פֿאַר

See also: פּאָר, פאַר, and פאר

Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German furi, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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))

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

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

3. (stressed) before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
4. (stressed) before, prior to

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• פֿאַרוואָס (farvos)

Adverb

פֿאַר • (far)

1. pro, for, in favor, supporting