afar

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See also: Afar, àfar, and afâr

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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afar

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

Usage notes

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

Quotations

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Chuukese

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Noun

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afar

  1. shoulder (of humans and animals)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Afar qafar.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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afar

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

Declension

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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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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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afar (feminine afare, masculine plural afars, feminine plural afares)

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

Further reading

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Gothic

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Romanization

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afar

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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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

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afar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of afi

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Noun

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afar m (uncountable)

  1. Afar (language)

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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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

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

References

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  • afar” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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afar m (definite singular afaren, indefinite plural afarar, definite plural afarane)

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

Usage notes

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

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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āfar

  1. singular imperative of āfaran

Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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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!

References

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

Portuguese

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Noun

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afar m (invariable)

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

Sicilian

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Noun

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afar m

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

Somali

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Somali cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : afar
    Ordinal : afaraad

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

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afar

  1. four

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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afar m (uncountable)

  1. Afar (language)

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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afar c

  1. the Afar language

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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Tarifit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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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    Declension of afar
Singular Plural
free state afar afriwen
construct state wafar wafriwen
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