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

• (antonym(s) of “in front of”): הינטער (hinter)
• (antonym(s) of “prior to”): נאָך (nokh)

Derived terms

• פֿאַרוואָס (farvos)

Adverb

פֿאַר • (far)

1. pro, for, in favor, supporting