane) Afar (language) Afar (ethnic group) Afar (region) ==== Usage notes ==== This is word is only inflected when used in its second sense. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌfɑr/ === Verb === āfar singular imperative of āfaran == Old Norse == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈavar/ === Adverb === afar used as an intensive before an adjective or another adverb; very, exceedingly (Can we add an example for this sense?) (This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes, then please add them!) === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “afar”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === afar m (invariable) (uncountable) Afar (language) one of the Afar, a people of eastern Africa === Further reading === “afar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Rendille == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Somaloid *áfàr (“four”). Cognate with Aweer afar, Somali afar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈáfar/ === Numeral === áfar four === References === Heine, B. (1975). Notes on the Rendille language (Kenya), page 215 == Sicilian == === Noun === afar m (uncountable) Afar (language) one of the Afar, a people of eastern Africa == Somali == === Alternative forms === (dialectal) ― affár (Af-Benadiri), aferi (Af-Yibir). === Etymology === From earlier *ʔafurí. Perhaps related to far (“finger”). Cognate with Maay afar, Garre afar, Aweer afar, Rendille afar, Jiiddu afar, Daasanach affur, Oromo afur, Afar ferey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔɑffɑr/ === Numeral === áfar f four === References === Puglielli, Annarita; Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012), “afar”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 12 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈfaɾ/ [aˈfaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧far === Noun === afar m (uncountable) Afar (language) == Swedish == === Noun === afar c the Afar language ==== Synonyms ==== afariska === Anagrams === fara == Tarifit == === Alternative forms === afā — Central Tarifit afriw === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-făr. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴼⵔ (ifr, “leaf”), ⴰⴼⵔ (afr, “wing”), Tashelhit ifr (“leaf, wing”), Kabyle iferr (“wing, leaf”), Tachawit afer (“wing, leaf”), Tuareg afərr, af̣rut, afrut, af̣raw, afraw, afrew (“wing”), Zenaga äfrūn (“wings”). === Noun === afar m (plural afriwen, diminutive tafart or tifrešt, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵔ) wing (of a bird, bat, insect) fin (of a fish) leaf, foliage sheet (of paper, metal) branch (of a tree) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== tafaruyt (“iris”) === References === Serhoual, Mohammed (2002), Dictionnaire tarifit-français, Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi Putten, Marijn van (2018), “Proto-Berber mid vowel harmony”, in Nordic journal of African studies‎[2], Uppsala: Nordic Africa Research Network, →ISSN