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Afar
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈwaːr/
Hyphenation: waar
Noun
wáar m
eternal life , immortality
Declension
Declension of wáar
absolutive
wáar
predicative
wáara
subjective
wáar
genitive
wáar
Derived terms
References
E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985 ) “waar”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch waar , from Middle Dutch waer , from Old Dutch *war , from Proto-Germanic *hwar .
Adverb
waar
( interrogative ) where
( relative ) where
Etymology 2
From Dutch waar , from Middle Dutch wâer , from Old Dutch *wār , from Proto-Germanic *wēraz .
Adjective
waar (attributive ware , not comparable )
true
Derived terms
Bavarian
Pronunciation
Verb
waar
first-person singular subjunctive of sei ( “ to be ” )
third-person singular subjunctive of sei ( “ to be ” )
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wāer , from Old Dutch *war , from Proto-West Germanic *hwār , from Proto-Germanic *hwar . Cognate with English where .
Adverb
waar
( interrogative ) where , in which place
Waar is Jan?Where is John?
( relative ) where , the place that
Dit is waar hij woont. This is where he lives.
( interrogative, with a preposition ) what , which thing
Waar is dat goed voor?What is that good for?
( relative, with a preposition ) what , that which
Dit is waar dat goed voor is. This is what that is good for.
Usage notes
With a preposition, waar is used instead of wat to create a pronominal adverb . See also Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs .
Derived terms
See Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wâer , from Old Dutch *wār , from Proto-West Germanic *wār , from Proto-Germanic *wēraz .
Adjective
waar (not comparable )
true
Antonyms: onwaar , vals
authentic
Synonyms: echt , authentiek
Antonyms: onecht , vals
legitimate
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Berbice Creole Dutch: waru
Negerhollands: waar
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch wāre , from Old Dutch *wara , from Proto-Germanic *warō , probably related to *waraz ( “ wary, watchful ” ) . Cognate with English ware .
Noun
waar f (plural waren )
a commodity , ware , merchandise , product
Synonym: goed
Derived terms
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
waar
inflection of waren :
first-person singular present indicative
(in case of inversion ) second-person singular present indicative
imperative
Kalasha
Noun
waar
time
Kamarian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ .
Noun
waar
A root ( of plant ) .
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wār , wōr , wūr , from Old Saxon hwār .
Pronunciation
Adverb
waar
( interrogative ) where ( at what place )
( relative ) where ( at or in which place or situation )
( interrogative, with a preposition ) what , which thing
( relative, with a preposition ) what , that which
( relative ) when , that ( on which; at which time )
Synonyms
Nzadi
Noun
wǎàr (plural mǎàr )
A canoe .
Further reading
Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011 ) A grammar of Nzadi : a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN