ἄφαρ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Along with ἄφνω (áphnō, “suddenly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *abʰ-, shared with Sanskrit अह्नाय (ahnāya, “instantly, at once”). However, compare Proto-Germanic *abraz (“strong, extreme, severe”) and *ganhuz (“quick, fast”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.pʰar/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pʰar/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɸar/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.far/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.far/

Adverb

ἄφαρ • (áphar)

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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