פֿאַר

See also: פאר‎, פּאָר‎, פאַר‎, and פֿאָר‎

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-. Compare German für. Akin to English for and Dutch voor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʁ/

Preposition

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

1. (unstressed) for
2. (unstressed) than

   Synonyms: פֿון‎ (fun), ווי‎ (vi), איידער‎ (eyder)

3. (stressed) before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
4. (stressed) before, prior to
5. (unstressed, Hungarian Yiddish, New York Chassidish) to (indicating the target or recipient of an action)

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• פֿאַרוואָס‎ (farvos)

Adverb

פֿאַר • (far)

1. pro, for, in favor, supporting