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Webster 1913 Edition
Afar
A-far′
,adv.
[Pref.
a-
(for on
or of
) + far
.] At, to, or from a great distance; far away; – often used with from preceding, or off following;
as, he was seen from
afar
; I saw him afar
off.The steep where Fame’s proud temple shines
afar
. Beattie.
Webster 1828 Edition
Afar
AF'AR
,adv.
1.
At a distance in place; to or from a distance; used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.2.
In scripture, figuratively, estranged in affection; alienated.My kinsmen stand afar off. Ps. 38.
3.
Absent; not assisting.Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? Ps. 10
4.
Not of the visible church. Eph. 2.Definition 2025
Afar
Afar
English
Proper noun
Afar
- A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
- The people speaking this language and residing in these regions.
- A region in Ethiopia.
Derived terms
- Afar Depression
Translations
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Afar terms
-
Afar language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Afar people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Afar edition of Wiktionary
- ISO 639-1 code aa, ISO 639-3 code aar
- Ethnologue entry for Afar, aa
Anagrams
afar
afar
English
Adverb
afar (comparative more afar, superlative most afar)
- At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- He was seen from afar.
Usage notes
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:afar.
Translations
at, to or from a great distance
Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
afar
- Afar (language).
- 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 | |
| instructive | — | afarein | |
| abessive | afaritta | afareitta | |
| comitative | — | afareineen | |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.faʁ/
Noun
afar m (uncountable)
- Afar (language)
- L'afar est parlé par 1,5 millions de locuteurs.
Adjective
afar m (feminine singular afare, masculine plural afars, feminine plural afares)
- Related to the Afar people.
- Les nomades afars.
- Les tribus afares.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːvar/
- Rhymes: -aːvar
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.
- Ég yrði þér afar þakklátur ef þú gerðir þetta fyrir mig.
Noun
afar
- indefinite nominative plural of afi
Anagrams
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 er et kusjittisk språk som snakkes i Afar i Etiopia. (Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia)
- 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)
Usage notes
This is word is only inflected when used in its second sense.
Portuguese
Noun
afar m (plural afar)