Dictionary Definition
afar adv : (old-fashioned) at or from or to a
great distance; far; "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship
afar off"; "the Magi came from afar"
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English
Etymology
Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ʌˈfaɹ/Adverb
afar- 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.
- 2005, Parmenides, On
nature. In: Plato, Sophist.
Translation by Lesley Brown. 237b.
- And you, from this way of enquiry, must keep your thought afar.
- 2005, Parmenides, On
nature. In: Plato, Sophist.
Translation by Lesley Brown. 237b.
Finnish
Noun
- Afar (language)
Icelandic
Adverb
afarNoun
afarExtensive Definition
Afar may refer to:
- Afar people, who principally reside in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia
- Afar Region in Ethiopia
- Afar language, one of the East Cushitic languages
- Afar Explorer, a US based company with interests in the Ogaden Basin of Ethiopia
The acronym AFAR refers to the following:
- Association for Asian Research
- American Foundation for Addiction Research
- AFAR Communications, Inc.
- Association Francaise des Affaires Réglementaires
afar in Catalan: Àfar
afar in German: Afar
afar in Spanish: Afar (desambiguación)
afar in French: Afar
afar in Croatian: Afar
afar in Dutch: Afar
afar in Norwegian: Afar
afar in Portuguese: Afar (desambiguação)
afar in Serbo-Croatian: Afar
afar in Finnish: Afar