afar in Somali

IPA: [a.far] Forms: áfar [canonical, feminine], 𐒖𐒍𐒖𐒇 [alternative, Osmanya, character] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Perhaps related to far (“finger”). Cognate with Maay afar, Garre afar, Aweer afar, Rendille afar, Jiiddu afar, Daasanach affur, Oromo afur, Borana afuri, Afar ferey. Etymology templates: {{cog|ymm|afar}} Maay afar, {{cog|gex|afar}} Garre afar, {{cog|bob|afar}} Aweer afar, {{cog|rel|afar}} Rendille afar, {{cog|jii|afar}} Jiiddu afar, {{cog|dsh|affur}} Daasanach affur, {{cog|om|afur}} Oromo afur, {{cog|gax|afuri}} Borana afuri, {{cog|aa|ferey}} Afar ferey Head templates: {{head|so|numeral|g=f|head=áfar}} áfar f

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ymm",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bob",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Aweer afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "affur"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach affur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "afur"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo afur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gax",
        "2": "afuri"
      },
      "expansion": "Borana afuri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ferey"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar ferey",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps related to far (“finger”). Cognate with Maay afar, Garre afar, Aweer afar, Rendille afar, Jiiddu afar, Daasanach affur, Oromo afur, Borana afuri, Afar ferey.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "áfar",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𐒖𐒍𐒖𐒇",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Osmanya",
        "character"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "numeral",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "áfar"
      },
      "expansion": "áfar f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "far"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 19 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali cardinal numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four"
      ],
      "id": "en-afar-so-num-BO-vCA9a",
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a.far]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afar"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ymm",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bob",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Aweer afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "afar"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu afar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "affur"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach affur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "afur"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo afur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gax",
        "2": "afuri"
      },
      "expansion": "Borana afuri",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "ferey"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar ferey",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps related to far (“finger”). Cognate with Maay afar, Garre afar, Aweer afar, Rendille afar, Jiiddu afar, Daasanach affur, Oromo afur, Borana afuri, Afar ferey.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "áfar",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𐒖𐒍𐒖𐒇",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Osmanya",
        "character"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "numeral",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "áfar"
      },
      "expansion": "áfar f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a",
        "far"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Somali",
  "lang_code": "so",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 19 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Somali cardinal numbers",
        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali lemmas",
        "Somali numerals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a.far]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "afar"
}

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