फार

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi फार (phāra), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀭 (phāra), from Sanskrit स्फार (sphārá). Cognate to Gujarati ફાર (phār, “too much”).

Adverb

फार • (phār)

1. very

   तो फार चांगला माणूस आहे.

   to phār cāṅglā māṇūs āhe.

   He is a very good person.

2. much

   Synonym: खूप (khūp) (From Persian)

   तुझ्या सहाय्याची फार आवश्यकता होती.

   tujhyā sahāyyācī phār āvashyakatā hotī.

   Your help was much needed.

3. exceedingly

   ती बाई फार बोलते.

   tī bāī phār bolte.

   That woman talks excessively.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “फार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “फार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sphārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press