פֿאַר

See also: פּאָר‎, פאַר‎, and פאר‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *peri- (“around”). Compare German für. Akin to English for and Dutch voor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faʁ/

Preposition

פֿאַר • (far) (contracted dem-form פֿאַרן‎ (farn))

(unstressed) for
(unstressed) than
(stressed) before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
(stressed) before, prior to

Antonyms

(in front of): הינטער‎ (hinter)
(prior to): נאָך‎ (nokh)

Derived terms

פֿאַרוואָס‎ (farvos)

Adverb

פֿאַר • (far)

pro, for, in favor, supporting

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