"faara" meaning in Yoruba

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Verb

IPA: /fáá.ɾà/ Forms: fáárà [canonical]
Etymology: From Hausa fārā̀ (“to begin”). Etymology templates: {{der|yo|ha|fārā̀|t=to begin}} Hausa fārā̀ (“to begin”) Head templates: {{head|yo|verb|head=fáárà|head2=}} fáárà, {{yo-pos|verb|fáárà}} fáárà, {{yo-verb|fáárà}} fáárà
  1. to introduce, to commence
    Sense id: en-faara-yo-verb-G~Tx6DGF
  2. to get near, to approach,
    Sense id: en-faara-yo-verb-3-Atz4Pb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ìfáárà (english: introduction)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "introduction",
      "word": "ìfáárà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "fārā̀",
        "t": "to begin"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa fārā̀ (“to begin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fáárà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "fáárà",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fáárà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "fáárà"
      },
      "expansion": "fáárà",
      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fáárà"
      },
      "expansion": "fáárà",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to introduce, to commence"
      ],
      "id": "en-faara-yo-verb-G~Tx6DGF",
      "links": [
        [
          "introduce",
          "introduce"
        ],
        [
          "commence",
          "commence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Nighttime is fastly approaching",
          "text": "alẹ́ ń fáárà",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get near, to approach,"
      ],
      "id": "en-faara-yo-verb-3-Atz4Pb",
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fáá.ɾà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faara"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Yoruba entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yoruba lemmas",
    "Yoruba terms derived from Hausa",
    "Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Yoruba verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "introduction",
      "word": "ìfáárà"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "ha",
        "3": "fārā̀",
        "t": "to begin"
      },
      "expansion": "Hausa fārā̀ (“to begin”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hausa fārā̀ (“to begin”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fáárà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yo",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "fáárà",
        "head2": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb",
        "2": "fáárà"
      },
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      "name": "yo-pos"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fáárà"
      },
      "expansion": "fáárà",
      "name": "yo-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to introduce, to commence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "introduce",
          "introduce"
        ],
        [
          "commence",
          "commence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yoruba terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Nighttime is fastly approaching",
          "text": "alẹ́ ń fáárà",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get near, to approach,"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fáá.ɾà/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faara"
}

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