afar

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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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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

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:afar.

Translations

at, to or from a great distance

Catalan: lluny (ca), al lluny, a la llunyania Cornish: a-bell Czech: z dáli Danish: langvejsfra Esperanto: de fore Finnish: kaukana (fi) (at), kauas (fi) (to), kaukaa (fi) (from) Galician: lonxe (gl) German: weit (de), fern (de), weit weg, weither (de) Greek: Ancient: μακρόθεν (makróthen) (from afar), τῆλε (têle) Italian: da lontano Latin: procul (la) Norwegian: Bokmål: langveisfra (no) Polish: w oddali (pl) Portuguese: longe (pt) Russian: далеко́ (ru) (dalekó), вдалеке́ (ru) (vdaleké), вдали́ (ru) (vdalí), издалека́ (ru) (izdaleká) (from afar), и́здали (ru) (ízdali) (from afar) Spanish: a lo lejos, lejos (es)

Anagrams

• AFRA, FARA, Fara, RAAF, RAFA

Chuukese

Noun

afar

1. shoulder (of humans and animals)

Finnish

Etymology

From Afar qafar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfɑr/, [ˈɑ̝fɑ̝r]
• Rhymes: -ɑfɑr
• Syllabification^(key): a‧far
• Hyphenation^(key): afar

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

French Wikipedia has an article on:

afar

Wikipedia ^fr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.faʁ/

• Audio (France):

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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 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

1. romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːvar/
• Rhymes: -aːvar

Etymology 1

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

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

afar

1. 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)

1. Afar (language)

Anagrams

• farà

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 English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːˌfɑr/

Verb

āfar

1. 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

1. 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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfa(ʁ)/ [aˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfa(ʁ)/ [aˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈfa(ʁ)/ [aˈfa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfa.ɾi/

Noun

afar m (invariable)

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

Further reading

• “afar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Rendille

Rendille cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : afar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Somaloid *áfàr (“four”). Cognate with Aweer afar, Somali afar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈáfar/

Numeral

áfar

1. four

References

• Heine, B. (1975). Notes on the Rendille language (Kenya), page 215

Sicilian

Noun

afar m

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

Somali

Somali cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : afar     Ordinal : afaraad

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) ― affár (Af-Benadiri), áfar (Af-Hawiye), aferi (Af-Yibir).

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ʔáfàr (“four”), probably from Proto-Lowland East Cushitic *far (“finger”). Equivalent to far.

Cognate with Maay afar, Garre afar, Aweer afar, Rendille afar, Jiiddu afar, Daasanach affur, Oromo afur, Afar ferey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔɑ́ffɑ̀r/

Numeral

áfar f

1. four

References

• Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). "Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga" (in Somali). Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 12

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

afar m (uncountable)

1. Afar (language)

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

afar

Wikipedia ^sv

Noun

afar c

1. the Afar language

Synonyms

• afariska

Anagrams

• fara

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• afā — Central Tarifit
• afriw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *a-făr.

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⴼⵔ (ifr, “leaf”), ⴰⴼⵔ (afr, “wing”), Tashelhit ifr (“leaf, wing”), Kabyle iferr (“wing, leaf”), Tachawit afer (“wing, leaf”), Tuareg afərr, af̣rut, afrut, af̣raw, afraw, afrew (“wing”), Zenaga äfrūn (“wings”).

Noun

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

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

Inflection of afar

	singular	plural
free state	afar	afriwen
annexed state	wafar	wafriwen

Related terms

• tafaruyt (“iris”)

References

• Serhoual, Mohammed (2002), Dictionnaire tarifit-français, Tétouan: Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi
• Putten, Marijn van (2018), “Proto-Berber mid vowel harmony”, in Nordic journal of African studies‎, Uppsala: Nordic Africa Research Network, →ISSN