afar

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See also: Afar, àfar, and afâr

English

Etymology

From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (for, on, or of) +‎ far.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈfɑɹ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈfɑː/
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  • Rhymes: (UK) -ɑː

Adverb

afar

  1. At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
    He was seen from afar.
    He loved her from afar.

Usage notes

  • Often used with from preceding, or formerly with off following.

Quotations

Translations

Anagrams

Chuukese

Noun

afar

  1. shoulder (of humans and animals)

Finnish

Etymology

From Afar qafar.

Pronunciation

Noun

afar

  1. Afar (language).
  2. An Afar (person).

Declension

Inflection of afar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative afar afarit
genitive afarin afarien
afareiden
afareitten
partitive afaria afareita
afareja
illative afariin afareihin
singular plural
nominative afar afarit
accusative nom. afar afarit
gen. afarin
genitive afarin afarien
afareiden
afareitten
partitive afaria afareita
afareja
inessive afarissa afareissa
elative afarista afareista
illative afariin afareihin
adessive afarilla afareilla
ablative afarilta afareilta
allative afarille afareille
essive afarina afareina
translative afariksi afareiksi
abessive afaritta afareitta
instructive afarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of afar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative afarini afarini
accusative nom. afarini afarini
gen. afarini
genitive afarini afarieni
afareideni
afareitteni
partitive afariani afareitani
afarejani
inessive afarissani afareissani
elative afaristani afareistani
illative afariini afareihini
adessive afarillani afareillani
ablative afariltani afareiltani
allative afarilleni afareilleni
essive afarinani afareinani
translative afarikseni afareikseni
abessive afarittani afareittani
instructive
comitative afareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative afarisi afarisi
accusative nom. afarisi afarisi
gen. afarisi
genitive afarisi afariesi
afareidesi
afareittesi
partitive afariasi afareitasi
afarejasi
inessive afarissasi afareissasi
elative afaristasi afareistasi
illative afariisi afareihisi
adessive afarillasi afareillasi
ablative afariltasi afareiltasi
allative afarillesi afareillesi
essive afarinasi afareinasi
translative afariksesi afareiksesi
abessive afarittasi afareittasi
instructive
comitative afareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative afarimme afarimme
accusative nom. afarimme afarimme
gen. afarimme
genitive afarimme afariemme
afareidemme
afareittemme
partitive afariamme afareitamme
afarejamme
inessive afarissamme afareissamme
elative afaristamme afareistamme
illative afariimme afareihimme
adessive afarillamme afareillamme
ablative afariltamme afareiltamme
allative afarillemme afareillemme
essive afarinamme afareinamme
translative afariksemme afareiksemme
abessive afarittamme afareittamme
instructive
comitative afareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative afarinne afarinne
accusative nom. afarinne afarinne
gen. afarinne
genitive afarinne afarienne
afareidenne
afareittenne
partitive afarianne afareitanne
afarejanne
inessive afarissanne afareissanne
elative afaristanne afareistanne
illative afariinne afareihinne
adessive afarillanne afareillanne
ablative afariltanne afareiltanne
allative afarillenne afareillenne
essive afarinanne afareinanne
translative afariksenne afareiksenne
abessive afarittanne afareittanne
instructive
comitative afareinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative afarinsa afarinsa
accusative nom. afarinsa afarinsa
gen. afarinsa
genitive afarinsa afariensa
afareidensa
afareittensa
partitive afariaan
afariansa
afareitaan
afarejaan
afareitansa
afarejansa
inessive afarissaan
afarissansa
afareissaan
afareissansa
elative afaristaan
afaristansa
afareistaan
afareistansa
illative afariinsa afareihinsa
adessive afarillaan
afarillansa
afareillaan
afareillansa
ablative afariltaan
afariltansa
afareiltaan
afareiltansa
allative afarilleen
afarillensa
afareilleen
afareillensa
essive afarinaan
afarinansa
afareinaan
afareinansa
translative afarikseen
afariksensa
afareikseen
afareiksensa
abessive afarittaan
afarittansa
afareittaan
afareittansa
instructive
comitative afareineen
afareinensa

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

afar m (uncountable)

  1. 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)

  1. (relational) Afar
    les nomades afarsthe Afar nomads
    les tribus afaresthe Afar tribes

Further reading

Gothic

Romanization

afar

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse afar, from Proto-Germanic *abraz.

Pronunciation

Adverb

afar (not comparable)

  1. very, immensely, ever so, highly, most
    Ég yrði þér afar þakklátur ef þú gerðir þetta fyrir mig.
    I would be most grateful to you if you did this for me.

Noun

afar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of afi

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

afar m (uncountable)

  1. Afar (language)

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

afar m (definite singular afaren, indefinite plural afarer, definite plural afarene)

  1. 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.
  2. Afar (ethnic group)
  3. 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)

  1. Afar (language)
  2. Afar (ethnic group)
  3. Afar (region)

Usage notes

This is word is only inflected when used in its second sense.

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adverb

afar

  1. used as an intensive before an adjective or another adverb; very, exceedingly (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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References

  • afar”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

afar m (invariable)

  1. (uncountable) Afar (language)
  2. one of the Afar, a people of eastern Africa

Sicilian

Noun

afar m

  1. (uncountable) Afar (language)
  2. one of the Afar, a people of eastern Africa

Somali

Somali cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : afar
    Ordinal : afaraad

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

afar

  1. four

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈfaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧far

Noun

afar m (uncountable)

  1. Afar (language)

Swedish

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Noun

afar c

  1. the Afar language

Synonyms

Anagrams

Tarifit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

afar m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵔ, plural afriwen, diminutive tafart or tifrešt)

  1. wing (of a bird, bat, insect)
  2. fin (of a fish)
  3. leaf, foliage
  4. sheet (of paper, metal)
  5. branch (of a tree)

Declension

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