alfar

== English == === Noun === alfar plural of alf == Galician == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *ārfāre, from Latin ārefacere. Cognate with Portuguese arfar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfaɾ/ === Verb === alfar (first-person singular present alfo, first-person singular preterite alfei, past participle alfado) (intransitive, of grain) to wither, to dry (pronominal, of grain) to wither, to dry ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alfa === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alfar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alfar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “alfar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alfar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Norse == === Noun === alfar nominative plural of alfr == Spanish == === Alternative forms === alfaar, alfahar === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic الْفَخَّار (al-faḵḵār), from Arabic فَخَّار (faḵḵār, “pottery”), from Aramaic פחרא / ܦܚܪܐ (paḵḵārā), from Akkadian 𒁃 (BAḪAR2 /⁠paḫāru⁠/). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfaɾ/ [alˈfaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: al‧far === Noun === alfar m (plural alfares) clay Synonym: arcilla clay workshop ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alfar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025