varfër

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier vorfënë, from Proto-Albanian *wɔrfana-, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós),[1] probably through Latin orphanus. Compare Aromanian oarfãn, archaic Romanian oarfăn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

i varfër (feminine plural të varfra)

  1. poor (having little money)

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 2254.
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