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) === References === Goodenough, Ward H.; Sugita, Hiroshi (1980), Trukese-English Dictionary‎[1], Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, →ISBN, page 6 == 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-Reer Xamar) aferi (Af-Yibir). === Etymology === From earlier *ʔafúri < *fVrí. Perhaps related to far (“finger”). Cognate with Maay afar, Garre afar, Aweer afar, Rendille afar, Jiiddu afar, Daasanach affur, Oromo afur, Borana afuri, Afar ferey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔɑ̄fɑ̀r/, [ˈʔɑ̄ffɑ̀rr̥] === Numeral === áfar f four === References === “afar”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012 == 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 === afer afriw affer (Eastern) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber *e-făr. === Pronunciation === (Nador) IPA(key): [ɛfaː] === Noun === afar m (plural afriwen, feminine equivalent tafart, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵔ) leaf; foliage branch, twig Synonyms: fitu, taseṭṭa wing; fin sheet ==== Inflection ==== === References === Serhoual (2002) Abarrou (2024) == Tashelhit == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-faʔr (“couch grass”). Cognate with Ghadames afōr. === Noun === afar m (annexed state wafar, usually uncountable, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵔ, Arabic spelling آفار) couch grass (Elymus repens) ==== Inflection ==== === See also === === References === Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 91