फार
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Marathi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Marathi फार (phāra), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀭 (phāra), from Sanskrit स्फार (sphārá). Cognate to Gujarati ફાર (phār, “too much”).
Adverb[edit]
फार • (phār)
- very
- तो फार चांगला माणूस आहे.
- to phār cāṅglā māṇūs āhe.
- He is a very good person.
- much
- Synonym: खूप (khūp) (From Persian)
- तुझ्या सहाय्याची फार आवश्यकता होती.
- tujhyā sahāyyācī phār āvashyakatā hotī.
- Your help was much needed.
- exceedingly
- ती बाई फार बोलते.
- tī bāī phār bolte.
- That woman talks excessively.
References[edit]
- 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