afar
advUS /əˈfɑɹ/ · UK /əˈfɑː/
Etymology From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far.
1
At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- He was seen from afar.
- He loved her from afar.
Afar
nounalso spelled Afar/ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/
Etymology Borrowed from Afar qafár.
1
A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.
- [...] ethnic groups, the Afars. The majority of the Somali-speaking Issas, the other main group, do support President Hassan Gouled and his RPP, though the Prime Minister, Barkat Gourad is an Afar himself.1982, Africa:
- Shortly thereafter he broke with Aref and supported independence. Aref was an Afar, and Gouled came from the Issa ethnic group, which for years had been at odds with the Afars.1995, Neil A. Hamilton, Founders of Modern Nations: A Biographical Dictionary:
- Related terms
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Afar terms, aa, aar, aar