afër

See also: afer and Afer

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *apsera or *asper(a), representing a contamination of *aps, reflected in Ancient Greek ἄψ (áps, “backwards”), a variant of Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“off, away”), with Proto-Indo-European *apero-. Cognate to Sanskrit अपर (ápara, “posterior, later, following”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 (afar, “after”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎼 (a-p-r /⁠apara⁠/, “later, after”), Avestan 𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀 (apara, “more behind, later”).[1] Alternatively, from a +‎ -fër.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /afˈəɾ/ (Standard Albanian, Tosk)
  • IPA(key): /afˈəɹ/ (Gheg)

Preposition

afër (+ablative)

  1. at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “afër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
  2. Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 22

Further reading
  • “afër”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “afër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • afër • "Fjalë - Fjalor Shqip" ('Word - Albanian Dictionary')
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