# afar
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /əˈfɑɹ/
* (UK) IPA: /əˈfɑː/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: (UK) -ɑː

### Adverb

afar
* 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
### Anagrams

* AFRA, FARA, Fara, RAAF, RAFA

## Chuukese
### Noun

afar
* shoulder (of humans and animals)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Afar qafar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑfɑr/, [ˈɑ̝fɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑfɑr
* Hyphenation: afar

### Noun

afar
* Afar (language).
* An Afar (person).

#### Declension

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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.faʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

afar m (uncountable)
* 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)
* (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
* Romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːvar/
* Rhymes: -aːvar

### Etymology 1

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

#### Adverb

afar (not comparable)
* 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
* 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)
* Afar (language)

### Anagrams

* farà

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

afar m (definite singular afaren, indefinite plural afarer, definite plural afarene)
* 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.
* Afar (ethnic group)
* 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)
* Afar (language)
* Afar (ethnic group)
* Afar (region)

#### Usage notes

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

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːˌfɑr/

### Verb

āfar
* 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: /ˈavar/

### Adverb

afar
* 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: /aˈfa(ʁ)/ [aˈfa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈfa(ʁ)/ [aˈfa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aˈfa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aˈfa(ʁ)/ [aˈfa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈfa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈfaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈfaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈfa.ɾi/

### Noun

afar m (invariable)
* (uncountable) Afar (language)
* one of the Afar, a people of eastern Africa

## Sicilian
### Noun

afar m
* (uncountable) Afar (language)
* one of the Afar, a people of eastern Africa

## Somali
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Numeral

afar
* four

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈfaɾ/ [aˈfaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧far

### Noun

afar m (uncountable)
* Afar (language)

## Swedish
### Noun

afar c
* the Afar language

#### Synonyms

* afariska

### Anagrams

* fara

## Tarifit
### Alternative forms

* afā — Central Tarifit
* afriw

### Etymology

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

### Noun

afar m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴼⴰⵔ, plural afriwen, diminutive tafart or tifrešt)
* wing (of a bird, bat, insect)
* fin (of a fish)
* leaf, foliage
* sheet (of paper, metal)
* branch (of a tree)

#### Related terms

* tafaruyt (“iris”)